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Royal Blind Society (Merger) Bill 2005
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Definitions 2
4 Gifts, devises and bequests 2
5 Repeal 3
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
has finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2005
New South Wales
Royal Blind Society (Merger) Bill 2005
Act No , 2005
An Act to ensure that any gift, devise or bequest of property in favour of the Royal
Blind Society of New South Wales or other related agencies takes effect as if made
in favour of the new combined agency, Vision Australia, and to provide for the repeal
of the Royal Blind Society (Corporate Conversion) Act 2003.
I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill
as finally passed by both Houses.
Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1 Royal Blind Society (Merger) Bill 2005
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Royal Blind Society (Merger) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be appointed by proclamation.
3 Definitions
(1) In this Act:
combined agency means Vision Australia (ACN 108 391 831).
merged agency means the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales
(ACN 107 867 961), the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind Limited
(ACN 053 864 841) or the Vision Australia Foundation (ACN 007 428
284).
merger means the merger of the merged agencies that took place
through a scheme of arrangement made under section 411 of the
Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth and was approved by the
Federal Court of Australia on 6 July 2004.
property means any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether present
or future and whether vested or contingent) in real or personal property
of any description (including money).
(2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.
4 Gifts, devises and bequests
(1) A gift, devise or bequest of property to, in favour of, or for the use of a
merged agency or for a charitable purpose of a merged agency is taken
to be, and takes effect as, a gift, devise or bequest of property to, in
favour of, or for the use of the combined agency, or for a charitable
purpose of the combined agency that corresponds with, or is similar to,
a charitable purpose of the relevant merged agency for which the gift,
devise or bequest was made or declared.
(2) This section applies in respect of a gift, devise or bequest of property
made or declared before or after the commencement of this Act and
regardless of whether it is or was made or declared before or after the
merger.
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Royal Blind Society (Merger) Bill 2005 Clause 5
(3) This section extends to a gift, devise or bequest of property to, in favour
of, for the use of or for a charitable purpose of a predecessor of a merged
agency, including the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales as
constituted by the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales Act 1901
(before its repeal), as if that predecessor were a merged agency.
Note. The Royal Blind Society of New South Wales constituted by the Royal
Blind Society of New South Wales Act 1901 (before its repeal) was the
predecessor of the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales (ACN 107 867
961).
(4) For the purposes of this section, a gift, devise or bequest of property
includes a declaration of trust in respect of property.
5 Repeal
(1) The Governor may, by proclamation published in the Gazette, repeal the
Royal Blind Society (Corporate Conversion) Act 2003 on or after the
day on which the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales (ACN 107
867 961) is deregistered as a company under the Corporations Act 2001
of the Commonwealth.
(2) The Governor may make regulations containing provisions of a savings
or transitional nature consequent on the repeal of the Royal Blind
Society (Corporate Conversion) Act 2003.
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