3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires:

Church of Christ means the whole of the members whose names are for the time being on the roll of any particular congregation of a church known or styled as a Church of Christ at any particular place in the State of New South Wales, being a church which is affiliated under the Constitution.

Church Trustees means the trustees for the time being of any Church of Christ registered or deemed to be registered as trustees of such Church of Christ pursuant to Part 5.

Churches of Christ in New South Wales means the association of Churches of Christ affiliated at the commencement of the Churches of Christ in New South Wales Incorporation (Amendment) Act 1982 under the Constitution together with such other Churches of Christ as may from time to time be admitted thereto in accordance with the conditions of admission for the time being in force, but does not include any church whose affiliation has been terminated.

Conference means any meeting of delegates of the churches affiliated as “Churches of Christ in New South Wales” duly called together in accordance with the Constitution.

Conference Auxiliary means any committee or organisation (not being a Conference Committee) consisting wholly of members of Churches of Christ in New South Wales or elsewhere or any committee or organisation that has for its objects the furtherance of the principles or work of the Churches of Christ in New South Wales or elsewhere or of any Conference Committee and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes the Federal Conference of Churches of Christ in Australia, any Conference of Churches of Christ in any other State or Territory of Australia, any committee or organisation appointed by or formed by the Federal Conference of Churches of Christ in Australia or by any Conference of Churches of Christ in any other State, Territory or Trust Territory of Australia.

Conference Committee means any committee or organisation appointed by or formed by Conference and coming either directly or indirectly under the control or direction of Conference.

Conference Executive means the committee of that name constituted in accordance with the Constitution.

Constitution means the constitution known as “The Constitution of the Conference of Churches of Christ in New South Wales”.

Member means member of the Trust.

Registrar means the person from time to time holding office as Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

Trust means the Churches of Christ Property Trust constituted under this Act.