Roman Catholic Church Lands Act 1985 (Qld)

Roman Catholic Church Lands Act 1985

An Act to divest certain estates and interests in certain freehold and leasehold land and the improvements thereon from certain registered proprietors and lessees and, according to the location of the land, to vest estates and interest in the land in the Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, the Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville, the Corporation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba or the Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Rockhampton in each case freed and discharged from any trusts upon which the land is held, to provide for the similar divesting and vesting of other land and for related purposes

Preamble Whereas certain estates and interests in freehold and leasehold land set out and described in the schedules are held in the names of various registered proprietors and lessees on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church. And whereas as far as can be ascertained all those registered proprietors and lessees are deceased. And whereas the Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane constituted under the Religious Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 (repealed) is authorised to hold land for the Roman Catholic Church in the Brisbane Archdiocese. And whereas it is desirable to vest such of the land as is located in the Brisbane Archdiocese in the Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane freed and discharged from any trusts upon which that land is presently held. And whereas the Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville constituted under the Religious Education and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 (repealed) is authorised to hold land for the Roman Catholic Church in the Townsville Diocese. And whereas it is desirable to vest such of the land as is located in the Townsville Diocese in the Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville freed and discharged from any trusts upon which the land is presently held. And whereas the Corporation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba constituted under the Religious Education and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 (repealed) is authorised to hold land for the Roman Catholic Church in the Toowoomba Diocese. And whereas it is desirable to vest such of the land as is located in the Toowoomba Diocese in the Corporation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba freed and discharged from any trusts upon which the land is presently held. And whereas the Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Rockhampton constituted under the Religious Education and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 (repealed) is authorised to hold land for the Roman Catholic Church in the Rockhampton Diocese. And whereas it is desirable to vest such of the land as is located in the Rockhampton Diocese in the Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Rockhampton freed and discharged from any trusts upon which the land is presently held.