Presbyterian Church (Corporations) Act 1995 (NSW)

Presbyterian Church (Corporations) Act 1995 No 67

An Act to provide for the constitution of corporations for the purposes of managing, governing and controlling institutions and organisations of the Presbyterian Church; to repeal an Act relating to the Beneficiary Fund of the Presbyterian Church; to amend The Presbyterian Church (New South Wales) Property Trust Act 1936; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Presbyterian Church (Corporations) Act 1995.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Definitions In this Act: Beneficiary Fund means the fund referred to in the Beneficiary Fund Act. Beneficiary Fund Act means the Act repealed by section 24. Beneficiary Fund Committee means the committee appointed by the General Assembly under section 3 of the Beneficiary Fund Act to administer the Beneficiary Fund. by-laws means the by-laws made by the General Assembly under section 21 and in force for the time being. corporation means a corporation constituted under this Act. exercise a function includes perform a duty. function includes a power, authority or duty. General Assembly means the General Assembly for the time being of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales. Property Trust means The Presbyterian Church (New South Wales) Property Trust constituted under the Property Trust Act. Property Trust Act means The Presbyterian Church (New South Wales) Property Trust Act 1936. Superannuation Corporation means the Presbyterian Church (NSW) Superannuation Corporation constituted by this Act as in force immediately before the amendment of this Act by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005. Superannuation Fund means the Presbyterian Church (NSW) Superannuation Fund maintained under this Act as in force immediately before the amendment of this Act by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005. the Church means the Presbyterian Church of Australia to the extent that the General Assembly has jurisdiction in relation to it. unincorporated body of the Church means: (a) any council, committee, or board appointed (either before or after the commencement of section 7) by the General Assembly under section 13 of the Property Trust Act to carry on any activities or projects of the Church, or (b) any other body established for the purpose of an activity, fund, service, institution or interest of the Church generally or a congregation of the Church.