New South Wales Consolidated ActsThe Baptist Union Incorporation Act
Reprint No 1 26 September 1979
Reprint No 2 29 July 1985
WHEREAS certain persons being members of a religious body or denomination called Baptists, in the State of New South Wales, and holding as their general tenets the doctrines set forth in Schedule A, have formed an association called “The Baptist Union of New South Wales” for the promotion of Christian intercourse amongst its members, the establishment and maintenance of places of worship for the members of the said denomination, the support and assistance of Baptist ministers, the education of candidates for the Baptist ministry, the advancement of home and foreign missions, and the furtherance of the public worship of God in accordance with the said tenets and doctrines; and whereas it is expedient that the said association should be incorporated, and should be invested with the powers and authorities hereinafter set forth:
Be it therefore enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
| Am | amended | LW | legislation website | Sch | Schedule | |
| Cl | clause | No | number | Schs | Schedules | |
| Cll | clauses | p | page | Sec | section | |
| Div | Division | pp | pages | Secs | sections | |
| Divs | Divisions | Reg | Regulation | Subdiv | Subdivision | |
| GG | Government Gazette | Regs | Regulations | Subdivs | Subdivisions | |
| Ins | inserted | Rep | repealed | Subst | substituted |
| 1958 | No 49 | The Baptist Union Incorporation (Amendment) Act 1958. Assented to 31.12.1958. |
| 1972 | No 48 | Reprints Act 1972. Assented to 9.10.1972. |
| 1978 | No 6 | The Baptist Union Incorporation (Amendment) Act 1978. Assented to 20.2.1978. |
| 1984 | No 5 | Baptist Union Incorporation (Amendment) Act
1984. Assented to 5.3.1984. Date of commencement of Sch 1, 14.9.1984, sec 2 (2) and GG No 121 of 3.8.1984, p 3991. |
| Long title | Am 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (1). |
| Preamble | Am 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (2). |
| Secs 1A, 1B | Ins 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (3). |
| Sec 1 | Am 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (4). |
| Sec 2 | Am 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (4) (a). |
| Sec 3 | Am 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (4) (a) (5). |
| Sec 3A. | Ins 1958 No 49, sec 2. |
| Secs 4-6 | Am 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (4) (a). |
| Sec 7 | Am 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (4) (a) (6). |
| Secs 8, 9 | Am 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (4) (a). |
| Secs 10, 11 | Subst 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (7). |
| Sec 12 | Am 1978 No 6, sec 2 (a). Rep 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (7). |
| Sec 13 | Am 1978 No 6, sec 2 (b). Rep 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (7). |
| Schs, heading | Rep 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (8). |
| Sch B | Rep 1984 No 5, Sch 1 (9). |