Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Melbourne College of Divinity Act 1910 - SECT 5

Incorporation

5. Incorporation





(1) The College continues to be a body corporate under the name of the
Melbourne College of Divinity with perpetual succession and a common seal, and
by that name shall be capable in law of suing and being sued, and for the
purposes of the said College shall be capable of acquiring, holding and
disposing of real and personal property and of doing and suffering all such
other acts and things as bodies corporate may by law do and suffer.

(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), the College may-

   (a)  erect buildings;

   (b)  accept gifts, devises and bequests made to the College whether on
        trust or otherwise;

   (c)  act as trustee of moneys or other property vested in the College upon
        trust;





   (d)  reimburse to-

   (i)  members of the Council, reasonable travelling and other expenses
        incurred in attending meetings of the Council and in carrying out the
        business of the College;

   (ii) members of committees and boards established for the purposes of this
        Act, reasonable travelling and other expenses incurred in attending
        meetings of those committees or boards and in carrying out the
        business of the College;

   (iii) other persons, reasonable travelling and other expenses incurred in
        carrying out the business of the College;

   (e)  raise or borrow money in such manner and upon such security (if any)
        as the Council determines;

   (f)  invest and deal with moneys of the College upon such security or
        otherwise in such manner as may from time to time be determined by the
        Council;

   (g)  grant scholarships, prizes, exhibitions, bursaries and other awards;



   (h)  publish material arising from or relating to the activities of the
        College;



        (i)    do anything else necessary to carry out the objects of the
               College or that is authorised by this Act.