Baptist Churches of New South Wales Property Trust Act 1984 (NSW)

Baptist Churches of New South Wales Property Trust Act 1984 No 4

An Act to constitute the Baptist Churches of New South Wales Property Trust and to define its powers, authorities, duties and functions; and to provide for the vesting of certain property in the Trust.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Baptist Churches of New South Wales Property Trust Act 1984.

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

3 (Repealed)

4 Definitions (1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires: appointed day means the day appointed and notified pursuant to section 2 (2). Assembly means an Assembly constituted under the by-laws. Baptist Church means a congregation affiliated with the Baptist Union. Baptist Union means The Baptist Union of New South Wales as constituted by and under the provisions of the Incorporation Act. by-laws means by-laws of the Baptist Union made under the Incorporation Act. congregation means all of the persons: (a) whose names appear as church members in the roll or register of any association or society, (b) who hold as their general tenets the doctrines set forth in Schedule A to the Incorporation Act, and (c) who are in the habit of meeting together for the public worship of God in any church building or in any other building, and each of those persons shall be deemed to be a member of the congregation consisting of all of those persons. deacon, in relation to a congregation, means: (a) a person elected to a position of deacon of the congregation, or (b) a person elected to a position of leadership in the congregation (whether the holder of the position is described as an elder or by any other term). district means an area of land that the Executive Committee has determined in writing is a district for the purposes of this Act. District Association means an association of Baptist Churches recognised as such by the Baptist Union in accordance with the by- laws. Executive Committee means the Executive Committee of the Baptist Union. functions includes powers, authorities and duties. Incorporation Act means the Baptist Union Incorporation Act 1919. property includes real and personal property and any estate or interest therein. secretary, in relation to a congregation, means: (a) a person elected to the position of secretary of the congregation, or (b) if no person has been elected to a position of that title—a person elected to a position that exercises the responsibilities of a secretary of the congregation (whether the holder of the position is described as a Church secretary, an administrator or a public officer, or by any other term). Trust means the Baptist Churches of New South Wales Property Trust constituted by this Act. trust property means property vested in the Trust by or pursuant to this Act. (2) A reference in this Act to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty. (3) The provisions of this Act, other than Schedule 4, do not affect the operation of Schedule 4 (Transferred provisions—Saint Andrew's Cathedral Site Agreements and Central Baptist Church Act 1936).