Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) In the event of--
(a) a change in the firm name of a limited partnership; or
(b) a change in the name or address of a partner in a limited partnership; or
(c) a change that renders false or misleading any particular referred to in section 50(2)(f) shown in the register in relation to a limited partnership; or
(d) a departure of a partner from or an admission of a partner to a limited partnership; or
(e) dissolution of a partnership registered as a limited partnership; or
(f) cessation of a limited partnership under section 62;
each of the general partners at the time the event happens commits an offence against this Act if notice of the event is not given in the approved form to the chief executive under section 52 or 63 before the expiration of 7 days from the happening of the event.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is to be taken to continue until the notice in question is given to the chief executive.
(3) Proceedings for a continuing offence under this section may be taken from time to time.
(4) A matter of complaint for a continuing offence under this section may be for 1 day or more than 1 day of its happening.
(5) A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable--
(a) for the failure to give the notice in question before the expiration of the 7 days from the happening of the event of which notice is required--to a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units; and
(b) for each day during which the offence continues--to a maximum penalty of 1 penalty unit.
(6) If a corporate person commits an offence against subsection (1), each director or member of the governing body of the corporate person is to be taken also to have committed the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.