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CORPORATIONS REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 5D.2.05

Deciding details about common funds

  (1)   A licensed trustee company that is establishing a common fund commits an offence if, at the time of establishing the fund, it does not ensure that its Board makes a decision, in writing, about the following:

  (a)   any limitation on the amount of money that will form the common fund;

  (b)   the investment strategy for the common fund, including the following:

  (i)   the class of investments in which the common fund may be invested;

  (ii)   the procedure for valuing the investments;

  (iii)   if the trustee company is to seek expert advice about proposed investments--the type of expert advice to be sought;

  (c)   the amount of fees that are to be paid by:

  (i)   the common fund for the provision of traditional trustee company services; and

  (ii)   each account in the common fund;

  (d)   the manner in which a withdrawal can be made from the common fund;

  (e)   the procedure for auditing the common fund;

  (f)   if the common fund is to have a limited life--the duration of the common fund;

  (g)   if the common fund is to have a minimum amount that may be invested in the fund on account of each estate--the minimum amount.

Penalty:   500 penalty units.

  (2)   The licensed trustee company commits an offence if it does not:

  (a)   within 14 days of making the decision:

  (i)   send a copy of the decision to ASIC; and

  (ii)   publish a copy of the decision on its website; and

  (b)   if requested by a person entitled to request an annual information return under subregulation   5D.2.01(3), make a copy of the decision available to the person within 30 days of the request being received.

Penalty:   500 penalty units.

  (3)   A person commits an offence if the person is involved in a contravention of subregulation   (1) or (2) by a licensed trustee company.

Penalty:

  (a)   for an individual--50 penalty units; and

  (b)   for a body corporate--500 penalty units.


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