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UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA ACT 1976


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   5.      Terms used

   PART II -- Inauguration of the Church  

   6.      Authority to unite
            
   7.      Name of Church
            
   8.      Inaugurating Assembly
            
   9.      Adoption of Constitution
            
   10.     Amendment of Constitution
            
   11.     Further unions etc.

   PART III -- Constitution of the Trust  

   12.     Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (W.A.) established
            
   13.     Powers and duties of Trust
            
   14.     Quorum
            
   15.     Vacation of office
            
   16.     Casual vacancies
            
   17.     Common seal
            
   18.     Form and execution of certain contracts etc.
            
   19.     Execution under seal by agent etc.

   PART IV -- Trust property  

   20.     Vesting of certain property in Trust
            
   21.     Construction of certain instruments
            
   22.     Validity of titles to land vested in Trust
            
   23.     Evidence as to Trust’s property
            
   24.     Certain rights enforceable by Trust
            
   24A.    Power to sell, lease or mortgage lands granted by Crown upon trust

   PART V -- Variation of trusts  

   25.     Variation of trusts
            
   26.     Facilitation of performance of Trust
            
   27.     Effect of Synod resolution

   PART VI -- Incorporation of Church instrumentalities  

   28.     Synod may incorporate Church instrumentality
            
   29.     Existing incorporation terminated
            
   30.     Purposes of incorporation
            
   31.     Evidence of incorporation
            
   32.     Vesting of property in incorporated body
            
   33.     Constitution of incorporated body
            
   34.     Certain bodies incorporated under this Act
            
   35.     Termination of incorporation
            
   36.     Effect of termination

   PART VII -- General  

   37.     Trust’s powers as to exchange etc. of property
            
   38.     Trust’s receipts, effect of
            
   39.     Presumptions by people dealing with Trust
            
   40.     Service of documents on Trust
            
   41.     Trust may act as executor etc.
            
   42.     Trust may hold property jointly
            
   43.     Co-operative use of property
            
   44.     Application of s.
            
   45.      Trust members etc. entitled to indemnity
            
   46.     Blending of Trust funds
            
   47.     Investment powers
            
   48.     Exemption from duty etc.
           SCHEDULE
           

[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 14 November 2014]

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