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10th Assembly MINUTES

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[...]ersity of South Australia of his documentation of policies,
curriculum and course mat[...]
[...]sembly resolved:
03.10.01 Review of Current Policies
(a) to establish a Task Group to review the current policies of the Uniting
Church on mu[...]ns,
and the effect of these policies on the proper functioning and role of[...]councils of the church in implementing these policies;
(b) to authorise the S[...]
[...]that the Assembly develop
policies that make clear the respective roles of the Assem[...]directions, values, goals and policies for the Assembly.[...]monitoring the directions, values, goals and policies
determined[...]
[...]ion or
Regulations of the Uniting Church in Australia;[...](v) noting Regulation 2.7.12(b) [Any change in the[...]ssembly
[Regulation 2.7.5(f)];[...]and other bodies concerned [Regulation 2.7.8(c)];[...]
[...]the development of
policies that enable the Assembly to exercise good governa[...]Constitution, the Regulations and policies of the Assembly;
to[...]ce Committee,
Regulation 2.7.16(l) to make more explicit the role o[...]
[...]Reference Committee, to amend Regulation 3.1.14(c) to read:[...]Reference Committee, to amend Regulation 3.1.11 by:
(i) the deletion of the last sentence of Regulation 3.1.11(b), and
(ii) the addition of a subsection, Regulation 3.1.11(c), to read:
“In furtherance of the principle set out in Regulation 3.1.11(b), the
Chur[...]Subject to the Constitution and Regulations of the Uniting[...]
[...]including any necessary changes to the Regulations, to better
implemen[...]
[...]changes to the Constitution and Regulations;
(iii) to direc[...]
[...]nations.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND REGULATIONS
AND RELATED MATTERS
The Assembly resolved:

03.20 REGULATION 2.3.5(b)(iii) — RECEPTION OF MINISTERS[...]gal Reference
Committee to amend RegulationREGULATIONS 2.3.5(c), 2.3.7 AND 2.3.9 — RECEPTION OF MINIST[...](a) to amend Regulation 2.3.5. (c) by the addition of the[...](b) to amend Regulation 2.3.7 by addition of the[...](c) to amend Regulation 2.3.9 by the addition of the[...]to in
Regulation 2.3.5(c). A service of induction to a[...]
03.22 REGULATIONS 2.4.20 AND 2.4.21 — MINISTERIAL STIPENDS AND[...]to
amend Regulations 2.4.20 and 2.4.21 to provide that[...]es be determined by the Assembly.

03.23 REGULATIONS 2.13.10 AND 2.13.11 — RECOGNITION OF LAY[...]Legal Reference
Committee to amend Regulations 2.13.10 and 2.13.11 to read:
“2.[...]ipline pursuant to
Regulation 7.8.16(f), subject to the Regulations relating to
review and appeal.”

03.24 REGULATION 3.1.9(d) — SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE CONGREGATION[...]Committee:
(a) to amend RegulationRegulation 3.4.10 to read:

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[...]l Reference
Committee, to delete Regulations 3.6.31–3.6.33 and the heading “Assembly[...]is appointed according to Regulation 3.6.31(b);
(d)[...]recommendations on financial matters and policies
as the[...]policies;
([...](iv) business policies and practices;
(v) compliance with applicable laws, regulations,[...]
[...]dit finding or risk situation.”

03.26 REGULATION 3.4.15 — MEMBERSHIP OF PRESBYTERY: MINISTERS-[...]Committee to amend
Regulation 3.4.15 by:
(a)[...]third last paragraph of Regulation 3.4.15 (f) will[...]right to vote.

03.27 ASSEMBLY PROPERTY REGULATIONS

The Assembly resolved to authoris[...]of the Legal Reference Committee, to amend Regulation 4.10.1 to read:
“All real proper[...]Committee to amend
Regulation 3.6.2 by replacing the words “one confirmed lay[...]eference
Committee, to amend those regulations which specify the membership of the[...]
Committee, to amend the Regulations by the addition of new Regulations in
the following terms:[...]ercised under these new
Regulations on unsafe buildings, the Assembly, a synod, or it[...]property.

03.31 ALTERNATE REGULATIONS FOR CHURCH COUNCILS IN SMALL
CON[...]Committee to amend the Alternate Regulations for Church Councils in Small
Congregations:
(a) to read in Regulation 2(b):
"The author[...](b) by renumbering the current Regulation “3” as “3(a)”;
(c) by inserting a new Regulation 3(b):
“Where th[...]operate under these Regulations although there are more than 40[...]members.”;
(e) to read in Regulation 4(b):
“T[...]
[...](paragraphs 33 and 40) and Regulations (3.5.2 and 3.6.4) within the[...]ether the definition of “ministerial members” (Regulations
3.5.3(a) an[...]ommittee no later than March 2005.
03.32.02 Regulations 7.7.6(c), (d) and (h) Changes to the Synod Sexual[...]set up to review Sexual Misconduct
Regulations:
Proposal 37: That the A[...]Committee to amend
Regulations 7.7.6(c), (d) and (h) so that the following[...]described in Regulation 7.7.6(h);
(c)[...]current regulations with the Moderator appointing an[...]
[...]Bill Lidgett

03.37 REGULATIONS EXPRESSING FLEXIBILITY
The Assembl[...]ommittee to seek ways in which the
Regulations may be made more appropriate to the needs of and[...]rch.

03.38 REVIEW OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT REGULATIONS
The Assembly resolved:
(a) to establish a review of the Regulations and policies covering sexual
misconduc[...](vii) consideration of whether the Regulations and policies covering
sexual mi[...]Reference Committee to make amendments to the Regulations and
policies related to sexual misconduct and discipline where[...]e
Constitution and Regulations in order to change the
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[...]• the Constitution and Regulations of the Uniting[...]
[...](v) the need for more flexible wording for regulation[...]
[...]Korea in their call to oppose policies that embrace confrontation and[...]