Partnership Act 1997
88Identification of partnership
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88 Identification of partnership (1) A document issued by or for an incorporated limited partnership for its business must contain in legible letters its registered name, ending with "An Incorporated Limited Partnership", "L.P." or "LP". (2) A general partner in the partnership commits an offence for a document issued by or for the partnership that contravenes subsection (1) if, when the document is issued, the person knows about the contravention. Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 100 penalty units. If the offender is a body corporate – 500 penalty units.
Part 3 Incorporated limited partnerships Division 5 Other matters Partnership Act 1997 45 (3) A person commits an offence if the person issues or authorises the issue of a document that contravenes subsection (1). Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 20 penalty units. If the offender is a body corporate – 100 penalty units.