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Partnership Act 1997
33Accountability of partners for private profits
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33 Accountability of partners for private profits
(1) A partner must account to the firm for a benefit derived by the
partner, without the consent of the other partners, from:
(a) a transaction concerning the partnership; or
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(b) a use by the partner of the partnership property, name or
business connection.
(2) This section applies to transactions undertaken after a partnership
is dissolved by the death of a partner and before the affairs of the
partnership are completely wound up either by a surviving partner
or by the representatives of the deceased partner.
(3) This section does not apply to an incorporated limited partnership.