{"id":"lutheran-church-australia-victorian-district-incorporation-act-1971","name":"Lutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation Act 1971","slug":"lutheran-church-of-australia-victorian-district-incorporation-act-1971","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174036,"registerId":"vic-lutheran-church-australia-victorian-district-incorporation-act-1971-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Lutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation Act 1971","content":"Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documentsi\nVersion No. 001\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian\nDistrict Incorporation Act 1971\nAct No. 8178/1971\nVersion as at 11 August 2000\nTABLE OF PROVISIONS\nSection Page\n1. Short title 2\n2. Definitions 2\n3. Repeals 3\n4. Incorporation 3\n5. Powers 4\n6. Vesting of property 6\n7. Trust property 6\n8. Power to lease property 7\n9. Land in Tasmania 8\n10. Amendment of Fifth Schedule 8\n__________________\nSCHEDULES 9\nSCHEDULE 1—Constitution of the Lutheran Church of Australia\nVictorian District 9\nSCHEDULE 2—Repealed Acts 18\nSCHEDULE 3—Real and personal property 19\nSCHEDULE 4—Real Property 37\nSCHEDULE 5—Powers of the Church in relation to the conduct of its\nproperty and other affairs 39\n═══════════════\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsSection Page\nii\nENDNOTES 41\n1. General Information 41\n2. Table of Amendments 42\n3. Explanatory Details 43\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents1\nVersion No. 001\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian\nDistrict Incorporation Act 1971\nAct No. 8178/1971\nVersion as at 11 August 2000\nAn Act to incorporate the Lutheran Church of Australia\nVictorian District and for other purposes.\nPreamble\nWHEREAS the Association known as the United\nEvangelical Lutheran Church in Australia Victoria\nDistrict was incorporated under the provisions of\nthe United Lutheran Church Incorporation Act\n1961:\nWHEREAS the Association known as the\nEvangelical Lutheran Church of Australia\n(Victorian District) was incorporated under the\nprovisions of The Evangelical Lutheran Church\nof Australia (Victorian District) Incorporation\nAct 1964:\nAND WHEREAS the said Associations have\nagreed to unite and form themselves into an\nAssociation to be called the Lutheran Church of\nAustralia Victorian District:\nBE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most\nExcellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the\nLegislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria\nin this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of\nthe same as follows (that is to say):\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n2\n1. Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Lutheran Church of\nAustralia Victorian District Incorporation Act\n1971.\n2. Definitions\nIn this Act unless inconsistent with the context or\nsubject-matter—\n\"Church\" or \"District\" means the Lutheran\nChurch of Australia Victorian District\nincorporated by this Act;\n\"United Evangelical Lutheran Church in\nAustralia Victoria District\" means the\nAssociation incorporated under the\nprovisions of the United Lutheran Church\nIncorporation Act 1961;\n\"The Evangelical Lutheran Church of\nAustralia (Victorian District)\" means the\nAssociation incorporated under the\nprovisions of The Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia (Victorian District)\nIncorporation Act 1964;\n\"congregation\" means any congregation which is\nnow or was or may hereafter become a\nconstituent of either the United Evangelical\nLutheran Church in Australia Victoria\nDistrict or The Evangelical Lutheran Church\nof Australia (Victorian District) or the\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian\nDistrict;\n\"the Synod\" has the meaning ascribed thereto in\nthe Constitution set forth in the First\nSchedule to this Act;\n\"Church Council\" has the meaning ascribed\nthereto in the Constitution set forth in the\nFirst Schedule to this Act;\ns. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n3\n\"President\" means the President for the time\nbeing of the Lutheran Church of Australia\nVictorian District appointed by the Synod of\nthe Church;\n\"Constitution\" means the Constitution set forth\nin the First Schedule to this Act;\n\"property\" means all property real or personal\nwhether within or without the State of\nVictoria;\n\"Schedule\" means the Schedule to this Act.\n3. Repeals\nThe Acts mentioned in the Second Schedule to\nthis Act to the extent to which the same are in and\nby the said Schedule expressed to be repealed are\nhereby repealed.\n4. Incorporation\nThere shall be a body corporate by the name\n\"Lutheran Church of Australia Victorian District\"\nconsisting of all members at the passing of this\nAct of the body corporate known as the United\nEvangelical Lutheran Church in Australia Victoria\nDistrict which was incorporated as recited in the\npreamble of this Act and all members at the\npassing of this Act of the body corporate known\nas The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia\n(Victorian District) which was incorporated as\nrecited in the preamble of this Act and all persons\nin the State of Victoria and elsewhere who from\ntime to time in accordance with the Constitution\nfor the time being of the Church accept as their\ngeneral tenets the doctrines set forth in Clause II\nof the First Schedule and the said body corporate\nshall have perpetual succession and a common\nseal and under the name Lutheran Church of\nAustralia Victorian District may sue and be sued\ns. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n4\nprosecute and defend and take and suffer all the\nproceedings in all courts.\n5. Powers\n(1) The Church may—\n(a) make by-laws and rules (not inconsistent\nwith this Act or the said Constitution) for or\nwith respect to all or any of the matters\nfollowing—\n(i) the admission expulsion or re-\nadmission of congregations to\nmembership of the Church;\n(ii) conduct of the officers of the said\nChurch and the election and duties of\nofficers;\n(iii) the appointment rotation and duties of\nall minor officials of the said Church;\n(iv) the keeping of accounts and records;\n(v) the appointment of auditors;\n(vi) the convening and conduct of\nconventions, conferences and meetings;\n(vii) the custody care and maintenance of\nChurch property;\n(viii) the execution and authentication of\ndocuments;\n(ix) the authorization of expenditure;\n(x) the rescission or amendment of by-laws\nand rules;\n(xi) the remuneration of officers and\nemployés;\n(xii) such other matters that may from time\nto time be necessary or expedient.\ns. 5\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n5\n(b) make such alterations in and additions to the\nConstitution of the Church (a copy of which\nis set out in the First Schedule hereto) as may\nbe found from time to time necessary or\nexpedient;\n(c) take purchase receive hold and enjoy\nproperty upon the trusts and with the powers\nset out in the Fifth Schedule and also to sell\ngrant transfer convey exchange demise\n(whether by way of lease or otherwise)\ncreate easements over or otherwise dispose\nof either absolutely or by way of mortgage\ncharge lien or other encumbrance any of the\nproperty at any time belonging to the Church\nprovided that if any such property is subject\nto any trust the provisions of such trust shall\nbe carried out by the Church in accordance\nwith the trust deed or other instruments\ncreating the trust; and generally to exercise\nsubject to the provisions of this Act all\npowers rights and privileges incident to a\nbody corporate.\n(2) The Church Council for the time being of the\nChurch shall have the custody and the use of the\ncommon seal of the Church and a majority of the\nmembers of such Council or a majority of the\nmembers of a convention of the Synod shall have\npower to use or direct the use of such seal for all\npurposes for which the use of such seal is\nrequired.\n(3) The seal shall not be affixed otherwise than\npursuant to a resolution of the said majority of\neither the Church Council or a convention of the\nSynod; and any two of the President, Vice-\nPresident, Secretary, Treasurer for the time being\nof the Church or any other official appointed for\nthe purpose by a duly constituted convention of\ns. 5\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n6\nthe Church shall sign their names to the\ndocuments to which the seal has been affixed.\n6. Vesting of property\nAll the estate and interest of the bodies corporate\nand the several persons named in the Third\nSchedule of this Act in the property therein set\nforth and all property held at the date of the\ncoming into operation of this Act by any person or\npersons in trust for the Church or for the United\nEvangelical Lutheran Church in Australia Victoria\nDistrict or for The Evangelical Lutheran Church\nof Australia (Victorian District) referred to in the\npreamble to this Act shall from and after the\ncoming into operation of this Act vest in the\nChurch without the necessity for any conveyance\ntransfer or other assurance of such property.\n7. Trust property\n(1) Where at any time after the coming into operation\nof this Act any person or persons holds or held\nany property in trust for or on behalf of the\ncongregation such person or persons may, with\nthe consent of, or shall, at the direction of, the\nmajority of the members of such congregation\npresent in person or by proxy at a meeting duly\nconvened for the purpose and with the approval of\nthe Church convey assign or transfer such\nproperty to the Church subject to the trusts upon\nwhich the same is held and the conveyance\nassignment or transfer when completed and\naccepted by the Church shall from and after the\ndate thereof operate as a discharge of all the\ntrustees from the duties of the trust.\n(2) A minute of resolution contained in the minutes of\nthe meeting and signed by the Chairman thereof\nshall be conclusive proof for all purposes that\nsuch meeting was duly convened and that such\ns. 6\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n7\nresolution was duly passed thereat by the requisite\nmajority.\n(3) If any person or persons in whom the property is\nfor the time being vested refuses or refuse or for a\nperiod of one calendar month after being directed\nby a majority of the voting members of the\ncongregation present and voting at a duly\nconstituted meeting of the congregation as\nhereinbefore provided fails or fail to execute and\ndeliver such conveyance assignment or transfer to\nthe Church or if there is or are no such person or\npersons or if such person or persons is or are dead\nor absent from Victoria or are unable to be found\nthen and in any such events the President may\nexecute such conveyance assignment or transfer in\nlieu of such person or persons.\n(4) The execution by the President of an instrument of\nconveyance assignment or transfer pursuant to the\npowers conferred by sub-section (3) shall be as\nvalid and effectual for all purposes as if the same\nhad been executed by the person or persons\nrefusing or failing to execute and deliver such\nconveyance or transfer or being dead or absent\nfrom Victoria or unable to be found as aforesaid;\nand the mere fact of execution by the President\nshall be conclusive proof for all purposes that all\nmatters and conditions preliminary to such\nexecution by him as required by this section have\nduly occurred or have been duly complied with.\n8. Power to lease property\nExcept insofar as it is prohibited from doing so by\nthe original trusts to which any property vested in\nit is subject the Church may devise for any term\n(whether upon building lease or other lease or\ntenancy) charge mortgage encumber give\neasements over exchange partition or sell any such\nproperty as aforesaid and generally deal with the\ns. 8\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n8\nsame as fully and effectually as if it were the\nbeneficial owner thereof.\n9. Land in Tasmania\nThe persons (whether corporate or unincorporate)\nreferred to in the Fourth Schedule as the persons\nregistered as proprietors of the several pieces of\nland described in the Fourth Schedule, being land\nsituate in the State of Tasmania, are hereby\nrequired as trustees of the said land to take or\ncause to be taken such action as is necessary to\nhave the Church registered as proprietor of the\nsaid pieces of land and to sign all necessary\nconveyances transfers assurances or other\ndocuments for that purpose.\n10. Amendment of Fifth Schedule\nThe provisions set out in the Fifth Schedule may\nat any time and from time to time be altered\nmodified or amended by the Church by resolution\nduly passed in accordance with its Constitution.\n__________________\ns. 9\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n9\nSCHEDULES\nFIRST SCHEDULE\nCONSTITUTION OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA\nVICTORIAN DISTRICT\nInterpretation\nIn this Constitution and the By-laws made thereunder unless the context or\nsubject-matter otherwise requires—\n\"Church worker\" means any person within the District whose name is\nlisted on the Register of Church Workers provided for in the By-laws\nof the Church;\n\"congregation\" means a group of persons within the assigned area of the\nDistrict adhering to the Lutheran Faith who regularly meet for the\nadministration of the Means of Grace and who have constituted\nthemselves as an organized body by the adoption of a constitution;\n\"layman\" means any member of a congregation of the District other than\na pastor;\n\"pastor\" or \"member of the Ministry\" means any person ordained to\nthe Holy Ministry according to the rites and practice of the\nEvangelical Lutheran Church who is a member of the Ministry\naccording to Article V, Clause 1;\n\"teacher\" means any pastor or layman called or appointed by the District\nor any of its congregations to serve on the teaching staff of a school or\neducational institution established and maintained by the District or\ncongregation.\nWords importing the singular number shall be deemed to include the plural\nunless the context or subject-matter otherwise requires.\nI. Name\nThe name of the District is: LUTHERAN CHURCH OF\nAUSTRALIA VICTORIAN DISTRICT, hereinafter called \"the\nDistrict\".\nII. Confession\nThe District accepts the Confession of the Lutheran Church of\nAustralia, (hereinafter called \"the Church\") viz.—\n(a) it accepts without reservation the Holy Scriptures of the Old and\nNew Testaments, as a whole and in all their parts, as the divinely\nSch. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n10\ninspired, written, and inerrant Word of God, and as the only\ninfallible source and norm for all matters of faith, doctrine, and\nlife;\n(b) it acknowledges and accepts as true expositions of the Word of\nGod and as its own confession all the Symbolical Books of the\nEvangelical Lutheran Church contained in the Book of Concord\nof 1580, namely, the three Ecumenical Creeds: being the\nApostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed;\nthe Unaltered Augsburg Confession; the Apology of the\nAugsburg Confession; the Smalcald Articles; the Small\nCatechism of Luther; the Large Catechism of Luther; and the\nFormula of Concord.\nIII. Objects\nThe District accepts the Objects of the Lutheran Church of Australia,\nand shall promote them within its assigned area. These objects are—\n(a) to fulfil the mission of the Christian Church in the world by\nproclaiming the Word of God and administering the Sacraments\nin accordance with the Confession of the Church laid down in\nArticle II;\n(b) to unite in one body Evangelical Lutheran congregations in\nAustralia and New Zealand for the more effective work of the\nChurch;\n(c) to promote and maintain true Christian unity in the bond of\npeace;\n(d) to ensure that preaching, teaching, and practice in the Church are\nin conformity with the Confession of the Church;\n(e) to provide pastors and teachers and other Church workers for\nservice in the Church and its congregations, and for this purpose\nto establish and maintain institutions for their training;\n(f) to establish, develop and support missions at home and abroad;\n(g) to establish and maintain schools and other institutions and to\nfoster all other means whereby the members of the congregations\nreceive Christian education;\n(h) to cultivate uniformity in worship, ecclesiastical practice and\ncustoms in accord with the principles laid down in the Formula\nof Concord, Article X;\n(i) to publish, procure, and distribute literature compatible with the\nConfession and principles of the Church;\n(j) to provide institutions and agencies to minister to human need in\nthe name of Christ Jesus our Lord;\nSch. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n11\n(k) to take such action as is necessary for the protection of the\ncongregations, pastors, teachers, and other Church workers in the\nperformance of their duties and the maintenance of their rights.\nIV. Membership\n1. The membership of the District shall consist of congregations\nwithin its assigned area which—\n(a) accept and hold the Confession of the Lutheran Church of\nAustralia;\n(b) accept the Constitution and By-laws of the Lutheran\nChurch of Australia and the District;\n(c) submit a Constitution acceptable to the Lutheran Church of\nAustralia and the District;\n(d) undertake to participate in the work of the Lutheran Church\nof Australia and the District, and to promote their Objects.\nSuch member congregations shall be recorded in the official Roll\nof Congregations of the District.\n2. At its inception the District shall consist of the congregations\nwhich are members of the Lutheran Church of Australia in the\narea of the District.\n3. Membership of Lutheran Church of Australia may be terminated\nby action of the congregation or by action of the Church, as\nprescribed by the By-laws of the Lutheran Church of Australia.\n4. A congregation which terminates its membership, or whose\nmembership is terminated by action of the Church, shall have no\nclaim upon the Church or District or the property or funds of the\nChurch and of the District; but nothing herein contained prevents\nthe Church from giving effect to any decision, award or\nrecommendation made by any Church tribunal in accordance\nwith the By-laws in consequence of any such termination of\nmembership.\nV. The Ministry\n1. The District recognizes and upholds the Office of the Ministry as\nthe office divinely instituted for the public administration of the\nMeans of Grace. The members of the Ministry are the pastors of\nthe Lutheran Church of Australia, including the pastors emeriti,\nresident within the District, whose names are recorded on the\nRoll of Pastors of the District.\nSch. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n12\n2. A conference of the members of the Ministry, called the Pastors'\nConference, shall be held in conjunction with the regular\nconvention of the Synod of the District, and at such other times\nas may be determined by the Synod or the Church Council.\nVI. Authority and powers\n1. The District consists of congregations voluntarily joined together\nto establish a wider fellowship in the faith and to promote and do\nwork which congregations could not undertake and do\neffectively alone and therefore has power and authority to carry\nout its Objects as set forth in this Constitution, and to perform\nsuch other acts as may be incidental thereto.\n2. The District, in accordance with the provisions of the\nConstitution and By-laws of the Lutheran Church of Australia\nand this Constitution, shall have authority and power to make\nrules and regulations for the administration of its affairs.\n3. The District shall have power to delegate the exercise of its\nauthority to such persons and in such manner as it may deem\nadvisable.\n4. The District shall have power to acquire, accept, hold, dispose of,\nlease, let, mortgage or otherwise deal with real and personal\nproperty and any estate or interest in real and personal property\nas it may deem necessary for the effective promotion of any or\nall its activities.\n5. The District shall have power to do all such things as the District\nmay think incidental or conducive to the attainment of the\nObjects of the District or any of them.\n6. The jurisdiction of the District over the congregation shall,\nsubject to this Constitution and the By-laws, include the\nfollowing rights—\n(a) to ensure faithful adherence to the Confession of the\nChurch;\n(b) to apply discipline when departure from the doctrine of the\nChurch is evident;\n(c) to enlist wholehearted co-operation in the programme\napproved by the Church or the District in the fulfilment of\nits Objects;\n(d) to take action when persistent disregard of the resolutions\nof the Church or the District is evident—\nbut it shall not include power over the purely internal\nadministration of a congregation, or power over the property of a\ncongregation, except to the extent that the District has granted or\nSch. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n13\nlent money to such congregation or otherwise holds any interest\nin the property of such congregation.\nVII. The Synod\n1. The power of the District shall be exercised through the Synod,\nwhich shall be the highest constitutional authority of the District,\nwith power to direct and control those to whom it has entrusted\ntasks or has delegated authority.\n2. The Synod shall consist of the following—\n(a) the lay representatives of the congregations who are elected\nby their respective congregations according to the\nrepresentation prescribed by the By-laws;\n(b) the members of the Ministry of the District;\n(c) the members of the Church Council—\nwho shall comprise the voting members known as \"district\nsynodsmen\".\n3. (a) The lay representatives of the congregations shall serve\nfrom the commencement of the regular convention of the\nSynod to the commencement of the regular convention of\nthe next Synod, and shall be eligible for re-election or re-\nappointment;\n(b) the members of the Ministry shall serve for such time as\ntheir names are recorded on the Roll of Pastors of the\nDistrict;\n(c) the members of Church Council shall serve from the\nconclusion of the regular convention of the Synod at which\nthey were elected to the conclusion of the regular\nconvention of the next Synod, and shall be eligible for re-\nelection or re-appointment, subject to the limitations\nhereinafter contained.\n4. Casual vacancies may be filled by the body having the right of\nelection or appointment to the position in respect of which the\nvacancy arises. The person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy\nshall hold office for the balance of the term of the member whose\nplace he fills.\n5. Such other persons as may be prescribed by the By-laws shall be\nentitled to attend meetings of the Synod as consultants without\nany right to vote.\nSch. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n14\n6. In the absence of a District synodsman at a convention of the\nSynod the right to vote may be accorded to an alternate\nappointed in a manner laid down in the By-laws to exercise that\nright.\n7. The length of the synodical term shall be one year or such other\nperiod as may from time to time be prescribed by the By-laws.\n8. The Synod shall convene and be constituted at the beginning of\nthe synodical term in regular convention at a time and place\ndetermined by the Church Council. Notice of such regular\nconvention shall be given to the members of the District by the\nSecretary as laid down in the By-laws.\n9. A special convention of the Synod—\n(a) may be convened by the President with the consent of the\nChurch Council;\n(b) shall be convened by the President at the request of the\nChurch Council;\nNotice of a special convention stating its purpose shall be given\nto the members of the Synod by the Secretary as laid down in the\nBy-laws.\n10. When the Synod is not in session, matters of urgency may be\nreferred by the Church Council to the voting members of the\nSynod for determination in the manner prescribed by the By-\nlaws.\n11. Subject to this Constitution and the By-laws, the Synod may\ndetermine its own procedure.\n12. The Synod may delegate all or any of its powers, authorities, and\nduties to such persons or bodies and in such manner as it may see\nfit.\nVIII. Officers and Administration\n1. The officials of the District shall be a President, one or more\nVice-Presidents, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. They shall be\nelected for a term of office determined by the District. The\nPresident and Vice-Presidents shall be pastors of the Church in\nthe District.\n2. The District shall have a Church Council, which shall consist of\nthe President, Vice-President or Vice-Presidents, Secretary and\nas many other members as it may determine in the By-laws.\nThe Church Council shall have authority between the Synods to\nmake decisions within the limits prescribed in the By-laws.\nSch. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n15\n3. The District shall have a Finance Council, which shall consist of\nthe Treasurer, and as many other members, including at least one\npastor, as the District may determine in its By-laws.\n4. The District shall appoint as many Standing Committees as it\nmay deem necessary for the carrying out of its Objects.\nThe rights and duties of such Standing Committees shall be as\ndefined in the By-laws.\n5. The District may establish as many full-time executive offices\nfor committees of the District as it may deem necessary.\nThe manner of their establishment and of appointment of\npersonnel to such offices and the duties of such personnel shall\nbe as prescribed by the By-laws.\n6. The District shall appoint such commissions, tribunals and other\nbodies and officers as it may deem necessary, and shall prescribe\ntheir duties.\n7. All Officials, Boards, Standing Committees, and appointees of\nthe District shall have such rights only as have been expressly\nconferred upon them by the District, or by this Constitution or\nthe By-laws, and in everything pertaining to their rights and the\nperformance of their duties they are responsible to the Synod,\nand between conventions of the Synod to the Church Council.\n8. Auxiliaries approved by the Church may establish a branch in the\nDistrict. Any constitution of a District Auxiliary and any\namendments thereto shall be subject to the approval of the Synod\nor Church Council of the District.\nIX. Zones\n1. The District shall be divided into Zones, whose territorial\nboundaries shall be fixed by the District and may be altered by it.\n2. The Church Council shall appoint a pastor as the Zone\nCounsellor from nominations made by the pastors of the Zone.\n3. A meeting of the congregations and the pastors in each Zone,\ncalled the \"Zone Conference\", shall be held at least annually\nunder the chairmanship of the Zone Counsellor.\nX. Discipline, Adjudication, and Appeals\n1. Ecclesiastical discipline shall be exercised in the District—\n(a) by a congregation against any one of its members who\nevidently departs from the Confession of the Church, or\nwho manifestly leads an ungodly life;\nSch. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n16\n(b) by those to whom such authority is given in the By-laws of\nthe Church against a pastor, teacher, or officer of the\nChurch if such pastor, teacher, or officer—\n(i) departs from the Confession of the Church; or\n(ii) is manifestly guilty of ungodly actions or life; or\n(iii) is guilty of evident neglect of duty;\n(c) by those whom such authority is given by the Church\nagainst a congregation—\n(i) if it departs from the Confession of the Church; or\n(ii) if it refuses to exercise discipline against its\nmembers, pastor, or teacher; or\n(iii) if it persistently disregards the Constitution, rules,\nand resolutions of the Church.\nThe manner in which such ecclesiastical discipline shall be\ninstituted, the action to be taken, and the rights of appeal, shall\nbe governed by the Word of God and Christian principles, and\nshall be as laid down in the By-laws and the rules adopted by the\nChurch.\n2. The District shall have the authority within its area to adjudicate\nupon matters—\n(a) which pertain to the interpretation of its Constitution, rules\nor regulations;\n(b) which are in dispute between congregations of the Church\nand the District or the Church, or between congregations, or\nbetween pastors, or between pastors and congregations, or\nbetween servants of the District and standing committees;\n(c) which are submitted to the District and accepted by it for\nadjudication.\n3. The Church and the District together shall establish a judicial\nprocedure to deal with discipline and adjudication and any\nappeals in relation thereto which may be made. The rules\ngoverning such judicial procedure shall be laid down in the By-\nlaws of the Church and in the rules of the Commission on\nAdjudication and Appeals of the Church.\nXI. By-laws\n1. The District through its Synod may petition the Church to\namend, alter, add to, or repeal any of the By-laws of the District.\nSch. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n17\n2. The District shall have the power at a convention of the Synod to\nmake By-laws not inconsistent with the Constitution and By-\nlaws of the Lutheran Church of Australia, and not inconsistent\nwith these or any amended rules for the regulation of its\nproceedings and the management of its business and affairs, and\nfor giving effect to the rules, and it may repeal or alter such By-\nlaws from time to time.\n3. Where a convention determines, without prior notice on the\nagenda of a proposal to adopt, repeal, alter, or add to a By-law to\ndeal with any such matters, the President may in his absolute\ndiscretion defer, consideration thereof and voting thereon until\nthe next day.\nXII. Alterations to the Constitution\n1. The District, through its Synod, in accordance with the procedure\nlaid down in the By-laws of the Lutheran Church of Australia\nmay petition the Lutheran Church of Australia to amend, alter,\nadd to, or repeal any of the rules, except Article II and Article\nXII, Clause 1, which shall be considered fundamental and\nunalterable in their intent and meaning.\n2. Notice of any proposed amendment, alteration, addition or repeal\nshall be given on the agenda of the convention, and any such\npetition shall require a two-thirds majority of the total number\neligible to vote according to Article VII, Clause 2.\n__________________\nSch. 1\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n18\nSECOND SCHEDULE\nThe following Acts are hereby repealed to the extent referred to:\nNo. 6787—United Lutheran Church Incorporation Act 1961: Wholly.\nNo. 7121—The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia (Victorian\nDistrict) Incorporation Act 1964: Wholly.\n__________________\nSch. 2\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n19\nTHIRD SCHEDULE\nPART I\nReal Property\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n1. All that piece of land being Crown\nAllotment 336 Section H City of\nBendigo Parish of Sandhurst County\nof Bendigo and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 7476 Folio 063\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n2. All the piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotment 1 Section 61C City\nof Bendigo Parish of Sandhurst\nCounty of Bendigo and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 3403\nFolio 474\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n3. All that piece of land being Lot 2 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 39944 Parish\nof Warrandyte and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8223 Folio 216\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n4. All that piece of land being Lot 2 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 37492\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Allotment 21A\nParish of Warrandyte and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8167\nFolio 751\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n5. All that piece of land being Lot 6 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 51124 Parish\nof Warrandyte County of Evelyn and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 8650\nFolio 860\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n20\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n6. All that piece of land being Lot 110\non Plan of Subdivision No. 50275\nlodged in the Office of Titles Parish\nof Warrandyte and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8288 Folio 797\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n7. All that piece of land being Lot 2 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 72820 Parish\nof Warrandyte County of Evelyn and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 8652\nFolio 477\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n8. All that piece of land being Lot 1 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 51124 Parish\nof Warrandyte and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8433 Folio 567\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n9. All that piece of land being Unit 11\non Strata Plan of Subdivision of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8611 Folio 932 on which is\nerected a block of flats situate at and\nknown as 114 Shannon-street, Box\nHill North which unit corresponds to\nUnit 11 in the said block\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n10. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Portion 71 Parish of\nBoroondara County of Bourke and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 3556\nFolio 006\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n11. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Portion 30 Parish of\nDandenong County of Bourke and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 1843\nFolio 497\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n21\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n12. All that piece or parcel of land\ncontaining by admeasurement six\nacres two roods and twenty-seven\nperches and seven tenths of a perch\nbe the same more or less situate in the\nState of Victoria County of\nNormanby Parish of South Hamilton\nbeing part of Crown Allotment 2 of\nSection 2 and being the land\ndescribed in Conveyance No. 817\nBook 648 lodged in the Office of the\nRegistrar General\nWalter Herbert Paech,\nLeonard Ernest Huf\n13. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotment 12 Section 15\nParish of Cut Paw Paw County of\nBourke and being the whole of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 7613 Folio 155\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n14. All that piece or parcel of land\nsituated in the Parish of Cut Paw Paw\nCounty of Bourke being part of\nPortion 8 Section 15 of the said\nParish and being the land described in\nConveyance No. 282 Book 633\nlodged in the Office of the Registrar\nGeneral\nWalter Herbert Paech,\nLeonard Ernest Huf\n15. All that piece of land being Lots 7\nand 8 on Plan of Subdivision\nNo. 58437 lodged in the Office of\nTitles Parish of Frankston and being\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8495 Folio 253\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n16. All that piece of land being Lot 344\non Plan of Subdivision No. 57876\nParish of Frankston and being the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8466 Folio 297\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n22\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n17. All that piece of land being Lot 1 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 66662 Parish\nof Will Will Rook County of Bourke\nand being the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8564\nFolio 514\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n18. All that piece of land being Lot 2 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 66662 Parish\nof Will Will Rook County of Bourke\nand being the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8564\nFolio 513\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n19. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Portion 1 Parish of\nKeelbundora County of Bourke and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 8042\nFolio 887\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n20. All that piece of land being part of\nLots 1 and 2 Section 59 Block D on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 2144 lodged\nin the Office of Titles and being part\nof Crown Portion 1 Parish of Mildura\nCounty of Karkarooc and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 5887\nFolio 379\nPaul Emil Graetz,\nGeorge Friedrich Wilhelm\nMann, Johann Gustave\nSeidel\n21. All that piece of land being Lot 137\non Plan of Subdivision No. 41485\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Allotment 72\nParish of Maryvale and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8188\nFolio 098\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n23\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n22. All that piece of land being Lot 138\non Plan of Subdivision No. 41485\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Allotment 72\nParish of Maryvale and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8188\nFolio 113\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n23. All that piece of land being Lot 2 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 19046\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Allotment 5D\nParish of Narracan County of Buln\nBuln and being the whole of the land\ndescribed in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8052 Folio 713\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n24. All that piece of land being Lot 18 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 19046\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Allotment 5D\nParish of Narracan County of Buln\nBuln and being the whole of the land\ndescribed in Certificate of Title\nVolume 7254 Folio 731\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n25. All that piece of land being Lots 28,\n29 and 30 on Plan of Subdivision\nNo. 54866 Parish of Moorpanyal and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 8342\nFolio 839\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n26. All that piece of land being Lots 1\nand 2 on Plan of Subdivision\nNo. 34641 and Lot 7 on Plan of\nSubdivision No. 58279 Parish of\nRingwood County of Mornington and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 8764\nFolio 638\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n24\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n27. All that piece of land being Lot 1 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 55870 Parish\nof Bumbang and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8404 Folio 632\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n28. All that piece of land being Lot 204\non Plan of Subdivision No. 56768\nParish of Shepparton and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8397\nFolio 518\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n29. All that piece of land being Lot 205\non Plan of Subdivision No. 56768\nParish of Shepparton and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8397\nFolio 519\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n30. All that piece of land being Lot 206\non Plan of Subdivision No. 56768\nParish of Shepparton and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8397\nFolio 520\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n31. All that piece of land being Lot 7 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 12932\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Allotment 11\nSection 16 Parish of Doutta Galla\nCounty of Bourke and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 6634\nFolio 636\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n32. All that piece of land being Lot 39 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 64858 Parish\nof Mulgrave and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8510 Folio 704\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n25\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n33. All that piece of land being Lot 75 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 12146\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Portion 126 at\nCamberwell Parish of Boroondara\nCounty of Bourke and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 5604\nFolio 609\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n34. All that piece of land being Lot 23 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 40104 Parish\nof Traralgon County of Buln Buln\nand being the whole of the land\ndescribed in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8539 Folio 594\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n35. All that piece of land being Lot 8 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 8192 lodged\nin the Office of Titles and being part\nof Crown Portion 1 Parish of Mildura\nCounty of Karkarooc and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 5877\nFolio 213\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n36. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotment B Town and Parish\nof Colac County of Polwarth and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 4216\nFolio 145\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n37. All that piece of land being Lot 23 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 5031 lodged\nin the Office of Titles and being part\nof Crown Allotment 90B Parish of\nWerrigar County of Borung and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 8128\nFolio 456\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n26\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n38. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Portion 39 Parish of\nMoorabbin County of Bourke and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 6189\nFolio 641\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n39. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Portion 39 Parish of\nMoorabbin and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8407 Folio 708\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n40. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotments 5 and 6 Section 11\nCity and Parish of Ballaarat County\nof Grenville and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 5586 Folio 141\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n41. Lease for 21 years from\n2nd November 1964 of all that piece\nof land containing by admeasurement\nsix acres and two perches more or\nless being Allotment 56 of Section 4\nin the Township of Anglesea Parish\nof Jan Juc County of Grant and being\nthe whole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 1208\nFolio 108\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n42. All that piece of land being Crown\nAllotment 3B Section 64 Township\nand Parish of Ararat and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8399\nFolio 272\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n43. All that piece of land being Lot 17 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 44579 Parish\nof Bulleen and being the whole of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8383 Folio 340\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n27\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n44. All that piece of land being Lot 14 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 66868 Parish\nof Sale County of Tanjil and being\nthe whole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8542\nFolio 270\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n45. All that piece of land being Lot 18 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 10884\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Portion 38\nParish of Moorabbin County of\nBourke and being the whole of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 6496 Folio 037\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n46. All that piece of land being Allotment\n9 of Section A in the Township of\nMeringur Parish of Meringur and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 5833\nFolio 591\nOtto Grieger, Ernst Paul\nJohannes Ruchel, Carl\nBernhard Wedding\n47. All that piece of land being Allotment\n8 of Section A in the Township of\nMeringur Parish of Meringur and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 5833\nFolio 592\nOtto Grieger, Ernst Paul\nJohannes Ruchel, Carl\nBernhard Wedding\n48. All that piece of land being Allotment\n7 of Section A in the Township of\nMeringur Parish of Meringur and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 5833\nFolio 593\nOtto Grieger, Ernst Paul\nJohannes Ruchel, Carl\nBernhard Wedding\nSch. 3\nSch. 3 Pt 1\nitem 48\namended by\nNo. 9019\ns. 2(1)(Sch.\nitem 137).\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n28\nPersonal Property\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n1. State Electricity Commission of\nVictoria $500 55/8 per cent. Inscribed\nStock due for repayment on\n1st September 1978\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n2. Permewan Wright Limited Certificate\nNo. 4624 $8000 7 per cent.\nUnsecured Deposit repayable 19th\nJuly, 1972\nLutheran Church of\nAustralia Victorian District\n3. Noske Industries Limited. Certificate\nNo. 6440. $200 8 per cent. Registered\nUnsecured Notes due for repayment\non 15th June 1975\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n4. Noske Industries Limited. Certificate\nNos 3806, 3807, 3808, 3809 and\n4375. 5925 Ordinary Shares of 50c\neach\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\nIncorporated Victorian\nDistrict\n5. Noske Industries Limited, Certificate\nNo. 342. 100 6 per cent. Cumulative\nPreference Shares of $2 each\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Aust.\n6. State Electricity Commission of\nVictoria $2600 71/4 per cent.\nInscribed Stock due for repayment on\n1st June 1986\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n7. State Electricity Commission of\nVictoria Certificate No. 65267. $6400\n51/2 per cent. Inscribed Stock due for\nrepayment 1st June 1976\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n8. State Electricity Commission of\nVictoria Certificate No. 14097.\n$14 300 71/4 per cent. Inscribed Stock\ndue for repayment 1st December\n1985\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n9. State Electricity Commission of\nVictoria Certificate No. 13477. $500\n55/8 per cent. Inscribed Stock due for\nrepayment 1st September 1978\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n29\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n10. Melbourne and Metropolitan Board\nof Works. $220 55/8 per cent.\nInscribed Stock due for repayment\n1st July, 1979\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n11. Melbourne and Metropolitan Board\nof Works $420 71/4 per cent.\nInscribed Stock due for repayment\n1st October 1985\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n12. Melbourne and Metropolitan Board\nof Works $10 000 55/8 per cent.\nInscribed Stock due for repayment on\n1st July, 1978\nEvangelical Church of\nAustralia Victorian Division\n13. Melbourne and Metropolitan Board\nof Works $1200 55/8 per cent.\nInscribed Stock due for repayment on\n1st April 1979\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n14. Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Ltd.\nCertificate No. 2383. $5000 7 per\ncent. Debenture Stock due for\nrepayment on 31st July 1978\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\nVictorian District\n15. Industrial Acceptance Corporation\nLimited Certificate No. 49259. $5000\n7 per cent. First Charge Debenture\nStock due for repayment on 28th\nFebruary 1974\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Aust. (Vic.\nDivision)\n16. Industrial Acceptance Corporation\nLimited Certificate No. 49648. $3000\n7 per cent. First Charge Debenture\nStock due for repayment on 28th\nFebruary 1974\nEvangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Aust. (Victorian\nDistrict)\n17. Australian Guarantee Corporation\nLimited Certificate No. 155293.\n$5000 First Charge Debenture Stock\ndue for repayment on 30th September\n1973\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n30\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n18. Australian Guarantee Corporation\nLimited Certificate No. 157311.\n$3000 First Charge Debenture Stock\ndue for repayment on 30th September\n1973\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n19. Commonwealth Treasury Bonds\n$1600 5 per cent due 15th August\n1975\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n(Victorian District)\n20. Commonwealth Inscribed Stock\n$1400 5 per cent due 15th May 1978\nLutheran Church of\nAustralia (Victorian District)\nPART II\nReal Property\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n1. All that piece of land containing one\nacre or thereabouts and being part of\nCrown Allotment 93 Parish of Katyil\nCounty of Borung and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 3355\nFolio 871\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n2. All that piece of land being Lot 3 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 14955\nlodged in the Office of Titles being\npart of Crown Portion One Parish of\nKeelbundora County of Bourke and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 6295\nFolio 996\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n3. All that piece of land being Lot 2 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 63546\nTownship and Parish of Edenhope\nCounty of Lowan and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8569\nFolio 221\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n31\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n4. All that piece of land being Lot 1 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 24846 Parish\nof Moorpanyal and being the whole\nof the land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8376 Folio 218\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n5. All that piece of land being Lot 10 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 56322 Parish\nof Boroka and being the whole of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8376 Folio 218\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia\n(Victoria District)\n6. All that piece of land being Lot 11 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 56322 Parish\nof Boroka and being the whole of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8376 Folio 219\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia\n(Victoria District)\n7. All that piece of land containing\n2 acres 2 roods and 20 perches or\nthereabouts being Lot 2 on Plan of\nSubdivision No. 63292 lodged in the\nOffice of Titles Parish of Boroka\nCounty of Borung and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8606\nFolio 659\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia\n(Victoria District)\n8. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Section 8 Township and\nParish of Horsham County of Borung\nand being the whole of the land\ndescribed in Certificate of Title\nVolume 6559 Folio 668\nLindsay Gustav Degenhardt,\nOscar Benjamin Schulz,\nTheodore Carl Block, and\nLudwig Carl Reichenbach\n9. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Section 8 Township and\nParish of Horsham and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 8323\nFolio 024\nLindsay Gustav Degenhardt,\nOscar Benjamin Schulz,\nTheodore Carl Block, and\nLudwig Carl Reichenbach\n10. All that piece of land being Lot 4 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 24859 Parish\nof Jeparit and being the whole of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8491 Folio 728\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n32\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n11. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotment 6 Parish of Jeparit\nCounty of Borung and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 4839\nFolio 795\nHermann Alfred Menzel,\nJohann Reinhold Obst,\nWilliam Clemens Bothe and\nFriedrich Wilhelm Graetz\n12. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotment 6 Parish of Jeparit\nand being the whole of the land\ndescribed in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8495 Folio 912\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n13. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotment 6 Parish of Jeparit\nand being the whole of the land\ndescribed in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8495 Folio 911\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n14. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotment One Section 37,\nTownship and Parish of Maffra and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 8164\nFolio 146\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n15. All that piece of land being Lot 234\non Plan of Subdivision No. 12834\nlodged in the Office of Titles being\npart of Crown Allotment C Section 6\nParish of Cut Paw Paw County of\nBourke and being the whole of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8120 Folio 055\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n16. All that piece of land being Lot 235\non Plan of Subdivision No. 12834\nlodged in the Office of Titles being\npart of Crown Allotment C Section 6\nParish of Cut Paw Paw County of\nBourke and being the whole of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8120 Folio 056\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n33\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n17. All that piece of land being Lots 48\nand 49 on Plan of Subdivision\nNo. 28067 lodged in the Office of\nTitles being part of Crown\nAllotment 118A Parish of\nNunawading and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8149 Folio 019\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n18. All that piece of land being Lot 71 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 6399 lodged\nin the Office of Titles being part of\nCrown Portion 150 Parish of Jika\nJika County of Bourke and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 5485\nFolio 935\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n19. All that piece of land being Lot 13 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 21015\nlodged in the Office of Titles being\npart of Crown Allotment 20 Parish of\nMaribyrnong County of Bourke and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 8050\nFolio 070\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n20. All that piece of land being Lot 2 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 17481\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Portion 5 Parish\nof Keelbundora County of Bourke\nand being the whole of the land\ndescribed in Certificate of Title\nVolume 7081 Folio 095\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n21. All that piece of land being Lots 278,\n279 and 280 on Plan of Subdivision\nNo. 51962 Parish of Scoresby County\nof Mornington and being the whole\nof the land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8713 Folio 016\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n34\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n22. All that piece of land being Lot 7 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 16618\nlodged in the Office of Titles and\nbeing part of Crown Allotment 2 and\n3 Section 20 Township of Warringal\n(Heidelberg) Parish of Keelbundora\nCounty of Bourke and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 6817\nFolio 379\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n23. All that piece of land being Lot 1 on\nPlan of Subdivision No. 53172 Parish\nof Nunawading and being the whole\nof the land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8498 Folio 767\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n24. All that piece of land containing one\nacre and fourteen perches or\nthereabouts being Lot 1 on Plan of\nSubdivision No. 89157 Township and\nParish of Benalla County of Delatite\nand being the whole of the land\ndescribed in Certificate of Title\nVolume 8879 Folio 892\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n25. All that piece of land being Lots 2\nand 20 on Plan of Subdivision\nNo. 24846 Parish of Moorpanyal\nCounty of Grant and being the whole\nof the land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 8774 Folio 264\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n26. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotments 13 and 14 Section\n20 at East Melbourne City of\nMelbourne, Parish of Melbourne\nNorth County of Bourke and being\nthe whole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 6453\nFolio 488\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n35\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n27. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotment 14 Section 20 at\nEast Melbourne City of Melbourne\nParish of Melbourne North County of\nBourke and being the whole of the\nland described in Certificate of Title\nVolume 6453 Folio 487\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n28. All that piece of land being part of\nCrown Allotment 1 Section 37\nTownship and Parish of Maffra and\nbeing the whole of the land described\nin Certificate of Title Volume 8195\nFolio 859\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch in Australia Victoria\nDistrict\n29. All that piece of land being\nAllotments 8 and 9 of Section 9\n\"Ararat\" County of Ripon Parish of\nArarat and being the land more\nparticularly described in Conveyance\nNo. 880 of Book 698 lodged in the\nOffice of the Registrar General\nThe United Evangelical\nLutheran Church in\nAustralia Victoria District\n30. All that piece of land being Allotment\n10 of Section 9 \"Ararat\" County of\nRipon Parish of Ararat and being the\nland more particularly described in\nConveyance No. 710 of Book 655\nlodged in the Office of the Registrar\nGeneral\nGustav Walter Gerlach,\nGustav Friedrich Konig,\nFriedrich Wilhelm Siegle,\nOscar Benjamin Schulz,\nHerbert Conrad Noske,\nLudwig Carl Reichenbach\nand Franz Eric Theile the\nTrustees for the time being\nof The United Evangelical\nLutheran Church of\nAustralia (Victorian\nDivision)\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n36\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n31. All that piece or parcel of land in the\nState of Victoria containing by\nadmeasurement two acres be the\nsame more or less situate in the\nParish of South Hamilton County of\nNormanby being portion of\nAllotment No. 3 of Section 1 and\nbeing the land described in\nConveyance No. 182 Book 610\nlodged in the Office of the Registrar\nGeneral\nThe Trustees for the time\nbeing of St. Luke's\nEvangelical Lutheran\nChurch South Hamilton\nwhich is registered in the\nRegister of Successory\nTrusts Folium No. 390\n32. All that piece or parcel of land in the\nState of Victoria containing by\nadmeasurement one acre seven\nperches and six tenths of a perch be\nthe same more or less situated in the\nCounty of Normanby Parish of South\nHamilton being part of Allotment 1\nof Section 3 and being the land\ndescribed in Conveyance No. 181\nBook 610 lodged in the Office of the\nRegistrar General\nThe Trustees for the time\nbeing of St. Luke's\nEvangelical Lutheran\nChurch South Hamilton\nwhich is registered in the\nRegister of Successory\nTrusts Folium No. 390\n__________________\nSch. 3\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n37\nFOURTH SCHEDULE\nReal Property\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n1. All that piece of land being part of\nLot 26322 in the vicinity of Emu Bay\nCounty of Wellington in Tasmania\nand being the whole of the land\ndescribed in Certificate of Title\nVolume 360 Folio 53A\nWalter Herbert Paech and\nLeonard Ernest Huf\n2. All that piece of land containing\nthirty-nine perches and eight-tenths\nof a perch more or less situate and\nbeing in the Town of Devonport in\nthe State of Tasmania and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 195\nFolio 143\nWalter Herbert Paech and\nLeonard Ernest Huf\n3. All that piece of land situated in the\nCity of Hobart in Tasmania\ncontaining fourteen perches and\neight-tenths of a perch and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 968\nFolio 97\nWalter Herbert Paech and\nLeonard Ernest Huf\n4. All that piece of land situated in the\nCity of Hobart in Tasmania\ncontaining twenty-two perches and\nthree-tenths of a perch and being the\nwhole of the land described in\nCertificate of Title Volume 463\nFolio 8\nWalter Herbert Paech and\nLeonard Ernest Huf\n5. All that piece or parcel of land situate\nat and being in Launceston being the\nland described in Conveyance No. 30\nBook 9604\nWalter Herbert Paech and\nLeonard Ernest Huf\nSch. 4\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n38\nDescription of Property Name in which Registered\n6. All that piece of land being Lot 121\non Plan No. 1440 Town of\nSt. Leonards and being the whole of\nthe land described in Certificate of\nTitle Volume 2140 Folio 33\nThe Evangelical Lutheran\nChurch of Australia\n7. All that piece or parcel of land situate\nand being in Launceston being the\nland described in Conveyance No. 42\nBook 7456\nTheodore Martin John\nWiebusch, Kenneth Wesley\nHauesler\n__________________\nSch. 4\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n39\nFIFTH SCHEDULE\nPOWERS OF THE CHURCH IN RELATION TO THE CONDUCT OF\nITS PROPERTY AND OTHER AFFAIRS\n1. To take over the whole or any part of the real and personal property and\nall or any estates and interest therein now vested in or held by the\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia Victoria District or\nThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia (Victorian District) or\nany persons holding any real or personal property in trust for and on\nbehalf of the said Associations and to give a valid discharge therefor.\n2. To take over the whole or any part of real and personal property and all\nor any estates and interests therein now vested in or held by any other\nperson or persons or by any body or Association whether incorporated\nor not, as Trustee or Trustees in trust for and on behalf of either the\nUnited Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia Victoria District or\nThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia (Victorian District) or\nthe Lutheran Church of Australia Victorian District and to give a valid\ndischarge therefor.\n3. To sell manage lease mortgage dispose of or otherwise deal with all or\nany part of the property of the Church whether real or personal.\n4. To purchase take or lease or in exchange hire or otherwise acquire any\nreal and personal estate which may be deemed necessary or convenient\nfor any of the purposes of the Church.\n5. To construct maintain and alter any houses manses school buildings\nhospital buildings churches halls chapels benevolent houses and any\nother buildings or works necessary or convenient for the purposes of the\nChurch.\n6. To take any gift of property whether subject to any special trust or not\nfor any one or more of the Objects of the Church.\n7. To print and publish any newspapers periodicals books calendars Bibles\nfilms film strips tape recordings or any other materials that the Church\nmay think desirable for the promotion of its Objects.\n8. To undertake and conduct either by its servants or agents or through or\nin conjunction with any other person body or association radio\ntelevision and any other programmes that the Church may think\ndesirable for the promotion of its Objects.\n9. To borrow and raise money in such manner as the Church may think fit\nfor the promotion of its Objects.\n10. To invest any monies of the Church in such manner as may from time to\ntime be determined.\nSch. 5\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n40\n11. To undertake and execute any trusts or any agency or any business of\nany nature whatsoever which may seem directly or indirectly conducive\nto any of the Objects of the Church.\n12. To subscribe to any local or other charities and to grant donations for\nany public purposes and to provide a superannuation pension or like\nfund for the servants of the Church and to provide a personal sickness\nand accident benefit or like insurance for the pastors teachers and other\nservants of the Church, or otherwise to assist any such pastors servants\ntheir widows children and dependants.\n13. To undertake and conduct either by its servants or agents or through or\nin conjunction with any other person body or association a system of\neducation either by and through Sunday schools and Saturday schools\nChristian day schools colleges seminaries or other institutions of a like\nnature that the Church may think desirable for the promotion of its\nObjects and to do all such lawful things as are incidental and necessary\nfor this purpose.\n14. To undertake and conduct such youth work as the Church may think\ndesirable for the promotion of its Objects.\n15. To establish and support and to aid in the establishment and support of\nany other association or organizations formed for all or any of the\nObjects of the Church.\n═══════════════\nSch. 5\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n41\nENDNOTES\n1. General Information\nThe Lutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971 was assented to on 23 November 1971 and came into operation on\n23 November 1971.\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n42\n2. Table of Amendments\nThis Version incorporates amendments made to the Lutheran Church of\nAustralia Victorian District Incorporation Act 1971 by Acts and\nsubordinate instruments.\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\nStatute Law Revision Act 1977, No. 9019/1977\nAssent Date: 17.5.77\nCommencement Date: 17.5.77: subject to s. 2(2)\nCurrent State: All of Act in operation\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 8178/1971\nLutheran Church of Australia Victorian District Incorporation\nAct 1971\n43\n3. Explanatory Details\nNo entries at date of publication.\nEndnotes","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act appears to have remained consistent with its original purpose of incorporating the Victorian District of the Lutheran Church of Australia. There is no indication of significant amendments that expanded or contracted its original intent. It remains a narrow, single-organisation incorporation instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose private Act with limited scope","Standard incorporation framework with few novel legal concepts","Minimal text available for analysis — the Act appears to be short and straightforward","No apparent interaction with complex regulatory regimes","Limited public impact reduces interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act is a private law that formally incorporates the Victorian District of the Lutheran Church of Australia, giving it a separate legal identity. \n\nThat allows the district to own property, enter contracts and sue or be sued in its own name, protecting leaders, congregations and members from personal liability and enabling ordinary civic and commercial activity."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act’s core scope—incorporating the merged Victorian district body, vesting prior bodies' property in the new corporation, and conferring governance and property powers—remains consistent with its original purpose (preamble; s.4; s.6; Fifth Schedule). Amendments noted in the endnotes (Statute Law Revision Act 1977) are technical and schedule‑specific and do not materially broaden or narrow the Act’s primary scope; internal amendment powers (s.10) permit the Church to modify certain powers administratively."},"complexity_factors":["Automatic vesting of extensive listed property without conveyance (s.6; Third and Fourth Schedules) which alters title processes","Detailed trustee-to-church transfer mechanism including ministerial power to execute transfers where trustees refuse or are absent (s.7(1)–(4))","Broad property and corporate powers (alienation, mortgage, leasing, borrowing, investment) with few statutory restrictions (s.5(1)(c); Fifth Schedule items 3–10)","Governance structure spread across the Act and the lengthy Constitution in the First Schedule (Synod, Church Council, officers, delegation) affecting decision‑making and discretion (First Schedule, Arts. VII–VIII)","Interplay between statutory text, by‑laws and internal constitution (power to alter Constitution and By‑laws; First Schedule XI–XII; s.5(1)(b))","Cross‑jurisdictional property issues (land in Tasmania) requiring registration steps by named proprietors (s.9; Fourth Schedule)","Power for the Church to amend the Fifth Schedule by internal resolution (s.10), creating ongoing internal change without further parliamentary action","Extensive schedules listing many individual parcels and securities which create administrative complexity for asset management and record‑keeping (Schedules 3–4, Part II)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act creates the corporate body called the Lutheran Church of Australia Victorian District by uniting two previously incorporated district churches and automatically vests their real and personal property in the new corporation (s.4, s.6). It gives the Synod and Church Council power to make by‑laws and manage, lease, charge, sell, borrow, and invest Church property, and authorises the President to complete conveyances where trustees fail (s.5, Fifth Schedule, s.7, s.9, s.10). It therefore changes who holds title and who decides how church property is dealt with."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose: incorporating the merged Lutheran church district and transferring property from predecessor organisations. The scope has not expanded beyond this church union function."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive property schedules listing specific land titles (Certificates of Title with volume/folio numbers) and personal property (stocks, debentures) across 48 real property items and 20 personal property items in Schedule 3 alone","Multiple defined terms in section 2 (8 definitions) and additional defined terms in Schedule 1 Constitution (6 definitions)","Cross-references between the Act and its Schedules, particularly the Constitution in First Schedule which is incorporated by reference and can be amended by the Church","Conditional logic in property transfer mechanisms (section 7) with fallback provisions where trustees refuse or are unable to transfer property","Nested governance structure with Synod, Church Council, Finance Council, Standing Committees, Zones, and various officers with delegated powers","Specific Tasmanian land provisions requiring action by trustees across state borders (section 9 and Fourth Schedule)","Amendable powers in Fifth Schedule that can be altered by Church resolution"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation creates a new legal entity called the **Lutheran Church of Australia Victorian District** by merging two previously separate Lutheran church organisations in Victoria.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Creates a new body corporate** (a legal entity that can own property, sue and be sued) that combines the members of two earlier incorporated Lutheran associations\n- **Transfers all property** from the two old organisations to the new one automatically, without needing individual property transfers\n- **Sets out the constitution** for how the new church district will be governed, including:\n  - Its religious beliefs (accepting the Lutheran Confession and specific historical documents)\n  - Its objects (missionary work, education, publishing, charity)\n  - Its structure (congregations, Synod as highest authority, Church Council, officers like President and Secretary)\n  - How congregations join and leave\n  - Disciplinary procedures for members, pastors and congregations\n- **Gives the church broad powers** to own and manage property, borrow money, run schools, publish materials, and conduct religious activities\n- **Deals with specific land holdings** in Victoria and Tasmania that were held by the predecessor organisations or individual trustees\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Members of the two predecessor Lutheran church organisations in Victoria\n- Congregations that choose to join this new district\n- Pastors, teachers and other church workers\n- People holding property in trust for these churches (who must transfer it to the new body)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a **church union statute** — a relatively common type of Victorian legislation from this era that facilitated the amalgamation of religious organisations. It solves practical legal problems: instead of having two separate legal entities with separate property holdings, the merged church can operate as one body. The Act ensures continuity of property ownership and provides a clear governance structure for the united church."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/lutheran-church-of-australia-victorian-district-incorporation-act-1971","history":"/api/acts/lutheran-church-of-australia-victorian-district-incorporation-act-1971/history","analysis":"/api/acts/lutheran-church-of-australia-victorian-district-incorporation-act-1971/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/lutheran-church-of-australia-victorian-district-incorporation-act-1971/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/lutheran-church-of-australia-victorian-district-incorporation-act-1971/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/lutheran-church-of-australia-victorian-district-incorporation-act-1971/documents"}}