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PARISH GOVERNANCE ACT 2013

The Parish Governance Act 2013 ("the Act") was passed at Synod late last year and approved by the Archbishop in Council for application in the parishes from 1 July 2014.

The modified rules for Holy Trinity Williamstown were approved at a statutory meeting of the Parish on 29 June 2014 and will apply to the Parish from 1 July 2014. They are available for download below.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Judith White on comms@htw.org.au


Download the Holy Trinity Parish Rules 2014

model_rules_for_htw_final_approved_2014_june_29.pdf
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SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE...

The requirement for the Model Rules is not the only change required by the Act. Other changes worth noting are:
  • Parish Vestry is renamed PARISH COUNCIL
  • The "retiring" age of 72 for council members and church wardens is no longer required.
  • There is a compulsory one year "sabbatical" for all wardens and council members after six years of service.
  • Eligibility to be on the Parish Electoral Roll includes attendance at public worship 12 times in the preceding 12 months and 3 times in the preceding 3 months.
  • There are better definitions of vicar, parish council and churchwardens
  • Clearer more accountable financial and budgetary practices.
  • New dispute resolution procedures. 


FURTHER INFORMATION

parish-governance-act-2013.pdf
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PARISH GOVERNANCE ACT 2013

parish-governance-transition-and-consequential-amendments-act_2013.pdf
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PARISH GOVERNANCE TRANSITION AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ACT 2013

parish-governance-act-2013-plain-english-guide.pdf
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PARISH GOVERNANCE ACT 2013 PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE

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  • Home
    • About >
      • History of Holy Trinity
      • Windows
      • Mission and MInistry >
        • Holy Trinity People
        • Holy Trinity Community Lunches
        • PARISH GOVERNANCE ACT 2013
        • HTW Strategy Plan 2018
      • Organ
      • Ada Cambridge
      • 2019 Annual Report
      • Holy Trinity for Hire...
      • Holy Trinity Property Development
    • Welcome
  • Services
    • Weddings at Holy Trinity
    • Baptisms and Confirmation
    • Weekly Services
    • Recent Sermons
    • Weekly Pew sheets
  • News
  • Luscious from Lockdown Recipe Book
  • Contact