Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Coptic Orthodox Church (Victoria) Property Trust Act 2006 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act-

"appointed day" means the beginning of the day appointed under section 4;

"appointed member" of the Trust means a member of the Trust appointed under
section 7(3).

"Bishop" means the Bishop of the Church or, if the Bishop of the Church is
absent from Victoria or otherwise unable to perform the functions of office,
or there is a vacancy in the See, the person for the time being entitled to
perform the functions of Bishop according to the rules and customs of the
Church;

"Church" means the Coptic Orthodox Church, Diocese of Melbourne and Affiliated
Regions, an indivisible part of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and
the See of St Mark, a hierarchical Christian body whose leader, overseer and
shepherd is the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark;

"Church association" means a body specified in Schedule 1, being an
association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981;

"function" includes power, duty and authority;

"perform" a function includes exercise a power;

"Trust" means the Coptic Orthodox Church (Victoria) Property Trust established
by this Act;

"trust property" means property acquired by or vested in the Trust.