Product Ruling

PR 2008/38A1 - Addendum

Income tax: Macquarie Eucalypt Project 2008

Addendum

This Addendum amends Product Ruling PR 2008/38 to change:

The financier associated with the Responsible Entity from Macquarie Acceptances Limited to Macquarie Bank Limited; and
The entity that purchases the land for the Project from Macquarie Capital Group Limited to Macquarie Bank Limited.

PR 2008/38 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph 27

(a)
Omit 'Macquarie Acceptances Limited (MAL)'; substitute 'Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL)'.
(b)
Omit all occurrences of 'MAL'; substitute 'MBL'.

2. Paragraph 34

(a)
Omit second dot point, substitute:

Application for a Product Ruling Addendum as constituted by documents received on 1, 5 and 12 August 2008 and additional correspondence received on 4 and 9 July and 1, 5 and 12 August 2008;
Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) prepared by the Applicants, dated 8 May 2008;

(b)
Insert after the fourth dot point:

Transactions treated as sub-sales of land - Statutory Declaration, received on 1 August 2008;
Draft Agreement for Sale between MBL and Macquarie Financial Products Management Limited (MFPML), received on 1 August 2008;
Contract of Sale of Real Estate between MCGL and the Vendor, dated 20 May 2008;

(c)
Insert the following after the fifth dot point:

Draft Novation Deed in relation to the Draft Agreement for Ground Lease and Property Forestry Agreement between MCGL, MBL and MAAML, received on 1 August 2008;

(d)
Insert the following after the ninth dot point:

Draft Novation Deed in relation to the Midway Management Agreement 2008 between MCGL, MBL, MAAML, MFSPL and Midway, received on 1 August 2008;

(e)
Insert the following after the tenth dot point:

Draft Novation Deed in relation to the McEwens Management Agreement 2008 between MCGL, MBL, MAAML, MFSPL and McEwens, received on 1 August 2008;
Draft Confirmation of Investment Loan letters in relation to the 1, 5 and 7 year loans, received on 12 August 2008;

(f)
Omit 'MAL'; substitute 'MBL'.

3. Paragraph 44

Omit 'Macquarie Capital Group Limited (MCGL)'; substitute 'Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL)'.

4. Paragraphs 45, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 70 and 71

Omit all occurrences of 'MCGL'; substitute 'MBL'.

5. Paragraphs 50, 51, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 97, 101, 102, 121 and 130

Omit all occurrences of 'MAL'; substitute 'MBL'.

6. Paragraphs 86 and 95

Omit 'MAL' from the heading; substitute 'MBL'.

This Addendum applies on and from 23 April 2008.

Commissioner of Taxation
3 September 2008

References

ATO references:
NO 2006/20258

ISSN: 1441-1172