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Partnership Act 1997
80Procedure for winding up on certificate
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80 Procedure for winding up on certificate
(1) The Commissioner must appoint a person (including a general
partner in the partnership or a person who is not a registered
liquidator for the Corporations Act 2001) to be the liquidator for the
winding up.
(2) The liquidator:
(a) must, within 10 days after the appointment, publish a notice of
the appointment in a newspaper circulating generally in the
Territory; and
(b) must give the prescribed security for the winding up; and
(c) is entitled to receive fees set by the Commissioner.
(3) The winding up must begin within:
(a) 28 days after the notice referred to in section 78(5)(a)(ii) is
given; or
(b) if the Supreme Court confirms the decision to issue the
certificate under section 79 – 28 days after the confirmation.
(4) The winding up must be completed by the day:
(a) stated in a notice given by the Commissioner to the
partnership; and
(b) at least 60 days after the giving of the notice.
(5) The reasonable costs of the winding up are payable out of the
partnership property.