Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A complaint in a proceeding commenced against partners in the firm name under Rule 17.01 may be served on—
(a) any one or more of the partners; or
(b) any person at the principal place of business of the partnership within Victoria who appears to have control or management of the partnership business there.
(2) A complaint served under paragraph (1) must be taken to have been duly served on the partners whether or not any partner is out of Victoria.
(3) If a partnership has, to the knowledge of the plaintiff, been dissolved before the proceeding against the partners has commenced, the complaint must be served on every person sought to be made liable in the proceeding.
(4) Every person upon whom the complaint is served under paragraph (1) must be informed by notice in writing given at the time of service whether that person is served as a partner or as a person having the control or management of the partnership business or in both characters and, in default of such notice, the person served must be taken to be served as a partner.