Queensland Congregational Union Act 1967

Where at any time after the commencement of this Act, the corporation holds, under trusts as set out in the schedule of trusts, the proceeds of sale of church lands and premises and the corporation held those lands and premises at or before the commencement of this Act under the said trusts on behalf of a church of the Congregational Order, the directions which that church may give to the corporation as to the laying out of the proceeds of sale may, with the approval of the executive committee, include directions to lay out or apply those proceeds in or towards any purpose or purposes whatsoever for the furtherance of Congregationalism anywhere in Queensland including, but without limiting the generality hereof, the purchase or acquisition of other lands (whether freehold or leasehold) and premises for church purposes, the erection, enlargement, rebuilding, improvement, furnishing and repair of church premises (including residences of Ministers whether situate adjacent to other church premises or not), situate at any place in Queensland whatsoever whether or not those lands or premises are situate within 20 miles of the lands and premises from the sale of which the proceeds of sale arose, the establishment and carrying on of church book depots and the sustentation of Ministers, at any place in Queensland whatsoever, whether or not situate within 20 miles of the lands and premises from the sale of which the proceeds of sale arose, and the corporation may comply with such directions.

The provisions of subsection (1) shall apply notwithstanding the terms of the applicable trusts under which the proceeds of sale are held and to the extent necessary to give effect to those provisions, those trusts shall be deemed to have been varied accordingly.