ANGLICAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA TRUST PROPERTY ACT 1917 - As at 11 October 2021 - Act 21 of 1917

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1A - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act

PART 1 - REPEAL AND AMENDMENT

• 2 Repeal
• 3 Amendment

PART 2 - INTERPRETATION

• 4 Definitions

PART 3 - TRUSTEES CONSTITUTION AND SUCCESSION

• 5 Existing corporate bodies
• 6 New corporate bodies
• 6A Term of office of member of corporate body of trustees
• 7 Common seal and quorum
• 8 Authority of members of corporate bodies
• 9 Variation by synod
• 10 Change of name
• 11 Alteration of number of members of corporate body
• 12 Vacancies in membership of corporate bodies
• 13 Alteration of number of trustees
• 14 Vacancies in office of trustee
• 15 New trustees for allocated property
• 16 Separate trustees
• 17 Provision cumulative
• 18 Bishops

PART 4 - VESTING TRUST PROPERTY

• 19 In corporate trustees by consent
• 20 Property vested in bishops
• 21 Property vested in new trustee
• 22 In case of new dioceses etc
• 23 Property vested in separate trustees

PART 5 - MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT OF TRUST PROPERTY

• 24 Management
• 25 Investment

PART 6 - SALE, EXCHANGE, MORTGAGE, LEASE ETC OF TRUST PROPERTY

• 26 Synod may direct sales or other dealings
• 26A Certain directions may be given in anticipation
• 27 Deeds of conveyance etc
• 27A Certain directions may be given by resolution
• 28 Power of corporate trustees to let in certain cases
• 29 Protection of purchasers etc
• 30 Discharge for purchase moneys etc
• 31 Temporary investments

PART 7 - VARIATION OF TRUSTS

• 32 Power of synod to vary trusts etc
• 32A Limited substitution of trust of income

PART 7A - JOINT USE OF CHURCH TRUST PROPERTY

• 32B Use of property jointly with other churches

PART 8 - EVIDENCE

• 33 Membership of corporate bodies
• 34 Trusteeship
• 35 Making of ordinances and resolutions
• 36 Notification in Gazette

PART 9 - GENERAL

• 37 Repeal or amendment of ordinances
• 38 Delegation of powers etc by bishop
• 39 Delegation of powers etc of bishop by ordinance
• 40 Delegation of powers etc of synod
• 41 Validity of acts etc under delegation
• 42 Notification as to trustees
• 43 Record of ordinances
• 44 Existing dioceses
• 45 New dioceses
• 46 Validation of conveyances
• 47 Exclusion of defeasance clauses from certain conveyances
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2