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FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2009 MEASURES) ACT 2010 (NO. 38, 2010) - SCHEDULE 5

Controlled private trusts

   

Social Security Act 1991

1  After paragraph 1207V(2)(c)

Insert:

                    (ca)  it could reasonably be expected that the trustee of the trust would make an application of the corpus or income of the trust to the individual if the individual could not meet his or her reasonable costs of living (within the meaning of subsection 19C(5)); or

2  After paragraph 1207V(2)(d)

Insert:

                    (da)  either or both of the following apply:

                              (i)  the individual is eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust;

                             (ii)  one or more of the individual's associates are eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust;

                            and the aggregate number of entities covered by subparagraphs (i) and (ii) is 50% or more of the total number of entities eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust; or

3  After subsection 1207V(2)

Insert:

          (2A)  For the purposes of paragraph (2)(da), an entity is eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust if the trustee of the trust has a discretion to make an application of the corpus or income of the trust to the entity.

          (2B)  For the purposes of applying paragraph (2)(da) at a particular time, subparagraph (2)(da)(i) is taken to apply at that particular time to the individual if the individual was eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust at any time during:

                     (a)  the period beginning at the start of the financial year in which that particular time occurs and ending at that particular time; or

                     (b)  the preceding financial year.

          (2C)  For the purposes of applying paragraph (2)(da) at a particular time, subparagraph (2)(da)(ii) is taken to apply at that particular time to an entity that is an associate of the individual at that particular time if:

                     (a)  the entity was eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust at any time during:

                              (i)  the period beginning at the start of the financial year in which that particular time occurs and ending at that particular time; or

                             (ii)  the preceding financial year; and

                     (b)  the entity was an associate of the individual at the time the entity was so eligible.

          (2D)  For the purposes of applying paragraph (2)(da) at a particular time, in working out the total number of entities eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust, take into account an entity that was eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust at any time during:

                     (a)  the period beginning at the start of the financial year in which that particular time occurs and ending at that particular time; or

                     (b)  the preceding financial year.

           (2E)  No paragraph of subsection (2) limits any other paragraph of that subsection.

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

4  After paragraph 52ZZH(2)(c)

Insert:

                    (ca)  it could reasonably be expected that the trustee of the trust would make an application of the corpus or income of the trust to the individual if the individual could not meet his or her reasonable costs of living; or

5  After paragraph 52ZZH(2)(d)

Insert:

                    (da)  either or both of the following apply:

                              (i)  the individual is eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust;

                             (ii)  one or more of the individual's associates are eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust;

                            and the aggregate number of entities covered by subparagraphs (i) and (ii) is 50% or more of the total number of entities eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust; or

6  After subsection 52ZZH(2)

Insert:

          (2A)  For the purposes of paragraph (2)(da), an entity is eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust if the trustee of the trust has a discretion to make an application of the corpus or income of the trust to the entity.

          (2B)  For the purposes of applying paragraph (2)(da) at a particular time, subparagraph (2)(da)(i) is taken to apply at that particular time to the individual if the individual was eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust at any time during:

                     (a)  the period beginning at the start of the tax year in which that particular time occurs and ending at that particular time; or

                     (b)  the preceding tax year.

          (2C)  For the purposes of applying paragraph (2)(da) at a particular time, subparagraph (2)(da)(ii) is taken to apply at that particular time to an entity that is an associate of the individual at that particular time if:

                     (a)  the entity was eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust at any time during:

                              (i)  the period beginning at the start of the tax year in which that particular time occurs and ending at that particular time; or

                             (ii)  the preceding tax year; and

                     (b)  the entity was an associate of the individual at the time the entity was so eligible.

          (2D)  For the purposes of applying paragraph (2)(da) at a particular time, in working out the total number of entities eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust, take into account an entity that was eligible to receive an application of the corpus or income of the trust at any time during:

                     (a)  the period beginning at the start of the tax year in which that particular time occurs and ending at that particular time; or

                     (b)  the preceding tax year.

           (2E)  No paragraph of subsection (2) limits any other paragraph of that subsection.


 



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