Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977 (Qld)

Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977

An Act to make provision for the inauguration of the Uniting Church in Australia; to constitute the Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.); to provide for the vesting of certain property in the said trust; and for connected purposes

Preamble Whereas the Uniting Churches as defined in section 5 have resolved to unite and form one church, to be called the Uniting Church in Australia, in accordance with the basis of union set forth in the schedule. And whereas property is held by or on behalf of or in connection with the said Uniting Churches and it is expedient that a body corporate, called the Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.), be constituted to hold property in trust for the Uniting Church in Australia on the commencement of that church. And whereas it is desirable to make provision to give effect to the foregoing.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977.

2 [Repealed]

3 [Repealed]

4 Savings Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as operating— (a) to divest any property from or prevent the vesting of any property in— (i) Emmanuel College as incorporated on 6 October 1911 pursuant to the provisions of the Religious Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861, (in this section called the said Act); (ii) the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association as incorporated on 28 June 1918 pursuant to the provisions of the said Act; (iii) the John Flynn College as incorporated on 20 January 1966 pursuant to the provisions of the said Act; (iv) the Presbyterian and Methodist Women's University College (known as Grace College) as incorporated on 13 June 1968 pursuant to the provisions of the said Act; (v) St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital as incorporated on 17 January 1974 pursuant to the provisions of the said Act; (vi) King's College as incorporated on 21 August 1958 pursuant to the provisions of the said Act; (vii) West Moreton Aged Homes Council as incorporated on 30 October 1969 pursuant to the provisions of the said Act; (viii) the Marsden Council as incorporated on 28 March 1974 pursuant to the provisions of the said Act; (ix) Cromwell College as incorporated on 28 January 1960 pursuant to the provisions of the said Act; (x) Marsden Home for Boys as incorporated on 22 December 1932 pursuant to the provisions of the said Act; (b) to affect the provisions of— (i) the Ann Street Presbyterian Church Act 1889; (ii) the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Rockhampton Act 1891; (iii) the Presbyterian Church Property Act 1909; (iv) the Methodist Church Property Act 1893.