Presbyterian Church (Proposals for Union with other Churches) Act 1972

Do you desire this congregation to become a congregation of the church which may result from the proposed union?

Should the required majority vote for union be obtained in presbyteries, state general assemblies and the general assembly of Australia, do you desire to remain in membership of any Presbyterian Church of Australia continuing to function on the present basis?

2 (1) For the purpose of enabling members of congregations to vote on the questions set out in clause 1, all sessions shall have purged their communion roles as at a date specified by a commission of the General Assembly appointed by the General Assembly for the purpose and shall have submitted to the presbytery of the bounds a voting register in duplicate showing all names on the communion roll at the date of the submission to the presbytery.

Both copies of the voting register shall be certified by the moderator and clerk of the session as being the voting register.

The presbytery of the bounds shall following the submission to it of the voting register attest both copies and shall return 1 copy to the session from which it was received and shall retain the other copy.

Only those persons whose names are on an attested voting register may take part in the vote.

Sessions shall make available voting papers containing the said questions at least 14 days before a date fixed by the session for the close of voting, upon which the voters shall indicate whether their answer is ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to each of the questions.

Voting papers must be signed by the voter and returned prior to the close of voting.

The session shall count the votes and transmit the number of ‘Yes’ votes and the number of ‘No’ votes cast with respect of each question to the clerk of the presbytery of the bounds for transmission to the clerk of the assembly through the clerk of the state general assembly.