Family Trust Deed Overview
Family Trust Deed Overview
TRUST DEED
THE FAMILY TRUST
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Contents
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11 Benefits..........................................................................................................................................14
12 Forfeiture.......................................................................................................................................15
12.1 Automatic forfeiture of benefits.............................................................................................15
12.2 Forfeiture at discretion of trustee..........................................................................................15
12.3 Exception to forfeiture............................................................................................................15
12.4 Application of forfeited benefits............................................................................................15
13 Adjustment of Benefits..................................................................................................................16
14 Discharge and release....................................................................................................................16
15 Payment of death benefits............................................................................................................16
16 Payments under Superannuation Law..........................................................................................17
17 Recoupment...................................................................................................................................17
18 Pension...........................................................................................................................................17
19 Transfers.........................................................................................................................................17
19.1 Transfers..................................................................................................................................17
19.2 Transfers under the Superannuation Law..............................................................................17
20 Termination of TRUST....................................................................................................................18
20.1 Termination of TRUST.............................................................................................................18
20.2 Application of TRUST..............................................................................................................18
21 General...........................................................................................................................................18
21.1 Proper Law..............................................................................................................................18
21.2 Notices....................................................................................................................................18
Signing page........................................................................................................................................19
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THE FAMILY TRUST
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Recitals
1 The Trustee wishes to establish a Family Trust for the benefit of the Members under the terms of this Deed.
2 The Trustee is willing to act as trustee of the Trust for the purposes mentioned in this Deed and on the terms of
this Deed.
Term Meaning
Account any account established and maintained under this Deed.
Attorney Power to delegate in writing the exercise of all or any of the powers or discretionary authorities hereby
conferred on the Trustee and execute any powers of attorney or other instruments necessary to effectuate such
purpose.
2 an agent or Qualified Adviser appointed by the Trustee to give assistance in the administration and
operation of the TRUST; or
3 any other person authorised by the Trustee in writing to carry out an act relating to the administration
and operation of the Trust.
Benefit Arrangement a Trust or benefit arrangement which can pay money to the Trust, or
which the Trust can pay money to, without breaching The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165 Law.
Term Meaning
Borrowing Power to borrow money upon such terms with or without security or interest as the Trustee deems fit
and to give, or to authorise the giving of security by mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating) or otherwise
over the asset.
Business Day a day on which banks are open for business in Uganda
Sunday or public holiday in Uganda.
Custodian Power to appoint any person as custodian to hold legal title for any asset acquired or to be acquired
by the Trustee in such terms as the Trustee thinks fit.
Deed this trust deed, anything deemed to be included under The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165, and any
arrangement, agreement, approval, rules or procedures effected pursuant to, or as specifically provided
for by, any provision of this trust deed.
Deficiency the deficiency determined by the Trustee in accordance with The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165
Dependant
1 a Spouse;
2 a Child; and
3 any other person who in the opinion of the Trustee is or was at the relevant time a dependant of a Member
within the meaning of The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165.
TRUST the indefinitely continuing THE FAMILY TRUST established by this Deed, and known by the name
specified in clause 2(a) of this Deed.
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TRUST Expenses both the direct and incidental costs and expenses of the establishment, operation,
Management, administration, investment
Term Meaning and termination of the Trust, including a Tax, insurance costs and any fees or charges imposed
on or paid by the Trustee in connection with the TRUST.
Member the member who is a party to this Deed and any other person who is admitted by the Trustee to
participate in the Trust.
Non-Account Based
Policy an insurance policy (whether in respect of an individual Member or group of Members) effected by the
Trustee with an Insurer, as provided in the Deed in order to provide benefits under the TRUST.
Power a power, right, discretion, remedy or authority of any nature, and without limiting the forgoing in any way,
includes the Borrowing Power, the Attorney Power and the Custodian Power.
Qualified Adviser a person considered by the Trustee to be capable of giving advice in relation to any matter or
question, whether by virtue of formal qualifications or experience in business or otherwise, including an
accountant, barrister, solicitor, actuary, medical practitioner, Insurer, investment manager or other qualified
person.
Qualifying Income
Stream
an income stream that complies with The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165
Regulator in relation to a matter, the applicable person (as the context requires) who exercises a statutory
function in relation to the matter under The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165 Law.
Release Authority a release authority for the purposes of the Income Tax Assessment Act.
Reserve Account the account or accounts of that name maintained in respect of the Trust in accordance with
clause 10.3.
Tax includes any Government impost (including a tax, levy, charge, surcharge or duty) which is or might become
payable in any respect in connection with the Trust, this Deed or anything done or which may be done under this
Deed.
Tax Act the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and/or the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, as the context
requires.
1.4 Interpretation
In this Deed:
(a) a reference to a ‘person’ includes any company, partnership, joint venture, association,
corporation or other body corporate and any government authority but the words ‘natural
person’ have their normal meaning;
(b) a reference to a statute includes a regulation, by-law, requisition or order made under that
statute and any amendment to or re-enactment of that statute, regulation, by-law, requisition
or order for the time being in force;
(c) a reference to a section of or a regulation under a statute includes any amendment to,
replacement of or re-enactment of that section or regulation and any other section of or
regulation under the statute required to give meaning, force or effect to the section or
regulation;
(d) subject to any contrary provision in this Deed, a reference to this Deed, or any other deed,
agreement, instrument or contract, includes a reference to this Deed, that other deed,
agreement, instrument or contract, respectively, as amended, supplemented or varied from
time to time;
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(e) if a party comprises two or more persons, the covenants and agreements on their part
bind and must be observed and performed by them jointly and each of them severally and
may be enforced against any one or any two or more of them;
(f) headings in this Deed are for convenience and identification of clauses only and do not
otherwise affect its interpretation;
1.5 Severance
If necessary, in order to avoid any provision of this Deed or this Deed being made invalid by a law, the
provision may be read down or severed to preserve the validity of the provision or this Deed as the
case may be.
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2 Establishment of TRUST
(a) A TRUST to be known by the name THE FAMILY TRUST, is established as an indefinitely
continuing superannuation TRUST with effect from the date of this Deed.
(c) The TRUST is vested in, controlled and administered by the Trustee in accordance with
this Deed and the Superannuation Law.
(d) The Trustee holds the assets of the TRUST on the trusts of and subject to this Deed.
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3 Paramount provisions: complying with The Trustees
Incorporation Act Cap 165 Law
3.1 Trustee must comply
The Trustee must comply with the requirements of the The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165 Law
and is fully empowered (without being obliged) to comply with any provision or standard of the
The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165 Law which is not a requirement.
(b) permits a person to exercise a discretion without the consent of the Trustee, the Trustee's
consent is required for the giving of the direction or the exercise of the discretion.
(b) The Trustee may not without unanimous approval of existing members of The FAMILY TRUST
(1) accept the application unconditionally;
(2) accept the application subject to conditions with Power to later vary or remove any such
conditions;
(3) delay consideration of the application; or
(4) reject the application, and where the application is accepted under clause 5.1(b)(1) or
clause 5.1(b)(2), the applicant becomes a Member from the date of such acceptance or such
other date as determined by the Trustee.
(c) The Trustee must refuse an application for membership if the admission of the applicant as a
Member would cause the TRUST not to be a self-managed FAMILY TRUST.
(d) Before the Trustee makes a decision under clause 5.1(b), the Trustee may to the extent permitted
by the The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165 Law request the person applying for membership with
the TRUST to provide all relevant information and evidence and sign all documents as may be
required by the Trustee.
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(g) Notwithstanding clause 5.3(b)(2), a Member has no right to claim any interest in, or exercise any
right in relation to, any particular asset of the TRUST.
(h) Where a Policy is effected in respect of a Member, the Benefits of the Member must be
determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of that Policy.
(i) Each Member irrevocably appoints the Trustee his or her attorney to do anything permitted or
required by this Deed.
(j) Any condition properly imposed under this Deed in respect of a Member, and
any consent, approval or agreement given or made by a Member, is binding on:
(1) the Member concerned;
(2) an heir or executor of the Member; and
(3) a person who is or would otherwise have been entitled to claim a benefit in respect of the
Member or upon the occurrence of an event or circumstances affecting the Member, and this
Deed takes effect accordingly.
(k) Each Member is bound by this Deed and all approvals and acts under this Deed in relation to the
Member.
(b) If no contributions are made in relation to a Member, that Member ceases to be a Member
at the discretion of the Trustee or as otherwise set out in this Deed.
6 Contributions
(a) Any person permitted by the may contribute in respect of a Member in a manner as permitted by
The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165 Law.
(b) The Trustee in its absolute discretion may determine what contributions and other amounts may or
must be paid to or accepted into the TRUST.
(c) The Trustee may repay from the TRUST any contribution or other amount paid to it in error.
7 Trustee
7.1 Removal and appointment of Trustee
(a) Any person permitted to do so by The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165 Law may act as a
Trustee or as a director of a Corporation which is the Trustee.
(b) The Members may, at any time, remove any Trustee from office or may appoint an additional or
substitute Trustee of the TRUST in writing.
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(2) the Trustee is removed from office by the Regulator or by the Members in accordance with
paragraph (b);
(3) the Trustee retires from office by giving 30 days’ written notice to the Members (or such
lesser period as the Members may agree); or
(4) if the Trustee is a natural person, that person dies or becomes of unsound mind.
(d) Despite anything to the contrary in this Deed, the composition, appointment and removal of a
Trustee must comply with The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165 Law, and any Trustee who holds
office must not act in any manner which may prejudice any existing or potential taxation concessions
of the TRUST.
(e) A retiring Trustee must transfer the assets of the TRUST and deliver the books and records
relating to the TRUST to the new or remaining Trustee.
(b) The Powers conferred on the Trustee by this Deed are additional to the Powers
exercisable by a trustee at law.
(c) Subject to The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165, any determination made by the
Trustee under this Deed to pay or apply any amount to or for the benefit of a Member or a
Member’s Dependant may at any time in the absolute discretion of the Trustee be varied,
altered, revoked or replaced.
7.6 Confidentiality
Except to the extent reasonably necessary in the operation, management and administration of the
TRUST and in giving effect to this Deed, the Trustee and any Authorised Person must keep as
confidential all information which becomes known to that person in connection with the operation,
management and administration of the TRUST.
7.7 Tax
(a) Without affecting the generality of clauses 7.3 and 7.4, the Trustee may take any action which it
may consider appropriate in paying or taking account of any Tax including:
(1) reducing or otherwise adjusting the amount of any benefit payable from the TRUST;
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(3) deducting amounts from accounts or from amounts before they are credited to accounts;
and
(4) establishing reserves and making provisions in the accounts of the TRUST for payments
from the TRUST to relevant governmental authorities.
(b) Without limiting clause 7.9(a), if Tax is payable by the Trustee on any payment to the Trustee
under clause 7.8, the Trustee is entitled to be indemnified in respect of the amount of that Tax.
(b) The Trustee is entitled to be reimbursed for TRUST Expenses incurred by it in the
administration and operation of the TRUST.
(c) If the Trustee or an Authorised Person performs work for the TRUST in a personal
capacity, he or she is entitled to be paid from the TRUST all usual fees for work done by that
person or any firm in which that person is a partner or an employee, including anything which
could be done by an unqualified person.
(b) Clause 7.9(a) does not apply where the person seeking indemnity was dishonest (being
guilty of actual fraud) or intentionally or recklessly failed to exercise, in relation to a matter
affecting the TRUST, the degree of care and diligence such person is or was required to
exercise.
(2) pay from the TRUST premiums and other outgoings in respect of such insurance
policy.
(b) Neither this Deed nor a fiduciary relationship created in equity or under
The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165 restricts any person from:
(1) acting as the Trustee, a director of the Trustee or as an Authorised Person;
(2) participating in the TRUST;
(3) doing business with the TRUST or the Trustee; or
(4) being involved with or interested in any person who participates in, or does
business with, the TRUST or the Trustee.
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8 Investments of TRUST
(a) Subject to The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165, the Trustee may invest, deal with or
deploy the assets of the TRUST in any manner or form which the Trustee may consider to be
a suitable investment for the TRUST as if it were the sole and absolute legal and beneficial
owner of those assets.
9 Changes to Deed
This Deed may be changed, amended, resettled, replaced or merged with any other trust either
prospectively or retrospectively by the Trustee by way of deed.
(b) The accounts and records prepared under clause 10.1(a) must be audited by the Auditor
annually and at any other intervals determined by the Trustee and the Auditor must certify to
the Trustee the result of each audit in writing.
(c) The Trustee must obtain any certificate from an actuary or Accountant firm that is required
by The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165.
10.2 Auditor
(a) The Trustee must appoint an auditor to audit the records and financial accounts of the TRUST
and to provide reports as required by the Superannuation Law.
(b) The Auditor may be removed by the Trustee and, if so, the Trustee must appoint another
person to act as Auditor.
10.3 Accounts
(a) The Trustee may establish and maintain any Accounts it considers suitable including
Accounts to record the benefits of the Members. It must credit and debit those accounts with
any portion of any TRUST assets or any TRUST Expense it determines is attributable to
those accounts and may otherwise credit and debit those accounts with any other amount
and in any other manner it considers appropriate.
(b) Without limiting clause 10.3(a), the Trustee may establish and maintain Reserve Accounts in
which must be credited or debited as the case requires:
(1) any amount not required to meet current benefit liabilities;
(2) any amount which is forfeited or deducted from a benefit or from a Member’s interest in
the TRUST in accordance with this Deed and which is not otherwise applied as provided
in this Deed;
(3) TRUST Expenses to the extent determined by the Trustee that have not been deducted
from a Member's Account;
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(4) any amount of the Surplus or Deficiency allocated to the Reserve Account by the Trustee
under clause 10.4(b); and
(5) any other amounts the Trustee determines should be credited or debited to the Account,
including in augmenting any Benefit actually or prospectively payable to or in respect of a
Member or a former Member or any Dependant of a Member pursuant to this Deed.
(c) The Trustee may maintain within the Reserve Account any sub-account it considers suitable
and may credit or debit the relevant sub-account with any amounts which may be debited or
credited to the Reserve Account in accordance with this Deed.
(b) The amount of any Surplus or Deficiency determined under clause 10.4(a) must be
apportioned between and allocated to each Member’s Account and Reserve Accounts, if any,
in the manner and on the basis determined by the Trustee, either generally or in any
particular case.
(b) subject to The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165, the Trustee may generally adopt
whatever assumptions, methodology and procedures the Trustee considers appropriate or
expedient, either generally or in any particular case, including:
(1) methodology and procedures concerning the method and basis of valuing particular
assets;
11 Benefits
(a) The amount of a Benefit payable from the TRUST to or in respect of a Member is:
(1) the value of the accounts maintained in respect of the Member together with the proceeds
of any Policy received in respect of the Member; or
(2) otherwise as set out in this Deed or as determined by the Trustee in its absolute
discretion.
(b) A Benefit may be paid to a Member when the Member becomes entitled but must be paid to a
member when the Member is obliged under the Trust Deed to receive a benefit from the TRUST.
(c) The Trustee is not required to pay a Benefit unless the person claiming the Benefit:
(1) makes proper application to the Trustee in the form required by the Trustee;
(2) provides information to the Trustee as requested by it to substantiate such Benefit; and
(3) gives instructions in relation to the method of payment of the Benefit which are acceptable
to the Trustee.
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(d) A Benefit is calculated as at the date the event which gave rise to the entitlement of the
Member occurred and may include any Surplus or Deficiency (as the case may be) if the
Trustee so determines.
(e) The Trustee may pay all or part of a Benefit by the transfer of an asset or assets.
(f) The Trustee may pay a Benefit of a Member, who in the Trustee's opinion is not capable of
receiving that Benefit or managing his or her affairs, to any person for the benefit of the
Member.
(g) Any amount held in the TRUST which is not allocated to any Member or to any account or
which may not or cannot be paid or which is not payable by the Trustee to any Member may
be dealt with as the Trustee determines for any purpose determined by the Trustee which is
permissible under The Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165including:
(1) the reduction of contributions of a Member;
(2) to meet TRUST Expenses; or
(3) the augmentation of any Benefit actually or prospectively payable to or in respect of a
Member or a former Member or any Dependant of a Member pursuant to this Deed.
12 Forfeiture
12.1 Automatic forfeiture of benefits
(a) Subject to clause 12.3, a Member or any other beneficiary:
(1) who assigns or charges, or attempts to assign or charge, any interest in the TRUST to
which he or she may become entitled;
(2) whose interest in the TRUST, whether by their own act, operation of law or otherwise
would, but for this clause, become payable to or vested in any other person or organisation;
or
(3) who for any reason may be unable personally to receive or enjoy the whole or part of any
interest in the TRUST to which he or she may become entitled or, in the opinion of the
Trustee, is incapable of managing his or her affairs, must, subject to the Superannuation Law,
forfeit entitlement to all of his or her interest to which he or she may become entitled in the
TRUST or in any other situation permitted by the Superannuation Law, may forfeit entitlement
to all of his or her interest to which he or she may become entitled in the TRUST.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, clause 12.1(a) does not operate to forfeit an entitlement as a result of
any action of the Trustee acting in accordance with the Superannuation Law, including but not limited
to any roll-over, transfer or allotment undertaken by the Trustee (including by way of contributions
splitting).
(b) If a forfeiture occurs in respect of a Member pursuant to clauses 12.1 or 12.2 and, in the
opinion of the Trustee, the event or circumstance giving rise to that forfeiture has ceased to
affect that Member or that Member’s property, the Trustee may secure such benefit in respect
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of that Member as the Trustee considers appropriate, having regard to any payment or
application which may have already taken place under clause 12.1(a).
13 Adjustment of Benefits
(a) The Trustee may adjust Benefits and rights in respect of a Member to take account of:
(1) any contributions which have not been paid;
(2) any TRUST Expense;
(3) any incorrect, inaccurate or misleading information supplied, or lack of information
supplied, in respect of a Member; or
(4) the extent to which an Insurer fails to provide insurance under a Policy, fails to pay or
reduces the payment of any insurance proceeds, defers the payment of any
proceeds, or imposes terms and conditions on which the insurance proceeds are
payable.
(b) The Trustee may deduct from a Member’s interest in the TRUST or from any money which would
be payable to or for the benefit of the Member, and may retain in the TRUST any amount determined
by the Trustee to be owing to the Trustee or the TRUST by that Member either solely or in conjunction
with any other person on any account whatever.
(c) For the purposes of paragraph (b), if payment of a part of a Member’s Death Benefit, in
accordance with the Binding Death Benefit Nomination, would not be permitted under
Superannuation Law, then the Binding Death Benefit Nomination shall be deemed to have
been made only in respect of the other part of the Member’s Death Benefit.
(d) If:
(1) the Trustee is prohibited from paying a part or all of the Member’s
Death Benefit in accordance with a Binding Death Benefit Nomination;
or
(2) the Member has not given the Trustee a Binding Death Benefit Nomination in respect of a
part or all of a Member’s Death Benefit; the Trustee must pay that part of the Member’s Death
Benefit to the person or persons and in the proportions as determined by the Trustee.
(e) Subject to clause 15(f), the Trustee may pay a Member’s Death Benefit in any manner as
permitted by the Superannuation Law, including as a lump sum or as a Pension Benefit or
both.
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(f) If permitted by Superannuation Law, the Trustee must pay a Member’s Death Benefit in the
manner specified in:
(1) a Binding Death Benefit Nomination covered by clause 15(b); or
(2) where clause 15(f)(1) does not apply, a signed and dated notice given to the Trustee by
the beneficiary of a Member’s Death Benefit.
17 Recoupment
The payment of a Benefit is subject to the following conditions:
(a) If the Trustee determines, after paying the Benefit, that the Trustee overpaid the amount of
the Benefit to which the recipient was legally entitled the recipient:
(1) must repay to the Trustee on demand such amount as the Trustee
determines should not have been paid to the recipient; and
(2) releases the Trustee from any loss or damage that the recipient may suffer as a
result of the Trustee making the overpayment; and
(b) If the Trustee does not receive in full the amount of the overpayment in clause 17(a)(1),
the Trustee may recoup that amount from the TRUST.
18 Pension
(a) The Trustee and a Member may agree on the Pension Benefit to be paid to the
Member and the manner in which it will be provided.
(b) If the Member and the Trustee do not agree on the Member's selection of the Pension
Benefit, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, must select the Pension Benefit, and purchase or
provide the same on the Member's behalf.
(c) The Trustee may, on being advised of an election by the Member under clause 11(c),
change the composition of the Member's Benefit as between lump sum and Pension Benefits
(as the case may be) to reflect that election, subject to this Deed, any relevant conditions
determined from time to time by a Regulator or the Superannuation Law.
19 Transfers
19.1 Transfers
(a) The Trustee may arrange for the transfer into the TRUST of cash or property with:
(1) the person responsible for a Benefit Arrangement; or
(2) a person who is or was a participant in a Benefit Arrangement, on conditions agreed
between the Trustee and the person.
(b) The Trustee may pay a benefit of a Member to a Benefit Arrangement with or
without the consent of the Member if the Superannuation Law permits.
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20 Termination of TRUST
20.1 Termination of TRUST
(a) The Trustee may terminate the TRUST in its absolute discretion.
(b) The TRUST must be terminated if there is no Trustee or the Superannuation Law requires.
21 General
21.1 Proper Law
This Deed is governed by, and takes effect and must be construed in accordance with, the proper law
of this Deed, which is the law of New South Wales.
21.2 Notices
Any communication in connection with the TRUST:
(a) must be either in writing or if given orally must conform to instructions given by
the Trustee;
(c) must be given to the Trustee at its address set out at the beginning of this Deed, or at
such other address as last notified to a Member by the Trustee, and is effective only when
received by the Trustee at the required address.
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Signing page
Executed as a deed this day of
Trustee
Signed sealed and delivered by
THE FAMILY TRUST
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