Scout Association Act 1932

to receive and accept donations, endowments and gifts of any property or assets whatsoever for the Branch or the Council and either subject, or not subject, to any special trusts or conditions;

to purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire and hold, any real and personal property and any rights or privileges which the Committee may think necessary or convenient for the purposes of the Branch, and, in particular, any land, buildings, easements, machinery, plant and stock in trade;

to construct, improve, maintain, develop, work, manage, carry out or control any buildings, works, roads, ways, bridges, stores, plant and things which may seem calculated, directly, or indirectly, to advance the Branch's interests; and to contribute to, subsidise or otherwise assist, or take part in the construction, improvement, maintenance, development, working management, carrying out or control thereof;

to invest and deal with all moneys, funds and assets of the Branch, or the Council, not immediately required for its purposes, in such manner as, from time to time, the Committee may determine;

to borrow or raise money, with or without security, for any of the objects of the Branch or the Council, and to secure the same, or the repayment or performance of any debt, liability, contract, guarantee or other engagement, incurred or entered into by the Branch or the Council, in any way and, in particular by the issue of debentures charged upon all or any of the property of the Branch or the Council (both present and future) and to purchase, redeem or pay off any such securities;

to pay salaries, honoraria, gratuities and other sums in consideration or recognition of services, as may, from time to time, be thought fit;

to draw, make, accept, endorse, execute, discount and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, bills of lading and other negotiable or transferable instruments;

to sell or dispose of any part of the assets of the Branch or the Council for such consideration as the Committee may think fit;

to sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, dispose of, turn to account, or otherwise deal with, all or any part of the property and rights of the Branch or the Council;

to take or hold mortgages, liens and charges to secure payment of the purchase price, or any unpaid balance of the purchase price, of any part of the property of the Branch or the Council, of whatsoever kind sold by the Branch or the Council or any moneys due to the Branch or the Council from the purchasers or others;

to apply for, secure, acquire (by grant, legislative enactment, assignment, transfer, purchase or otherwise) and to exercise, carry out and enjoy, any charter, licence, which any Government or Authority or any Corporation or other public body may be empowered to grant; and to pay for, aid in, and contribute towards carrying the same into effect;

to apply for and obtain any statute, order, regulation or other authorisation or enactment which may be deemed expedient for any of the purposes of the Branch or the Council;

to organise classes and lectures and to publish and sell or distribute papers, books, pamphlets and information for the purposes of creating or stimulating interest in, and promoting the objects of, the Branch or the Council, and to take all other measures which may seem necessary for providing and maintaining an efficient organisation for the purposes of the Branch or the Council;

to encourage, aid and facilitate the formation of other bodies or organisations of Scouts and the enrolment as members or officers thereof, of persons of all ages and their instruction in the duties of citizenship generally, in Scouting, in handicrafts and technical knowledge, and the provision of classes, lectures and entertainments for their benefit and the establishment and provision of prizes, badges, certificates and other awards of merit, to be competed for, or awarded to them;

to supply (with or without charges) and deal in, goods of all kinds for the use of Scouts provided that every Scout shall be left entirely free to obtain his equipment and every part thereof (whether of an official pattern or not), other than badges and decorations, from any persons, firm or corporation willing to supply the same and shall not be obliged to obtain such equipment, or any part thereof from the Branch;

to assist past or present Scouts in establishing themselves in life, whether by means of apprenticeship or immigration or in any other manner and to form, contribute to, and administer special funds for that purpose;

to accept and take by way of gift, and absorb upon any terms, the undertakings and assets of any society or body whether incorporated or not, carrying on work similar to any work for the time being carried on by the Branch and to undertake all, or any of the liabilities of any such society or body;

to make and carry out any arrangements for joint working or co-operation with any other society or body, whether incorporated or not, carrying on work similar to any work for the time being carried on by the Branch or the Council;

to undertake, execute and perform any trusts or conditions effecting any real or personal property of any description acquired by the Branch or the Council;

to enter into any arrangement with any educational authorities or any department of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia or of the State of Victoria; and

to appoint such managers secretaries officers clerks agents and servants for permanent temporary or special services as may time to time be thought fit and to determine their powers and duties and fix their salaries or emoluments and to require security in such instances and to such amount as may be thought fit, and to remove or suspend them or any of them therefrom;

Subject to the Act The Royal Charter and the By-laws and the Policy Organisation and Rules to make and vary and repeal orders for the regulation of the affairs of the Branch or of the Groups or bodies of Scouts for the time being controlled by the Branch or the Council or any of them;

to enter into contracts and do all such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the objects of purposes of the Branch or the Council or to the exercise of any of its said powers.

The office of a member other than an ex officio member of the Committee shall become vacant at the conclusion of the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Council commencing next after he attains the age of 65 years.

Any act done by a person as a member of the Committee shall be valid notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered he was of or over the age of 65 years at the time of his appointment or that this appointment had terminated by virtue of sub-clause (b) of this Clause.

If any such vacancy has not been filled at the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Council at which the office became vacant the office may be filled as a casual vacancy pursuant to Clause 5 hereof;

Notwithstanding anything in this Clause contained the provision hereof shall not apply to a person of or over the age of 65 years on 1 January 1979.