Australian Capital Territory
Presbyterian Church Trust Property
Act 1971 No 16
Republication No 3
Republication date: 22 August 2002
Last amendment made by A2001-44
Amendments incorporated to 12 September 2001
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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Presbyterian Church Trust Property Act 1971, including any
amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes), as in force
on 22 August 2002. It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the
republished law to 12 September 2001.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in
endnotes 3 and 4.
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Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001
Australian Capital Territory
Presbyterian Church Trust Property
Act 1971
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Application of Legislation Act 2
3 Definitions for Act 2
4 Establishment of trust 2
5 Constitution of trust 3
6 Management and proceedings of trust 3
7 Common seal of trust 4
8 Property to vest in trust 4
9 Vesting of other property in trust 5
10 Variation of trust 6
11 Rules relating to dealing with land 7
12 Dealing with congregational property 7
13 Power of trust to deal with land 8
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14 Trust may lease land 8
15 Trust may exchange etc land 8
16 Trust may mortgage land 9
17 Trust’s power of sale 9
18 Trust may guarantee performance or indemnify loss 10
19 Rights of minister of church 10
20 Exercise of certain powers by Deacon’s Court or Committee of
Management 11
21 Receipt to absolve from liability 11
22 Certain property to be transferred to trust 12
23 Power to deal with property if scheme of cooperation entered into 13
24 Rights of minister of cooperating congregations 14
25 Constitution of Committee of Management if scheme of
cooperation is in force 14
26 Sections 23, 24 and 25 to apply to property held on behalf of
cooperating congregation 15
27 Registrar-general may amend register etc 15
28 Evidence in relation to membership, resolutions etc of trust 16
29 Effect of Act on any other Act 16
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 17
2 Abbreviation key 17
3 Legislation history 18
4 Amendment history 19
5 Earlier republications 19
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Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001
Australian Capital Territory
Presbyterian Church Trust Property
Act 1971
An Act relating to the property of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in
the Australian Capital Territory
Section 1
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1 Name of Act
This Act is the Presbyterian Church Trust Property Act 1971.
2 Application of Legislation Act
The Legislation Act 2001 does not apply to instruments made by
the general assembly or the trust.
3 Definitions for Act
In this Act:
Note A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears
(see Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
church trust property means property in the ACT that is for the
time being subject to a trust, whether by dedication,
consecration, trust instrument or otherwise, for, or for the use,
benefit or purposes of, the Church.
congregation means the congregation of a church of the
Presbyterian Church of Australia.
scheme of cooperation means a scheme of cooperation entered
into under section 23.
the Church means the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
the General Assembly means the General Assembly of the
Church in the State of New South Wales.
the trust means the Presbyterian Church (Australian Capital
Territory) Property Trust established by section 4.
the trustees means the members of the trust.
4 Establishment of trust
(1) There shall be a trust by the name of the Presbyterian Church
(Australian Capital Territory) Property Trust.
(2) The trust—
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(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and
(b) shall have a common seal; and
(c) has, subject to this Act, power to acquire, hold and dispose
of or otherwise deal with real and personal property; and
(d) may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
(e) has, in addition to the powers expressly given to it by this
Act, the other powers that are necessary or convenient for
the performance of its functions under the Act.
5 Constitution of trust
The trust shall consist of the persons who, for the time being,
hold office as the trustees of the Presbyterian Church (New
South Wales) Property Trust, being the body corporate of that
name established by The Presbyterian Church (New South
Wales) Property Trust Act 1936 (NSW).
6 Management and proceedings of trust
(1) There shall be a chairperson of the trust who shall be elected by
the trustees from among their number.
(2) The chairperson shall hold office for a period of 12 months but
is eligible for re-election.
(3) The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the trust when
he or she is present.
(4) In the absence of the chairperson from a meeting of the trust, the
trustees present shall elect 1 of their number to preside at that
meeting.
(5) At a meeting of the trust, 4 of the trustees constitute a quorum.
(6) The trust shall meet at least once every 6 months and shall keep
or cause to be kept minutes of its proceedings and a record of its
resolutions.
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(7) The minutes of proceedings of the trust and the record of its
resolutions shall be made available for inspection when required
by the official auditor of the Church, being the person appointed
to that office by the General Assembly.
(8) The method of calling meetings of the trust, the places where
those meetings are held and the procedure to be followed at
those meetings shall be as determined from time to time by the
trustees.
7 Common seal of trust
(1) The trustees may determine the form of the common seal of the
trust.
(2) The trustees shall have the custody of the common seal of the
trust.
(3) The common seal of the trust shall be attached to the documents
or classes of documents that the trustees determine.
(4) The attaching of the common seal of the trust shall be attested
by not less than 4 trustees.
(5) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take notice
of the common seal of the trust attached to a document and shall
presume that it was duly attached.
8 Property to vest in trust
(1) Subject to this section, any land in the ACT, together with any
rights, easements and appurtenances relating to that land, and
any personal property in the ACT, that is, at the date of
commencement of this Act, held, or that, at any date after the
date of commencement of this Act, shall be held, by any person
for or on behalf of the Church or that belongs to the Church
whether in possession, reversion, remainder or expectancy
whether for, or for the use of, or for the benefit of the Church
shall, without any conveyance or transfer, vest in the trust on
and after the date of commencement of this Act.
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(2) Subsection (1) applies in relation to land or personal property
referred to in that subsection whether or not that land or
property—
(a) is held on behalf of, or belongs to, any congregation or
institution of the Church; or
(b) is held on behalf of any activity, service or interest of the
Church;
and whether or not that land or property is connected with any
congregation, institution, activity, service or interest of the
Church.
(3) Subject to any express trust affecting that land or personal
property, any land or property that vests in the trust under this
section shall be held, and may be dealt with, by the trust in
accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(4) If any land or personal property referred to in this section is
subject to an encumbrance, charge or mortgage, that land or
property shall not vest in the trust, except with the consent of
the emcumbrancee, chargee or mortgagee, until that
encumbrance, charge or mortgage has been discharged or until
the trust, with the consent of the encumbrancee, chargee or
mortgagee, has undertaken to be responsible for the liabilities
imposed by that encumbrance, charge or mortgage.
9 Vesting of other property in trust
(1) In addition to the property vested in the trust under section 8,
the trust may hold property in the ACT on trust for any purpose,
activity or institution of the Church whether within or outside
Australia, or in any way connected with the Church.
(2) Property vested in the trust under subsection (1) shall be held,
and may be dealt with, in accordance with the provisions of this
Act as if that property were property that had vested in the trust
under section 8.
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10 Variation of trust
(1) If, because of circumstances subsequent to the creation of a trust
to which any church trust property is for the time being subject,
it has, in the opinion of the Assembly acting at the request of the
trust, become impossible or inexpedient to carry out or observe
that trust, the Assembly may by resolution direct that the
property be held for, or for the use, benefit or purposes of the
Church subject to the other trust that the Assembly declares and
that firstmentioned trust shall thereupon cease and determine
and the property shall be held subject to the trust so declared.
(2) If any church trust property referred to in subsection (1) is held
on behalf of a congregation, the trust shall not make a request
referred to in subsection (1) without first having obtained a
report from the Presbytery of the Bounds.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the property shall be applied for the
same congregation or, if not held on behalf of a congregation,
for the same purposes as nearly as may be as the purposes for
which it was held immediately before the Assembly resolved
that the trust subject to which the property was held should
cease and determine.
(4) The Assembly may by resolution declare that, because of
circumstances subsequent to the creation of a trust to which any
church trust property is held, it has, in the opinion of the
Assembly, become impossible or inexpedient to deal with or
apply that property or some part of the property for the use or
benefit of that congregation or for the same or like purposes,
and, in such a case, that property or that part of that property
may be dealt with and applied for such other purposes and in
relation to such other congregation or congregations as the
Assembly by resolution declares.
(5) If any church trust property is held by the trust for any purpose,
activity or institution conducted by or on behalf of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, the powers
given by subsections (1) to (4) to the Assembly shall be
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exercised by it not only at the request of the trust but also at the
request of, and in accordance with any directions given by, the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
(6) In this section:
the Assembly means the General Assembly of the Church in
New South Wales.
11 Rules relating to dealing with land
(1) The General Assembly may make rules with respect to—
(a) the purchase or acquisition of freehold or leasehold
property in the ACT—
(i) as an investment for the funds of the Church; or
(ii) for any use, activity, service or object of the Church;
or
(iii) for the purposes of the Church generally; and
(b) the dealing with, management and control of all or any
particular property that is vested in the trust;
but, if such a rule conflicts with this Act or any other Territory
law, the rule shall to the extent of that conflict be void.
(2) A failure, on the part of the trust or any other person, to comply
with a rule made by the Assembly under this section shall not
invalidate any transaction in relation to which the rule applied.
12 Dealing with congregational property
(1) No property that is held on behalf of a congregation shall be
sold, leased, mortgaged, surrendered or exchanged and no claim
in relation to the compulsory acquisition or surrender of any
such property shall be determined without the consent of that
congregation.
(2) The consent of the congregation shall be deemed to have been
given for subsection (1) if a majority of the members of the
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congregation present and voting at a meeting of the
congregation duly called for the purpose of considering and
deciding on the question vote in favour of the particular matter.
(3) The General Assembly shall not make a rule under section 11
that in any way attempts to limit the rights of a congregation
under this section.
13 Power of trust to deal with land
(1) Subject to this Act, all property vested in the trust shall, so far as
the property is not subject to any express trust, be held and dealt
with by the trust in any way that the trust considers appropriate.
(2) The General Assembly may from time to time give directions or
instructions to the trust with regard to any matter affecting any
property held by it for the Church.
(3) Any such directions or instructions may be given with respect to
the property of the Church generally or with respect to any fund,
institution, activity or service of the Church.
(4) The Trust shall comply with any such directions or instructions.
14 Trust may lease land
Subject to this Act, the trust may grant leases or subleases of
any land or premises held by it for the periods, at the rents and
subject to the terms and conditions that it considers appropriate.
15 Trust may exchange etc land
Subject to the rights of a congregation under section 12, the
trust has full discretionary power to act in relation to all cases of
exchange, surrender, dedication and compulsory acquisition of
any property vested in the trust under this Act including the
power to make claims for compensation, and to agree to and
settle, on the terms and conditions that it considers appropriate,
any such claims.
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16 Trust may mortgage land
Subject to the rights of a congregation under section 12—
(a) the trust may from time to time mortgage to any person
any land vested in the trust under this Act for the purposes
of securing the repayment of the sum or sums of money
with or without interest that the trust considers necessary
for the purposes of the Church generally or any of its
funds, services, institutions or interests or for the purposes
of any congregation of the Church; and
(b) the trust may guarantee advances with or without security
made for any purpose set out in this section.
17 Trust’s power of sale
(1) Subject to this Act, the trust may from time to time sell any
property vested in it by public auction or private contract as it
considers appropriate at the price that can be reasonably
obtained for that property.
(2) When any property is sold by the trust, the trust shall transfer or
convey that property and it shall vest in the transferee or
purchaser, his or her heirs, executors, administrators and
assigns, according to the estate and interest of the trust in that
property absolutely freed and discharged from all trusts.
(3) The trust shall stand possessed of the net money obtained from
any mortgage given over any land the net money arising from
the sale, surrender or compulsory acquisition of any property
sold, surrendered or compulsorily acquired after payment and
satisfaction of mortgage and other money chargeable against
that property and may apply the money, with the consent of the
General Assembly, for all or any of the following purposes:
(a) the erection of buildings for the congregation to which the
property mortgaged, sold, surrendered or compulsorily
acquired belonged;
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(b) the improvement, repair, enlargement or maintenance of
the church, minister’s residence, school house or hall of
that congregation;
(c) the purchase of other property or the erection of buildings
for that congregation;
or may otherwise apply the money for the benefit of that
congregation in any way that the General Assembly directs.
(4) If subsection (3) is not applicable either because there is no
congregation to which the property belonged or because the
property was held for the Church generally, or for any fund,
institution, activity or service of the Church, the trust shall apply
the money in accordance with the directions of the General
Assembly.
18 Trust may guarantee performance or indemnify loss
The trust may guarantee, or undertake to indemnify any person
for any loss arising out of, the performance of any obligation
undertaken by persons administering property used for any
purpose, activity or institution of the Church and whether solely
so used or not.
19 Rights of minister of church
(1) The minister duly appointed to a church—
(a) shall, at all times, have free access to the church of which
he or she is the officiating minister; and
(b) may freely exercise his or her spiritual functions in the
church without interruption or disturbance by any person;
and
(c) may, while he or she continues to be the minister freely
use, possess and enjoy the minister’s dwelling house and
the appurtenances to that house.
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(2) The exercise of any right under subsection (1) shall not give any
right of possession or property to a minister after he or she has
ceased to be, or has been removed from the office of, the
officiating minister of the church regardless of the length of
time for which that minister exercised that right.
20 Exercise of certain powers by Deacon’s Court or
Committee of Management
(1) The Deacon’s Court or Committee of Management of a
congregation shall hold all money collected on behalf of that
congregation and shall apply the money in the way that the
General Assembly, by regulation or otherwise, directs.
(2) The Deacon’s Court or Committee of Management of a
congregation may from time to time, with the approval of the
trust, exercise all or any of the functions of the trust in relation
to the management of the property of the congregation.
21 Receipt to absolve from liability
A receipt for—
(a) the money raised on any property mortgaged by the trust;
or
(b) the purchase money of any property sold under this Act; or
(c) the money received as a result of the surrender or
compulsory acquisition of any property; or
(d) any other money payable to the trust as the result of the
exercise by it of any of the powers given to it under this
Act or otherwise receivable by it under this Act;
being a receipt—
(e) to which the seal of the trust has been attached in
accordance with section 7; or
(f) that is signed by a majority of the trustees; or
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(g) that is signed by a person authorised by the trust to receive
the money;
shall exonerate the mortgagee, purchaser or other person paying
the money from all liability for supervising the application of
the money or for the loss, misapplication or non-application of
the money and from inquiring into the propriety, necessity or
regularity of any mortgage, sale, lease or other dealing and no
mortgagee, purchaser or other person paying the money shall be
entitled or concerned to inquire whether any consent has been
given or rules, regulations or formalities made or imposed and,
if any have been so made or imposed, have been observed and
complied with in the premises.
22 Certain property to be transferred to trust
(1) If, by any will, deed or other instrument, any property in the
ACT—
(a) is devised, bequeathed, given, granted, released, conveyed
or appointed or is declared or directed to be held for, or on
trust for, of for the benefit of, the Church, a congregation
or a fund, institution, activity or service of the Church; or
(b) is recoverable by, or payable to, the Church, a
congregation or any fund, institution, activity or service of
the Church; or
(c) is payable for any religious, social, educational or
charitable work of the Church; or
(d) is payable to an officer or official of the Church for the
benefit of the Church generally or any of its funds,
institutions, activities or services or that of any
congregation;
that will, deed or other instrument shall be construed and shall
take effect as if the trust were named in it as legal owner.
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(2) The trust may call for and require the payment, transfer,
conveyance and delivery to it of any property referred to in
subsection (1).
(3) Any property paid, transferred, conveyed or delivered in
accordance with subsection (2) shall be held and dealt with by
and be under the direction and control of the trust subject only
to the trusts declared in relation to that property in the will, deed
or other instrument relating to that property.
(4) If any person pays, transfers, conveys or delivers any property
to the trust in accordance with this section, an acknowledgment
or receipt—
(a) to which the seal of the trust has been attached in
accordance with section 7; or
(b) that is signed by a majority of the trustees; or
(c) that is signed by a person authorised by the trust to receive
that property;
shall be sufficient discharge and complete exoneration to the
person who is liable to pay, transfer, convey or deliver that
property.
23 Power to deal with property if scheme of cooperation
entered into
(1) If, with the consents for the time being and from time to time
prescribed by the General Assembly, a congregation has, at a
meeting duly called in accordance with the requirements of the
Assembly, resolved to enter into a scheme of cooperation with,
or involving, a church of another denomination or a
congregation or activity of such a church being a scheme that
involves the use of property vested in the trust, the trust may,
while that scheme of cooperation continues in force, permit that
property to be used, managed and administered in connection
with that scheme in the way and on the conditions that the
General Assembly determines.
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(2) The conditions that the General Assembly may determine under
subsection (1) include conditions with respect to the making of
contributions of money for the acquisition, construction,
alteration or repair of assets vested in or held on behalf of a
cooperating church or congregation on the terms about charges
on other assets and charges on property vested in the trust for
any such contributions from other denominations and otherwise
as may be so determined and any such contribution by or on
behalf of a congregation of the Church or towards assets of or
held on behalf of such a congregation shall to the extent so
determined at the time of the contributions be so secured,
subject however to all mortgages and charges created in good
faith for consideration and registered or entitled to be registered
at the date of cessation of the scheme of cooperation.
(3) The proceeds of the sale, mortgage or other dealing with any
property referred to in this section and all money collected or
held in relation to a scheme of cooperation may be applied in
the way that the General Assembly determines.
24 Rights of minister of cooperating congregations
The minister or other person in charge of the religious services
of a congregation that has entered into a scheme of cooperation
may be of a denomination other than Presbyterian and, if that
minister is of another denomination, he or she shall, so long as
he or she is in charge of the religious services and so long as
that scheme of cooperation is in force, have the rights of a
minister that are specified in section 19.
25 Constitution of Committee of Management if scheme
of cooperation is in force
If a congregation has entered into a scheme of cooperation, the
Committee of Management of that congregation may include
members of any other congregation that is a party to the scheme
of cooperation and those members may be of a denomination
other than Presbyterian.
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26 Sections 23, 24 and 25 to apply to property held on
behalf of cooperating congregation
(1) The provisions of sections 23, 24 and 25 apply to and in relation
to all property at any time held on behalf of a congregation that
has entered into a scheme of cooperation except to the extent
that the property is held subject to any express trust expressly
forbidding its use or administration in any of the ways referred
to in those sections.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to prevent the use of property in a
way referred to in sections 23, 24 and 25 if the property is
merely directed to be held on trust for Presbyterian worship or
purposes.
27 Registrar-general may amend register etc
(1) The registrar-general shall, on application by the trust, make the
entries in the register kept under the Land Titles Act 1925 that
are necessary to give effect to section 8.
(2) For this section, a certificate under the seal of the trust and
signed by the chairperson on behalf of the trust is evidence
that—
(a) land described in the certificate is vested; or
(b) rights stated in the certificate in relation to land in the
certificate have vested;
in the trust under section 8.
(3) A document purporting to be a certificate referred to in
subsection (2) shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to
be such a certificate.
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28 Evidence in relation to membership, resolutions etc of
trust
(1) A certificate signed by the person for the time being holding the
office, or performing the duties, of Clerk of the General
Assembly certifying—
(a) that the trust consists of the persons specified in the
certificate; or
(b) that, on a day specified in the certificate, the trust consisted
of the persons specified in the certificate; or
(c) that any declarations, determinations, resolutions or rules
specified in the certificate have been made or passed by the
General Assembly; or
(d) that the Church comprises the bodies set out in the
certificate and that those bodies carry out the duties set out
in the certificate;
is evidence of the matters so certified.
(2) A document purporting to be a certificate referred to in
subsection (1) or purporting to be a receipt referred to in section
21 or 22 shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be
such a certificate or receipt.
29 Effect of Act on any other Act
Nothing in this Act shall be taken to limit the operation of any
other Territory law and this Act shall be read subject to all other
Territory laws.
Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and
the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the
republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3
are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can
be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation
history and the amendment history. These details are underlined.
Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the
republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty
unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2 Abbreviation key
am = amended ord = ordinance
amdt = amendment orig = original
ch = chapter p = page
cl = clause par = paragraph
def = definition pres = present
dict = dictionary prev = previous
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative (prev...) = previously
Assembly prov = provision
div = division pt = part
exp = expires/expired r = rule/subrule
Gaz = Gazette reg = regulation/subregulation
hdg = heading renum = renumbered
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 reloc = relocated
ins = inserted/added R[X] = Republication No
LA = Legislation Act 2001 s = section/subsection
LR = legislation register sch = schedule
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 sdiv = subdivision
mod = modified / modification sub = substituted
No = number SL = Subordinate Law
num = numbered underlining = whole or part not commenced
o = order or to be expired
om = omitted/repealed
Endnotes
3 Legislation history
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3 Legislation history
This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Presbyterian
Church Trust Property Ordinance 1971 Ord1971-16 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth),
s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the
ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to
amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment
on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from
Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989
A1989-21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless
otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth),
s 12).
Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
Presbyterian Church Trust Property Act 1971 A1971-16
notified 12 August 1971
commenced 12 August 1971
as amended by
Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Registrar-General (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 A1993-64
sch 1
notified 6 September 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S172)
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 1993 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 1 October 1993 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1993 No
S207)
Real Property (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993 A1993-90 sch
notified 17 December 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S258)
s 1, s 2 commenced 17 December 1993 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 1 January 1994 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1993 No
S270)
Endnotes
Amendment history 4
R3 Presbyterian Church Trust Property Act 1971 page 19
Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
Land Titles (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 A1995-54 sch
pt 1
notified 20 December 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S313)
commenced 20 June 1996 (s 2 and see Land Titles (Amendment)
Act 1995, s 2 (3))
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 pt
295
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 295 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No
S65)
4 Amendment history
Application of Legislation Act
s 2 sub A2001-44 amdt 1.3274
Registrar-General may amend register etc
s 27 am A1993-64 sch 1; A1993-90 sch; A1995-54 sch pt 1
5 Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1
refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published
in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of
authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These
republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Except for the
footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are
identical.
Republication No Amendments to Republication date
1 not amended 31 July 1991
2 A1995-54 31 January 1998