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Covers business and succession details, key personnel changes, training needs, and skill retention after the handover. Includes registration updates, legal considerations, insurance coverage, and a staged succession timetable. Addresses contingency, risk management, finances such as business value and retirement payments, sale and buyout terms, and tax obligations. Provides emergency succession steps, interim decision-makers, critical business information, key contacts, and a supporting document checklist.","[Insert your business logo]\n\u0003[Enter your business name]\u0004\nSuccession plan\nDate: \u0003Select a date\u0004\n[Use the italicised guidance in this template to help you complete your succession plan. \u000bYou can remove this text before you finalise your plan.]\n\u000f\nContents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-2\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837228\" \u0014Succession\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837228 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837229\" \u0014Business and succession details\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837229 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837230\" \u0014Key personnel changes\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837230 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837231\" \u0014Registration changes\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837231 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837232\" \u0014Legal considerations\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837232 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837233\" \u0014Insurance\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837233 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837234\" \u0014Succession timetable\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837234 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837235\" \u0014Contingency and risk management\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837235 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837236\" \u0014Finances\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837236 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837237\" \u0014Current value of the business\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837237 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837238\" \u0014Retirement income or payment\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837238 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837239\" \u0014Sale details\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837239 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837240\" \u0014Buyout details\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837240 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837241\" \u0014Tax\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837241 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837242\" \u0014Emergency succession\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837242 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837243\" \u0014Interim decision-maker\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837243 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837244\" \u0014Critical business information\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837244 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837245\" \u0014Key contacts\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837245 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837246\" \u0014Immediate priorities\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837246 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc227837247\" \u0014Supporting document checklist\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc227837247 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\nSuccession\nBusiness and succession details\n\u000f\nKey personnel changes\n[List the key positions in your business and who will fill them after succession.\nWill the person need training or new skills for their new role? Learn \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://business.gov.au/people/employees/staff-development-and-training\" \u0014about staff development and training\u0015 and \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://business.gov.au/guide/hiring-employees\" \u0014hiring new staff\u0015.]\nTraining\n[What training will you organise for your successor? Is it in-house or run by external providers?]\nSkill retention\n[How will you make sure key staff skills are maintained after the transition? Will all staff have a manageable workload?]\n\u000f\nRegistration changes\n[Learn how to \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.business.gov.au/Registrations/Cancel-registrations\" \u0014cancel registrations\u0015, \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://business.gov.au/planning/business-structures-and-types/restructuring/change-business-ownership\" \u0014transfer business ownership\u0015 and what to consider when \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://business.gov.au/planning/business-structures-and-types/restructuring/change-your-business-structure\" \u0014changing your business structure\u0015.]\nLegal considerations\n\u000f\nInsurance\n[What \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://business.gov.au/risk-management/insurance\" \u0014insurance\u0015 policies do you have that cover disability, death or injury?]\nSuccession timetable\n[Detail each stage of the succession process. For example, you could include planning, operational (financial, developmental, legal), training and handover phases.]\nContingency and risk management\n[Explain any \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://business.gov.au/risk-management/risk-assessment-and-planning/business-risks\" \u0014risks\u0015 to the succession and \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://business.gov.au/risk-management/risk-assessment-and-planning/make-risk-management-plan\" \u0014how you’ll manage them\u0015. What could go wrong while the succession plan is being implemented? 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