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PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT (VENTURE CAPITAL) BILL 2007





                        New South Wales




Partnership Amendment (Venture
Capital) Bill 2007


Contents

                                                                        Page
           1   Name of Act                                                2
           2   Commencement                                               2
           3   Amendment of Partnership Act 1892 No 12                    2
           4   Consequential amendment of Partnership Regulation 2007     2
           5   Repeal of Act                                              2
  Schedule 1   Amendment of Partnership Act 1892                          3
  Schedule 2   Consequential amendment of Partnership Regulation 2007     5
I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has
finally passed the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New
South Wales.


                                                 Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
                                                 Legislative Assembly,
                                                 Sydney,                     , 2007




                             New South Wales




Partnership Amendment (Venture
Capital) Bill 2007
Act No      , 2007




An Act to amend the Partnership Act 1892 to enable early stage venture capital
limited partnerships to be registered as incorporated limited partnerships under that
Act; and for other purposes.




I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as
finally passed by both Houses.


                                   Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1          Partnership Amendment (Venture Capital) Bill 2007




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
 1    Name of Act
               This Act is the Partnership Amendment (Venture Capital) Act 2007.
 2    Commencement
               This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
 3    Amendment of Partnership Act 1892 No 12
               The Partnership Act 1892 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
 4    Consequential amendment of Partnership Regulation 2007
               The Partnership Regulation 2007 is amended as set out in Schedule 2.
 5    Repeal of Act
         (1)   This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which this Act
               commences.
         (2)   The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30
               of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.




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Amendment of Partnership Act 1892                                   Schedule 1




Schedule 1             Amendment of Partnership Act 1892
                                                                       (Section 3)
[1]   Section 53D Who may apply for registration?
      Insert after section 53D (3) (a) (ii):
                          (iii) an ESVCLP within the meaning of that Act, or
[2]   Section 54 Application for registration
      Omit "VCLP or an AFOF" wherever occurring in section 54 (2) (j) and (k).
      Insert instead "VCLP, AFOF or ESVCLP".
[3]   Section 67A Limited partner not to take part in the management of
      incorporated limited partnership
      Omit "VCLP or an AFOF" from section 67A (3) (k).
      Insert instead "VCLP, AFOF or ESVCLP".
[4]   Section 73E Lodgment of certain documents with the Registrar
      Omit "VCLP or an AFOF" wherever occurring in section 73E (1) and (3) (a).
      Insert instead "VCLP, AFOF or ESVCLP".
[5]   Schedule 1 Winding up of incorporated limited partnerships
      Omit "VCLP or an AFOF" from clause 3 (3) (a).
      Insert instead "VCLP, AFOF or ESVCLP".
[6]   Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions
      Insert before clause 1:

      Part 1        General
[7]   Schedule 2, clause 1
      Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
                    Partnership Amendment (Venture Capital) Act 2007




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Schedule 1         Amendment of Partnership Act 1892




[8]   Schedule 2, Part 2, heading
      Insert before clause 2:

      Part 2          Provisions consequent on enactment of
                      Partnership Amendment (Venture Capital
                      Funds) Act 2004
[9]   Schedule 2, Part 3
      Insert after clause 2:

      Part 3          Provisions consequent on enactment of
                      Partnership Amendment (Venture Capital)
                      Act 2007
         3   Applications for registration of ESVCLPs or proposed ESVCLPs
             made before amendments commence
             (1)      The provisions of this Act (as amended by the amending Act)
                      extend to any application for the registration of an ESVCLP or
                      proposed ESVCLP as an incorporated limited partnership that
                      was made on or after the day on which the Bill for the amending
                      Act was first introduced into Parliament.
             (2)      In this clause:
                      amending Act means the Partnership Amendment (Venture
                      Capital) Act 2007.
                      ESVCLP has the same meaning as in the Venture Capital Act
                      2002 of the Commonwealth.




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Consequential amendment of Partnership Regulation 2007              Schedule 2




Schedule 2             Consequential amendment of
                       Partnership Regulation 2007
                                                                      (Section 4)
      Schedule 2 Fees
      Omit "VCLP or an AFOF" wherever occurring in items 6 and 8.
      Insert instead "VCLP, AFOF or ESVCLP".




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