Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust Act 1994 (NSW)

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust Act 1994 No 65

An Act to constitute the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust, to specify the Trust's functions, and to provide for the vesting of certain property in the Trust; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust Act 1994.

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

3 Definitions In this Act: appointed day means the day on which section 4 commences. Archbishop means the Archbishop of the Archdiocese. Archdiocesan Council means the Archdiocesan Council of the Archdiocese elected from time to time by the Clergy-Laity Congress of the Archdiocese. Archdiocese means the Archdiocese of the Church known as The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia constituted by His All Holiness Athenagoras Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch with the concurrent approval of members of the Holy and Sacred Synod on 3 April 1959, as redefined from time to time under the same authority. Assistant Bishop means a Bishop who is nominated by the Archbishop and appointed by His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch in Constantinople (Istanbul) with the concurrent approval of members of the Holy and Sacred Synod as an Assistant Bishop to the Archbishop. Bishop means a person ordained as a Bishop of the Church. Church means The Greek Orthodox Church in Australia under the jurisdiction of His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch in Constantinople (Istanbul). company means the company limited by guarantee, incorporated in New South Wales under the name The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Property Trust. conveyance includes transfer, assignment and assurance. exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, the performance of the duty. function includes a power, authority or duty. property includes property located outside New South Wales. Trust means the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust constituted by this Act. trust property means property held by the Trust. trustee means a member of the Trust.