Property Manual
Download the full property manual:
Property Manual 2011—Whole Document | PDF 1.05MB
Download the property manual in sections:
Introduction & Table of Contents | PDF 196KB
Section 1—Property Boards & Committees | PDF 222KB
- Property Boards And Committees
- Property Dealings
Section 2—Property Trust—Execution of Documents & Making of Agreements | PDF 174KB
- Certification of Documents and Agreements
- Execution of Deeds
- Making of agreements and execution of documents not under seal
- Documents consequential on an agreement
- Agreement to be binding
- Property Trust Schedule of Fees
Section 3-Purchasing Property | PDF 178KB
- General Overview
- Purchasing Process
Section 4-Selling Property | PDF 200KB
- General Overview
- Consent to Sell
- Sale Limitations
- Selling Process
- Use of Sales Proceeds
- Tithing on Sales Proceeds
Section 5-Building Projects | PDF 194KB
- General Overview
- Projects that do not require Uniting Resources approval
- Project Categories, Accountabilities and roles
- Approval of Building Projects
- Statutory Authority Approvals
- Project Management methods
- Building projects process
- Other requirements
Section 6-Leases and Licences | PDF 204KB
- General Overview
- Leases That Do Not Require Uniting Resources (“UR”) Approval
- Leases Where A Church Body Is The Lessor Or Landlord
- Lease process for a Church body as the lessor or landlord
- Lease where a Church body is the Lessee or tenant
- Lease Process for a Church body As The Lessee Or Tenant
- Licences where a Church body is the licensor or landlord
- Licence Process For A Church Body As The Licensor Or Landlord
- Licenses where a church body is the licensee or user
- Hall Hirers
- Joint Use Of Property Between Church Bodies
Section 7-Miscellaneous Obligations | PDF 210KB
- Unsafe Buildings
- Indemnity
- Custody of deeds
- United Work
- Furnishing Information
- Register of Properties
- Returns
- Memorial Items and Plaques of Rememberance
- Property Maintenance and Administration Carbon Reporting
- Asbestos and Hazardous (“HAZMET”) Materials
- GST and other taxes and duties on property transactions
- Funding options for property transactions
- Heritage Matters
- Procurement of external services for property projects
- Restrictions on usage of Church property
- Transfer of property
