Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Partnership Act 1958 - SECT 79D

Approval of special lodging arrangements

79D. Approval of special lodging arrangements





(1) Despite the requirements of this Act, the Director, by written notice, may
give approval for a special arrangement for the electronic transmission or
lodging of copies of documents under this Act to a specified agent or person
on behalf of a specified person or persons or class of persons.

(2) An approval may provide an exemption (or a partial exemption) for the
person or persons for or on behalf of whom the documents are lodged from
specified provisions of this Act relating to the authentication or signature
of documents and the lodging of documents.

(3) The Director may grant or refuse an approval to a person who applies in
writing for that approval.



(4) The Director may vary or cancel an approval by written notice.



(5) The Director may impose any condition on an approval under this section
including a condition that the Director will refuse to accept a document for
lodgement unless the Director is satisfied that all the partners in the
partnership have given written authorisation to the agent or other person
specified in the approval-

   (a)  to sign copies of specified documents for or on behalf of the person
        or persons who would otherwise be required by or under this Act to
        sign the documents;

   (b)  to lodge with the Director copies of specified documents for or on
        behalf of the person who would otherwise be required by or under this
        Act to lodge the documents.

(6) The Director must note on the Register details of any authorisations
required under subsection (5).



(7) A document required to be lodged by a person under this Act is deemed to
be signed by the person or persons required to sign the document if a copy of
the document is signed on the person's or persons' behalf by a person
authorised in accordance with subsection (5) to so sign the copy of the
document.

(8) Subsection (7) does not relieve any person who would otherwise be required
to sign the document from signing the original document.