{"id":"church-of-england-northern-diocese-act-1961","name":"Church of England (Northern Diocese) Act 1961","slug":"church-of-england-northern-diocese-act-1961","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30224,"registerId":"wa-church-of-england-northern-diocese-act-1961-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Church of England (Northern Diocese) Act 1961","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nAnglican Church of Australia (Diocese of North West Australia) Act 1961\n\n- **Reprinted under the *Reprints Act 1984* as**\n- **at 13 November 2015**\n\n\nWestern Australia\n\nAnglican Church of Australia (Diocese of North West Australia) Act 1961\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Terms used 1\n\n3. Northern Diocese lands and boundaries 2\n\n4. Registrar of Titles and Registrar of Deeds to register Trustees as owners of land 2\n\n5. Change of name of corporation to The Trustees of the Diocese of North West Australia 3\n\nSchedule — Northern Diocese land\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 9\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\n- Crest **Reprinted under the *Reprints Act 1984* as**\n- **at 13 November 2015**\n\n\nWestern Australia\n\nAnglican Church of Australia (Diocese of North West Australia) Act 1961\n\nAn Act relating to the Northern Diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia in the State; to provide for the vesting of certain lands in The Trustees of the Northern Diocese and for incidental and other purposes.\n\n[Long title amended: No. 121 of 1976 s. 7]\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *Anglican* *Church of Australia (Diocese of North West Australia) Act 1961* 1, 2.\n\n[Section 1 amended: No. 14 of 1962 s. 1(3); No. 121 of 1976 s. 7.]\n\n##### 2. Terms used\n\nIn this Act —\n\n  Northern Diocese means the Diocese as constituted by the *Northern Diocese Statute 1907*, of the Synod of the Diocese of Perth and if that Diocese is duly renamed or amended, includes that Diocese as so renamed or amended from time to time;\n\n  Synod means the Synod of the Northern Diocese.\n\n[Section 2 amended: No. 14 of 1962 s. 2.]\n\n##### 3. Northern Diocese lands and boundaries\n\n(1) Unless and until the Synod resolves otherwise —\n\n(a) the land described in the Schedule shall be deemed to be within the boundaries of and part of the Northern Diocese and shall, by force of this section, vest in The Trustees of the Northern Diocese when elected in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of the *Church of England Diocesan Trustees and Lands Act 1918*3, without the necessity for any conveyance, transfer or other assurance of that property;\n\n(b) the boundaries of the Northern Diocese as they exist from time to time shall be shown on a map or plan of which one copy shall be lodged by the Bishop of the Northern Diocese with the Bishop of Perth and a copy thereof shall be retained by the Bishop of the Northern Diocese and each copy when certified under the hands of those Bishops in conclusive evidence of the boundaries of the Northern Diocese as at the date of such certification.\n\n(2) Notwithstanding any Statute of the Diocese of Perth the first Synod of the Northern Diocese shall consist of the Bishop of that Northern Diocese together with such clergymen as are licensed by that Bishop and one layman of the Church of England 4 elected by each parish or mission district of the Northern Diocese.\n\n##### 4. Registrar of Titles and Registrar of Deeds to register Trustees as owners of land\n\nWhere any land vested in The Trustees of the Northern Diocese under section 3 consists of land —\n\n(a) registered under the *Transfer of Land Act 1893*, the Registrar of Titles, upon application made to him in that behalf and proof to his satisfaction of the facts relating thereto and on payment of the necessary fees, shall give effect to such vesting by registering The Trustees as the proprietors of the land as vested;\n\n(b) that is not under the *Transfer of Land Act 1893*, the Registrar of Deeds, upon application made to him in that behalf and proof to his satisfaction of the facts relating thereto and on payment of the necessary fees, shall give effect to such vesting by registering a memorial registering The Trustees as the owners of the land so vested.\n\n##### 5. Change of name of corporation to The Trustees of the Diocese of North West Australia\n\n(1) On the coming into operation of the *Church of England (Northern Diocese) Act Amendment Act 1962* 1, the corporation constituted pursuant to section 5 of the *Church of England Diocesan Trustees and Lands Act 1918* 3, under the name and style of “The Trustees of the Northern Diocese” is preserved and continues in existence as a corporation under the name and style of “The Trustees of the Diocese of North West Australia”, but so that the corporate identity of the corporation and its rights, powers, liabilities and duties shall not be affected.\n\n(2) A reference —\n\n(a) in a law of the State; and\n\n(b) in any document,\n\nin force immediately before the coming into operation of the *Church of England (Northern Diocese) Act Amendment Act 1962*, to The Trustees of the Northern Diocese shall be read as a reference to The Trustees of the Diocese of North West Australia.\n\n(3) The corporate name of “The Trustees of the Diocese of North West Australia” shall be registered and noted, free of charge, in substitution for the corporate name “The Trustees of the Northern Diocese”, on each certificate of title and other registered document that is in force and relates to or affects land in the name of the corporation and which is registered under the *Transfer of Land Act 1893* or the *Registration of Deeds Act 1856*.\n\n[Section 5 inserted: No. 14 of 1962 s. 3; amended: No. 60 of 2006 s. 122.]\n\n![dline]()\n\nSchedule — Northern Diocese land\n\n[s. 3]\n\n[Heading amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.]\n\n| BAMBOO: |\n| --- |\n| Town Lots 37 and 38, Registered Volume XCIX Folio 106. |\n| BLUFF POINT: |\n| Portion Victoria Location 354 Lot 1, on Plan 6373, Registered Volume 1164 Folio 370. |\n| Portion Victoria Location 354 Lot 2, on Plan 6373, Registered Volume 1220 Folio 565. |\n| Geraldton Lot 1253, Crown Lease 222/1955. |\n| BROOME: |\n| Town Lot 148, Registered Volume 273 Folio 163. |\n| CARNARVON: |\n| Part of Town Lot 178 and part of Town Lot 179, Registered Volume 1134 Folio 472. |\n| Town Lot 173, Registered Volume 352 Folio 47. |\n| COSSACK (Roebourne): |\n| Town Lot 160, Registered Volume XXXIII Folio 39. |\n| Town Lot 424, Registered Volume CCLXVII Folio 54. |\n| DERBY: |\n| Town Lot 19, Registered Volume XXXIII Folio 346. |\n| Town Lot 20, Registered Volume XXXIII Folio 347. |\n| Town Lot 21, Registered Volume XXXIII Folio 348. |\n| DENHAM (Shark Bay): |\n| Lot 71, the subject of Land Act Lease 333/624. |\n| GERALDTON: |\n| Town Lot 918, the subject of Crown Lease 245/1942. |\n| Town Lot 1199, the subject of Crown Lease 1478/1936. |\n| Town Lot 60, Registered Volume 314 Folio 199. |\n| Town Lot 297, Enrolled Number 4417. |\n| Town Lot 298 and Town Lot 299, Enrolled Number 4431. |\n| Part Town Lot 360, Lot 2, Registered Volume CLVI Folio 192. |\n| Part Town Lot 360, Registered Volume CLVI Folio 156. |\n| Part Victoria Location 873, Book XI Folio 934 and Volume XXVII Folio 98. |\n| Part Victoria Location 72, Lot 168 and 189, Registered Volume 97 Folio 19. |\n| Town Lot 600 and part 597 together being Lot 5, on Diagram 26601, Registered Volume 1250 Folio 55. |\n| GREENOUGH: |\n| Victoria Location 902, Registered Volume 9 Folio 241. |\n| Victoria Location 898, Registered Volume 11 Folio 144. |\n| Victoria Location 5806, Registered Volume 635 Folio 54. |\n| Victoria Location 5807, Registered Volume 635 Folio 55. |\n| Victoria Location 5808, Registered Volume 635 Folio 56. |\n| Victoria Location 2813, Registered Volume 810 Folio 29. |\n| Victoria Location 2633, Registered Volume 806 Folio 75. |\n| Victoria Location 10358, Registered Volume 1189 Folio 436. |\n| Victoria Location 174, Book 7 Folio 1525. |\n| Victoria Location 224, Registered Volume XCV Folio 83. |\n| Victoria Location 1454, Registered Volume CXX Folio 80. |\n| Victoria Location 1450, Registered Volume XXXIII Folio 309. |\n| Portion of Victoria Location 1010, Registered Volume CCXL Folio 7. |\n| Victoria Location 703, Registered Volume II Folio 315. |\n| Victoria Location 6286, Registered Volume 605 Folio 148. |\n| MARBLE BAR: |\n| Town Lot 31, Registered Volume XCV Folio 105 (balance Certificate to issue). |\n| MOONYOONOOKA: |\n| Victoria Location 2188, Registered Volume CX Folio 123. |\n| MULLEWA: |\n| Portion Victoria Location 2029, |\n| Section A, Lot 19; |\n| Section C, Lots 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; |\n| Section D, Lots 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, |\n| Registered Volume 1237 Folio 439. |\n| Portion Victoria Location 1675, Lots 7 and 8, on Plan 950, Registered Volume 1151 Folio 375. |\n| Portion Victoria Location 2029, Lot 2, on Diagram 9072, Registered Volume 1217 Folio 94. |\n| Victoria Location 8014, Registered Volume 905 Folio 86. |\n| Portion Victoria Location 903, Lot 23, Registered Volume 773 Folio 107. |\n| NABAWA: |\n| Portion Victoria Location 2635, Registered Volume 1082 Folio 354. |\n| Portion Victoria Location 893, Lot 4, on Diagram 23181, Registered Volume 1214 Folio 423. |\n| Portion Victoria Location 629, Book XVII Folio 510. |\n| NANSON: |\n| Lot 53, the subject of Land Act Lease 333/566. |\n| NARALING: |\n| Lot 26, the subject of Crown Lease 1319/1939. |\n| NORTHAMPTON: |\n| Town Lot 40, Registered Volume 1222 Folio 540. |\n| Town Lot 41, Registered Volume CCIX Folio 70. |\n| Portion Town Lot 48, Enrolled Number 4427. |\n| Town Lot 152, Registered Volume 1080 Folio 266. |\n| Town Lots 390, 395, Registered Volume 1229 Folio 205. |\n| ONSLOW: |\n| Town Lot 44, Registered Volume XXXIII Folio 333. |\n| Town Lot 50, Registered Volume XXXIII Folio 334. |\n| PORT HEDLAND: |\n| Town Lot 37, Registered Volume CXIX Folio 165. |\n| Part Town Lot 71, Registered Volume 732 Folio 86. |\n| Town Lot 183, Registered Volume 1229 Folio 344. |\n| ROEBOURNE: |\n| Town Lot 112, Registered Volume CXCVII Folio 190. |\n| Town Lot 152, Registered Volume XXXV Folio 14. |\n| Town Lot 153, Registered Volume XXXV Folio 15. |\n| Town Lot 154, Registered Volume XXXV Folio 16. |\n| Town Lot 155, Registered Volume XXXV Folio 17. |\n| Town Lot 156, Registered Volume XXXV Folio 18. |\n| Part Suburban Lot 16, Registered Volume 1093 Folio 705. |\n| WAGGRAKINE: |\n| Victoria Location 1455, Enrolled Number 4063. |\n| WITTENOOM GORGE: |\n| Lot 15, Registered Volume 1222 Folio 617. |\n| WONTHELLA: |\n| Victoria Location 1956, Lots 373, 374, 434 and 435, Registered Volume 939 Folio 43. |\n| YALGOO: |\n| Lot 124, Registered Volume 1065 Folio 696. |\n\n\nNotes\n\n1 This reprint is a compilation as at 13 November 2015 of the *Anglican Church of Australia (Diocese of North West Australia) Act 1961* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Church of England (Northern Diocese) Act 1961* 2 | 12 of 1961 (10 Eliz. II No. 12) | 20 Oct 1961 | 20 Oct 1961 |\n| *Church of England (Northern Diocese) Act Amendment Act 1962* | 14 of 1962 (11 Eliz. II No. 14) | 1 Oct 1962 | 1 Oct 1962 |\n| *Anglican Church of Australia Act 1976* s. 7 | 121 of 1976 | 1 Dec 1976 | 24 Aug 1981 (see s. 2(2) and *Gazette* 30 Jan 1981 p. 441) |\n| **Reprint of the *Anglican Church of Australia (Diocese of North West Australia) Act 1961* as at 3 May 2002** (includes amendments listed above) | | | |\n| *Land Information Authority Act 2006* s. 122 | 60 of 2006 | 16 Nov 2006 | 1 Jan 2007 (see s. 2(1) and *Gazette* 8 Dec 2006 p. 5369) |\n| *Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010* s. 4 | 19 of 2010 | 28 Jun 2010 | 11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Anglican Church of Australia (Diocese of North West Australia) Act 1961* as at 13 Nov 2015**  (includes amendments listed above) | | | |\n\n\n2 Formerly known as the *Church of England (Northern Diocese) Act 1961*, the short title of which was changed to the *Church of England (Diocese of North West Australia) Act 1961* by the *Church of England (Northern Diocese) Act Amendment Act 1962* s. 1(3) and subsequently changed to the *Anglican Church of Australia (Diocese of North West Australia) Act 1961* by the *Anglican Church of Australia Act 1976* s. 7.\n\n3 Now known as the *Anglican Church of Australia Diocesan Trustees and Lands Act 1918*. This reference has not been changed due to the context.\n\n4 Under the *Anglican Church of Australia Act 1976* s. 7, a reference in a law of the State to “Church of England” or “Church of England in Western Australia” is to be construed as a reference to the “Anglican Church of Australia”, and that construction shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be and be deemed to be a direct amendment to that law. This reference has not been changed due to the context.\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nNorthern Diocese 2\n\nSynod 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains focused on its original, narrow purpose: vesting identified church lands in the diocesan trustees, providing boundary-certification mechanics, and preserving and substituting the trustees' corporate name. Subsequent amendments updated institutional names (from \"Church of England\" to \"Anglican Church of Australia\" and the trustees' corporate name) and updated references for modern land registry administration, but they did not broaden the Act's substantive scope beyond those core functions."},"complexity_factors":["Short Act of 5 substantive sections plus a long Schedule (relatively few operative provisions but extensive parcel list)","1 defined term section (Northern Diocese; Synod) (s 2)","Extensive Schedule listing many land parcels (dozens of entries across multiple towns) that must be matched to registry records","Cross-references to multiple older Acts (Church of England Diocesan Trustees and Lands Act 1918; Transfer of Land Act 1893; Registration of Deeds Act 1856) which import external registration rules (ss 3, 4, 5)","Conditional clause allowing Synod to opt out (\"Unless and until the Synod resolves otherwise\") introducing a governance contingency (s 3(1))","Administrative discretion for registrars to be \"satisfied\" as to proof before registering (s 4)","Conclusive-evidence rule for certified boundary maps (s 3(1)(b)) which shifts evidentiary burdens","Name-change mechanics that preserve corporate identity while altering references across statutes and documents (s 5)","Minor amendments and name substitutions implemented by later Acts (1962, 1976, 2006, 2010) referenced in compilation notes, adding interpretive history"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does (mechanics)\n\n- Vests a long list of identified land parcels in the corporate trustees of the Northern Diocese (now the Diocese of North West Australia) automatically, without needing individual transfers or conveyances (s 3(1)(a) and the Schedule).\n- Requires the Bishop of the Northern Diocese to keep a map or plan showing the Diocese boundaries and to lodge a copy with the Bishop of Perth; the certified copies are conclusive evidence of the Diocese boundaries at the certification date (s 3(1)(b)).\n- Specifies the composition of the first Synod of the Northern Diocese (s 3(2)).\n- Directs the State land registries to record the trustees as owners when the trustees are vested with land: the Registrar of Titles will register proprietorship for land under the Torrens system and the Registrar of Deeds will register a memorial for other land, on application, proof and payment of fees (s 4).\n- Preserves and continues the existing corporate body formed under the older trustees statute but substitutes its corporate name to \"The Trustees of the Diocese of North West Australia\" while leaving its rights and liabilities unchanged; prior references to the old name are read as references to the new name; and the corporate name change is to be recorded on land certificates (s 5).\n\nWho it affects\n\n- The Diocese of North West Australia (formerly called the Northern Diocese) and its corporate trustees (the beneficiaries of the vesting and the party whose name is changed) are the primary parties affected (defined terms in s 2; ss 3 and 5).\n- The Bishop of the Northern Diocese and the Bishop of Perth have duties under the Act (lodging and certifying the boundary map in s 3(1)(b)).\n- The State land registries — the Registrar of Titles and the Registrar of Deeds — are instructed to make entries to reflect the vesting, subject to usual proof and fees (s 4).\n- Parishes, mission districts and clergy in the Northern Diocese are affected indirectly by the rules about the first Synod membership (s 3(2)).\n\nWhy it matters (stated purpose and practical effects)\n\n- The Act mechanically clears title and administrative uncertainty over a defined set of church land by declaring those parcels to be part of the Diocese and to be vested in the diocesan trustees without separate conveyances (s 3(1)(a) and the Schedule). That reduces the need for dozens of individual conveyancing transactions.\n- By directing land registries to record the trustees as owners on application (s 4), the Act converts a legal vesting (statutory declaration of ownership) into the practical registered title record used in land markets.\n- The corporate-name preservation and substitution clause (s 5) avoids the need to form a new corporation or to reassign liabilities — the same corporate entity continues under a new name, and existing references in law and documents are read to refer to the new name.\n\nPurpose-claims (as expressed in the Act) and an analytical check against costs and trade-offs\n\n- Claimed purpose: to vest identified church lands in the diocesan trustees and to regularise the corporate name and boundary evidence (s 3 & s 5). That purpose is implemented by statutory vesting, mandatory registry updates on application, and a requirement for certified maps.\n\n- Who pays: the trustees (or their agents) must apply to the registrars and pay the usual registration fees for transfer of title or recording memorials (s 4). One specific concession is that the corporate-name substitution on existing certificates is to be done \"free of charge\" (s 5(3)).\n\n- Who decides/has discretion: the Synod can resolve not to treat the Schedule lands as within the Diocese (s 3(1) begins \"Unless and until the Synod resolves otherwise\"). The Registrars retain administrative discretion to require satisfactory proof and to be satisfied with the facts before making registry entries (s 4).\n\n- Implementation burdens and risks: the trustees must assemble evidence and make multiple applications to registries for many titles; registries must exercise satisfaction about proof (administrative discretion). The long Schedule means administrative work and potential mismatches if Crown leases or other encumbrances change after the Act.\n\n- Opportunity costs and trade-offs: the State bears minimal direct cost — routine registry processing and certifying maps — while the trustees incur transaction costs for applications. The Act reduces future conveyancing costs by providing statutory vesting, but it creates a short-term administrative load for registration.\n\n- Effects on private choice and markets: the Act does not remove private property rights in general; it clarifies who holds title for a set of church lands. If those lands are sold or encumbered later, market participants will rely on the registered title. The Act itself does not direct sales, leases or change land use.\n\n- Concentrated benefits and diffuse costs: the main, concentrated beneficiary is the Diocese/trustees (clear title and continuity of corporate identity). Costs are concentrated on the trustees (application effort and fees) and dispersed as routine administrative effort in land registries.\n\n- Legal certainty mechanism: the requirement that the Bishops' certified map is \"conclusive evidence\" (s 3(1)(b)) creates a strong, low‑cost rule for boundary disputes, but it shifts the finality of boundary definition to episcopal certification rather than to contested fact-finding in ordinary courts.\n\nPractical things to note (implementation pointers)\n\n- Before registries will change entries, trustees must apply and satisfy the Registrar of Titles or Registrar of Deeds as to the vesting facts, and pay the usual fees (s 4).\n- The Synod retains a political control point: it can resolve that the Schedule lands are not to be treated as part of the Diocese (s 3(1)).\n- The Act preserves the corporate identity and legal obligations of the existing trustee corporation, while changing its name and directing registration of the new name on titles (s 5).\n\nKey provisions cited: s 2 (definitions), s 3 (vesting, boundaries, first Synod), s 4 (registration by land registries), s 5 (corporate name substitution), Schedule (list of land parcels)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed — the legislative text is unavailable. No comparison between original intent and current operation is possible. The score of 'false' reflects the absence of evidence of change, not a confirmed finding that scope remained constant."},"complexity_factors":["Legislation text is entirely unavailable — no content could be retrieved for analysis","Historical 1961 legislation may use archaic legal language and drafting conventions","Church-state legal intersections (ecclesiastical law meeting civil law) can add moderate complexity","Northern Diocese boundaries and jurisdiction may involve geographic complexity","Inability to assess actual provisions, schedules, or amendments means true complexity cannot be determined — score reflects informational vacuum, not legislative substance"],"plain_english_summary":"## Church of England (Northern Diocese) Act 1961 — Western Australia\n\n**What we know:** This is a Western Australian law from 1961 relating to the Church of England's Northern Diocese (a church administrative region covering northern Western Australia).\n\n**The problem:** The actual text of this legislation is **no longer publicly available** on the Western Australian legislation website. The page has been taken down due to system and security upgrades. This means we cannot analyse what the law actually says, who it affects, or what it does.\n\n**What we can reasonably infer:** Laws of this type from this era typically dealt with things like:\n- Recognising the Church of England's Northern Diocese as a legal entity\n- Allowing the church to own property, enter contracts, or manage assets in that region\n- Establishing governance structures for the diocese\n\n**What you should do if this law affects you:**\n- Contact the **Parliamentary Counsel's Office** (Western Australia) directly\n- Search the WA legislation website using the menu navigation rather than a direct link\n- Consult a lawyer familiar with church or property law in Western Australia"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose: vesting specific church lands in the appropriate trustees and updating the corporate name to reflect ecclesiastical reorganisation. While the name has changed from 'Church of England' to 'Anglican Church of Australia' through amendments, this is a nomenclature update rather than a scope expansion. The Act has not grown beyond its original intent of managing diocesan land tenure."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative sections plus a Schedule","Minimal defined terms (only 2: 'Northern Diocese' and 'Synod')","Straightforward vesting mechanism with no nested conditions","Simple name-change provisions with clear substitution rules","Schedule consists of a plain list of land descriptions without complex legal formulae","Some cross-references to other Acts (Church of England Diocesan Trustees and Lands Act 1918, Transfer of Land Act 1893) but these are standard administrative references","Historical name changes create minor confusion but are clearly documented in notes"],"plain_english_summary":"This Western Australian law deals with church land in the state's north-west. It does three main things:\n\n**1. Transfers land to church trustees**\nThe Act automatically transfers ownership of specific church properties (listed in the Schedule) to \"The Trustees of the Northern Diocese\" without needing normal paperwork like deeds or transfers. This covers dozens of properties across regional towns including Broome, Carnarvon, Derby, Geraldton, Port Hedland and Roebourne.\n\n**2. Updates the church's name**\nOriginally passed when the church was called \"Church of England\", the Act has been amended over time to reflect the modern name \"Anglican Church of Australia\". The corporate body that holds the land was renamed from \"The Trustees of the Northern Diocese\" to \"The Trustees of the Diocese of North West Australia\" in 1962.\n\n**3. Sets up land registration rules**\nThe Act tells the government land registries (Registrar of Titles and Registrar of Deeds) how to record these transfers in their systems when the trustees apply, ensuring the church's ownership is properly documented.\n\n**Who it affects:** The Anglican Diocese of North West Australia, its trustees, and anyone dealing with property transactions involving these specific church lands.\n\n**Why it matters:** It creates a simple, automatic way for church land to vest in the right corporate body without expensive legal transfers, and ensures the land titles reflect the church's current name."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/church-of-england-northern-diocese-act-1961","history":"/api/acts/church-of-england-northern-diocese-act-1961/history","analysis":"/api/acts/church-of-england-northern-diocese-act-1961/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/church-of-england-northern-diocese-act-1961/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/church-of-england-northern-diocese-act-1961/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/church-of-england-northern-diocese-act-1961/documents"}}