Partnership Act 1997
20Notice to acting partner is notice to firm
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20 Notice to acting partner is notice to firm (1) Notice to a partner in a firm other than an incorporated limited partnership about the firm's affairs is taken to be notice to the firm if: (a) the partner ordinarily acts in the firm's business; and (b) the notice does not relate to a fraud on the firm committed by or with the consent of the partner. (2) Notice to a general partner in an incorporated limited partnership about the partnership's affairs is taken to be notice to the partnership if: (a) the general partner ordinarily acts in the partnership's business; and (b) the notice does not relate to a fraud on the partnership committed by or with the consent of the general partner.
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