Hunters Hill Congregational Church Property Trust Act 2013 (NSW)

Hunters Hill Congregational Church Property Trust Act 2013 No 67

An Act to constitute the Hunters Hill Congregational Church Property Trust; to specify the Trust's functions; to provide for the vesting of property in the Trust; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Hunters Hill Congregational Church Property Trust Act 2013.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act: Board means the Board referred to in section 5. Board-appointed member means a person appointed as a member of the Board at an annual meeting of the Board. Chairperson means the Chairperson for the time being of the Board. Church means the Hunters Hill Congregational Church, being a church: (a) that, prior to 22 June 1977, was affiliated with The Congregational Union of New South Wales, and (b) that, immediately before the date of assent to this Act, included the following congregations and ministries: (i) the congregation meeting on the corner of Alexandra and Ferdinand Streets, Hunters Hill, known as Hunters Hill Congregational Community Church, (ii) the congregation meeting at Narellan, known as Narellan Community Congregational Church, (iii) the ministry of Hunters Hill Congregational Church Retirement Village, at 20A Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill, (iv) the ministry of Angus Bristow Village, Narellan, (v) the ministry of Narellan Congregational Community Services, and (c) that includes any other congregations that may be recognised as congregations by the Trust from time to time, and (d) that includes any other ministries that may be recognised as ministries by the Trust from time to time. committee of management means a committee of management recognised or established by the Trust from time to time for the purpose of facilitating the establishment or management (or both) of a specified ministry. committee of management representative, in relation to a committee of management, means a member of the committee of management who is elected as a member of the Board at a meeting of members of the committee of management under section 10. congregation means: (a) a constituent part of the Church that is established by the Church from time to time for the purpose of providing for the worship of God, religious education and other church activities and that the Trust has recognised as a congregation, or (b) an assembly of persons of any church affiliated with the Church from time to time (whether or not established by the Church) that the Trust has recognised as a congregation. congregational representative, in relation to a congregation, means a member of the congregation who is elected as a member of the Board at a meeting of the congregation under section 9. congregational rules, in relation to a congregation, means the rules made by the congregation under section 45, as in force from time to time. congregational trust property means property vested in the Trust by or under section 42 (2) or 44 or otherwise held by the Trust on behalf of a particular congregation (whether under section 18 or otherwise). conveyance includes transfer, assignment and assurance. function includes a power, authority or duty and exercise a function includes perform a duty. general trust property means property vested in the Trust by or under section 42 (1) or 43 or otherwise held by the Trust on behalf of the Church (and not on behalf of a particular congregation) (whether under section 17 or otherwise). ministry means an activity that is a constituent part of the Church (other than a congregation) as established from time to time that the Trust has recognised as a ministry. Trust means the Hunters Hill Congregational Church Property Trust constituted by this Act. Trust rules means the rules made by the Trust under section 27, as in force from time to time. (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.