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THE PROPERTY HANDBOOK<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
Two trusts<br />
Properties belonging to the <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> in New Zealand are vested in two<br />
separate trusts. <strong>The</strong> Waitaki River (North Otago) is the geographical boundary for the<br />
two trusts.<br />
North <strong>of</strong> the Waitaki River, property is vested in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Trustees.<br />
South <strong>of</strong> the Waitaki River, property is vested in the Otago Foundation Trust Board,<br />
although the Synod <strong>of</strong> Otago & Southland handles property approvals.<br />
This handbook is based on the procedures <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Trustees.<br />
Refer to the Synod <strong>of</strong> Otago & Southland for its specific requirements.<br />
<strong>The</strong> legal background<br />
Three Acts <strong>of</strong> Parliament establish the framework and principles <strong>of</strong> operation <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Trustees. Under the first Act, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong><br />
<strong>Property</strong> Act 1885, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Trustees (<strong>Church</strong> <strong>Property</strong><br />
Trustees) are the registered owners <strong>of</strong>, and are legally responsible for, all <strong>Presbyterian</strong><br />
<strong>Church</strong> property located north <strong>of</strong> the Waitaki River.<br />
<strong>The</strong> other two acts, <strong>The</strong> Trustee Act 1956 and the Charitable Trusts Act 1957, provide<br />
binding legal principles under which the <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Trustees operate.<br />
All property transactions are managed through the <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Property</strong> Trustees.<br />
Sometimes the Trustees obtain special legal advice on rare and difficult transactions.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> Order is the <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>ficial rule book, and covers all<br />
activities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Church</strong>. It explains the responsibilities <strong>of</strong> church members, and sets out<br />
the procedures for each area <strong>of</strong> governance and management. Every presbytery, parish<br />
and church member is obliged to comply with it, except for members <strong>of</strong> co-operative<br />
ventures in circumstances where the Guide to Procedures in Co-operative Ventures<br />
applies instead.<br />
Chapter 16 <strong>of</strong> the 2006 Book <strong>of</strong> Order deals with property and finance matters.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> Order can be viewed on the <strong>Presbyterian</strong> <strong>Church</strong> website, www.<br />
presbyterian.org.nz.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Guide to Procedures in Co-operative Ventures can be viewed on the Uniting<br />
Congregations website, www.ucanz.org.nz.
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