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Rules 6\nPART 3—THE AGENCY AS SUCCESSOR OF\nUNINCORPORATED BODIES 7\n9. Transfer of assets and liabilities 7\n10. Unincorporated body instruments 8\n11. Gifts, trusts etc 8\n12. Gifts, trusts etc for certain purposes 9\n13. Declared bodies 10\n14. Amendment of Register 11\n__________________\nSCHEDULE—The Constitution of Anglicare Victoria 12\n═══════════════\nENDNOTES 26\n1. General Information 26\n2. Table of Amendments 27\n3. Explanatory Details 28\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary Documents1\nVersion No. 002\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\nVersion incorporating amendments as at 1 January 1999\nPreamble\n(1) The Anglican Mission to the Streets and Lanes of\nMelbourne was established in 1886 by the Bishop of\nMelbourne as the Diocesan Mission to the Streets and\nLanes of Melbourne.\n(2) The Mission of St James and St John was established\nby Act of the Synod of the Diocese of Melbourne in\n1919.\n(3) St John's Homes for Boys and Girls is the successor of\nSt Martin's Home for Boys which was established by\nresolution of the Synod of the Diocese of Melbourne in\n1919, was opened in 1921 and was given a constitution\nin 1926 by Act of the Synod of the Diocese of\nMelbourne. By further Acts of Synod, the name was\nchanged in 1940 to St John's Home for Boys and, in\n1969, to St John's Homes for Boys and Girls.\n(4) The Anglican Mission to the Streets and Lanes of\nMelbourne, the Mission of St James and St John and\nSt John's Homes for Boys and Girls have agreed to the\nformation of a new Anglican agency and, on the basis\nof their past experience and achievements, to continue\nand extend their operations.\n(5) In October 1996, the Synod of the Diocese of\nMelbourne approved a proposal for the establishment\nof a new Anglican welfare agency by Act of the\nParliament.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 1—Preliminary\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n2\nThe Parliament of Victoria therefore enacts as follows:\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1. Purpose\nThe purpose of this Act is to incorporate an\nAnglican Welfare Agency as the successor in law\nof the Anglican Mission to the Streets and Lanes\nof Melbourne, the Mission of St James and St\nJohn and St John's Homes for Boys and Girls.\n2. Commencement\n(1) Part 1 comes into operation on the day on which\nthis Act receives the Royal Assent.\n(2) The remaining provisions of this Act come into\noperation on 1 July 1997.\n3. Definitions\nIn this Act—\n\"Agency\" means the body established under\nsection 4;\n\"Board\" means the Board of the Agency\nconstituted for the time being in accordance\nwith the Constitution;\n\"Constitution\" means the Constitution of the\nAgency set out in the Schedule and, if that\nConstitution is amended, that Constitution as\nso amended and in force for the time being;\n\"Council\" means the Council of the Agency\nconstituted for the time being in accordance\nwith the Constitution;\n\"instrument\" includes a document and an oral\nagreement;\ns. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 1—Preliminary\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n3\n\"liabilities\" means all liabilities, duties and\nobligations, whether actual, contingent or\nprospective;\n\"property\" means any legal or equitable estate or\ninterest (whether present or future and\nwhether vested or contingent) in real or\npersonal property of any description;\n\"rights\" means all rights, powers, privileges and\nimmunities, whether actual, contingent or\nprospective;\n\"Trust Corporation\" means the Melbourne\nAnglican Trust Corporation, a body\ncorporate under the Church of England Act\n1884 (Act No. 797);\n\"trust instrument\" means an instrument\nsubsisting immediately before the\ncommencement of Part 3—\n(a) to which the Trust Corporation or\nanother trustee was a party as trustee\nfor an unincorporated body; or\n(b) that was given to or in favour of the\nTrust Corporation or another trustee as\ntrustee for an unincorporated body; or\n(c) that refers to the Trust Corporation or\nanother trustee as trustee for an\nunincorporated body; or\n(d) under which—\n(i) money is, or may become, payable\nto or by the Trust Corporation or\nanother trustee as trustee for an\nunincorporated body; or\ns. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 1—Preliminary\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n4\n(ii) other property is to be, or may\nbecome liable to be, transferred to\nor by the Trust Corporation or\nanother trustee as trustee for an\nunincorporated body;\n\"unincorporated body\" means—\n(a) the Anglican Mission to the Streets and\nLanes of Melbourne;\n(b) the Mission of St James and St John;\n(c) St John's Homes for Boys and Girls;\n\"unincorporated body instrument\" means an\ninstrument subsisting immediately before the\ncommencement of Part 3—\n(a) to which an unincorporated body was a\nparty; or\n(b) that was given to or in favour of an\nunincorporated body; or\n(c) that refers to an unincorporated body;\nor\n(d) under which—\n(i) money is, or may become, payable\nto or by an unincorporated body;\nor\n(ii) other property is to be, or may\nbecome liable to be, transferred to\nor by an unincorporated body;\n\"will\" includes a codicil and any testamentary\ndisposition.\n_______________\ns. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 2—Anglican Welfare Agency\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n5\nPART 2—ANGLICAN WELFARE AGENCY\n4. Establishment\n(1) There is established a body by the name\n\"Anglicare Victoria\".\n(2) Anglicare Victoria—\n(a) is a body corporate with perpetual\nsuccession;\n(b) has an official seal;\n(c) may sue and be sued;\n(d) may acquire, hold and dispose of real and\npersonal property;\n(e) may do and suffer all acts and things that a\nbody corporate may by law do and suffer.\n(3) All courts must take judicial notice of the seal of\nAnglicare Victoria affixed to a document and,\nuntil the contrary is proved, must assume it was\nduly affixed.\n(4) The official seal of Anglicare Victoria must be\nkept in such custody as Anglicare Victoria directs\nand must not be used except as authorised by\nAnglicare Victoria.\n5. Functions\nThe functions of the Agency are the functions\nconferred on it by this Act or the Constitution.\n6. Powers\nThe Agency may do all things necessary or\nconvenient to be done for, or in connection with,\nthe carrying out of its functions.\ns. 4\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 2—Anglican Welfare Agency\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n6\n7. The Constitution\n(1) The Agency is governed by this Act and the\nConstitution.\n(2) Subject to this Act and the Constitution, the\nAgency is managed by the Board.\n(3) The Board may exercise the powers of the Agency\nother than the powers that, under the Constitution,\nare required to be exercised by the Council.\n8. Rules\nSubject to this section, the Agency may make\nrules not inconsistent with this Act, the\nConstitution or the objects set out in the\nConstitution.\n_______________\ns. 7\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 3—The Agency as Successor of Unincorporated Bodies\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n7\nPART 3—THE AGENCY AS SUCCESSOR OF\nUNINCORPORATED BODIES\n9. Transfer of assets and liabilities\n(1) On the commencement of this Part—\n(a) all property and rights of the unincorporated\nbodies or of any of them vest in the Agency;\n(b) all liabilities of the unincorporated bodies or\nof any of them become liabilities of the\nAgency;\n(c) the Agency is the successor in law of each of\nthe unincorporated bodies;\n(d) each of the unincorporated bodies is\ndissolved.\n(2) Without derogating from any other powers of the\nTrust Corporation, the Trust Corporation—\n(a) may transfer to the Agency any property held\nby the Trust Corporation that, immediately\nbefore the commencement of this Act, was\nheld by it on behalf of an unincorporated\nbody, other than property that is subject to an\nexpress trust;\n(b) may, by writing, appoint the Agency to be\nthe trustee in place of the Trust Corporation\nin respect of any property vested in it before\nthe commencement of this section as trustee\nfor an unincorporated body or in respect of\nany other trust for the benefit of an\nunincorporated body of which it was\nappointed trustee before that\ncommencement.\ns. 9\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 3—The Agency as Successor of Unincorporated Bodies\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n8\n10. Unincorporated body instruments\n(1) Each unincorporated body instrument continues to\nhave effect according to its tenor on and after the\ncommencement of this Part as if a reference in the\ninstrument to an unincorporated body were a\nreference to the Agency.\n(2) Each trust instrument continues to have effect\naccording to its tenor on and after the\ncommencement of this Part as if a reference in the\ninstrument to an unincorporated body were a\nreference to the Agency.\n11. Gifts, trusts etc\nIf—\n(a) before or after the commencement of this\nPart—\n(i) a gift, disposition or trust of property\nhas been or is made or declared or is\ndeemed to have been made or declared;\nor\n(ii) a trust fund has been or is created—\n(whether by deed, will or otherwise) to, in\nfavour of, for the use of, or for the purposes\nof, an unincorporated body; and\n(b) the gift, disposition, trust or trust fund takes\neffect, or may take effect, or the trust fund\nmay be applied, on or after that\ncommencement—\nthe gift, disposition, trust or trust fund does not\nfail only because of the provisions of this Act, but\non or after that commencement—\n(c) in the case of a gift, disposition or trust of\nproperty, takes effect as if made or declared\nto or in favour of the Agency for a purpose\nof the Agency that corresponds with, or is\ns. 10\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 3—The Agency as Successor of Unincorporated Bodies\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n9\nsimilar to, those purposes of the\nunincorporated body for which it was made\nor declared; or\n(d) in the case of a trust fund, may be applied as\nif created in favour of the Agency for a\npurpose of the Agency that corresponds with,\nor is similar to, those purposes of the\nunincorporated body for which the fund was\ncreated.\n12. Gifts, trusts etc for certain purposes\n(1) If, before or after the commencement of this\nPart—\n(a) a gift, disposition or trust of property has\nbeen or is made or declared or is deemed to\nhave been made or declared; or\n(b) a trust fund has been or is created—\n(whether by deed, will or otherwise) to, in favour\nof, for the use of, or for the purposes of, a named\nprogram and has taken effect before that\ncommencement or may take effect or be applied\non or after that commencement—\n(c) in the case of a gift, disposition or trust of\nproperty, it does not fail only because of\nthose purposes or this Act but has effect as if\nmade or declared to or in favour of the\nAgency for a purpose of the Agency that\ncorresponds with, or is similar to, the\npurposes for which it was made or declared;\nand\n(d) in the case of a trust fund, it does not fail\nonly because of those purposes or this Act\nbut may be applied to or in favour of the\nAgency for a purpose of the Agency that\ncorresponds with, or is similar to, the\npurposes for which the fund was created.\ns. 12\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 3—The Agency as Successor of Unincorporated Bodies\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n10\n(2) In this section, \"named program\" means—\n(a) the Darling Babies Home; or\n(b) the Church of England Homes for Children,\nBrighton; or\n(c) a program or service of an unincorporated\nbody, or of a predecessor of an\nunincorporated body, that was carried on or\nprovided for charitable welfare purposes\nbefore the commencement of this Part.\n13. Declared bodies\n(1) The Governor in Council, by Order published in\nthe Government Gazette, may declare a diocesan\nbody to be a declared body for the purposes of this\nAct as from a date specified in the Order.\n(2) If an Order is made under sub-section (1), on the\ndate specified in the Order, this Part applies to the\ndiocesan body specified in the Order as if—\n(a) a reference in this Act to an unincorporated\nbody were a reference to the diocesan body;\nand\n(b) a reference in this Act to the commencement\nof this Part were a reference to the date\nspecified in the Order.\n(3) In this section, \"diocesan body\" means a body\nunincorporate—\n(a) that is constituted by an Act of the Synod of\na diocese of the Anglican Church of\nAustralia in the province of Victoria; and\n(b) in respect of which the Synod of that diocese\nhas by Act of Synod determined that the\nbody should form part of the Agency; and\n(c) that the Agency has declared, in writing, that\nit has agreed that the body should form part\nof the Agency.\ns. 13\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsPart 3—The Agency as Successor of Unincorporated Bodies\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n11\n14. Amendment of Register\n(1) The Registrar of Titles, on being requested to do\nso and on delivery of any relevant certificate of\ntitle or instrument, must make any amendments in\nthe Register under the Transfer of Land Act\n1958 that are necessary because of the operation\nof this Part.\n* * * * *\n__________________\ns. 14\nS. 14(2)\nrepealed by\n85/1998\ns. 24(Sch.\nitem 4).\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n12\nSCHEDULE\nTHE CONSTITUTION OF ANGLICARE VICTORIA\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1. Definitions\nIn this Constitution—\n\"Agency\" means the body corporate established by the\nAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997 under the name\nAnglicare Victoria;\n\"Archbishop\" means the Archbishop of the Diocese of\nMelbourne and includes a person for the time being\nadministering the affairs of the Diocese;\n\"Archbishop in Council\" means the Archbishop acting\nwith the advice of the Council of the Diocese of\nMelbourne;\n\"Bishop in Council\", in relation to a diocese other than the\nDiocese of Melbourne, means the Bishop of the\ndiocese acting with the advice of the Council of the\ndiocese;\n\"Board\" means the Board of the Agency;\n\"chairperson\" means chairperson of the Board and\nincludes a person acting as chairperson;\n\"Council\" means the Council of the Agency;\n\"Diocese\" means a diocese of the Anglican Church of\nAustralia;\n\"diocesan region\" means one of the regions of the Diocese\nof Melbourne, the regions being defined from time to\ntime by the Archbishop;\n\"financial year\" means a year beginning on 1 July;\n\"member\" means—\n(a) in relation to the Council, a member of the\nCouncil;\n(b) in relation to the Board, a member of the Board;\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n13\n\"participating diocese\" means a diocese of the Anglican\nChurch of Australia in the province of Victoria, other\nthan the Diocese of Melbourne, in which a program of\nthe Agency is carried on with the consent of the\nBishop in Council of that diocese;\n\"Rules\" means the Rules of the Agency made under\nclause 28;\n\"special resolution\" in relation to the Council or the Board,\nmeans a resolution passed at a meeting by not less\nthan 75% of the members present and voting;\n\"Support Association\" means an organisation approved for\nthe time being under clause 27 as the Support\nAssociation of the Agency;\n\"the Act\" means the Anglican Welfare Agency Act 1997;\n\"this Constitution\" includes this Constitution, if amended,\nas amended and in force for the time being.\n2. Interpretation\nWords and expressions used in this Constitution have,\nunless the contrary intention appears, the same respective\nmeanings as the word or expression would have if used in\nthe Act.\nPART 2—MISSION STATEMENT, OBJECTS AND FUNCTIONS\n3. Mission statement\nThe Agency exists to create a more just society by\nexpressing God's love through service, education and\nadvocacy.\n4. Objects\nThe objects of the Agency, to fulfil the Mission Statement in\nclause 3, are—\n(a) the relief of poverty; and\n(b) the welfare of children, young people and adults who\nare financially, emotionally or socially disadvantaged,\nwith a primary focus on families; and\n(c) the undertaking, carrying on or carrying out of any\nother charitable work or charitable purpose.\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n14\n5. Functions and powers\n(1) The functions of the Agency are—\n(a) to provide services for the carrying out of its objects;\n(b) in connection with and for the purposes of carrying\nout its objects—\n(i) to undertake programs of education, research\nand planning;\n(ii) to publish and disseminate information\nresulting from those programs.\n(2) The Agency may—\n(a) establish and maintain premises for the purposes of\nthe provision of its services, including residential\nservices;\n(b) receive donations, bequests and grants;\n(c) act as trustee;\n(d) obtain financial accommodation and make\ninvestments;\n(e) enter into agreements, arrangements, partnerships and\njoint ventures;\n(f) receive and administer grants for charitable purposes\nconnected with its objects;\n(g) make grants for charitable purposes connected with its\nobjects;\n(h) employ staff;\n(i) do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or\nin connection with the carrying out of its functions.\nPART 3—THE COUNCIL\n6. Council of the Agency\n(1) There shall be a Council of the Agency.\n(2) The members of the Council are—\n(a) the Archbishop, who shall be the President of the\nCouncil;\n(b) 3 persons appointed by the Archbishop in Council;\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n15\n(c) 3 persons elected by the Synod of the Diocese of\nMelbourne who, at the time of election, are members\nof that Synod;\n(d) 3 persons appointed by the council of each diocesan\nregion;\n(e) 3 persons appointed by the Bishop in Council of each\nparticipating diocese;\n(f) 3 employees of the Agency appointed, in accordance\nwith the Rules, by the employees of the Agency;\n(g) 6 persons, who are not employees of the Agency,\nappointed by the Support Association;\n(h) 9 persons co-opted by the Council.\n(3) In addition to its other functions and powers under this\nConstitution, the Council may make such recommendations\nto the Board as the Council sees fit.\n7. Term of appointment\n(1) A member of the Council appointed or co-opted under\nclause 6 is appointed or co-opted for a term ending on the\ndate of the annual general meeting of the Council in the next\nfollowing calendar year that is 3 years, or a multiple of\n3 years, after 1997, but is eligible to be re-appointed or\nre-co-opted.\n(2) A member of the Council elected by the Synod of the\nDiocese of Melbourne is elected for a term ending on the\ndate of the declaration of the poll at elections by the Synod\nheld in the third year after the member was elected.\n8. Vacancies and resignation\n(1) If a member of the Council appointed or co-opted under\nclause 6 or this clause ceases to hold office before the\nexpiration of the term of appointment or co-option, a person\nmay be appointed or co-opted, by the person or body that\nappointed or co-opted the member, to fill the vacancy for the\nremainder of the term of office of the member or until\nresignation or otherwise ceasing to hold office.\n(2) If a member of the Council elected by the Synod of the\nDiocese of Melbourne ceases to hold office before the\nexpiration of the term of election, the vacancy may be\nfilled—\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n16\n(a) in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation of\nElections Act 1980 of the Synod for the filling of\ncasual vacancies; or\n(b) if those provisions do not result in the filling of the\nvacancy, by a person nominated by Archbishop in\nCouncil—\nand the vacancy shall be so filled for the remainder of the\nterm of the member or until the person filling the vacancy\nresigns or otherwise ceases to hold office.\n(3) A member of the Council appointed, elected or co-opted\nunder clause 6 or this clause may resign by notice in writing\ngiven to the secretary of the Council.\n(4) The office of a member of the Council appointed by\nemployees of the Agency under clause 6 or this clause\nbecomes vacant if the member ceases to be an employee of\nthe Agency.\n9. Meetings of the Council\n(1) The Council must meet at least twice in each calendar year.\n(2) Meetings of the Council shall be held at such times and\nplaces as the Council determines.\n(3) If the secretary of the Council receives a request from the\nArchbishop or a request in writing from at least 25% of the\nmembers of the Council, the secretary must convene a\nmeeting of the Council to be held on a day not later than\n21 days after receiving the request.\n(4) A majority of the members for the time being constitutes a\nquorum of the Council.\n(5) A question arising at a meeting of the Council shall be\ndetermined by a majority of votes of the members present\nand voting on the question and, if the voting is equal, the\nperson presiding has a casting, as well as a deliberative,\nvote.\n(6) The Council must ensure that minutes are kept of each\nmeeting.\n(7) A member of the Board who is not a member of the Council\nmay attend and speak at a meeting of the Council.\n(8) Subject to the Act, this Constitution and the Rules, the\nCouncil may regulate its own procedure.\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n17\n10. Validity of acts or decisions\nAn act or decision of the Council is not invalid by reason\nonly of—\n(a) any vacancy in the office of a member; or\n(b) any defect or irregularity in or in connection with the\nappointment of a member.\n11. President of the Council\n(1) The Archbishop shall preside at a meeting of the Council at\nwhich the Archbishop is present and wishes to preside.\n(2) If, at or during a meeting of the Council, the Archbishop is\nnot present or does not wish to preside, the members present\nshall elect one of their number to preside during the absence\nof the Archbishop or while the Archbishop does not wish to\npreside.\n12. Secretary of the Council\nThere shall be a secretary of the Council appointed by the\nCouncil from time to time.\n13. Annual general meeting of the Council\n(1) The annual general meeting of the Council shall be held on a\ndate in August, September or October to be determined by\nthe secretary of the Council after consultation with the\nBoard.\n(2) The business of the annual general meeting of the Council\nis—\n(a) the receipt of the financial statements of the Agency\nfor the preceding financial year and the auditor's\nreport;\n(b) the receipt of the annual report from the Board for the\npreceding financial year;\n(c) the appointment of a registered company auditor as\nthe auditor of the Agency;\n(d) such other business as the Council determines.\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n18\nPART 4—THE BOARD\n14. The Board\n(1) There shall be a Board of the Agency.\n(2) The members of the Board are—\n(a) a chairperson appointed by the Archbishop after\nconsultation with the Board;\n(b) 6 members of the Council, other than the Archbishop\nor a member who is an employee of the Agency,\nappointed by the Council;\n(c) 3 persons appointed by the Archbishop;\n(d) 3 persons co-opted by the Board.\n(3) A person is not eligible to be appointed or co-opted under\nsub-clause (2)(b), (c) or (d) unless—\n(a) the person is, when appointed or co-opted, a\npractising member of the Anglican Church of\nAustralia; or\n(b) immediately before the appointment or co-option, at\nleast 8 members of the Board are practising members\nof the Anglican Church of Australia.\n(4) Subject to the Act and this Constitution, the Board—\n(a) is responsible for the management and control of the\naffairs of the Agency; and\n(b) may exercise the powers of the Agency.\n15. Term of appointment\n(1) A member of the Board appointed or co-opted under clause\n14 is appointed or co-opted for a term ending on the date of\nthe annual general meeting of the Council in the next\nfollowing calendar year that is 3 years, or a multiple of\n3 years, after 1997, but, subject to sub-section (2), is eligible\nto be re-appointed or re-co-opted.\n(2) A member of the Board is not eligible to hold office for\nmore than 3 consecutive terms.\n16. Vacancies and resignation\n(1) If a member of the Board appointed or co-opted under\nclause 14 or this clause ceases to hold office before the\nexpiration of the term of appointment or co-option, a person\nmay be appointed or co-opted, by the person or body that\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n19\nappointed or co-opted the member, to fill the vacancy for the\nremainder of the term of office of the member or until\nresignation or otherwise ceasing to hold office.\n(2) The office of a member of the Board appointed by the\nCouncil under clause 14 or this clause becomes vacant if the\nmember ceases to be a member of the Council.\n(3) The office of a member of the Board appointed, elected or\nco-opted under clause 14 or this clause becomes vacant if\nthe member—\n(a) without the approval of the Board, fails to attend\n3 consecutive meetings of the Board; or\n(b) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any\nlaw for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors,\ncompounds with his or her creditors or makes an\nassignment of his or her remuneration for their\nbenefit; or\n(c) is convicted of an indictable offence or an offence\nwhich, if committed in Victoria, would be an\nindictable offence.\n(4) A member of the Board may resign by notice in writing\ngiven to the chairperson or the secretary of the Board.\n17. Validity of acts or decisions\nAn act or decision of the Board is not invalid by reason only\nof—\n(a) any vacancy in the office of a member; or\n(b) any defect or irregularity in or in connection with the\nappointment of a member.\n18. Acting Chairperson\nIf the chairperson appointed under clause 14 is not present at\na meeting of the Board, the members present shall elect one\nof their number to act as chairperson of the meeting.\n19. Secretary\nThere shall be a secretary of the Board appointed by the\nBoard from time to time.\n20. Proceedings of the Board\n(1) The Board must meet at least 9 times in each calendar year.\n(2) Subject to sub-clause (3), meetings of the Board shall be\nheld at such times and places as the Board determines.\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n20\n(3) The chairperson may at any time convene a meeting and\nmust do so when requested by 5 members of the Board.\n(4) A majority of the members for the time being constitutes a\nquorum of the Board.\n(5) A question arising at a meeting of the Board shall be\ndetermined by a majority of votes of the members present\nand voting on the question and, if the voting is equal, the\nchairperson has a casting, as well as a deliberative vote.\n(6) The Board must ensure that minutes are kept of each\nmeeting.\n(7) Subject to the Act, this Constitution and the Rules, the\nBoard may regulate its own proceedings.\n21. Delegation\n(1) The Board may, in writing, delegate to—\n(a) a member of the Board; or\n(b) the members of a committee appointed by the\nBoard—\nany powers of the Board, other than this power of delegation\nand its powers under clauses 24 and 28, and may, in writing,\nrevoke any such delegation.\n(2) A delegation of a power under this clause—\n(a) does not prevent the exercise of the power by the\nBoard; and\n(b) may be made subject to conditions.\n22. Committees of Board\n(1) Subject to the Act, this Constitution and the Rules, the\nBoard may from time to time establish such committees as it\nthinks fit to exercise powers delegated by the Board, to\nadvise the Board or for any other purpose.\n(2) A committee shall consist of—\n(a) such members of the Board as the Board determines;\nand\n(b) such other persons (if any) as the Board determines.\n(3) The Board must determine the number of members of the\nBoard who are members of the committee who must be\npresent when a question is determined by the committee.\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n21\n(4) Subject to the Act, this Constitution and the Rules, the\nprocedure of a committee is in its discretion.\n(5) The Board may at any time dissolve a committee established\nunder this section.\n23. Pecuniary interests\n(1) A member of the Board or of a committee established under\nclause 22 who has a pecuniary interest in a matter being\nconsidered or about to be considered by the Board or\ncommittee must, as soon as practical after the relevant facts\nhave come to the member's knowledge, declare the nature of\nthat interest at a meeting of the Board or committee.\n(2) The chairperson of a meeting at which a declaration is made\nunder this clause must cause a record of the declaration to be\nmade in the minutes of the meeting.\n(3) Unless the Board or committee otherwise resolves, a\nmember who has made a declaration under sub-clause (1)\nmust not be present during any deliberation with respect to,\nor vote on, the matter in respect of which the declaration is\nmade.\nPART 5—GENERAL\n24. Chief Executive Officer\n(1) The Board may, with the approval of the Archbishop,\nappoint a person as the chief executive officer of the\nAgency.\n(2) A person is not eligible to be appointed as the chief\nexecutive officer unless, when appointed, he or she is a\npractising member of the Anglican Church of Australia or of\nanother Christian denomination.\n(3) The Chief Executive Officer holds office on such terms and\nconditions as are determined by the Board.\n(4) The Board may remove the Chief Executive Officer from\noffice.\n(5) The Chief Executive Officer is not eligible to be appointed,\nelected or co-opted as, or to hold office as, a member of the\nCouncil or the Board.\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n22\n(6) Despite sub-clause (5), the Chief Executive Officer may\nattend and speak at a meeting of the Council or the Board,\nbut must not be present at a meeting while the conduct or\nterms or conditions of employment of the Chief Executive\nOfficer are discussed.\n25. Property and income of Agency\n(1) Subject to this clause, the property and income vested in, or\nacquired by, the Agency, however derived, except in so far\nas it is subject to a trust, must be held and applied solely\ntowards the objects of the Agency set out in this\nConstitution.\n(2) Property and income of the Agency must not be paid or\ntransferred directly or indirectly by way of profit to a\nmember of the Council or the Board or an employee of the\nAgency.\n(3) Nothing in this clause prevents—\n(a) the payment of remuneration in good faith to an\nemployee of the Agency or any other person in return\nfor services rendered to the Agency; or\n(b) the payment of expenses incurred by a member of the\nCouncil or the Board in carrying out a duty as such a\nmember if the amount paid does not exceed an\namount determined by the Board before the expenses\nwere incurred; or\n(c) the payment of remuneration to a member of the\nCouncil who is an employee of the Agency, being the\nremuneration the employee would receive if not a\nmember of the Council.\n26. Accounts of the Agency\n(1) The Board must cause to be kept proper accounts and\nrecords of the transactions and affairs of the Agency and\nsuch other records as sufficiently explain the financial\noperations and financial position of the Agency.\n(2) The Board must do all things necessary to ensure that all\npayments of money are correctly made and properly\nauthorised and that adequate control is maintained over the\nassets of the Agency and over the incurring of liabilities by\nthe Agency.\n(3) The Board must cause the accounts of the Agency to be\naudited annually by a registered company auditor appointed\nby the Council.\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n23\n(4) The Board must cause the audited accounts and an annual\nreport on the operations of the Agency to be presented to the\nannual general meeting of the Council.\n(5) As soon as practicable after the audited accounts and annual\nreport are approved by the Council, the Board must give a\ncopy of the accounts and report to the Archbishop in\nCouncil.\n27. Support Association\n(1) The Council may approve an organisation as the Support\nAssociation of the Agency.\n(2) The Council must not approve an organisation unless—\n(a) the purposes of the organisation include the provision\nof support to the Agency; and\n(b) the constitution of the organisation prohibits\namendment of the constitution without the approval of\nthe Council.\n(3) The approval of an organisation under this clause has no\neffect while an earlier approval of another organisation is in\nforce.\n(4) The Council may withdraw its approval of an organisation\nas the Support Association of the Agency.\n28. Rules of the Agency\n(1) The Board may, in accordance with this Constitution, make\nrules not inconsistent with the Act or this Constitution.\n(2) Rules made under sub-clause (1) have no effect unless\nconfirmed by the Council.\n29. Indemnity\n(1) A member of the Council or the Board or of a committee of\nthe Board and each employee of the Agency is entitled to be\nindemnified out of the assets of the Agency against—\n(a) any loss or liability incurred by him or her in carrying\nout duties as such a member or employee, not being a\nloss or liability in respect on his or her part of any\nwilful negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of\ntrust of the Agency; and\n(b) any liability incurred as such a member or employee\nin defending any proceedings, whether civil or\ncriminal, in which judgment is given in his or her\nfavour, or in which he or she is acquitted.\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n24\n(2) The Agency may apply such assets of the Agency as are\nnecessary for the purposes of this clause.\n30. Visitor\n(1) The Archbishop is the Visitor of the Agency and as Visitor\nhas power to do anything necessary to carry out the duties\nand functions of the Visitor.\n(2) The Archbishop may authorise a person to act as Visitor in\nplace of the Archbishop—\n(a) in relation to any particular matter concerning the\naffairs of the Agency; or\n(b) during any period when the Visitor is absent or unable\nto act.\n(3) The person who is authorised to act as Visitor under sub-\nsection (2) has all the duties, functions and powers of the\nVisitor to the extent, or for the period of, the authorisation\nunder that sub-clause.\n31. Amendment of this Constitution\n(1) This Constitution, other than this clause, may be amended in\naccordance with this clause.\n(2) The Council may, by special resolution, propose that this\nConstitution be amended in accordance with the resolution.\n(3) The Board must cause a copy of a special resolution under\nsub-clause (2) to be given to the Archbishop within 14 days\nafter the passing of the resolution.\n(4) The Archbishop in Council may, within 3 months after the\npassing of the special resolution, approve the amendment of\nthis Constitution in accordance with the special resolution.\n(5) An amendment of this Constitution has effect on the day on\nwhich the Archbishop in Council approves the amendment\nor on such later day as is specified in the special resolution.\n32. Winding up\n(1) The Agency may be wound up on a special resolution to that\neffect of the Council and with the consent of the Archbishop\nin Council.\n(2) On the winding up of the Agency, if there are any assets\nremaining after satisfaction of the liabilities of the Agency,\nthe assets must be paid as determined by the Archbishop in\nCouncil to an organisation the objects of which are or\ninclude charitable objects similar to those of the Agency and\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n25\nwhich is connected with the Anglican Church of Australia\nwithin the province of Victoria or, if there is no such\norganisation approved by the Archbishop in Council, to an\norganisation the objects of which are or include charitable\nobjects for the relief of poverty and which is connected with\nanother Christian denomination.\nPART 6—TRANSITIONAL\n33. Members of the Council\n(1) Despite anything to the contrary in this Constitution,\nparagraph (g) of clause 6(2) has effect, until the date of the\nannual general meeting of the Council in 2000, as if it\nprovided—\n\"(g) 6 persons, who are not employees of the Agency,\nbeing 2 persons appointed for the purposes of this\nprovision before 1 July 1997 by each of the\nunincorporated bodies;\".\n(2) If a member of the Council appointed under clause 6(2)(g)\nas referred to in sub-clause (1) of this clause or under this\nclause ceases to hold office before the expiration of the term\nof appointment, the Archbishop in Council may appoint a\nperson to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of\noffice of the member or until resignation or otherwise\nceasing to hold office.\n34. Members of the Board\n(1) Despite anything to the contrary in this Constitution,\nparagraph (b) of clause 14(2) has effect until the date of the\nannual general meeting of the Council in 2000 as if it\nprovided—\n\"(b) 6 persons, being 2 persons appointed for the purposes\nof this provision before 1 July 1997 by each of the\nunincorporated bodies;\".\n(2) If a member of the Council appointed under clause 14(2)(b)\nas referred to in sub-clause (1) of this clause or under this\nclause ceases to hold office before the expiration of the term\nof appointment, the Archbishop in Council may appoint a\nperson to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of\noffice of the member or until resignation or otherwise\nceasing to hold office.\n═══════════════\nSch.\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n26\nENDNOTES\n1. General Information\nMinister's second reading speech—\nLegislative Assembly: 10 April 1997\nLegislative Council: 30 April 1997\nThe long title for the Bill for this Act was \"relating to the Anglican Welfare\nAgency and for other purposes.\"\nThe Anglican Welfare Agency Act 1997 was assented to on 20 May 1997\nand came into operation as follows:\nPart 1 on 20 May 1997: section 2(1);\nRest of Act on 1 July 1997: section 2(2).\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n27\n2. Table of Amendments\nThis Version incorporates amendments made to the Anglican Welfare\nAgency Act 1997 by Acts and subordinate instruments.\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\nTransfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998\nAssent Date: 17.11.98\nCommencement Date: S. 24(Sch. item 4) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3)\nCurrent State: This information relates only to the provision/s\namending the Anglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation Parliamentary DocumentsAnglican Welfare Agency Act 1997\nAct No. 23/1997\n28\n3. Explanatory Details\nNo entries at date of publication.\nEndnotes","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act implements a narrow, organisation‑specific purpose: to incorporate Anglicare Victoria and make it the legal successor of three named unincorporated Anglican welfare bodies, with rules to preserve existing trusts, gifts and programs. The 1998/1999 incorporated amendment recorded in the endnotes (relating to the Transfer of Land single register) is administrative and does not materially expand the Act’s substantive scope or change its original purpose. No later substantive provisions in the text provided broaden the Act beyond that incorporation and succession objective."},"complexity_factors":["Two-tier structure: short principal Act (14 sections) plus a detailed Schedule (the Constitution) with 33 clauses and transitional provisions","Approximately 15 defined terms in s 3 plus many further definitions in the Schedule (e.g. participating diocese, Support Association) increasing interpretive load","Vesting and succession mechanics with exceptions: s 9 vests property and liabilities but s 9(2)(a) preserves property subject to express trusts and allows Trust Corporation action—nested exceptions","Multiple classes of instruments preserved and re‑read (unincorporated body instrument; trust instrument) with continuing effect (ss 10–12) — legal recharacterisation risks where donor language is granular","Governance complexity: composition of Council and Board involves multiple appointment pathways (Archbishop, diocesan regions, elected Synod members, Support Association, co-options, employee-appointed members) with term rules and transitional special rules (Schedule cll 6, 14, 15, 33–34)","Cross-references to other instruments and authorities: reliance on the Trust Corporation (Church of England Act 1884), Registrar of Titles / Transfer of Land Act (s 14; endnotes record later amendment), Governor in Council powers (s 13)","Conditional powers and approvals: Archbishop in Council approval required for constitutional amendments (Schedule cl 31) and for CEO appointment the Archbishop’s approval is required (cl 24), adding layers of executive oversight","Conflict-of-interest and indemnity provisions with standard legal qualifications (Schedule cll 23, 29)","Transitional arrangements and temporary composition rules (Schedule cll 33–34) create time-limited exceptions to general rules"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does, in plain language (mechanical effect first)**\n\n- Establishes a new corporate entity called “Anglicare Victoria” (the Agency) with perpetual succession, a seal, capacity to hold property, sue and be sued, and generally to carry on charitable welfare activities (see Part 2: s 4–6 and the Schedule, clauses 3–5). \n\n- Gives Anglicare Victoria a written Constitution (the Schedule). The Constitution sets out the Agency’s objects (relief of poverty and welfare services), functions, powers, governance structures (Council and Board), meeting and quorum rules, financial and reporting obligations, rules-making and winding-up procedures (Schedule, Parts 2–6). \n\n- Provides that, on commencement of Part 3, three named unincorporated Anglican bodies (the Anglican Mission to the Streets and Lanes of Melbourne; the Mission of St James and St John; and St John’s Homes for Boys and Girls) are dissolved and that all their property, rights and liabilities vest in Anglicare Victoria so the Agency is their legal successor (s 9(1)).\n\n- Preserves and adapts existing instruments, trusts and gifts linked to those unincorporated bodies so they continue to operate after the transfer. In particular, pre-existing instruments and trust instruments continue to have effect but with references to the unincorporated bodies read as references to the Agency (s 10). Gifts, dispositions and trust funds made to or for those unincorporated bodies do not fail because of the change; they operate for corresponding Agency purposes (ss 11–12). Express trusts are treated specially in the Trust Corporation provisions (s 9(2)).\n\n- Allows the Governor in Council to add other diocesan (unincorporate) bodies into the arrangement by Order (s 13), with the Part 3 transfer provisions applying from the date specified in that Order.\n\n- Requires the Registrar of Titles to update land registers as necessary because of the transfers (s 14); an administrative amendment linked to the state’s Transfer of Land legislation affected one subsection after enactment (see endnotes/Table of Amendments).\n\n- Sets governance mechanics: composition, appointment routes and terms for Council members and Board members; meeting frequency and quorum rules; delegation powers; conflict-of-interest (pecuniary interest) rules; audit and reporting requirements (Schedule, Parts 3–5). The Archbishop (of Melbourne) has specified roles: President of the Council, Visitor, and an approvals role for certain constitutional amendments and the appointment of the CEO (Schedule clauses 1, 11, 24, 31). The Chief Executive Officer must be a practising member of the Anglican Church or another Christian denomination (Schedule cl 24(2)).\n\n- Restricts distribution of property and income: Agency resources must be applied solely to its charitable objects and may not be paid as profit to Council/Board members or employees (Schedule cl 25). The constitution includes indemnity protections for Council/Board members and employees (cl 29).\n\n**Official stated purpose**\n\nThe Act’s stated purpose is to incorporate Anglicare Victoria as the legal successor of three named Anglican unincorporated welfare bodies and to provide the legal machinery (governance, property vesting, treatment of trusts and gifts) to enable the new Agency to continue and expand the prior work (Preamble; s 1).\n\n**Testing that purpose against costs, incentives and implementation mechanics**\n\n- Who benefits and who pays: benefits are concentrated to the three named unincorporated bodies, their staff, clients and donors because their assets, liabilities and programs are transferred to a single corporate Agency (s 9). Costs are mainly administrative (transfer, accounting, auditing) borne by the Agency and, indirectly, by donors and beneficiaries through resource allocation decisions. There is no new general public tax or charge created by the Act.\n\n- Effect on private property and trust rights: the Act vests property and liabilities in the Agency (s 9(1)). Trusts and gifts are preserved (ss 10–12), but the Act replaces the named unincorporated entity with the Agency as the legal beneficiary or trustee where appropriate. Property subject to an express trust is explicitly left to the Trust Corporation’s powers (s 9(2)(a)) — that is, express trusts are not automatically swept into the Agency if the Trust Corporation holds them subject to an express trust.\n\n- Constraint and discretion: the Archbishop and church bodies retain significant roles (appointment, approval of constitutional amendments, Visitor powers) which centralise certain decisions within church structures (Schedule cll 11, 24, 31). The Governor in Council also has discretion to add diocesan bodies (s 13). Those decision points create institutional discretion over membership and scope.\n\n- Compliance and ongoing costs: the Agency must keep audited accounts annually, present reports to Council and the Archbishop in Council, hold regular Board and Council meetings, and obey the Constitution’s rules on remuneration and application of funds (Schedule cll 26, 25). Those obligations impose administrative overhead on the Agency.\n\n- Legal clarity and potential disputes: reading pre-existing trust/gift instruments as if made to the Agency (ss 10–12) smooths transition, but terms like “corresponds with, or is similar to” (ss 11(c), 12(c)) leave room for interpretation and potential dispute about whether a particular gift can be applied by the Agency. The Act preserves express trusts and allows the Trust Corporation to appoint the Agency as trustee by writing (s 9(2)), which reduces but does not eliminate litigation risk about donor intent.\n\n- Effect on competition, markets and private enterprise: the Act is organisation-specific and charitable in purpose. It does not create regulatory barriers for private welfare providers, change taxation or general charity law, or grant special commercial privileges beyond standard corporate capacities (s 4). Its main market effect is consolidating assets and programs of the three bodies under one corporate operator, which may affect local service provision choices where those bodies previously acted independently.\n\n**Implementation risks, trade-offs and opportunity costs**\n\n- Trade-off between legal certainty and donor intent: the Act prioritises continuity (transferring assets/liabilities and preserving gifts) but allows some flexibility in applying funds to corresponding Agency purposes; donors seeking strict adherence to original, narrowly worded purposes may face uncertainty (ss 11–12).\n\n- Concentrated benefit and governance influence: church-appointed roles (Archbishop, Bishop in Council, Support Association) mean Anglican structures retain control over strategy and appointments. That concentrates influence in identifiable institutions (Schedule, Parts 3–5).\n\n- Administrative overhead and potential substitution effects: consolidation reduces duplication but requires harmonising staff, accounting, and program delivery systems. Some programs (named programs in s 12(2)) have special treatment to preserve continuity.\n\n**Key sections to note for practical effect**\n\n- Establishment and corporate powers: s 4 (Agency established; corporate capacities); ss 5–6 (functions and powers).\n- Succession, vesting and dissolution of unincorporated bodies: s 9 (transfer of assets and liabilities; dissolution); ss 10–12 (treatment of instruments, trusts and gifts); s 13 (adding diocesan bodies).\n- Constitution and governance mechanics: Schedule (full constitution), notably clauses on Council (cl 6), Board (cl 14), CEO (cl 24), property and income (cl 25), accounts (cl 26), and amendment/winding up (cll 31–32).\n\nThis Act changes legal form and governance for the named charitable bodies: it centralises their assets, liabilities and governance under an incorporated Agency, preserves donor/beneficiary arrangements where possible, and embeds church oversight and administrative controls in the Agency’s Constitution (s 1; s 9; Schedule)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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The 1998 amendment merely repealed a redundant land registration provision, not a substantive scope change."},"complexity_factors":["14 defined terms in the main Act's interpretation section (section 3), with nested definitions (e.g., 'trust instrument' and 'unincorporated body instrument' each have 4 sub-paragraphs)","Extensive cross-referencing between the Act and the Schedule (Constitution), requiring readers to flip between documents to understand governance structures","Conditional membership eligibility rules for the Board (clause 14(3)) requiring mathematical counting of Anglican members","Transitional provisions (clauses 33-34) that temporarily override the main Constitution rules for the first 3 years","Multiple mechanisms for handling property transfers: automatic vesting (section 9), Trust Corporation transfers (section 9(2)), and land register amendments (section 14)","Complex succession provisions ensuring gifts and trusts don't fail (sections 11-12) with 'corresponds with or is similar to' purpose-matching language","Delegation powers (clause 21) with explicit exclusions preventing delegation of certain powers"],"plain_english_summary":"Anglicare Victoria is created as a new corporate body and the legal successor to three historic Anglican charities in Melbourne, with all their assets, liabilities, contracts and gifts automatically transferring to it (effective 1 July 1997). The Act preserves wills, trusts and arrangements made to the old bodies, establishes governance (Council and Board), allows future diocesan integration, and ensures continuity of services, staff and donor intent while avoiding piecemeal legal transfers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/anglican-welfare-agency-act-1997","history":"/api/acts/anglican-welfare-agency-act-1997/history","analysis":"/api/acts/anglican-welfare-agency-act-1997/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/anglican-welfare-agency-act-1997/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/anglican-welfare-agency-act-1997/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/anglican-welfare-agency-act-1997/documents"}}