Victorian Current Acts

THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA ACT 1977 - SECT 5

    (1)     In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—

"appointed day" means the day on which this Act other than section 20(3) comes into operation;

"Assembly" means the Assembly of the Church referred to in clause 15(e) of the Basis of Union and includes the Inaugurating Assembly;

"Basis of Union" means the Basis of Union set forth in Schedule One;

"the Church" means The Uniting Church in Australia;

"Congregational Church" means the Congregational Union of Australia, the Congregational Unions in each of the States of the Commonwealth and the individual Congregational churches which have resolved to enter into union with the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches and any department, society, auxiliary, activity, fund, service, institution or any interest of any such individual churches or unions;

S. 5(1) def of designated officer inserted by No. 28/2008 s. 3(1).

"designated officer" means an officer, other than the Secretary, Moderator or Property Officer, appointed by the Synod in accordance with the Constitution of the Uniting Church in Australia;

"the Inaugurating Assembly" means the first Assembly of the Church which is convened in accordance with the Basis of Union;

"Methodist Church" means the Methodist Church of Australasia and includes any congregation, circuit, department, society, auxiliary, activity, fund, service, institution or interest thereof save and except the Conferences of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga;

"Presbyterian Church" means the Presbyterian Church of Australia comprising the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales, the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, the Presbyterian Church of Queensland, the Presbyterian Church of South Australia, the Presbyterian Church of Tasmania and the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia subject to the Presbyterian Church of Australia Act 1971 ;

"property" includes real and personal property and any estate or interest therein including any land promised or reserved by the Crown for any of the Uniting Churches or their predecessors;

S. 5(1) def of Synod substituted by No. 28/2008 s. 3(2).

"Synod" means the Synod of the Church referred to in clause 15(d) of the Basis of Union the region allotted to which is, or includes, Victoria;

"Trust" means The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Victoria) constituted by this Act;

"Trust Property" means property vested in or acquired by the Trust by or pursuant to this Act;

"Uniting Churches" means the Congregational Church, the Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church save and except those congregations of the Presbyterian Church continuing to function after the appointed day under the Scheme of Union of 24th day of July, 1901 as amended within the meaning of part III of the Schedule to the Presbyterian Church of Australia Act 1971 .

    (2)     This Act shall not be construed as operating—

S. 5(2)(a) repealed by No. 10225 s. 6.

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        (b)     to affect the operation of the Methodist Church of Australasia Supernumerary Ministers and Ministers' Widows Fund Act 1975 .

Part I—Inauguration of Church