Anglican Church of Australia (Bodies Corporate) Act 1938 (NSW)

Anglican Church of Australia (Bodies Corporate) Act 1938 No 15

An Act to make provision for and with respect to the constitution of bodies corporate for the purposes of managing, governing and controlling institutions and organisations of the Church of England and of holding, managing and dealing with church trust property of the Church of England; and for purposes connected therewith.

Preamble WHEREAS it is expedient that bodies corporate should be constituted for the purposes of managing, governing and controlling certain institutions and organisations of the Church of England and of holding, managing and dealing with certain church trust property of the Church of England: Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 Name of Act (1) This Act may be cited as the Anglican Church of Australia (Bodies Corporate) Act 1938. (2) This Act shall be read and construed with the Church of England Trust Property Act 1917, as amended by subsequent Acts.

2 Definitions In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires: Body corporate means a body corporate constituted by or under this Act. Ordinance includes any ordinance which takes effect pursuant to section 11.

3 Constitution of certain bodies corporate (1) The members for the time being of the board appointed under the Glebe Administration Ordinance 1930, of the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney, as amended by subsequent ordinances of the Synod of that diocese, shall be a body corporate under the name of the "Glebe Administration Board". (2) The members for the time being of the council appointed under the Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School Ordinance of 1895, of the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney, as amended by subsequent ordinances of the Synod of that diocese, shall be a body corporate under the name of the "Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School Council". (3) The members for the time being of the council appointed under the Abbotsleigh College Ordinance 1924, of the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney, as amended by subsequent ordinances of the Synod of that diocese, shall be a body corporate under the name of "The Council of Abbotsleigh". (4) Each of such bodies corporate shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to have been constituted at the instance of the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney.