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A matter of trusts: Unit trusts and superannuation – Does the look-through approach exist?

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Published on 01 May 14 by "TAXATION IN AUSTRALIA" JOURNAL ARTICLE

This article examines whether the misdeeds of a unit trust trustee can be attributed to its unit holding superannuation fund. That is, does the “look-through approach” exist?

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Philip Broderick CTA
Phil Broderick, CTA is a principal of Sladen Legal and heads its superannuation team. He is member of a number of superannuation related committees, including being a member and the former chair of The Tax Institute’s superannuation committee and director and chair of the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia technical and policy committee. He is also a member of the ATO’s the Superannuation Industry Stewardship Group . Phil is also heavily involved in liaising with Treasury and ATO in relation to the implementation of new super laws and administrative practices. Phil’s areas of practice include superannuation, duties and state taxes, estate planning and succession, trusts, federal tax and business structuring. Phil was listed in the 2020 to 2026 Best Lawyers Australia for superannuation law and in 2026 for tax law, was recommended in Doyles leading Victorian tax lawyers for 2021 and 2023 and was the winner of the SMSF Association’s SMSF Specialist Advisor (SSA) Top Achiever Award in 2019. - Current at 21 July 2025
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