{"id":"perth-hebrew-congregation-lands-act-1921","name":"Perth Hebrew Congregation Lands Act 1921","slug":"perth-hebrew-congregation-lands-act-1921","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106034,"registerId":"wa-perth-hebrew-congregation-lands-act-1921-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Perth Hebrew Congregation Lands Act 1921","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nPerth Hebrew Congregation Lands Act 1921\n\nWestern Australia\n\nPerth Hebrew Congregation Lands Act 1921\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Power to sell, lease, and mortgage lands 1\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nPerth Hebrew Congregation Lands Act 1921\n\nAn Act to enable the Perth Hebrew Congregation (Incorporated) to sell, lease, or mortgage its lands.\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *Perth Hebrew Congregation Lands Act 1921* 1.\n\n##### 2. Power to sell, lease, and mortgage lands\n\n(1) It shall be lawful for the Perth Hebrew Congregation (Incorporated), subject to its rules and regulations in force for the time being —\n\n(a) to sell any land granted or demised by the Crown or otherwise acquired and held in trust for the said congregation or for any of the purposes thereof, and to transfer or otherwise assure the same to a purchaser freed and absolutely discharged from any trusts to which the said land may be subject; and\n\n(b) to mortgage any such lands to secure moneys borrowed for the purpose of paying and discharging debts heretofore incurred and which are secured by existing mortgages of land of the said congregation, or to secure moneys which may hereafter be lawfully borrowed, and for the purpose of such security to assure such land to the mortgagee and his assigns freed and discharged from any such trusts as aforesaid; and\n\n(c) notwithstanding any such trusts, to lease any such land for any term with or without right of renewal and either by way of building lease or otherwise and subject to such covenants, conditions, and agreements as the said congregation may think fit.\n\n(2) No purchaser, mortgagee, or lessee of any such land shall be bound or concerned to inquire whether any power of sale, mortgage, or lease was duly and regularly made or exercised, or in anywise to see to the application of any purchase, mortgage, or other moneys, or to inquire into the necessity, regularity, or propriety of any such sale, mortgage, or lease, or be affected by notice that the same is irregular, unnecessary, or improper.\n\n(3) However, no transfer or mortgage, and no lease for a term exceeding 21 years, of land granted by the Crown to or for the use or benefit of the said congregation without pecuniary consideration shall be valid unless countersigned as approved by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council.\n\n[Section 2 amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 51.]\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Perth Hebrew Congregation Lands Act 1921* 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| *Perth Hebrew Congregation Lands Act 1921* | 25 of 1921 | 20 Dec 1921 | 20 Dec 1921 |\n| **Reprint 1 as at 17 Jan 2003** | | | |\n| *Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010* s. 51 | 19 of 2010 | 28 Jun 2010 | 11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341) | |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: enabling the Perth Hebrew Congregation to deal with its lands. The only amendment in nearly a century was a formatting standardisation in 2010 that did not alter substantive rights or expand the Act's application."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections with straightforward operative provisions","No defined terms section; only one entity named (Perth Hebrew Congregation (Incorporated))","Single cross-reference to the organisation's own 'rules and regulations'","Simple conditional structure: general powers in subsection (1), protections for third parties in (2), and one approval requirement in (3)","Minimal amendment history (one formatting amendment in 2010)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short Western Australian law from 1921 that gives a specific Jewish community organisation—the Perth Hebrew Congregation—the legal power to deal with its land.\n\n**What it does:**\nNormally, when land is held \"in trust\" (meaning it's legally owned for a specific religious or charitable purpose), there are strict limits on selling, leasing, or borrowing against it. This Act removes those restrictions for the Perth Hebrew Congregation.\n\nSpecifically, it allows the Congregation to:\n- **Sell** land it owns, free from any trust obligations\n- **Mortgage** land to borrow money (either to pay off existing debts or for new borrowing)\n- **Lease** land for any term, including long-term building leases\n\n**Protections for buyers and lenders:**\nThe Act protects anyone buying, lending against, or leasing the land. They don't have to check whether the Congregation followed its internal rules properly, and they can't be held responsible if the Congregation misuses the money.\n\n**One important safeguard:**\nIf the land was originally granted by the Crown (government) for free, any sale, mortgage, or lease longer than 21 years needs formal approval from the Governor and Executive Council (the State Cabinet).\n\n**Who it affects:**\nOnly the Perth Hebrew Congregation (Incorporated). This is a private Act dealing with one specific organisation's property.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this law, the Congregation would be stuck with land it couldn't easily sell or borrow against to raise funds—common problems for religious trusts in the early 20th century. The Act was amended slightly in 2010 just to update formatting, not to change the substance."},"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":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether scope changed from original intent — the full text of the legislation was not provided. No analysis of amendments or scope drift is possible."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text is available to assess — the source page has been removed from the WA government website","Cannot evaluate provisions, definitions, cross-references, or operative clauses","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying Act"],"plain_english_summary":"Likely a 1921 Western Australian law addressing ownership or management of land held by the Perth Hebrew Congregation, probably vesting title or authorising particular land transactions for that religious community. \n\nIt matters because such Acts resolve legal title and enable congregation use or development of property; consult WA legislation archives or Parliamentary Counsel for the actual text."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act’s operative scope—authorising the Perth Hebrew Congregation to sell, lease or mortgage its lands, protecting third parties from inquiry, and requiring Governor in Council approval for certain Crown‑granted gratuitous or long leases—remains unchanged. The only recorded subsequent amendment (2010) is a standardisation/formatting amendment rather than a substantive change to scope or powers."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter and short text (single operative section) reduces procedural complexity.","Interacts with trust law: permits discharge of trusts on transfer or mortgage (s2(1)(a),(b)) which raises legal questions about beneficiaries’ interests.","Protects third parties from inquiry into internal regularity, shifting risk away from purchasers/mortgagees/lessees (s2(2)).","Requires Governor in Council approval for gratuitous Crown‑granted dispositions/long leases, adding an executive oversight step (s2(3)).","Potential tension between congregation’s internal rules and statutory powers (s2(1): “subject to its rules and regulations”), creating compliance risk for trustees.","Amendment history is minimal (formatting amendment noted 2010), so interpretive complexity comes from operation not statutory layering."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act lets the Perth Hebrew Congregation (Incorporated) sell, lease or mortgage land it holds (including Crown‑granted or trust land), subject to its own rules. It relieves buyers, mortgagees and lessees from having to investigate whether the congregation properly exercised those powers (s2(2)). Transfers or mortgages, and leases longer than 21 years, of Crown‑granted land given without payment require the Governor in Council’s approval (s2(3)). The measure concentrates decision power with the congregation, reduces third‑party due‑diligence costs, and preserves executive oversight for long or gratuitous disposals."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/perth-hebrew-congregation-lands-act-1921","history":"/api/acts/perth-hebrew-congregation-lands-act-1921/history","analysis":"/api/acts/perth-hebrew-congregation-lands-act-1921/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/perth-hebrew-congregation-lands-act-1921/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/perth-hebrew-congregation-lands-act-1921/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/perth-hebrew-congregation-lands-act-1921/documents"}}