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Partnership Act 1997
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68 Associates
(1) An associate of a general partner includes any of the following:
(a) anyone who has an interest in the general partner;
(b) anyone to whom the general partner has delegated a power or
function in relation to a partnership in which the general
partner is a general partner;
(c) if the general partner or a person covered by paragraph (a)
or (b) is a corporation – a related body corporate of the
corporation;
(d) a director, officer, employee, agent, representative or security
holder of the general partner or of a person covered by
paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
(2) An associate of a limited partner includes any of the following:
(a) anyone who has an interest in the limited partner;
(b) if the limited partner or a person covered by paragraph (a) is a
corporation – a related body corporate of that corporation;
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(c) a director, officer, employee, agent, representative or security
holder of the limited partner or a person covered by
paragraph (a), or (b).
(3) An associate of an incorporated limited partnership includes:
(a) an entity in which the partnership has an interest; and
(b) a related body corporate of that entity.
(4) In this section:
interest, in a partner or partnership, includes an interest as a
security holder, trustee, responsible entity, manager, custodian,
subcustodian, nominee, administrator, executor or legal personal
representative.
partner, includes, if that partner is another partnership, a partner in
that other partnership.
related body corporate has the same meaning as in section 9 of
the Corporations Act 2001.
securities has the same meaning as in section 92(3) of the
Corporations Act 2001.
security holder, in relation to a body, includes a holder of
securities in or of the body.