Limited Partnerships Act 2016

A document lodged with the Commissioner is taken to have been signed by a person required to sign the document if —

for a document that is required to be signed by an individual — the document is signed by another person authorised by the individual in writing to sign on the individual’s behalf; or

for a document that is required to be signed by a body corporate — the document is signed by an officer of the body corporate or a person authorised by an officer of the body corporate in writing to sign on behalf of the body corporate.

A person must, if required by the Commissioner, show the written authorisation to the Commissioner.

Despite any other provision of this Act, if the Commissioner is satisfied that it is not practicable to obtain the signature of a person required by this Act to sign a document, the Commissioner may accept the document without its being signed by that person, but the person is not relieved of the requirement to sign the document.

If a copy of a document has been received by the Commissioner for the purposes of lodgment under this Act, it is sufficient compliance with a requirement for the document to be signed if the original document is signed.