New South Wales Consolidated Acts

UNITARIAN CHURCH ACT 1927 - SECT 12

12 Use of church or other buildings and appointment of ministers

(a) The Trustees or the Trustee shall permit and suffer any church or other building for the time being standing on land of whatever tenure which shall form part of Unitarian Trust property to be from time to time and at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly used, occupied, and enjoyed as and for a place for the worship of God by the congregation for services of the Unitarian Church and for meetings of the congregation to be held according to the rules while and so long as such congregation observes and conforms to the provisions of this Act.

(b) The Trustees or the Trustee shall permit to officiate in any church building for the time being standing on land forming part of Unitarian Trust property, such person or persons as a majority of the congregation shall from time to time in manner prescribed by the rules appoint as officiating minister or ministers, until such minister or ministers shall be removed by a resolution of the majority of the congregation, and shall also permit occasional service of such person or persons as a majority of the committee or the officiating minister acting with the authority of such committee may from time to time appoint.

(c) The Trustees or the Trustee shall permit and suffer any building for the time being standing on Unitarian Trust property, or any part of such building to be used or let on hire for purposes other than religious or scholastic, upon payment of such fees upon such terms and conditions as the committee shall from time to time direct.