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Partnership Act 1997
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89 Registered office
(1) An incorporated limited partnership must keep an office at its
registered office for the receipt of communications addressed to it.
(2) Each general partner in the partnership commits an offence if the
partnership 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.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for the offence if the general partner
proves that:
(a) the general partner did not know about the contravention; and
(b) reasonable precautions and appropriate diligence had been
exercised to avoid the contravention.
(4) The office must be open to the public during the hours prescribed
by the Regulations.