{"id":"nsw:act-1941-024","name":"Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall Act 1941","slug":"greenethorpe-soldiers-memorial-hall-act-1941","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"24 of 1941","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":111566,"registerId":"nsw-act-1941-024-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall Act 1941](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1941-024).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration of trusts","content":"#### 2 Declaration of trusts\n\n2 Declaration of trusts\n\n> > (1) It is hereby declared that the land comprised in Certificate of Title registered volume 3329, folio 213, situated at Greenethorpe in the parish of Cudgymaguntry county of Monteagle is held by the persons who at the commencement of this Act are the registered proprietors thereof, as trustees of the Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, upon the trusts and with the powers, authorities and duties contained in the declaration of trust, a copy of which is set out in the Schedule to this Act.\n> \n> > (2) The declaration of trust a copy of which is set out in the Schedule to this Act is hereby ratified and confirmed.\n> \n> > (3) Any trusts affecting the said land immediately before the commencement of this Act are hereby revoked and annulled.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"sch","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"# sch\n\nSchedule\n\n(Section 2)\n\nTO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:\n\nFREDERICK ERNEST NEAL ROBERT BROWNING BLACK JOHN ORMISTON WATT HENRY VICTOR GRAY all of Greenethorpe in the State of New South Wales farmers and graziers AND REGINALD NEWTON of Greenethorpe aforesaid storekeeper (hereinafter called the trustees) SEND GREETING WHEREAS the said trustees are the registered proprietors as joint tenants of all that land situated at Greenethorpe in the parish of Cudgymaguntry and county of Monteagle being lots 1, 2 and 3 of section Q in deposited plan No. 6279 and being the whole of the land comprised in Certificate of Title volume 3329 folio 213 NOW THESE PRESENTS WITNESS that the said trustees DO HEREBY DECLARE AND ACKNOWLEDGE that they stand possessed of and interested in the said land as the trustees of the Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall upon the following trusts that is to say—\n\n> (a) upon trust to use the said land and the buildings thereon or to permit the same to be used as a hall according and subject to the constitution and rules for the time being of the Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall,\n\n> (b) upon trust, subject as aforesaid, to use the same or permit the same to be used for such purposes and subject to such conditions as the Committee of Management of the said Hall may direct by resolution passed at any duly constituted meeting of the said Committee of Management,\n\n> (c) upon trust to assign, transfer, demise or mortgage the said land or any part thereof in accordance with any direction given by the said Committee of Management by resolution passed at any duly constituted meeting of the said Committee of Management,\n\nAND IT IS HEREBY FURTHER DECLARED that a copy of any such resolution duly certified to as being correct by the Chairman of the Meeting at which such resolution was passed shall he sufficient evidence of the passing of such resolution and also of the due constitution of such Meeting.\n\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals the eighth day of March one thousand nine hundred and forty-one.\n\n| Signed sealed and delivered by the said Frederick Ernest Neal in the presence of:H. L. EAKIN, J.P. | F. E. NEAL. |\n| Signed sealed and delivered by the said Robert Browning Black in the presence of:H. L. EAKIN, J.P. | ROBERT B. BLACK. |\n| Signed sealed and delivered by the said John Ormiston Watt in the presence of:H. L. EAKIN, J.P. | JOHN O. WATT. |\n| Signed sealed and delivered by the said Henry Victor Gray in the presence of:CLAUDE HENDERSON, J.P. | H. V. GRAY. |\n| Signed sealed and delivered by the said Reginald Newton in the presence of:H. L. EAKIN, J.P. | R. NEWTON. |","sortOrder":2}],"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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is no evidence of any change in scope from the original intent. The Act has not been amended since it was passed on 9 April 1941 and remains in its original form. It appears to have always been a narrow, purpose-specific piece of legislation dealing solely with the Greenethorpe Soldiers' Memorial Hall."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely narrow and localised scope — applies to a single building in a single town","No amendments have been made since enactment in 1941, suggesting minimal legal evolution or complexity","Legislation of this type from this era typically contains only a handful of straightforward provisions (e.g. land vesting, trustee powers)","Full text of provisions was not available for review, introducing minor analytical uncertainty","No regulatory framework, penalties, or administrative machinery evident from available information"],"plain_english_summary":"The Greenethorpe Soldiers' Memorial Hall Act 1941 is a narrow NSW law concerning the Greenethorpe community hall built to honour local soldiers. It likely sets out legal arrangements for the hall’s ownership, governance or trusteeship and empowers local parties to manage and maintain the property.\n\nIt mainly affects trustees, local organisations and anyone with a legal or historical interest. The Act’s continued presence on the books since 1941 makes it an enduring, locally focused wartime-era statute."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act replaces any previous trusts over the land by declaring the registered proprietors to be trustees under the Schedule’s terms and by ratifying that declaration, while expressly revoking prior trusts (s 2(1)–(3); Schedule). It centralises management and disposal authority in the Hall’s Committee of Management (Schedule clauses (b)–(c))."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, property-specific instrument limited to one title (Schedule; s 2(1))","Short statutory text that ratifies a declared trust and revokes prior trusts (s 2(2)–(3))","Trust instrument names specific trustees and sets straightforward primary purposes (Schedule: named trustees; clauses (a)–(c))","Decision-making power concentrated in the Hall’s Committee of Management via certified resolutions — clear rule but creates dependence on internal committee procedures (Schedule clauses (b)–(c))","Permits broad disposals (assign, transfer, demise, mortgage) subject to committee direction — a material property power but exercised by non-judicial body (Schedule clause (c))","Evidentiary shortcut: a chairman-certified copy of a resolution is sufficient proof of authority (Schedule, final paragraph) — lowers formal proof burden but shifts reliance to certification"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act declares that a specific parcel of land at Greenethorpe (Cert. Title vol 3329 folio 213) is held by the named registered proprietors as trustees for the Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall and confirms the Schedule’s declaration of trust. \n\nIt vests operational control in the Hall’s Committee of Management, allowing the Committee by certified resolution to direct uses and to authorise assignment, lease or mortgage of the land, and it revokes any earlier trusts over the property."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation has remained tightly focused on its original purpose since 1941. It was enacted specifically to formalise the trust arrangements for the Greenethorpe Soldiers' Memorial Hall and a single defined parcel of land, and it continues to serve only that function without expansion into broader matters."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short legislation (approximately 500 words total)","Only 2 operative sections plus a schedule","No defined terms section - terms are used in their ordinary meaning","No cross-references to other legislation","Simple, linear structure with no conditional logic or exceptions","Single purpose: declaring and ratifying a trust over one specific parcel of land","Schedule contains the full text of the trust deed rather than summarising it"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, specific law from 1941 that deals with a single piece of land in Greenethorpe, New South Wales (a small rural town). \n\n**What it does:**\n- It formally declares that a specific block of land (described by its official title reference: Certificate of Title volume 3329, folio 213) is held in trust for the Greenethorpe Soldiers' Memorial Hall.\n- It names five local men as the trustees who legally own the land on behalf of the community hall.\n- It sets out the rules for how the land and hall can be used: primarily as a community hall according to the hall's own constitution, but also for other purposes if the hall's management committee decides.\n- It gives the trustees power to sell, lease, or mortgage the land, but only if the management committee passes a formal resolution (a recorded vote at a proper meeting).\n- It cancels any previous legal arrangements affecting this land.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The five named trustees (local farmers and a storekeeper) who hold the legal title.\n- The Greenethorpe Soldiers' Memorial Hall and its management committee.\n- The local community who use the hall.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a typical example of how small community organisations in Australia historically secured their land. Rather than forming a complex legal entity like a company, the community used individual local trustees to hold the land, with this Act of Parliament providing the legal backing to ensure the land is used properly for community purposes. It protects the memorial hall from being misused or sold off improperly by requiring committee approval for major decisions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/greenethorpe-soldiers-memorial-hall-act-1941","history":"/api/acts/greenethorpe-soldiers-memorial-hall-act-1941/history","analysis":"/api/acts/greenethorpe-soldiers-memorial-hall-act-1941/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/greenethorpe-soldiers-memorial-hall-act-1941/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/greenethorpe-soldiers-memorial-hall-act-1941/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/greenethorpe-soldiers-memorial-hall-act-1941/documents"}}