Establishment of The Trust
4 Establishment of The Trust
A body corporate with perpetual succession is hereby established under the name “The National Trust of Australia (W.A.)” which shall consist of the persons who —
were members of the Association immediately before the coming into operation of this Act; and
under the rules of The Trust for the time being in force are members thereof,
and after the constitution of the Council under section 10, the persons who from time to time hold office as appointed councillors under that section.
The Trust —
shall have a common seal;
has, subject to this Act, power to acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property;
has power to borrow money either with or without security;
may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
is capable of doing and suffering all that bodies corporate may do and suffer.
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