Refusing to offer partnership to another person etc
18 Refusing to offer partnership to another person etc
A person who proposes to form a partnership must not refuse or fail to invite another person to become a partner in the partnership for a prohibited reason or for reasons that include a prohibited reason.
A person who is a partner in a partnership must not refuse or fail to invite another person to become a partner in the partnership for a prohibited reason or for reasons that include a prohibited reason.
Conduct mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) is for a prohibited reason if it is engaged in because the other person:
may volunteer to render defence service; or
is rendering defence service; or
is, or may become, liable to render defence service; or
has previously rendered defence service.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) is liable to a civil penalty.
Civil penalty: 100 penalty units.
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