Religious and Successory Trusts Act 1958

On receiving any such application from any person to be registered as the head or representative of any religious denomination the registrar upon proof to his satisfaction that the applicant is such head or representative according to the usages of such denomination, shall register the applicant according to the tenor of his application: Provided that in the case of an application to be registered in the place of any person who does not consent to such application, notice of the application shall be given to such last-mentioned person, and such person shall have an opportunity of being heard before the registrar in opposition to such application, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the registrar that such last-mentioned person is absent from Victoria and not expected to return within twelve months or cannot be found.

No. 3765 s. 35.