Uniting Church in Australia Act 1976 (WA)

Western Australia Uniting Church in Australia Act 1976 Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 14 November 2014

Western Australia Uniting Church in Australia Act 1976 Contents Part I — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 5. Terms used 2 Part II — Inauguration of the Church 6. Authority to unite 4 7. Name of Church 4 8. Inaugurating Assembly 4 9. Adoption of Constitution 4 10. Amendment of Constitution 4 11. Further unions etc. 4 Part III — Constitution of the Trust 12. Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (W.A.) established 5 13. Powers and duties of Trust 6 14. Quorum 6 15. Vacation of office 6 16. Casual vacancies 7 17. Common seal 7 18. Form and execution of certain contracts etc. 8 19. Execution under seal by agent etc. 8 Part IV — Trust property 20. Vesting of certain property in Trust 9 21. Construction of certain instruments 11 22. Validity of titles to land vested in Trust 12 23. Evidence as to Trust's property 12 24. Certain rights enforceable by Trust 13 24A. Power to sell, lease or mortgage lands granted by Crown upon trust 13 Part V — Variation of trusts 25. Variation of trusts 15 26. Facilitation of performance of Trust 15 27. Effect of Synod resolution 16 Part VI — Incorporation of Church instrumentalities 28. Synod may incorporate Church instrumentality 17 29. Existing incorporation terminated 17 30. Purposes of incorporation 18 31. Evidence of incorporation 18 32. Vesting of property in incorporated body 18 33. Constitution of incorporated body 19 34. Certain bodies incorporated under this Act 19 35. Termination of incorporation 20 36. Effect of termination 21 Part VII — General 37. Trust's powers as to exchange etc. of property 22 38. Trust's receipts, effect of 22 39. Presumptions by people dealing with Trust 22 40. Service of documents on Trust 23 41. Trust may act as executor etc. 23 42. Trust may hold property jointly 24 43. Co‑operative use of property 24 44. Application of s. 43 26 45. Trust members etc. entitled to indemnity 26 46. Blending of Trust funds 26 47. Investment powers 27 48. Exemption from duty etc. 27 Schedule — Basis of Union Notes Compilation table 38 Defined terms Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 14 November 2014