Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA ACT 1977 - SECT 4

In this Act:

Note     A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 155).

"Assembly" means the Assembly of the Church referred to in paragraph 15 (e) of the Basis of Union and includes the first Assembly of the Church referred to in that paragraph.

"Basis of Union" means the Basis of Union for the formation of the Church, a copy of which is set out in schedule 1.

"Church" means The Uniting Church in Australia.

"Congregational Church "means—

        (a)     the Congregational Union of Australia; and

        (b)     the Congregational Unions in each of the States of the Commonwealth; and

        (c)     the individual Congregational Churches that have resolved to enter into union with the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches; and

        (d)     any department, society, auxiliary, activity, fund, service, institution or interest of a Union referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) or of a Congregational Church referred to in paragraph (c).

"Methodist Church" means the Methodist Church of Australasia, other than the Conferences of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, and includes any congregation, circuit, department, society, auxiliary, activity, fund, service, institution or interest of the Methodist Church of Australasia.

"Presbyterian Church" means the Presbyterian Church of Australia.

"property" means real and personal property and any estate or interest in real or personal property.

"Synod" means the Synod of the Church for the State of New South Wales, being a synod within the meaning of paragraph 15 (d) of the Basis of Union.

"trust" means The Uniting Church in Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Property Trust established by section 5.

"trust property" means property vested in or acquired by the trust under this Act.