Stewards’ Foundation of Christian Brethren Act 1989 (NSW)

Stewards' Foundation of Christian Brethren Act 1989 No 172

An Act to constitute the Stewards' Foundation of Christian Brethren and to specify its functions; and to provide for the vesting of certain property in the Foundation.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Stewards' Foundation of Christian Brethren Act 1989.

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

3 Definitions (1) In this Act: appointed day means the day on which section 4 commences. Assembly means all the members of a congregation of a church in Australia known or styled as an Assembly of Christian Brethren. Assembly corporation means an Assembly organisation which is a corporation. Assembly organisation means an organisation, corporate or unincorporate, whether in New South Wales or not: (a) the functions of which are not inconsistent with the general functions of the Foundation, and (b) each member of which is a member of an Assembly, and (c) the directors or other officers of which are members of an Assembly. Committee means the Committee of the Foundation established under Part 3. Company means the company limited by guarantee, incorporated in New South Wales and known as the Stewards' Foundation of Christian Brethren. Foundation means the Stewards' Foundation of Christian Brethren constituted under section 4. property includes property located outside New South Wales. trust property means property vested in the Foundation by or pursuant to this Act. (2) In this Act: (a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and (b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.