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Limited Partnerships Act 2008

General - Administration

69: Requirement to change registered office

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"Move Your Business Address if the Registrar Asks You To"

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If you are in a limited partnership, you must change your registered office if the Registrar tells you to. The Registrar will send you a notice in writing to your registered office, telling you to change it. The notice will say when you must change your office, which must be at least 20 working days after the notice is sent, and it will also say why the change is needed.

You will also be told that you have the right to appeal to the Court under section 103 if you do not agree with the Registrar's decision. The Registrar must sign and date the notice. A copy of the notice will be sent to each general partner.

You must change your registered office by the date stated in the notice, or if you appeal to the Court and the appeal is dismissed, you must change it within 5 working days after the Court's decision. If you do not change your registered office as required, every general partner can be fined up to $5,000.

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Part 2General
Administration

69Requirement to change registered office

  1. Subject to this section, a limited partnership must change its registered office if it is required to do so by the Registrar.

  2. The Registrar may require a limited partnership to change its registered office by notice in writing delivered or sent to the limited partnership at its registered office.

  3. The notice must—

  4. state that the limited partnership is required to change its registered office by a date stated in the notice, not being a date that is earlier than 20 working days after the date of the notice; and
    1. state the reasons for requiring the change; and
      1. state that the limited partnership has the right to appeal to the Court under section 103; and
        1. be dated and signed by the Registrar.

          1. A copy of the notice must also be sent to each general partner.

          2. The limited partnership must change its registered office—

          3. by the date stated in the notice; or
            1. if it appeals to the Court and the appeal is dismissed, within 5 working days after the decision of the Court.

              1. If a limited partnership fails to comply with this section, every general partner of the limited partnership commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

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              • Section 69(6): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).