(1) On and from the
coming into operation of this Act —
(a) The
Perth Diocesan Trustees is authorised to use the land referred to in the
Schedule Part 1, or such of that land as may be comprised within those
boundaries after the operation of the provisions of paragraph (b), and the
buildings or improvements erected thereon for the purposes of a hostel to be
utilised for the accommodation of students attending a government educational
institution; and
(b) The
Perth Diocesan Trustees and the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Perth are
authorised, in so far as that may be required by any town planning or other
relevant authority, to adjust the boundary of the land referred to in the
Schedule Part 1, or the boundary of any part or subdivision of that land; and
(c) The
Perth Diocesan Trustees is authorised, should at any time such land not be
used for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a), to sell the whole or any
part of the land referred to in the Schedule Part 1, and to transfer or
otherwise assure the same to a purchaser freed and absolutely discharged from
any trust, use, condition or obligation affecting the use of that land or any
moneys derived therefrom, the proceeds of any such sale to be applied by the
Trustees, after payment of all expenses of and incidental to the sale, as part
of and for the purposes of the trust fund referred to in paragraph (e); and
(d) The
Perth Diocesan Trustees is authorised to hold and use the land referred to in
the Schedule Part 2, and the proceeds of any sale thereof or of any part
thereof, for general ecclesiastical purposes; and
(e) The
Perth Diocesan Trustees is authorised and required to hold as a trust fund the
moneys referred to in section 2(2), and such moneys as may accrue thereto
pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection, upon trust for use within the
State for general child and family care purposes, including —
(i)
the care, maintenance, education and benefit of children
orphaned, neglected, unwanted, destitute, socially deprived, or otherwise
disadvantaged, in particular by means, where practicable, of arranging for and
assisting in the care of such children in family homes as distinct from
institutions; and
(ii)
the counselling, help and care of families who have
difficulties, whether financial, social, or otherwise, in the proper
maintenance, nurture, education and care generally of their children.
(2) No purchaser of
any lands sold under the provisions of this section is bound or concerned to
inquire whether the power of sale was duly and regularly exercised, or to see
to the application of any purchase moneys, or to inquire into the necessity,
regularity or propriety of any sale or be affected by a notice that a sale is
irregular, unnecessary or improper.
[Section 3 amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 8(2).]