Victorian Current Acts

UNIVERSITY COLLEGES LANDS ACT 1960 - PREAMBLE

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WHEREAS in the purported exercise of the powers conferred by an Act of the Parliament of Victoria numbered 391—

a certificate of title entered in the register book of the Office of Titles volume 1157 folium 231227 dated the twenty-sixth day of January One thousand eight hundred and eighty was issued to certain persons therein named as the proprietors of a estate in fee simple in the land therein delineated, being the land now occupied by Queen's College, a college affiliated to the University of Melbourne (hereinafter called the "Queen's College land");

a certificate of title entered in the register book of the Office of Titles volume 1335 folium 266931 dated the twenty-third day of January One thousand eight hundred and eighty-two was issued to certain persons therein named as the proprietors of an estate in fee simple in the land therein delineated, being the land now occupied by Ormond College, a college affiliated to the University of Melbourne (hereinafter called the "Ormond College land"); and

a certificate of title entered in the register book of the Office of Titles volume 2796 folium 559157 dated the tenth day of September One thousand nine hundred was issued to certain persons therein named as the proprietors of an estate in fee simple in the land therein delineated, being the land now occupied by Newman College, a college affiliated to the University of Melbourne (hereinafter called the "Newman College land"):

AND WHEREAS immediately before the commencement of this Act—

Arthur Edward Albiston of Auburn-road Auburn, Herbert Garfield Secomb of Parlington-street Canterbury, Christopher Irving Benson of Hoddle-street Elsternwick, and Charles Kingston Daws of 348 Barkers-road Hawthorn, all Methodist Ministers, Harry Stuart Hutchison of Erica-avenue East Malvern, Solicitor, Harry Wason McCutcheon of Stanhope-grove Camberwell, Account, David Hugh Eakins of 90 Yarrbat-avenue Balwyn, Civil Engineer, and Harold Addison Woodruff of 55 Wills-street Kew, retired, are registered in the said certificate of title volume 1157 folium 231227 as joint proprietors of the said estate in fee simple in the Queen's College land under and by virtue of the Methodist Church Acts;
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the Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation is registered in the said certificate of title volume 1335 folium 266931 as the proprietor of the said estate in fee simple in the Ormond College land; and

the Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation for the Diocese of Melbourne is registered in the said certificate of title volume 2796 folium 559157 as the proprietor of the said estate in fee simple in the Newman College land:

AND WHEREAS doubts have arisen as to the validity of the certificates of title issued as aforesaid, as to the effect upon the titles thereto of earlier reservations or grants of the said lands and as to the powers of the proprietors for the time being of the said estates in the said lands:

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to resolve those doubts and for that purpose to validate the issue of each of the said certificates of title, to revoke all earlier reservations and restrictions in respect of the said lands, and to make provision with respect to the powers of the respective proprietors thereof as hereinafter provided:

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):