In the absence of an election here, your Unit Trust will be a non-fixed trust.
Acis Settlements or
$10.00 or
Trustees
IMPORTANT: Full, verifiable names are required.
(if applicable)
(First Officer listed to be Chairperson, first 2 Officers to be signatories)
(First person listed to be Chairperson)
Unit Holders
 
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Additional Information/Special Instructions
Unit Classes and Rights
For convenience, our non-fixed unit trust deed includes a number of standard unit classes and have been summarised below.
Class Full Title Summary of Rights
ORD Ordinary Units vote, income, capital
A A Class Units vote, income, capital
B B Class Units vote, income, capital
C C Class Units no vote, income, capital
D D Class Units no vote, income, capital
E E Class Units no vote, income, capital
F F Class Units vote, no income, capital
G G Class Units no vote, income, no capital
H H Class Units no vote, income, no capital
I I Class Units no vote, income, no capital
J J Class Units vote, no income, no capital
K K Class Units no vote, no income, capital
Establishment of your Trust
Acis provides trust establishments in 3 ways:
1. Settled direct - we provide Settlor - Acis Settlements Pty. Ltd. acts as the Settlor and the Trust Deed is prepared and delivered to you for execution by the Trustee. The Trust’s jurisdiction will be that in which the Trustee/s execute the Trust Deed and settlement stamp duty may (or may not) apply in that jurisdiction.
2. Settled direct - you provide Settlor - the Trust Deed is prepared and delivered to you for execution by the Settlor and Trustee. The Trust’s jurisdiction will be that in which the Trustee/s execute the Trust and settlement stamp duty may (or may not) apply in that jurisdiction.
3. Power of Attorney - Acis Settlements Pty. Ltd. acts as the Settlor and Acis Nominees Pty. Ltd. will sign the Trust Deed on behalf of the Trustee under Power of Attorney. As all documents are signed in our office, the Trust’s settlement jurisdiction will be Queensland. The power of attorney is restricted to the act of signing the deed only and does not constitute a general Power of Attorney i.e. once the deed is signed, the power of attorney effectively ends. If not accompanying your order, the executed Power of Attorney MUST be returned to us for the trust to be properly established.
For convenience, a blank Power of Attorney is attached. You should note that a trustee company cannot execute a Power of Attorney prior to its registration.
Dating your Trust
When establishing your Trust, the following procedures will apply:
1. If the Trust Deed is to be settled direct using Acis Settlements Pty. Ltd. as the Settlor (and your instructions do not specify a subsequent date), the Trust Deed will be dated when it is executed by the Settlor.
2. If you provide the Settlor (and your instructions do not specify a subsequent date), the Trust Deed will be supplied undated.
3. If the Trust Deed is executed under Power of Attorney, the Trust will be dated on the day we receive the properly executed Power of Attorney from you (regardless of the date appearing on the Power of Attorney).
Executing Trust Deeds
It is vital that your Trust Deed is properly executed and the settlement sum received and deposited to a trust bank account BEFORE the trust undertakes any transactions. If the trust deed is not properly executed:
1. the trust may be improperly established, not established at all or invalid;
2. adverse taxation (particularly CGT) and stamp duties issues may arise.
Fixed Trusts
Whether a trust is “fixed” or not for the ATO’s purposes can have significant effects (e.g. different trust loss provisions may apply). If you require any further explanation of the trust loss provisions or any other issues relevant to fixed trusts, you should seek professional advice from your accountant or other professional advisor
In order for a trust to be “fixed” for the ATO’s purposes, the unit holders must have a vested and indefeasible interest in the trust. They must have a fixed entitlement to a share of the income and capital of the trust. In order to satisfy the ATO’s requirements:
1. any issue or redemption of units must occur at a price based on the net asset value of all units determined in accordance with Australian accounting principles;
2. the income and the capital of the trust must be payable to unit holders in strict proportion to the number of units held without any discretionary element allowing those sums to be diverted elsewhere; and
3. it is recommended that these provisions cannot be amended using a power in the trust deed.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Following the Federal Court decision in Colonial First State v FCT, very few if any trusts in Australia will qualify as fixed trusts for taxation purposes. Therefore if you require a fixed trust we recommend that you obtain professional advice regarding this decision and its application to your trust. Note also that the government has issued a discussion paper regarding this issue and further developments are expected for the reform of the fixed trust rules.
NSW Land Tax
Where your trust holds land in NSW, it may be subject to land tax. Where land tax is assessable, the trust may or may not be entitled to claim a land tax free threshold as a “fixed trust”. The criteria required to be a fixed trust for those purposes in NSW may significantly and adversely affect the asset protection offered by the trust. As such we recommend that you obtain professional advice from your accountant or other professional advisor before ordering such a trust.
Unit Classes
For convenience, our non-fixed unit trust deed includes a number of standard unit classes and have been summarised on page 2 of this order form.
Power of Attorney
 
(Insert ALL Names)
(the "Proposed Trustee/s")
make the following RECITALS:
(A) I/We have agreed to act as trustee/s of:
(the "Trust")
(B) I/We have agreed to the engagement of Acis Nominees Pty Ltd ACN 146 588 767 to establish the Trust.
(C) I/We have agreed to appoint Acis Nominees Pty Ltd ACN 146 588 767 to be my/our attorney to execute the Trust Deed of the Trust.
THE PROPOSED TRUSTEE/S CONSTITUTE Acis Nominees Pty Ltd ACN 146 588 767 to be my/our true and lawful attorney to enter into and sign the Trust Deed for the Trust between Acis Settlements Pty. Ltd. ACN 081 961 391 as Settlor and the Proposed Trustee/s.
I/WE FURTHER APPOINT Acis Nominees Pty Ltd ACN 146 588 767 to be my/our attorney for the purpose of receiving the Settlement Sum (as defined in the Trust Deed) from the Settlor.
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Individual Trusee/s
SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the Proposed Trustees:
 
Proposed Trustee
 
 
Witness
 
Proposed Trustee
 
 
Witness
 
Proposed Trustee
 
 
Witness
 
Proposed Trustee
 
 
Witness
Corporate Trustee
EXECUTED AS A DEED by the Proposed Trustee:
 

 
This is an important document and must be retained by the trustee/s.