Anglican Church of Australia Act 1976 (NSW)

Anglican Church of Australia Act 1976 No 21

An Act to change to Anglican Church of Australia the name of the Church of England in Australia.

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Anglican Church of Australia Act 1976.

2 Commencement (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may, on the recommendation of the Primate of the Church of England in Australia, be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3 Change of name (1) The name of the Church of England in Australia referred to in the Church of England in Australia Constitution Act 1961 is hereby changed to "Anglican Church of Australia". (2) The name of the corporation constituted by section 7 of the Church of England in Australia Constitution Act 1961 is hereby changed to "Anglican Church of Australia Trust Corporation".

4 Construction of Acts and instruments On and from the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2), a reference to the Church of England or to the Church of England in Australia in: (a) the Acts specified in Schedule 1 and any other Acts in force immediately before that day, (b) instruments made under Acts and so in force, (c) Church Canons of the General Synod of the Church of England in Australia so in force, (d) Church Ordinances and Church Acts of a Provincial or Diocesan Synod of that Church so in force, (e) Church Rules and Regulations made by the authority of those Canons, Ordinances and Acts and so in force, (f) grants, deeds, wills and other instruments having effect on or after that day, shall be construed as a reference to the Anglican Church of Australia.