Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Where, by reason of circumstances subsequent to the creation of a trust to which church trust property is for the time being subject, it has, in the opinion of the General Assembly acting at the request of the Trust, become impossible or inexpedient to carry out or observe the trust, the General Assembly may, by resolution, direct that the property be held for, or for the use, benefit or purposes of the Church subject to such other trust as the General Assembly declares and the first-mentioned trust shall thereupon cease and determine and the property shall be held subject to the trust so declared.
(2) The Trust shall not make a request under subsection (1) in relation to church trust property held on behalf of a congregation without first obtaining a report from the Presbytery of the Bounds.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), church trust property shall be applied for the same congregation or, if not held on behalf of a congregation, for the same purpose as nearly as may be as the purpose for which it was held immediately before the General Assembly resolved under subsection (1) that the trust subject to which the property was held should cease and determine.
(4) The General Assembly may by resolution declare that, by reason of circumstances subsequent to the creation of a trust to which church trust property is held, it has, in the opinion of the General Assembly, become impossible or inexpedient to deal with or apply the property or some part of it for the use or benefit of the congregation or for the same or like purpose, and, in such a case, the property or a part of it may be dealt with and applied for such other purpose and in relation to such other congregation or congregations as the General Assembly by resolution declares.
(5) Where church trust property is held by the Trust for a purpose, activity or institution conducted by or on behalf of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, the powers conferred by subsection (4) on the General Assembly shall be exercised by it not only at the request of the Trust but also at the request of, and in accordance with any directions given by, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia.