Victorian Consolidated Legislation

CHARITIES ACT 1978

No. 9227 of 1978
Version incorporating amendments as at 7 December 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page
   1.      Short title and commencement
   1A.     Definitions

   PART I-THE APPLICATION OF THE CY PRÈS DOCTRINE TO CHARITIES

   2.      Occasions for applying property cy près
   3.      Application cy près of gifts of donors unknown or disclaiming
   4.      Power of Attorney-General to sanction schemes
   4A.     Governor in Council may increase monetary limits
   4B.     Tabling before Parliament and disallowance
   5.      Power of Attorney-General to give opinions etc.
   6.      Payment by trustees to charitable institutions
   7.      Regulations
   7A.     Transitional provision-Charities (Amendment) Act 2005.

   PART IA-APPROVAL FOR INVESTMENT IN COMMON FUNDS

   7B.     Powers of trustees under this Part
   7C.     Powers under this Part subject to provisions and conditions of Order or approval
   7D.     Application to court
   7E.     Powers of court do not derogate from other powers
   7F.     Application to Attorney-General in respect of eligible property
   7G.     Attorney-General may make investigations
   7H.     Attorney-General may approve application of Part
   7I.     Part continues to apply if corpus exceeds initial limits

   PART IB-CHARITABLE TRUSTS

   7J.     Definitions
   7K.     Distribution to certain eligible entities
   7L.     Leave to apply trust fund for further purposes
   7M.     Inclusion of non-charitable purposes not to invalidate trust

   PART II-SUPERVISION OF CHARITIES

   8.      Definitions
   9.      Method of conducting inquiry
   9A.     Attorney-General may require information
   9B.     Offence to fail to comply with requirement
   10.     Powers of inspector
   11.     Record of examination
   12.     Report
   13.     Court may order removal of trustee or executor
   14.     Power to delegate
   15.     Costs
   16.     Offence
   17.     Exemption from Part
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           SCHEDULE
           SCHEDULE-Declaration by Trustees
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details