Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this section, this Act applies to a partnership as if the partnership were a person.
(2) For an application by, or renewal of a licence of, a partnership—
(a) sections 15 and 16 apply as if each partner were an applicant or authority holder; and
(b) if a partner is not an appropriate person to hold an authority, the partnership is not an appropriate person.
(3) If, because of the operation of subsection (1), a contravention of, or an offence against a provision of, this Act is taken to have been committed by a partnership, the contravention or offence is taken to have been committed by each of the partners.
(4) However, it is a defence for a partner to prove—
(a) if the partner was in a position to influence the conduct of the partnership in relation to the contravention or offence—the partner took reasonable steps to ensure the partnership complied with the provision; or
(b) the partner was not in a position to influence the conduct of the partnership in relation to the contravention or offence.