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Question 1

What is a Fixed Unit Trust?

Accepted Answer

A Fixed Unit Trust is a trust structure where unit holders have a predetermined entitlement to the trust's income and capital, which is fixed and cannot be altered by the trustee.

Question 2

Why is it important for NSW Land Tax purposes?

Accepted Answer

In NSW, owning property through a Fixed Unit Trust can allow for land tax thresholds and concessions, as unit holders are recognised as having a fixed entitlement in the trust's property.

Question 3

Can the trust&#8217;s terms be changed after establishment?

Accepted Answer

The terms of a Fixed Unit Trust are generally fixed; however, changes can be made if they comply with legal requirements and are agreed upon by all unit holders.

Question 4

How are units in the trust transferred or sold?

Accepted Answer

Units can be transferred or sold according to the procedures outlined in the trust deed, usually involving notification to and approval by the trustee, ensuring transparency and fairness in transactions.

Question 5

Stamping and Lodgement of Trusts

Accepted Answer

The fees and stamping requirements for establishing a trust deed vary throughout Australia, and the duty payable also varies depending on the type of property that is held by the trust. Please contact our partners at Eventum Optimum (EO) on info@eventumoptimum.com.au for more information on when stamping is required (in what jurisdictions) and the fees/duties payable. EO are able to provide this service to you.

Question 6

How long does this document take to assemble?

Accepted Answer

Depending on the complexity of the data, this document should take approximately 30-50 secs to assemble. If you experience timing outside of this please contact Support via the Surge app, alternatively please read this article for troubleshooting tips https://info.lightyeardocs.com.au/supportcentre/troubleshooting-longer-assembly-times-timeouts .

Question 7

Are the LYD documents reviewed regularly?

Accepted Answer

All LYD documents form part of the LYD internal review process. We review all documents at least annually or when required to do so due to changes in legislation. Further details of this process and a review schedule is include on this website.

Question 8

Can I get a sample of this document?

Accepted Answer

Yes, please email support@lyd.com.au to request a sample document for you to review.

Question 9

Is the document easy to read?

Accepted Answer

All LYD products are written in plain English and assessed for readability. If at any time you come across any errors, please contact support@lyd.com.au.

Question 10

Is this document a legal document?

Accepted Answer

All master documents have been signed off by LY Legal. Tony Anamourlis of LY Legal advises that “at no time, due to inbuilt legal protection and security measures can a user change or amend a document on the LYD platform that has been signed off by a practicing solicitor. To do so would result in the user drafting a document of a legal nature and engaging in the provision of legal services. In addition, it would be a breach of copyright. In our opinion when completing the form fields through the LYD platform, users and their employees are merely carrying out an administrative task which is not the provision of legal advice.”

However in some complex areas such as the insertion of a varied range of client instructions into a Will or other such documents the user must be mindful of the extent to which a document is being drafted by the user rather than merely the administrative task of completing a form where the relevant fields are inserted into the reviewed and signed legal document provided by LY Legal.

The above advice is born out of numerous cases dating back to Re Sanderson, Ex parte Law Institute of Victoria [1927] VLR 394, 397 where the Court held:

“if a person does a thing usually done by a solicitor, and does it in such a way as to lead to the reasonable inference that he is a solicitor – if he combines professing to be a solicitor with action usually taken by a solicitor – I think he then does act as a solicitor.”

Likewise in ACCC v Murray (2002) 121 FCR 428, 448 where Murray was building a franchise business that involved the legal writing and drafting of Wills from scratch based on the client’s personal circumstances. The Court held that this process was legal work.

Fixed Unit Trust (NSW Land Tax)