Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Scout Association Act 1932 - SECT 4B

Corporation and Branch to be subject to direction by National Council etc.

4B. Corporation and Branch to be subject to direction by National Council etc.



(1) The Corporation and the Branch are subject to-

   (a)  the provisions of-

   (i)  the Royal Charter dated 23 August 1967;

   (ii) by-laws for the time being in force under the Royal Charter mentioned
        in subparagraph (i); and

   (iii) any decision or ruling of the National Council or the National
        Executive made pursuant to the Royal Charter mentioned in subparagraph
        (i) or the by-laws mentioned in subparagraph (ii)-

which relate to the policy of the scout movement and the control of scouting
or to the branches of the Australian Association generally or the Branch or
the Corporation in particular; and

   (b)  the direction and control of the National Council and the National
        Executive Committee.

(2) Where a provision or direction mentioned in subsection (1) is inconsistent
with a provision of the Constitution, the provision of the Constitution shall,
to the extent of the inconsistency, be inoperative.

(3) Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of the Constitution and the
documents mentioned in the Constitution shall on and from a day to be fixed by
Order of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette have
effect in relation to the Branch, the Corporation and the Executive Committee.

(4) The Corporation shall keep at a place appointed by it-

   (a)  a copy of the Royal Charter dated 23 August 1967 and any subsequent
        Royal Charter relating to the Scout Association of Australia;

   (b)  the documents comprising the Constitution; and

   (c)  a copy of each document referred to in the Constitution-

and shall certify each of those documents under the seal of the Corporation
and shall cause notice of the place at which the documents are kept to be
published in the Government Gazette and a newspaper circulating generally
throughout Victoria.

(5) In any proceedings the production of a document purporting to be a copy of
a document kept pursuant to this section and certified to be a copy of that
document under the seal of the Corporation shall be conclusive evidence of the
contents of the document of which it purports to be a copy.