HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA (VICTORIAN DISTRICT) INCORPORATION ACT 1973 - SECT 3 Constitution

HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA (VICTORIAN DISTRICT) INCORPORATION ACT 1973 - SECT 3

    (1)     There shall be a body corporate by the name of the "Hungarian Reformed Church of Australia (Victorian District)" consisting of all persons in the State of Victoria and elsewhere who from time to time in accordance with the Constitution for the time being of the Church accept as their general tenets the doctrines set forth in Article 2 of the First Schedule and the said body corporate shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and under that name may sue and be sued prosecute and defend and take and suffer all other proceedings in all courts.

    (2)     The Church may—

        (a)     make by-laws and rules (not inconsistent with this Act or the said Constitution) for or with respect to all or any of the matters following—

              (i)     the admission expulsion or re-admission of congregations to membership of the Church;

              (ii)     conduct of the officers of the said Church and the election and duties of officers;

              (iii)     the appointment rotation and duties of all minor officials of the said Church;

              (iv)     the keeping of accounts and records;

              (v)     the appointment of auditors;

              (vi)     the convening and conduct of conventions, conferences and meetings;

              (vii)     the custody care and maintenance of Church property;

              (viii)     the execution and authentication of documents;

              (ix)     the authorization of expenditure;

              (x)     the rescission or amendment of by-laws and rules;

              (xi)     the remuneration of officers and employees;

              (xii)     such other matters that may from time to time be found to be necessary or expedient;

        (b)     make such alterations in and additions to the Constitution of the Church as set out in the First Schedule as are found from time to time to be necessary or expedient;

        (c)     take purchase receive hold and enjoy property upon the trusts and with the powers set out in the Second Schedule and also to sell grant transfer convey exchange demise (whether by way of lease or otherwise) create easements over or otherwise dispose of either absolutely or by way of mortgage charge lien or other encumbrance any of the property at any time belonging to the Church;

        (d)     if any property referred to in paragraph (c) is subject to any trust the provisions of such trust shall be carried out by the Church in accordance with the trust deed or other instrument creating the trust; and

        (e)     generally to exercise subject to the provisions of this Act all powers rights and privileges incident to a body corporate.

    (3)     The Church Council for the time being of the Church shall have the custody and the use of the common seal of the Church and the majority of the members of the Church Council shall have power to use or direct the use of the seal for all purposes for which the use of the seal is required.

    (4)     The seal shall not be affixed otherwise than pursuant to a resolution of the majority of the Church Council.

    (5)     Any two of the following office bearers of the Church for the time being, namely, President, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer or any other official appointed for the purpose by a duly constituted convention of the Church shall sign their names to the documents to which the seal has been affixed.