18Powers of Trust in respect of representation of estate of deceased persons

18 Powers of Trust in respect of representation of estate of deceased persons

18 Powers of Trust in respect of representation of estate of deceased persons

(1) The Trust shall have power from time to time to apply for and obtain representation of the estate of any deceased person under whose will the Trust or any Church of Christ of which the Trust is the Church Trustee under this Act is a beneficiary or under whose will any real or personal property is devised or bequeathed for the benefit of the work or objects of Churches of Christ generally or for the support or advancement of any of the activities, work or objects of Conference or of any Conference Committee or Conference Auxiliary whether any particular Church of Christ, Conference Committee or Conference Auxiliary activity, work or object is specifically named or referred to in such will or not and to do all things necessary to administer such estate.

(2) Any member of the Trust authorised for the purpose by the Trust may on behalf of the Trust swear affidavits, make declarations, statements of defence or other statements, give security and do any other act or thing required by any Charter, Act of Parliament or rule of court to be made by persons making application for probate or letters of administration.

(3) Whenever the Trust shall have been appointed executor or administrator it shall be subject in all respects to the same control and to removal or restraint from acting and generally to the jurisdiction of the courts in the same manner as any other executor or administrator and, subject to the provisions of the Trustee Act 1925, as amended by subsequent Acts, all the property real and personal of the Trust and the members thereof and their respective estates shall be liable for the proper discharge of the duties of such office.

s 18: Am 1982 No 100, Sch 4 (2).