Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act and notwithstanding any rules made by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria or anything done or purporting to have been done by or under the authority of the General Assembly those persons who were the trustees constituting the Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation immediately before 22 June 1977 shall be deemed to have continued to be lawfully appointed trustees of that Corporation and all proceedings of and acts, matters and things done or transacted by the Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation constituted by those trustees on or after 22 June 1977 and before this Act receives the Royal Assent shall be in all respects valid and effectual accordingly as if they had continued to have the same powers and duties in respect of property vested in the Corporation as they had in respect of that property immediately before 22 June 1977.
(2) On the day upon which this Act receives the Royal Assent the persons referred to in sub-section (1) shall go out of office and the persons referred to in Schedule Three shall be and be deemed to be the trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation appointed in accordance with section 12 of the Principal Act and they shall hold office for such term and upon such conditions as is prescribed by rules or regulations from time to time in force under the said section 12.
(3) It is hereby declared that the rules and regulations of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria shall be and continue to be the rules and regulations of the General Assembly of the Church as defined in the Principal Act until altered or repealed in accordance with the provisions of the Principal Act.
(4) No action or proceeding of any kind shall lie
or be taken against any person referred to in sub-section (1) for anything
done in good faith for or in relation to the
Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation.
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(5) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing—
(a) every deed instrument contract or agreement relating to any property vested in the Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation or in any person or persons for or on behalf of the Church generally or any congregation thereof which was made or executed by or on behalf of the said Corporation or by or on behalf of such person or persons on or after 22 June 1977 and before the date on which this Act receives the Royal Assent shall for all purposes be deemed to have been validly made and executed; and
(b) where any such deed instrument contract or agreement bears the consent in writing pursuant to the Principal Act of a person acting or purporting to act as Moderator of the General Assembly the same shall for all purposes be deemed to have been validly consented to.
(6) Any proceedings in relation to any act matter or thing arising or occurring after 22 June 1977 and before the day that this Act receives the Royal Assent for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust against a board, council or committee of the General Assembly of the Church as defined in the Principal Act or any member thereof or any person employed by or on behalf of the General Assembly of the last-mentioned Church shall be determined as if this Act had not been enacted.