Constitution of the Trust
5 Constitution of the Trust
(1) There is hereby constituted a corporation under the name of "The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (N.T.)" which shall by such name subject to this Act consist of:
the Moderator of the Synod;
the Secretary of the Synod;
the Property Officer of the Synod; and
five other persons appointed by the Synod or, where:
(i) no appointment has been made to one or more of the offices referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c); or
(ii) fewer than 3 persons have been appointed to hold all those offices,
6 other persons so appointed.
(2) Subject to this Act the Inaugurating Assembly shall appoint 5 persons as members of the Trust and those 5 persons:
(a) shall be deemed to have been duly appointed pursuant to subsection (1)(d) as members of the Trust holding office as from the appointed day until the end of the Synod next succeeding the appointed day; and
shall be eligible for reappointment as members of the Trust.
(3) Subject to this Act the members of the Trust appointed pursuant to subsection (1)(d) at a Synod after the appointed day:
(a) shall take office as members of the Trust immediately after the end of that Synod;
(b) shall hold office as members of the Trust until the end of the next succeeding Synod; and
shall be eligible for reappointment as members of the Trust.
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