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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.
Part 2 Partnerships generally
Division 2 Relationship of partners to persons dealing with them
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