The Synod of Eastern Australia
Property Amendment Bill 2004

Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.

Overview of Bill

The object of this Bill is to amend The Synod of Eastern Australia Property
Act 1918 (the principal Act) to provide for the Moderator, the clerk and the
treasurer of the Synod of Eastern Australia, in exercising certain functions in
good faith and in accordance with the principal Act, to be entitled to be
indemnified out of property vested in the trustees against expenses and liabilities
that the person has incurred in connection with the exercise of the functions.

Outline of provisions

Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.

Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on the date of
assent.

Clause 3 is a formal provision that gives effect to the amendment to The Synod
of Eastern Australia Property Act 1918 set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Amendment
Schedule 1 inserts proposed section 2A into the principal Act to provide that a
person who as the Moderator, the clerk or the treasurer of the Synod exercises,
in good faith and in accordance with the principal Act and any regulations made
by the Synod, any function in relation to property vested in the trustees, and the
executor or administrator of any such person, is entitled to be indemnified out of
property vested in the trustees against all expenses and liabilities that the person
has incurred in connection with the exercise of the function.

Note: If this Bill is not modified, these Explanatory Notes would reflect the Bill as passed in the House. If the Bill has been amended by Committee, these Explanatory Notes may not necessarily reflect the Bill as passed.

 

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