Constitution of Urabba Parks/Section 116

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Intentions of the Founder. Matters relating to the Church

The intentions of the Founder

(1)  It is the intention of the Founder that Urabba Parks:

                    (a)  in honour of the Almighty God, shall have the advancement of humanity and the environment together as its overarching purpose;

                    (b)  in honour of his Granfather and his ancestors – shall be Hellenic in its incipient character;

                    (c)  in honour of Australia and its Indigenous people, shall have Landcare as its perficient character;

                    (d)  in honour of its purpose and character, shall have charity as its incipient nature; and

                    (e)  in honour of the Australian community, shall have democracy as its perficient nature.

(2)  The values of Urabba Parks shall be:

                    (a)  responsibility – by acknowledging its obligations and the legitimate expectations placed upon it;

                    (b)  accountability – by holding its people and institutions to account to ensure they are acknowledging their responsibility and acting in a lawful and professional manner; and

                    (c)  creativity – by fostering a culture of innovation which enables it to best and most efficiently fulfil its obligations and the legitimate expectations placed upon it;

being the values of Urabba Parks intended by the Founder (the foundational values), and other values as adopted by Urabba Parks from time to time not inconsistent with such values.

Effect of certain laws relating to religion

(3)  A law of Urabba Parks shall be void to the extent the law deals with any of the following matters:

                    (a)  establishes any religion, but not as to affect the validity of a law establishing or governing an entity falling in item 7.11.e of the table in subsection 112(5) being part of a wider religious movement;

                    (b)  imposes any religious observance;

                    (c)  prohibits the free exercise of any religion;

                    (d)  authorises the publication of the Holy Scripture, unless also authorised by the Archdiocese and subject to the terms and conditions provided in such authorisation.

                    (e)  imposes a religious test as a qualification for a place that is any of the following:

                             (i)  a representative place (category B) or parliamentary management place (category P);

                            (ii)  a corporate service place (category C), defence place (category F) or external relations place (category X);

                           (iii)  a judicial place (category J) or legal system place (category K);

                           (iv)  an independent governance place (category W);

                            (v)  a municipal place (category L).

Ecclesial places

(4)  This table sets out registration items:

Registration table 7.11.1—Ecclesial places

Item	Description of place	Category
7.11.1	The Eastern Orthodox Church of Christ in Urabba Parks (the Church in Urabba Parks)
7.11.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.1	The Holy, Consubstantial and Indivisible Trinity
7.11.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.1.1	The Father The Creator
7.11.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.1.2	The Son The Lord Jesus Christ Head of the Church
7.11.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.1.3	The Holy Spirit
7.11.1.0.0.0.0.0.x	Patron Saint of Urabba Parks
7.11.1.0.0.0.0.0.1	Saint Paul the Apostle
7.11.1.0.0.0.0.x	Head of Jurisdiction of the Great Church of Christ in Constantinople or a Church of Christ in communion or doctrinal union with the Church
7.11.1.0.0.0.0.1	His All Holiness The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and Head of the Holy and Sacred Synod	V
7.11.1.0.0.0.y	The Visitor of the Church or Deputy, being a Bishop of the Archdiocese	V
7.11.1.0.0.y	The Governor of the Church in Urabba Parks or Deputy
7.11.1.0.d	A Department of the Church (a Department)
7.11.1.0.d.0	Committee of management of a Department
7.11.1.0.d.0.0.y	Senior member of the committee of management of a Department
7.11.1.0.d.0.x	Member of the committee of management of a Department, being appointed by or with the consent of both the Archdiocese and Urabba Parks	M*, V** A place falling in this item only falls in a single-asterisked category if the place also falls in category V or may only be occupied by a person who also falls in item 7.11:e.s.x A place falling in this item only falls in a double-asterisked category if the place may only be occupied by: (a) a Bishop of the Archdiocese; or (b) a person who also falls in item 7.11:e.s.x
7.11.1.0.d.v.0.y	Team leader of a Department or deputy
7.11.1.0.d.v.x	Personnel of a Department, being appointed by or with the consent of both the Archdiocese and Urabba Parks	E*, N**, V** A place falling in this item only falls in a single-asterisked category if the place also falls in category N or V or is also occupied by a person who also falls in item 7.11:e.s.x A place falling in this item only falls in a double-asterisked category if occupied by: (a) a person officially exercising spiritual functions under the spiritual jurisdiction of a person falling in item 7.11:e.0.0.x; or (b) a person who also falls in item 7.11:e.s.x
7.11.1:e	An entity of the Church (an entity), being a parish congregation or religious order
7.11.1:e.0.0	Committee of management of an entity
7.11.1:e.0.0.0.y	Senior member of the committee of management of an entity
7.11.1:e.0.0.x	Member of the committee of management of an entity, falling in item 7.11.1.d.s.x	M
7.11.1:e.0.v.0.y	Team leader of an entity or deputy
7.11.1:e.0.v.x	Personnel of an entity, falling in item 7.11.1.d.s.x	E, N
7.11.1:e.s.x	Registered member of the Church, being appointed by or with the consent of both the Archdiocese and Urabba Parks upon presentation by a member of the latter
7.11.1:e.s.x.P	Presenter of a member of the Church, being a member of Urabba Parks