Churches of Christ Tasmania Act 1978 (Tas)

Churches of Christ Tasmania Act 1978

An Act to provide for the constitution and function of the Churches of Christ, Tasmania and for the vesting of certain property in that body upon trust for its affiliated members, and for related purposes [Royal Assent 31 January 1979]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title and repeal (1) This Act may be cited as the Churches of Christ Tasmania Act 1978 . (2) The Associated Churches of Christ Property Management Act 1930 is repealed.

2. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – affiliated Church of Christ means a Church of Christ admitted to the Association in accordance with the Constitution of the Association; Associated Churches of Christ, Tasmania means the body corporate of that name created by the Associated Churches of Christ Property Management Act 1930 ; Association means Churches of Christ, Tasmania incorporated by section 4 of this Act; by-law means a by-law, law, rule, regulation, or resolution of the Convention duly passed in accordance with the constitution; Church of Christ means those persons whose names are for the time being on the roll of any particular congregation known or styled as a Church of Christ in any particular place in the State of Tasmania; Churches of Christ, Tasmania means the body corporate incorporated under section 4 ; constitution means the constitution for the time being of the Association; convention means the annual meeting or special meeting of the Association convened and conducted in accordance with its constitution and by-laws; executive means the executive body of the Association as the same shall be from time to time constituted in accordance with the constitution and by-laws; instrument has the same meaning as in the Trustee Act 1898 ; member means any person who shall have his or her name inserted and remaining upon the roll of persons belonging to any Church of Christ according to the custom and practice of such Church; property includes – (a) real and personal property and any estate or interest therein; and (b) the right to receive income; special meeting means a special meeting of the members of any Church of Christ convened and conducted in accordance with section 13 ; trust property means property vested in, or acquired by, the Association by or pursuant to sections 5 , 6 , 7 , or 12 (1) (b) of this Act.