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Partnership Act 1997
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81 Distribution of assets
(1) On the winding up of the partnership, its assets:
(a) must be dealt with in accordance with the partnership
agreement if the agreement sets out how they are to be dealt
with on its winding up on a certificate by the Commissioner; or
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(b) otherwise – must be distributed among the partners in shares
proportionate to their respective contribution of capital or
property to the partnership.
(2) A person aggrieved by the operation of subsection (1) may apply to
the Supreme Court for an order for the disposal or distribution of the
assets.
(3) On the application, the Supreme Court may make any order the
Court considers appropriate for the disposal or distribution of the
assets.
82 Application of Corporations Act 2001
(1) The winding up of an incorporated limited partnership is declared to
be an excluded matter for section 5F of the Corporations Act 2001
in relation to Part 5.7 of that Act.
(2) Part 5.7 of the Corporations Act 2001 applies to the partnership as
if it were a Part 5.7 body within the meaning of section 9 of that Act,
except:
(a) the words "or in the public interest" are taken to be inserted in
section 583(c)(ii) of that Act after "just and equitable"; and
(b) section 583(d) of that Act is taken to be omitted; and
(c) with any other necessary changes; and
(d) with any other changes prescribed by the Regulations.
(3) The Australian Securities and Investments Commission:
(a) may perform a function or exercise a power under Part 5.7 of
the Corporations Act 2001 as applied by subsection (2) in
accordance with an agreement or arrangement referred to in
section 11(8) or (9A)(b) of the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth); and
(b) is authorised to perform that function or exercise that power
under section 11 of that Act.
(4) Unless a function or power under Part 5.7 as applied by
subsection (2) is conferred on the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission as referred to in subsection (3), that Part
applies as if a reference in that Part to that Commission were a
reference to the Commissioner.
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