Presbyterian Church Act 1908

In the construction and for the purposes of this Act the following terms shall, if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter, have the respective meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say: —

Adherents shall mean all persons whose names are on the Roll of Adherents of any congregation and have the right of voting at any congregational meeting under the rules of the said Church.

Church shall mean and apply to the Church now known as the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia, and hereinafter referred to as “the said Church”.

Committee of Management shall mean the persons charged with the secular affairs of a congregation in accordance with the rules of the said Church.

Congregation shall mean any number of persons duly recognised as a congregation by any Presbytery of the said Church.

Elder shall mean a person duly inducted and acting as such.

General Assembly shall mean the General Assembly of the said Church convened in accordance with the rules, practice, and usages of the said Church.

Governor shall mean the person administering the Government acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council.

Members shall mean all persons whose names are on the Roll of Communicants of any congregation of the said Church.

Minister means any person recognised as a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Australia by a Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Western Australia and who is a member of that Presbytery.

Moderator shall mean the Moderator for the time being of the General Assembly of the said Church, and include any person temporarily discharging the duties of such office in accordance with the rules, practice, and usages of the said Church.

Presbytery shall mean any Church Court under this name duly formed by the authority of the General Assembly of the said Church.

[Section 3 amended: No. 120 of 1976 s. 3.]