No 29, 1998

An Ordinance to assent to the Provincial Synod Constitution Amendment Ordinance 1998 of the Provincial Synod of the Province of New South Wales.

Preamble

A. The Provincial Synod of the Province of New South Wales has passed the Provincial Synod Constitution Amendment Ordinance 1998, the text of which is set out in the Schedule.

B. It is expedient to assent to that Ordinance.

The Synod of the Diocese of Sydney Ordains as follows.

Name

1. This Ordinance is the Provincial Synod Constitution Amendment Ordinance 1998 Assenting Ordinance 1998.

Assent to Ordinance

2. The Diocese of Sydney assents to the Provincial Synod Constitution Amendment Ordinance 1998.

Schedule

An Ordinance to amend the Constitution of the Provincial Synod of New South Wales.

Whereas:

A. By section 41 of the Constitution of the Anglican Church of Australia, the constitution of a Province may be altered with the consent of all the dioceses of the Province given by Ordinance of the Synod of each ` Diocese provided that the alteration is duly ratified by General Synod;

B. It is appropriate to amend the Constitution of the Province of New South Wales by deleting the requirement of clause 9 of the Schedule to the Provincial Synod Constitution Ordinance 1907-1970 that the Provincial Synod may not make any rule ordinance or determination except in conformity with an alteration made by any competent authority of the Church of England in England.

1. Insofar as it is able, the Provincial Synod repeals clause 9 of the Schedule to the Provincial Synod Constitution Ordinance 1907-1970.

2. The assent of a diocese to this Ordinance by ordinance of its Synod shall have the effect that such diocese thereby signifies its consent to the alteration of the Constitution by the deletion of clause 9 from the schedule of the Provincial Synod Constitution Ordinance 1907-1970.

3. The said alteration to the Constitution shall take effect when all the dioceses of the Province have assented to this Ordinance and the alteration has been ratified by the General Synod.

4. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Provincial Synod Constitution Amendment Ordinance 1998.

(2) On and after the alteration referred to herein takes effect, the Provincial Synod Constitution Ordinance 1907-1970 may be cited as the Provincial Synod Constitution Ordinance 1907-1998 and clause 3 of that Ordinance is amended accordingly.

I Certify that the Ordinance as printed is in accordance with the Ordinance as reported.

N.M. CAMERON
Chairman of Committees

We Certify that this Ordinance was passed by the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney on 12 October 1998.

M.A. PAYNE
C.J. MORONEY
Secretaries of Synod

I Assent to this Ordinance.

R.H. GOODHEW
Archbishop of Sydney
29/10/1998