Limited Partnerships Act 2008 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Duties, Offences and Powers of Enforcement
31. Inspection
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Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Limited Partnerships appointed under section 9 and includes any Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar of Limited Partnerships appointed under that section;
For the purposes of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act are being complied with, the Registrar or any inspector has power at all reasonable times to enter any premises at which he or she has reason to believe any person is carrying on business as a limited partnership and to make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary for those purposes.
inspector
“inspector” means a person authorised in writing by the Registrar to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act;
The Registrar and every inspector when exercising any power under this Act must declare his or her office and produce his or her written authority to any person affected by the exercise of that power.
Any person who fails to comply with a request made by the Registrar or an inspector or resists or obstructs the Registrar or an inspector in the performance of his or her duties under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
It is not an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request made by the Registrar or an inspector, or to resist or obstruct the Registrar or an inspector in the performance of any of his or her duties under this Act, if the Registrar or inspector fails to declare his or her office and to produce his or her written authority.