Church of England (Rectory of St. James The Apostle) Act 1980 (Tas)

Church of England (Rectory of St. James The Apostle) Act 1980

An Act to confer upon the Trustees of the Property of the Church of England in Australia in Tasmania, as trustees of a settlement of a certain property situated at New Town in Tasmania and known as "Hildern", created by the will of Catherine Agnes Watt, powers of sale and leasing in respect of such portion or portions of that property as for the time being remain unsold [Royal Assent 19 December 1980]

Whereas by the Church of England (Rectory of St. James the Apostle) Act 1926 the Trustees of the Property of the Church of England in Tasmania (in this preamble referred to as "the Trustees") were authorized, among other things, to sell a portion or portions of the property situated at New Town in Tasmania and known as "Hildern" (in this Act referred to as "the property"), the property having been transferred to the Trustees by the trustees of the will of the late Catherine Agnes Watt (in this preamble referred to as "the testatrix") to be held by the Trustees upon the trusts declared by the testatrix in her will: And whereas in pursuance of the powers conferred upon them by that Act the Trustees have sold portions of the property and have retained only the present rectory building (in this preamble referred to as "the rectory") and an area of land of approximately half an acre as the site and appurtenances of the rectory: And whereas the net proceeds of sale of those portions of the property were duly applied by the Trustees in the manner authorized by section 4 of that Act and are now entirely exhausted: And whereas the rectory is again in need of substantial repair and renovation and insufficient funds are available for the improvement and maintenance of the property so that it must fall into dilapidation and become uninhabitable: And whereas it is impracticable under the present altered conditions to give effect to the intentions of the testatrix and to maintain the property as the residence of the priest for the time being attached to the Church of the Parish of St. James the Apostle: And whereas it is expedient to confer on the Trustees the powers and authorities specified in this Act: