Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsNo. 67 of 2012
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Free Presbyterian Church Property Amendment Act 2012[†]
No. 67 of 2012
[Assented to 20 November 2012]
Preamble
In 1953, the Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria was received into the
Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia.
The Free Presbyterian Church
Property Act 1953 established The Trustees for Victoria of the Presbyterian
Church of Eastern Australia to hold the property of the Free Presbyterian Church
of Victoria in connection with the Presbyterian Church of Eastern
Australia.
Amendment of the Free Presbyterian Church Property Act
1953 is required to allow for the more efficient use and management of the
property held in trust by The Trustees for Victoria of the Presbyterian Church
of Eastern Australia. Amendment is also required to alter the title to that Act,
to reflect the change in the title of the Church and to make any other changes
that are necessary to remove redundant and unnecessary provisions.
The Parliament of Victoria therefore enacts:
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Endnotes
[†] Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 15 August 2012
Legislative Council: 13 September 2012
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Free Presbyterian Church Property Act 1953 to confer additional powers on the Trustees for Victoria of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia, to alter the title to that Act and for other purposes."
