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COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH (NSW) PROPERTY TRUST AMENDMENT BILL 2003





                        New South Wales




Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW)
Property Trust Amendment Bill 2003


Contents

                                                                    Page
          1    Name of Act                                            2
          2    Commencement                                           2
          3    Amendment of Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW) Property
               Trust Act 1990 No 67                                   2
  Schedule 1   Amendments                                             3
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
has finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of
NEW SOUTH WALES.


                                               Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
                                               Legislative Assembly,
                                               Sydney,                     , 2003




                            New South Wales




Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW)
Property Trust Amendment Bill 2003

Act No       , 2003




An Act to amend the Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW) Property Trust Act 1990
to make further provision with respect to the trust constituted by that Act; and
for other purposes.




I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill
as finally passed by both Houses.


                          Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1     Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW) Property Trust Amendment Bill 2003




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
 1    Name of Act
           This Act is the Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW) Property Trust
           Amendment Act 2003.
 2    Commencement
           This Act commences on the date of assent.
 3    Amendment of Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW) Property Trust Act
      1990 No 67
           The Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW) Property Trust Act 1990 is
           amended as set out in Schedule 1.




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Amendments                                                            Schedule 1




Schedule 1 Amendments
                                                                        (Section 3)

[1]   Section 3 Definitions
      Omit the definitions of Board and trustee from section 3 (1).
[2]   Section 3 (1)
      Insert in alphabetical order:
                   Bishop means the Bishop of the Church.
[3]   Section 3 (1), definition of "Church"
      Omit the definition. Insert instead:
                   Church means the Coptic Orthodox Churches, Diocese of
                   Sydney and Affiliated Regions, a part of the Coptic Orthodox
                   Church of Egypt, a hierarchical Christian body whose leader,
                   overseer and shepherd is the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch
                   of the See of St. Mark, and includes any Church entity.
[4]   Section 3 (1), definition of "Church entity"
      Omit "Secretary of the Board" from paragraph (b).
      Insert instead "Bishop".
[5]   Section 3 (1), definition of "constitution"
      Omit "3 March 1989". Insert instead "8 October 2002".
[6]   Section 4 Constitution of the Trust
      Omit section 4 (2). Insert instead:
             (2)   The Bishop is the sole trustee of the Trust.
[7]   Section 4 (3)
      Omit the subsection.




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 Schedule 1          Amendments




 [8]   Section 5A
       Insert after section 5:
          5A   Delegation
                        The Bishop may delegate, in writing, any or all of the
                        Bishop's functions under this Act (other than this power of
                        delegation) to any 3 members of the General Board of the
                        Church, one of whom is a clerical member and the other two
                        of whom are lay members.
 [9]   Section 12 Variation of trusts
       Omit "by resolution" wherever occurring in section 12 (1), (4) and (5).
[10]   Section 12 (2) and (3)
       Omit "resolution" wherever occurring. Insert instead "declaration".
[11]   Section 12 (5)
       Omit "a resolution". Insert instead "a declaration".
[12]   Section 13 Trust may act as executor, administrator or trustee
       Omit section 13 (2). Insert instead:
               (2)      On behalf of the Trust, a person employed by the Trust may,
                        if authorised in writing by the Trust for the purpose, swear an
                        affidavit, make a declaration or statement, give security and
                        do any other act or thing that is, by any charter, Act or rule of
                        court, required to be done by a person applying for or granted
                        probate or letters of administration, or administering a trust,
                        as the case may be.
[13]   Section 15 Seal
       Omit "secretary of the Trust" from section 15 (1). Insert instead "Bishop".
[14]   Section 15 (1) (a)
       Omit "a resolution of".
[15]   Section 15 (1) (b)
       Omit "2 trustees". Insert instead "the Bishop".




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 Amendments                                                         Schedule 1




[16]   Section 15 (1) (c)
       Omit "signatures of those persons".
       Insert instead "signature of the Bishop".
[17]   Section 15 (2)
       Omit "not fewer than 2 trustees". Insert instead "the Bishop".
[18]   Section 19 Receipt for certain money
       Omit section 19 (b).
[19]   Section 19 (c)
       Omit "or by 2 members of the Trust".
[20]   Section 21 Indemnification of certain persons
       Omit "A member of the Trust". Insert instead "The Bishop".
[21]   Section 22 Service of documents
       Omit "secretary of the Trust". Insert instead "Bishop".




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