Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsFIFTH SCHEDULE
POWERS OF THE CHURCH IN RELATION TO THE CONDUCT OF ITS PROPERTY AND OTHER AFFAIRS
1. To take over the whole or any part of the real and personal property and all or any estates and interest therein now vested in or held by the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia Victoria District or The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia (Victorian District) or any persons holding any real or personal property in trust for and on behalf of the said Associations and to give a valid discharge therefor.
2. To take over the whole or any part of real and personal
property and all or any estates and interests therein now vested in or held by
any other person or persons or by any body or Association whether incorporated
or not, as Trustee or Trustees in trust for and on behalf of either the United
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia Victoria District or The Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Australia (Victorian District) or the Lutheran Church of
Australia Victorian District and to give a valid discharge therefor.
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3. To sell manage lease mortgage dispose of or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property of the Church whether real or personal.
4. To purchase take or lease or in exchange hire or otherwise acquire any real and personal estate which may be deemed necessary or convenient for any of the purposes of the Church.
5. To construct maintain and alter any houses manses school buildings hospital buildings churches halls chapels benevolent houses and any other buildings or works necessary or convenient for the purposes of the Church.
6. To take any gift of property whether subject to any special trust or not for any one or more of the Objects of the Church.
7. To print and publish any newspapers periodicals books calendars Bibles films film strips tape recordings or any other materials that the Church may think desirable for the promotion of its Objects.
8. To undertake and conduct either by its servants or agents or through or in conjunction with any other person body or association radio television and any other programmes that the Church may think desirable for the promotion of its Objects.
9. To borrow and raise money in such manner as the Church may think fit for the promotion of its Objects.
10. To invest any monies of the Church in such manner as may from time to time be determined.
11. To undertake and execute any trusts or any agency or any business of any nature whatsoever which may seem directly or indirectly conducive to any of the Objects of the Church.
12. To subscribe to any local or other charities and to grant donations for any public purposes and to provide a superannuation pension or like fund for the servants of the Church and to provide a personal sickness and accident benefit or like insurance for the pastors teachers and other servants of the Church, or otherwise to assist any such pastors servants their widows children and dependants.
13. To undertake and conduct either by its servants or agents or
through or in conjunction with any other person body or association a system
of education either by and through Sunday schools and Saturday schools
Christian day schools colleges seminaries or other institutions of a like
nature that the Church may think desirable for the promotion of its Objects
and to do all such lawful things as are incidental and necessary for this
purpose.
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14. To undertake and conduct such youth work as the Church may think desirable for the promotion of its Objects.
15. To establish and support and to aid in the establishment and support of any other association or organizations formed for all or any of the Objects of the Church.
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