Brian and his adult sons Charles and Daniel have established a business partnership whereby theypurchase old damaged

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Brian and his adult sons Charles and Daniel have established a business partnership whereby theypurchase old damaged Mini Minor cars for a low price, restore them, then sell them to the publicat a profit. They also undertake restorations at the request of those who already own mini minors,in return for a fee. The business called 'MiniHaulin', operates out of a garage on the Service Roadalong the Pacific Motorway, Yatala (between Brisbane and the Gold Coast). In 2020 when theyestablished MiniHaulin', Brian, Charles and Daniel signed a written partnership agreementwhereby they agreed that Brian would be responsible for managing the office including greetingclients and issuing invoices as well as fitting the cars with new engines, Charles would be primarilyresponsible for ordering supplies as well as spray painting the cars, and Daniel would beresponsible for the internal fitting of the cars including the seats and panels. Brian and Danielwould also be able to order supplies from time to time when necessary.

The partnershipagreement also specified that no partner would be able to order more than $5000 worth ofsupplies or equipment without the permission of the other partners. Shortly afterward, all threepartners were given business cards indicating that they were 'partners' for MiniHaulin', and 'expertmotor vehicle restoration artists'. Over the next two years, they issue these cards when dealingwith customers and ordering supplies. Charles becomes particularly well known amongst theirBrisbane suppliers as the person who ordinarily orders supplies for MiniHaulin'. In February 2023,Brian and Daniel visit Fraser Island for their annual summer vacation and asked for Charles tocontinue to run the business and cover their responsibilities when they are away. Unknown toCharles however, the upcoming 2023 Mini Minor World Convention (to be held in March) hadbeen moved to the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre after the Auckland venue wasdamaged due to flooding. Charles receives a large number of requests for the restoration of MiniMinors in preparation for the convention. He believes he will be able to complete theserestorations if he works overtime. There is, however, insufficient paint to allow these cars to bepainted according to the timelines requested by customers. Charles attempts to email and
telephone Brian and Daniel for permission to order the new paint but has not received a reply forthree days. He urgently needs to order black paint from Mini Paints Pty Ltd in Toowoomba as noneof the local suppliers have this colour in stock. Mini Paints Pty Ltd however, only supplies the paintin $6000 containers. Charles decides to purchase two of the containers from Mini Paints Pty Ltd.Prior to signing the order, Charles hands the office manager his business card and signs using thetitle 'partner'.

The paint arrives three days later and Charles manages to complete all the orders for restorationson time. When Brian and Daniel arrive back in earlier March, they refused to pay the invoice issuedby Mini Paints Pty Ltd arguing that Charles did not have the authority to enter into this transaction.Advise Brian and Daniel as to whether or not they are liable to pay the invoice issued by MiniPaints Pty Ltd. Assume that there is a partnership between the parties.Using the ILAC method, explain by making reference to case law and relevant sectionsof the Partnership Act 1891 (Qld).