Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) When —
(a) the
Moderator for the time being of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church of Australia and each of the Moderators for the time being of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, the Presbyterian
Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales, the Presbyterian Church
of Queensland, the Presbyterian Church of South Australia the Presbyterian
Church of Tasmania and the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia have
executed a deed declaring that those churches —
(i)
have agreed to vary the terms of the Scheme of Union set
forth in the Schedule to the Presbyterian Church of Australia Act 1901 by
substituting therefor the Basis of Union set forth in the Schedule to this
Act; and
(ii)
have agreed, subject to the coming into operation of this
Act, to unite upon that Basis of Union;
(b) the
Parliament of each other State of the Commonwealth has passed an Act that is
in operation enabling effect to be given to the Basis of Union; and
(c) a
notice signed by the Moderator for the time being of the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia is published in the Gazette ,
declaring that the union of churches referred to in paragraph (a) has taken
place and each Act referred to in paragraph (b) has come into operation 1 ,
all interests in
property held immediately before the publication of that notice by or in trust
or otherwise for some or all of the purposes of the Presbyterian Church in
Western Australia or for the General Assembly thereof or for any presbytery,
session, board of management, congregation, mission, institution, committee,
council or board however constituted, or fund in connection with that Church
shall be held subject to the Basis of Union set forth in the Schedule.
(2) A notice in force
under subsection (1)(c) or section 4(1)(c), is evidence of the matters
declared in the notice.