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Protecting the Family Balance Sheet

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September 15, 2026

How family loans, trusts and Binding Financial Agreements can help preserve wealth across generations.

Queensland’s New Trusts Act 2025: What You Need to Know

September 16, 2025

After more than a decade in development, Queensland has introduced the Trusts Act 2025 (Qld), the most significant reform to trust law in over 50 years. Replacing the long-standing Trusts Act 1973 (Qld), the new legislation modernises and simplifies the framework by removing outdated provisions, adopting clearer language, and aligning the law with contemporary trust practices.

Legacy with Longevity: The New 125-Year Perpetuity Period for Queensland Trusts

August 6, 2025

Queensland’s trust law has undergone a major transformation with the introduction of the Property Law Act 2023 (Qld), which extends the maximum trust period from 80 to 125 years from 1 August 2025. This reform removes the outdated rule against perpetuities and opens up new avenues for long-term tax planning and intergenerational wealth preservation. The article explains how both new and existing trusts can benefit, outlines the key requirements for deed variation, and explores practical risks around vesting, tax, succession, and jurisdiction.

Risk of landholder duty on capital raisings increased following Oliver Hume decision

September 5, 2024

The recent Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal decision of Oliver Hume Property Funds (Broad Gully Rd) Diamond Creek Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2024] VSCA 175 (Decision) highlights the landholder duty risks associated with capital raising arrangements, and the type of circumstances under which share or unit acquisitions made by unrelated investors in response to a genuine capital raising involving multiple prospective investors can still be treated as “one arrangement” triggering landholder duty.

Queensland land tax ‘grab’– breaking down jurisdictional walls for interstate landowners

September 15, 2022

Queensland landowners are actively starting to voice their concern over changes to the Land Tax Act 2010 (Qld) (Land Tax Act) set to commence in 2023, that will see many landowners face significant increases in their Queensland land tax liabilities if they own interstate property.

Submission to the Second Issues Paper released by the Senate Select Committee Inquiry on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology

December 15, 2020

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