24Transitory provisions

24 Transitory provisions

(1)  Nothing contained in section 8 (3) affects elections of synodsmen made before 1st October 1973, which elections are subject in all respects to the law in force at the commencement of this Act.

(2)  Until the Synod first after the commencement of this Act passes an ordinance or resolution relating to the powers of investment of the corporate trustees, they are subject in respect of their investment of moneys to the law in force at the commencement of this Act.

(3)  The persons respectively holding the offices of Church Advocate and Diocesan Treasurer at the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Synod.

(4)  Subject to subsection (5) , on the day fixed by proclamation under section 2 (2) of the Anglican Church of Australia Constitution Act 1977 , the expression "Church of England" or "Church of England in Australia" or any other expression meaning the Church of England or the Church of England in Australia in –

(a) any Act, other than this Act as amended by the Anglican Church of Australia Constitution Act 1977 , or in any proclamation, order-in-council, regulation or other instrument made by or under the law of this State and in force in this State; or

(b) any canon, rule or resolution of the general synod and so in force; or

(c) any Act, resolution, ordinance, regulation or rule made by the Synod of the Diocese of Tasmania, or any rule made by the corporate trustees, and so in force; or

(d) any grant, deed, will or other instrument having effect on or after that day –

is to be read and construed as if the name of the Church altered in accordance with the Constitution had been substituted for that expression.

(5)  Subsection (4) does not apply to the preamble to –

(a) the Hutchins School Act 1911 ; or

(b) the Christ College Act 1924 .