Version No. 001 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Version as at 20 October 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section 1. Short title, commencement and Division into Parts 2. Definitions PART 1—AMALGAMATION OF CLYDE AND GEELONG GRAMMAR 3. 4. 5. Page 3 4 6 Definition Validation of Agreement Validation of appointment and acts of custodian trustees, trustees and special trustees Transfer of property etc. of Clyde to Geelong Grammar Provisions as to special trusts Sale of property of Clyde at Woodend 6 6 10 10 PART 2—AMALGAMATION OF THE HERMITAGE AND GEELONG GRAMMAR 13 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Definition Validation of Agreement Transfer of property of Hermitage to Geelong Grammar Effect of transfer of property PART 3—GENERAL 13. 14. 6 6 13 13 13 13 16 Saving of certain trusts, donations, bequests and scholarships Act to have precedence over inconsistent instruments and laws __________________ 16 18 SCHEDULES 19 SCHEDULE 1—Agreement relating to amalgamation of Geelong Church of England Grammar School and Clyde School 19 i Section Page SCHEDULE 2—Agreement relating to amalgamation of Geelong Church of England Grammar School and Geelong Church of England Girls Grammar School 25 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 31 1. General Information 31 2. Table of Amendments 32 3. Explanatory Details 33 ii Version No. 001 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Version as at 20 October 1999 An Act to make Provision with respect to the Amalgamation of Clyde School and Geelong Church of England Girls' Grammar School with Geelong Church of England Grammar School. Preamble WHEREAS Geelong Church of England Grammar School (hereinafter called "Geelong Grammar") is a company limited by guarantee incorporated under the Companies Act 1961 and conducts a school for boys and girls at Highton and Corio, Geelong and elsewhere: AND WHEREAS Clyde School (hereinafter called "Clyde") is a company limited by shares incorporated under the Companies Act 1915 and until the end of the year 1975 conducted a school for girls at Braemar, Woodend: AND WHEREAS it has been proposed that the schools conducted by Clyde and Geelong Grammar should be amalgamated in accordance with the Agreement set out in Schedule 1: AND WHEREAS in furtherance of the proposed amalgamation C.B.A. Nominees Limited and Clarence Keith Taylor (hereinafter called the "custodian trustees") have purported to transfer to persons nominated by Geelong Grammar certain shares in Clyde registered in their names and held by them as nominees for the trustees of a trust deed dated the 31st day of May, 1921 and known as the Clyde Girls' Grammar School Trust Deed 1921 (hereinafter called "the Trust Deed"): 1 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Preamble AND WHEREAS the trustees of the Trust Deed have in reliance upon the Trust Deed purported to transfer to Geelong Grammar all the property vested in them as such trustees and to retire after appointing persons nominated by Geelong Grammar to act in their place: AND WHEREAS the trustees of the trusts relating to certain funds administered in connexion with the school conducted by Clyde, namely the Clyde School Building and Maintenance Fund, the Moira Kimpton Memorial Library Fund, the Nancy Laidlaw Educational Trust and the Lytton Stephens Scholarship Fund (hereinafter called "the special trusts") have purported to appoint persons nominated by Geelong Grammar to act as trustees of the special trusts: AND WHEREAS Geelong Church of England Girls' Grammar School (hereinafter called "the Hermitage") is an unincorporated association the governing body of which is a council and until the end of the year 1975 conducted a school for girls at Highton, Geelong: AND WHEREAS it has been proposed that the schools conducted by the Hermitage and Geelong Grammar should be amalgamated in accordance with the Agreement set out in Schedule 2: AND WHEREAS in furtherance of the proposed amalgamation the council of the Hermitage and the Church of England Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Melbourne established under the Act No. 797 (hereinafter called "the Trust Corporation") have purported to transfer to Geelong Grammar the property vested in them and used in connexion with the operation of the school conducted by the Hermitage: 2 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 s. 1 AND WHEREAS doubts have arisen as to— (a) the validity of the appointment of the custodian trustees and the persons who have from time to time acted as trustees of the Trust Deed and of the special trusts and of the acts of those persons; (b) the power of Geelong Grammar to apply the property transferred to it as hereinbefore mentioned for the benefit of the school conducted by it and the power of the trustees of the special trusts to apply the property subject to those trusts for the benefit of that school; and (c) the validity of the Agreements set out in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2: AND WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision— (a) for the winding up of Clyde and the dissolution of the Hermitage; (b) for the application of the property hereinbefore mentioned and the property subject to certain trusts donations gifts and bequests; and (c) for certain other matters in connexion with the proposed amalgamation— as hereinafter enacted: BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say): 1. Short title, commencement and Division into Parts (1) This Act may be cited as the Geelong Grammar Schools Amalgamations Act 1977. (2) This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 s. 2 (3) This Act is divided into Parts as follows: Part I— Amalgamation of Clyde and Geelong Grammar ss 3–8. Part II— Amalgamation of the Hermitage and Geelong Grammar ss 9–12. Part III—General ss 13, 14. 2. Definitions (1) In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter— "Clyde" means Clyde School; "custodian trustees" means C.B.A. Nominees Limited and Clarence Keith Taylor in the nominee capacity referred to in the preamble to this Act; "Geelong Grammar" means Geelong Church of England Grammar School; "Hermitage" means the Geelong Church of England Girls' Grammar School; "land" includes all real estate messuages tenements lands and hereditaments of any tenure and any right easement power or privilege over or affecting land; "liabilities" means duties and obligations of every description and includes contingent liabilities; "property" includes any thing in action and any interest in real or personal property; "special trustees" means the trustees of the special trusts; 4 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 s. 2 "special trusts" means trusts relating to the following funds— the Clyde School Building and Maintenance Fund; the Moira Kimpton Memorial Library Fund; the Nancy Laidlaw Educational Trust; and the Lytton Stephens Scholarship Fund; "Trust Corporation" means the Church of England Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Melbourne; "Trust Deed" means the Clyde Girls' Grammar School Trust Deed 1921; "trustees" means the trustees of the Trust Deed; "will" includes a codicil and any other testamentary disposition. (2) In this Act— (a) any reference to the council of Clyde is a reference to the council constituted by the Articles of Association of Clyde; (b) any reference to the council of the Hermitage is a reference to the governing body thereof; and (c) any reference to the council of Geelong Grammar is a reference to the council constituted by the Articles of Association of Geelong Grammar. _______________ 5 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part I—Amalgamation of Clyde and Geelong Grammar s. 3 PART I—AMALGAMATION OF CLYDE AND GEELONG GRAMMAR 3. Definition In this Part "Agreement" means the Agreement a copy of which is set out in Schedule 1. 4. Validation of Agreement The Agreement is hereby approved validated and ratified except insofar as it is inconsistent with this Act. 5. Validation of appointment and acts of custodian trustees, trustees and special trustees (1) The custodian trustees and the persons who were nominated by Geelong Grammar and appointed to be trustees and special trustees as recited in the preamble to this Act and all other persons who have at any time before the commencement of this Act acted as trustees or special trustees shall be deemed to have been duly appointed. (2) All acts of the persons referred to in sub-section (1) done before the commencement of this Act which purported to have been done in exercise of the powers and functions of custodian trustees, trustees or special trustees shall be deemed to have been acts done in the due and proper exercise of those powers and functions and shall not be called in question or challenged in any proceeding in any court whatsoever. 6. Transfer of property etc. of Clyde to Geelong Grammar (1) The transfer by the custodian trustees to Geelong Grammar of the shares in Clyde registered in their names is hereby validated. 6 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part I—Amalgamation of Clyde and Geelong Grammar s. 6 (2) On and from the transfer of the shares referred to in sub-section (1)— (a) all the shares in Clyde remaining untransferred shall be deemed to be and to have been transferred to Geelong Grammar; (b) Geelong Grammar shall have in relation to the shares deemed to have been transferred pursuant to paragraph (a) all the rights powers duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the persons who were immediately before the transfer the holders thereof and Geelong Grammar shall be and become the successor in law of those holders; and (c) the rights of the former holders of the shares referred to in paragraph (a) and of any other persons in relation thereto shall be absolutely extinguished. (3) Every transfer of property made by the trustees to Geelong Grammar is hereby validated. (4) Geelong Grammar shall apply the property to which this section relates for the benefit of the school conducted by Geelong Grammar and in particular but without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing in or towards— (a) acquiring sites for buildings or grounds for recreation at or near the school; (b) erecting or fitting out new school houses chapels hospitals halls or buildings or restoring altering enlarging maintaining fitting out or extending the existing buildings of the school and laying out or improving recreational grounds courts lawns and greens; 7 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part I—Amalgamation of Clyde and Geelong Grammar s. 6 (c) providing maintaining or improving the equipment fittings furniture and apparatus of the school; (d) establishing scholarships and prizes (whether in competition among pupils of the school or for other boys or girls or boys and girls, on condition that they become pupils of the school); (e) providing increasing or contributing towards the salaries of and relief of teachers matrons secretaries clerks and other officers or servants of the school; and (f) generally providing for the maintenance or furtherance of education at the school. (5) As from the time at which any property referred to in sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) was transferred or deemed to have been transferred to Geelong Grammar— (a) Geelong Grammar shall be deemed to have assumed responsibility for all liabilities which were immediately before that time binding upon the persons making or deemed to make the transfer in relation to that property and any claim action proceeding or other step in relation thereto may be brought taken made or enforced against Geelong Grammar; (b) the trustees and the custodian trustees shall severally be discharged from all liability in relation to that property; (c) Geelong Grammar shall in relation to that property be deemed to have become the successor in law of the trustees or of the custodian trustees; 8 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part I—Amalgamation of Clyde and Geelong Grammar s. 6 (d) all contracts agreements deeds bonds or other instruments lawfully entered into or made and subsisting immediately before that time in relation to that property or the administration of that property shall be as binding and of as full force and effect against or in favour of Geelong Grammar and may be enforced as fully and effectually as if instead of the trustees or the custodian trustees (as the case may be) Geelong Grammar had been a party thereto; (e) any action arbitration or proceeding and any cause of action which was immediately before that time pending or existing by or in favour of or against the trustees or the custodian trustees in relation to that property shall not be abated is continued or prejudicially affected by reason of the provisions of this Act but may be prosecuted continued or enforced by against or in favour of Geelong Grammar in the same manner in which it might have been prosecuted continued or enforced by against or in favour of the trustees or the custodian trustees if this Act had not been enacted; and (f) all acts matters and things of a continuing nature made done or commenced by or on behalf of the trustees or the custodian trustees before that time which have any force or effect or are capable of acquiring any force or effect shall be deemed to have been made done or commenced by or in relation to Geelong Grammar and shall have effect and may be continued or completed by or in relation to Geelong Grammar accordingly. 9 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part I—Amalgamation of Clyde and Geelong Grammar s. 7 7. Provisions as to special trusts The following provisions shall apply to and with respect to the special trusts— (a) the special trustees are hereby discharged from any obligation (whether under the instrument creating the special trust or otherwise) to apply the property and funds vested in them as special trustees for or in connexion with the operation of the school conducted by Clyde; and (b) the special trustees are hereby authorized and directed to apply the property and funds vested in them as special trustees for or in connexion with the operation of the school conducted by Geelong Grammar and the instruments constituting the special trusts shall with such modifications as are necessary be read and construed accordingly. 8. Sale of property of Clyde at Woodend (1) Clyde is hereby authorized— (a) to sell the lands and buildings situated at Braemar, Woodend and all other property vested in or belonging to Clyde; and (b) to apply the proceeds of sale for or towards the satisfaction of the liabilities of Clyde and to apply any moneys remaining after those liabilities have been satisfied for the benefit of Geelong Grammar in accordance with the Agreement. (2) Upon a day to be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette (being a day after the completion of the sale and transfer of the property referred to in subsection (1))1— 10 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part I—Amalgamation of Clyde and Geelong Grammar s. 8 (a) Clyde shall be dissolved; (b) Geelong Grammar shall become in all respects the successor in law of Clyde; (c) Geelong Grammar shall have all the rights powers duties and obligations which were immediately before the proclaimed day conferred or imposed upon Clyde; (d) all contracts agreements deeds conveyances leases licences bonds or other instruments made or entered into by or on behalf of Clyde and subsisting immediately before the proclaimed day shall be as binding and of as full force and effect against or in favour of Geelong Grammar, and may be enforced as fully and effectually as if instead of Clyde Geelong Grammar had been a party thereto; (e) any action arbitration or proceeding and any cause of action which was immediately before the proclaimed day pending or existing by or in favour of or against Clyde shall not be abated discontinued or prejudicially affected by reason of the provisions of this section, but may be prosecuted continued or enforced by or against Geelong Grammar in the same manner in which it might have been prosecuted continued or enforced by against or in favour of Clyde if this Act had not be enacted; and (f) all acts matters and things of a continuing nature made done or commenced by against or in relation to Clyde before the proclaimed day which have any force or effect or are capable of acquiring any force or effect shall be deemed to have been made done or commenced by or in relation to Geelong Grammar and shall have effect and may be 11 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part I—Amalgamation of Clyde and Geelong Grammar s. 8 continued or completed by or against or in relation to Geelong Grammar. _______________ 12 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part II—Amalgamation of the Hermitage and Geelong Grammar s. 9 PART II—AMALGAMATION OF THE HERMITAGE AND GEELONG GRAMMAR 9. Definition In this Part "Agreement" means the Agreement a copy of which is set out in Schedule 2. 10. Validation of Agreement The Agreement is hereby approved validated and ratified except insofar as it is inconsistent with this Act. 11. Transfer of property of Hermitage to Geelong Grammar (1) The council of the Hermitage is hereby authorized to transfer to Geelong Grammar all the property vested in or held by or belonging to it in connexion with the conduct of the school conducted by the Hermitage. (2) The Trust Corporation is hereby authorized to transfer to Geelong Grammar all the property vested in it and used in connexion with the conduct of the school conducted by the Hermitage. 12. Effect of transfer of property Upon the transfer to Geelong Grammar of any property mentioned in section 11— (a) Geelong Grammar shall assume responsibility for all liabilities which are immediately before the transfer subsisting in relation to that property and any claim action proceeding or other step in relation thereto may be brought taken made or enforced against Geelong Grammar; 13 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part II—Amalgamation of the Hermitage and Geelong Grammar s. 12 (b) the council of the Hermitage and the Trust Corporation shall severally be discharged from all liabilities in relation to that property; (c) the management and administration of any property which is immediately before the transfer managed and administered by the council of the Hermitage shall vest in Geelong Grammar; (d) the council of the Hermitage shall go out of office and Geelong Grammar shall have the rights powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the council and shall in all respects be the successor in law of the council; (e) Geelong Grammar shall in relation to that property have any rights powers or duties and be subject to any liabilities conferred or imposed upon the Trust Corporation in relation thereto and shall in relation thereto become the successor in law of the Trust Corporation; (f) the Hermitage shall be dissolved; (g) Geelong Grammar shall apply that property in accordance with the Agreement; (h) all contracts agreements deeds bonds and other instrument lawfully entered into or made and subsisting immediately before the transfer in relation to that property shall be as binding and of as full force and effect in all respects against or in favour of Geelong Grammar and may be enforced as fully and effectually as if instead of the council of the Hermitage or the Trust Corporation Geelong Grammar had been a party thereto; 14 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part II—Amalgamation of the Hermitage and Geelong Grammar s. 12 (i) any action arbitration or proceeding and any cause of action which was immediately before the transfer pending or existing by or in favour of or against the council or members of the Hermitage or the Trust Corporation in relation to that property shall not be abated or discontinued or prejudicially affected by reason of the provisions of this Act but may be prosecuted continued or enforced by against or in favour of Geelong Grammar in the same manner in which it might have been prosecuted continued or enforced by against or in favour of the council or the members of the Hermitage or the Trust Corporation if this Act had not been enacted; and (j) all acts matters and things of a continuing nature made done or commenced by or on behalf of the council of the Hermitage or the Trust Corporation in relation to that property immediately before the transfer which have any force or effect or are capable of acquiring any force or effect shall be deemed to have been made done or commenced by or in relation to or on behalf of Geelong Grammar and shall have effect and may be continued or completed by or in relation to or on behalf of Geelong Grammar accordingly. _______________ 15 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part III—General s. 13 PART III—GENERAL 13. Saving of certain trusts, donations, bequests and scholarships (1) Subject to sub-section (2), every donation gift disposition bequest or trust of property real or personal made or declared either before or after the commencement of this Act and whether by deed will or otherwise shall not fail by reason of any provision of this Act but shall take effect as if— (a) any reference therein to Clyde or the Hermitage were a reference to Geelong Grammar; (b) any reference therein to a school conducted by Clyde or the Hermitage were a reference to a school conducted by Geelong Grammar; (c) any reference therein to the council of Clyde or of the Hermitage were a reference to the council of Geelong Grammar; (d) any reference therein to the girls or pupils or former pupils of Clyde or the Hermitage included a reference to the pupils or former pupils of Geelong Grammar (as the case may be); (e) any reference therein to any committee office holder or teacher member of staff officer or servant of Clyde or the Hermitage included a reference to the corresponding committee or the person holding the corresponding office or employed in the like capacity at or in connexion with Geelong Grammar; 16 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part III—General s. 13 (f) any reference therein to any association of former pupils of Clyde or of the Hermitage included a reference to an association for the former pupils of Geelong Grammar; and (g) any reference therein by whatever name to any other organization association or body in relation to Clyde or the Hermitage included a reference to an association organization or body formed for the like purpose in relation to Geelong Grammar. (2) Where any fund is vested in any person as trustee for the purpose of providing any bursary scholarship or prize for the pupils of the school conducted by Clyde or the Hermitage or for persons who are to become pupils or to enable persons to become pupils or on condition that the persons to whom the bursary scholarship or prize is awarded become pupils of that school— (a) if under the terms of the trust the bursary scholarship or prize is capable of being awarded to both boys and girls, that trust shall not fail by reason of any of the provisions of this Act but the fund shall be applied for the purpose of providing the bursary scholarship or prize in relation to the school conducted by Geelong Grammar in as nearly as possible the same way in which it might have been provided in relation to the school conducted by Clyde or the Hermitage; and (b) if under the terms of the trust the bursary scholarship or prize is capable of being awarded only to girls, that trust shall not fail by reason of any of the provisions of this Act but the fund shall be applied for the purpose of providing the bursary scholarship or prize in relation to the school conducted by 17 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Part III—General s. 14 Geelong Grammar for the benefit of girls only in as nearly as possible the same way in which it might have been provided in relation to the school conducted by Clyde or the Hermitage. 14. Act to have precedence over inconsistent instruments and laws The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any instrument or in any Act or rule of law. __________________ 18 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 1 SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1 AGREEMENT RELATING TO AMALGAMATION OF GEELONG CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND CLYDE SCHOOL THIS DEED is made the 28th day of December, 1975 between GEELONG CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL a Company limited by guarantee incorporated under the Companies Act 1961 of the State of Victoria the registered office of which is situated at Corio (hereinafter called "Geelong Grammar") of the first part, CLYDE SCHOOL a Company limited by shares incorporated under the Companies Act 1915 of the said State the registered office of which is situated at the office of Messrs. Tovell and Lucas, Charter House, 4 Bank Place Melbourne (hereinafter called "Clyde") of the second part, SANDFORD SAUL NEVILLE of "Darriwill Park" Bannockburn, CHARLES KELLOW McMILLAN of 93 St. Vincent Place South Albert Park, CATHERINE ALICE de PLEDGE ALSTON of "Oaklands" Oaklands Junction, MARY ENGE BAGNALL of 573 Burke Road Camberwell, ELIZABETH ANNE CORDNER of "Ashmead" Greensborough, IAN DAVID PHIPPS of 7 Como Avenue South Yarra, JOHN FREDERICK HONEY POOLMAN of 2 Gahan Court Toorak and REGINALD NEIL WALFORD of 8 Wilks Avenue Malvern (hereinafter called "the Trustees") of the third part and C.B.A. NOMINEES LIMITED the registered office of which is situated at 335 Collins Street Melbourne and CLARENCE KEITH TAYLOR of Charter House, 4 Bank Place Melbourne (hereinafter called "the Custodian Trustees") of the fourth part. WHEREAS: A. Geelong Grammar carries on a school for boys and girls at Corio in the State of Victoria and elsewhere in the said State and Clyde presently carries on a school for girls at Woodend in the said State. B. Clause 2(a) of the Memorandum of Association of Clyde empowers Clyde (inter alia) to amalgamate with any person or persons or company carrying on any school or schools. C. Clyde desires to exercise the above-mentioned power by amalgamating with Geelong Grammar to form a new combined school at Corio aforesaid (hereinafter called "the combined school") as from the 1st day of January 1976. D. The Trustees are the Trustees for the time being of the trusts set out and described in a Trust Deed dated the 31st day of May 1921 and known as "Clyde Girls Grammar School Trust Deed 1921". 19 Section 3. Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 1 E. The authorized capital of Clyde consists of 4000 ordinary shares of $10 each of which 1513 have been issued. F. C.B.A. Nominees Limited is the registered holder of 1461 ordinary shares in Clyde under and by virtue of an Indenture dated the 31st day of October 1963 pursuant to which it holds the said shares as nominee for the Trustees. G. Clarence Keith Taylor is the registered holder of one ordinary share in Clyde under and by virtue of an Indenture dated the 2nd day of June 1967 pursuant to which he holds the said share as nominee for the Trustees. H. The several persons whose names are set out in the Schedule hereto are registered as the holders of the remainder of the said issued ordinary shares in Clyde but can no longer be traced. I. Clause 1 of the said Indentures provides that the Custodian Trustees shall hold the said shares as nominees for the Trustees and their duly appointed successors and shall apply the said shares and any income thereof towards such of the purposes mentioned in Clause 6 of the said Trust Deed as the Trustees or their duly appointed successors may from time to time in writing direct. J. Clause 8 of the said Trust Deed empowers the Trustees to transfer any property held by them for the general purposes of the trust to a corporation which shall undertake to apply the same for or towards such of the purposes mentioned in Clause 6 of the said Trust Deed as may be determined by the Trustees. K. To effect the said amalgamation the Trustees desire to exercise the power given to them by the said Clause 8 by directing that the Custodian Trustees transfer the shares registered in their names to Geelong Grammar. NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH and IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows: 1. The Custodian Trustees and Geelong Grammar shall forthwith execute transfers of the shares in Clyde held by the Custodian Trustees to Geelong Grammar or its nominees and Clyde shall duly register the same. 2. Geelong Grammar shall apply the said shares for the benefit of the combined school and more particularly and without limiting the generality of the foregoing for or towards all or any of the purposes set out in sub-clauses 1 to 7 of Clause 6 of the said Trust Deed. 3. Geelong Grammar shall build a suitable residential complex for senior girls at Corio to be called Clyde House for the purpose of housing pupils and prospective pupils of Clyde School and pupils of the combined school. 20 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 1 4. Clyde shall sell all of its property at Woodend as soon as practicable and shall be assisted in its endeavours to do so by Geelong Grammar provided however that Clyde shall not negotiate any sales without the sale price, the terms for payment and the purchaser being first approved by Geelong Grammar. 5. (1) The proceeds of the sale of Clyde's property at Woodend after payment of all expenses incurred by and associated with the sale shall be used— (a) first in the payment of the liabilities of Clyde; (b) secondly in the reimbursement to Geelong Grammar of any liabilities of Clyde which it may have paid and interest on the amount so paid from the time of payment until the time of the receipt of such proceeds; (c) thirdly in the setting up and erection of a residential complex at Geelong Grammar School, Corio, consisting of units each to house approximately sixteen girls and an administration block plus the surroundings and two tennis courts and in the reimbursement to Geelong Grammar of any amounts paid by it for the aforesaid purposes plus any interest on such amounts so paid from the time of payment until the time of actual receipt of the proceeds of sale. The above complex will be known as "Clyde House"; (d) fourthly in the expense of shifting furniture and fittings from Woodend to Corio or reimbursing Geelong Grammar for so doing plus interest on the amount so spent from the time of payment until the time of the receipt of the proceeds of sale plus the cost of installation of such furniture and fittings; (e) fifthly in contributing one-third of the cost of the erection of eight new classrooms presently being erected at Geelong Grammar School in part for the use of the girls from Clyde, and in the event of Geelong Grammar having made any payments towards the erection of the said classrooms then in the repayment of one third interest on such payments from the time of payment to the time of the receipt of the proceeds of sale. (2) (a) Should there be any residue after payment or satisfaction of the amounts referred to in the preceding sub-clause, up to $100 000 thereof shall be invested and the income therefrom shall be used to fund a scholarship or scholarships which shall be designated by an appropriate name or names for the benefit of the children or grandchildren of Clyde Old Girls who from time to time are students at Geelong Grammar; 21 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 1 (b) the said scholarship fund shall after its formation be open to subscription to increase its funds to any person firm or corporation; (c) should no candidate or insufficient candidates for such scholarships satisfy the requirements prescribed for obtaining of such scholarships by the Headmaster or by the Council of Geelong Grammar the income not needed for such scholarships may be applied for a general scholarship or scholarships to a student or students other than the child or children or grandchild or grandchildren of Clyde Old Girls. (3) Any reference in this Clause to interest shall mean interest at the rate charged by the A.N.Z. Banking Group Ltd. on bank overdraft from time to time from the time the amount on which it is to be calculated was expended by Geelong Grammar School until repayment of that amount as aforesaid. 6. Clyde may make it a term of any sale of the abovementioned property that the name "Clyde" shall not be used in association with the said property by the purchaser. 7. All Clyde pupils enrolled for the 1976 academic year shall be accepted for admission to the combined school and all pupils registered for entry to Clyde in future years who so desire shall be accepted for admission to the combined school. 8. Clyde School uniforms shall be accepted at the combined school until worn out at which time the uniform of the combined school shall be used. 9. The names of present Clyde scholarships will be retained. Present Clyde scholarship holders shall receive no less favourable benefits from the combined school than they would be entitled to receive from Clyde. 10. The subjects and activities offered at the combined school in 1976 and 1977 shall include all those subjects presently available at Clyde. Arrangements shall be made for a wide range of sporting activities to be available for girls at the combined school. 11. As from the 1st day of January 1976 the Headmistress of Clyde shall be given a senior position at the combined school with responsibilities for those Clyde pupils who transfer to the combined school and on the same basis of tenure as applies generally to other senior staff at Geelong Grammar. 12. The Headmaster of Geelong Grammar and the Headmistress of Clyde shall together determine which members of Clyde's teaching staff will be offered teaching positions at the combined school. For those who are offered and who accept such positions provision shall be made by the combined school so that no entitlement to accrued superannuation benefits will be foregone. 22 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 1 13. The present members of Clyde's Council shall remain in office until the 31st day of December 1975 at which date they shall resign. Prior to such resignation Clyde's Council shall, pursuant to paragraph (f) of Article 47 of the Articles of Association of Clyde, appoint by co-option five persons nominated by Geelong Grammar to be members of the Council as from the end of December 1975. 14. Clyde shall if requested to do so by Geelong Grammar increase the fees of Clyde for the year 1975 by an amount that is sufficient to prevent the operating deficit for the year 1975 exceeding $70 000 provided that Clyde's fees shall not at any time exceed Geelong Grammar's fees. 15. Geelong Grammar accepts as correct the financial statements of Clyde to the 31st day of January 1974 as prepared by Messrs. Tovell and Lucas and audited by Messrs. McGregor and Court. 16. Geelong Grammar will hold Clyde's Council indemnified against any future liabilities not disclosed in the Audited Balance Sheet of Clyde at the 31st day of January 1975 except future expenditure capital or extraordinary not approved by Geelong Grammar. IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have executed this Deed the day and year first hereinbefore written. CLYDE SCHOOL UNTRACEABLE SHAREHOLDERS Number of shares Name Miss Agnes Marion, Aitchison, 16 Oakwood Avenue, Brighton Mrs Blanch Antoinette Beatty "Bass Lodge" Flinders Miss Fiona Chetwynd Inglis, c/o Messrs. Smith and Emmerton, 480 Bourke Street, Melbourne Mrs Sheila Chetwynd Legge, c/o Messrs. Smith and Emmerton, 480 Bourke Street, Melbourne Mrs. Fanny MacFarlane, "Walderah", Ungarie, N.S.W. Mrs. Noel Vivian Gordon Nicholson, "Rowalton" Parkaway Mr. William Nichol, "The Retreat", Beach Road, Black Rock Mrs. Loran Rumsay, "The Hill" Murphy Street, South Yarra Miss Ivy Simson, 80 Cromwell Road, South Yarra Mrs. Ethel Wilkinson, Edward Street, Deniliquin, N.S.W. 2 3 10 10 1 1 20 1 2 1 51 23 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 1 THE COMMON SEAL OF GEELONG CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL was hereto affixed in the presence of: N. E. BENDER, Director E. J. WINCHESTER, Secretary L.S. THE COMMON SEAL OF CLYDE SCHOOL was hereto affixed in the presence of: L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said SANDFORD SAUL NEVILLE in the presence of: C. K. TAYLOR S. NEVILE L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said CHARLES KELLOW McMILLAN in the presence of: C. K. TAYLOR C. K. McMILLAN L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said CATHERINE ALICE de PLEDGE ALSTON in the presence of: C. K. TAYLOR C. A. ALSTON L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said MARY ENGE BAGNALL in the presence of: C. K. TAYLOR M. E. BAGNALL L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said ELIZABETH ANNE CORDNER in the presence of: C. K. TAYLOR ANNE CORDNER L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said IAN DAVID PHIPPS in the presence of: C. K. TAYLOR IAN D. PHIPPS L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said JOHN FREDERICK HONEY POOLMAN in the presence of: C. K. TAYLOR J. F. H. POOLMAN L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said REGINALD NEIL WALFORD in the presence of: C. K. TAYLOR R. N. WALFORD L.S. THE COMMON SEAL of C.B.A. NOMINEES LIMITED was hereto affixed in the presence of: M. R. MEPHAM, Director L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said CLARENCE KEITH TAYLOR in the presence of: J. LINFORD C. K. TAYLOR L.S. S. NEVILE, Director R. N. WALFORD, Director C. K. TAYLOR, Secretary _______________ 24 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 2 SCHEDULE 2 AGREEMENT RELATING TO AMALGAMATION OF GEELONG CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND GEELONG CHURCH OF ENGLAND GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL THIS DEED is made this 11th day of December 1975 BETWEEN GEELONG CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL a Company limited by guarantee and incorporated under the Companies Act 1961 of the State of Victoria the registered office of which is situated at Corio in the said State (hereinafter called "Geelong Grammar") of the first part and The Venerable JOHN VANCE GASON of Talbot Street, Newtown JAMES FORD STRACHAN of Noble Street, Newtown ROBERT WILLIAM PURNELL of 89 Prospect Road, Newtown RICHARD FRANK LLOYD ANNOIS of North Valley Road, Highton HEATHER MARY VINES of 31 Morris Street, Belmont MOLLIE GRAHAM AGAR of 282 LaTrobe Terrace, Geelong HELEN BOTTERILL of 41 Aphrasia Street, Newtown GRAEME GOLDSWORTHY of 163 Barrabool Road, Highton and The Reverend ARTHUR DE QUETTEVILLE ROBIN of LaTrobe Terrace, West Geelong all in the State of Victoria being the members for the time being of the Council of the Geelong Church of England Girls Grammar School, the Hermitage (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") of the second part, and THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUSTS CORPORATION for the Diocese of Melbourne being a body corporate pursuant to the Trusts Corporation Act 1884 being Act Number 797 of the Victorian Parliament (hereinafter called "the Corporation") of the third part. WHEREAS: A. Geelong Grammar conducts a school for boys and girls at Corio and elsewhere in the State of Victoria and the Council conducts a school for girls at Highton in the said State. B. The school conducted by the Council is known as The Geelong Church of England Girls Grammar School, the Hermitage (hereinafter called "the Hermitage") and is an unincorporated association. C. The Constitution of the Hermitage empowers the Council to amalgamate with and to transfer all its assets, rights and liabilities and duties to Geelong Grammar. D. The legal ownership, the realty and some of the other assets used and enjoyed by the Hermitage are vested in the Corporation. 25 Section 9. Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 2 E. The Constitution of the Hermitage further provides that the Hermitage may request the Corporation to transfer or assign to any school with which it may amalgamate the assets held by the Corporation as trustee for the Hermitage. F. The Council desires to exercise the said powers by amalgamating with Geelong Grammar to form a new amalgamated school at Corio, Highton and elsewhere commencing on the 1st day of January, 1976 and to request the Corporation thereafter to transfer to Geelong Grammar those assets which it holds on behalf or for the benefit of the Hermitage. NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES and IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows: 1. On the 1st of January, 1976 or as soon thereafter as is practicable the Hermitage— (a) will transfer and assign to Geelong Grammar all its assets, rights, liabilities and duties which it owns, possesses or owes and is capable of transferring; (b) will give notice to its creditors and its debtors of such transfer and assignment; and (c) will request the Corporation to transfer and assign to Geelong Grammar those assets referred to in the First Schedule hereto. 2. The Corporation shall upon the request in writing of the said John Vance Gason as Chairman of the Council and on behalf of himself and all other members of the Council transfer to Geelong Grammar those assets referred to in the First Schedule hereto and any other assets, funds, right and choses in action it may hold or own or over which it may have any control on behalf of the Hermitage and shall do all acts, matters and things necessary to vest the legal ownership, control and use of those assets, funds, rights and choses in action in Geelong Grammar. 3. Upon the transfer and assignment by the Hermitage to Geelong Grammar pursuant to Clause 1 hereof and by the Corporation pursuant to Clause 2 hereof Geelong Grammar will assume liability for all debts and obligations of the Hermitage, the Council and of the Corporation insofar as they relate to the Hermitage and will indemnify the Hermitage, the council and the Corporation against any claims made with respect to those debts and obligations provided they do not arise as a result of a failure by the Hermitage, the Council or the Corporation to observe the provisions of the following Clause. 4. No capital or extraordinary expenditure by the Hermitage, the Council or the Corporation after the 28th day of April, 1975 shall be incurred and no appointment to or alteration of its staff shall be made without first obtaining the consent of Geelong Grammar. 26 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 2 5. Geelong Grammar shall use and apply all assets and rights acquired pursuant to this Deed for the benefit of the amalgamated school. 6. Subject to the provisions of Clause 19 hereof upon the execution and delivery by the Corporation of all documents necessary to give effect to the request referred to in Clause 2 hereof the Council shall be dissolved and the Hermitage shall thenceforth be administered by Geelong Grammar. 7. From the commencement of first term 1976 Geelong Grammar will provide Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary education up to and including Form 4 level and other usual educational, sporting, boarding and recreational facilities as are provided for other Geelong Grammar pupils at Highton in the premises and using the facilities of both Geelong Grammar and the Hermitage. 8. From the commencement of first term 1976 Geelong Grammar will provide secondary education at Forms 5 and 6 level and other usual educational, sporting, boarding and recreational facilities as are provided for other Geelong Grammar pupils at its premises at Corio for girls who in 1975 were enrolled in Forms 4, 5 and 6 at the Hermitage. 9. Those girls enrolled at the Hermitage on the 28th day of April, 1975 or who on that date had signified by their parents or guardians to the Hermitage their intention to enrol at the commencement of first term 1976 and had in fact enrolled as a student of the Hermitage shall at the option of the parent or guardian of the student be accepted for admission to the amalgamated school. Subject to Clause 10 hereof those girls who are so admitted shall become pupils of Geelong Grammar and shall pay as fees to Geelong Grammar during the years appearing in the first column hereunder that percentage as appears in the appropriate column hereunder of Geelong Grammar fees charged with respect to other pupils of that school. Year Primary Tuition Secondary Tuition Boarding at Highton Boarding at Corio 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Percentage 75 80 85 90 95 100 Percentage 76 82 88 94 100 100 Percentage 90 93 96 100 100 100 Percentage 80 87 94 100 100 100 For the purposes of this Clause Geelong Grammar fees charged with respect to other pupils of that above shall only include fees referable to the basic fee charged by Geelong Grammar for education and boarding and without restricting the generality of the foregoing shall not include any fees for 27 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 2 transport, meals, books, extras, excursions equipment or other expenses of a like nature. 10. Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 9 hereof Geelong Grammar shall be entitled to charge and be paid full tuition and boarding fees for the period a girl may attend its school at Timbertop. 11. Geelong Grammar will permit such number of girls as it believes can be reasonably accommodated to attend its school at Timbertop from time to time. 12. Scholarships granted by the Council of the Hermitage prior to this Agreement shall be continued by Geelong Grammar on a no less favourable basis. Parents and guardians of those students of the Hermitage in receipt of bursaries at the date of this Agreement may make application to Geelong Grammar for similar assistance. 13. Upon the transfer and assignment to Geelong Grammar of all assets, rights, liabilities and duties as aforesaid all hitherto unnamed scholarships granted either by the Council or Geelong Grammar shall be called and known as Dauncey Scholarships in commemoration of Hazell Dauncey deceased. 14. Geelong Grammar shall retain the name "The Hermitage" and use it as the name of those buildings and grounds formerly occupied and used by the Hermitage at Highton. 15. Opportunity will be given for the Head Mistress of the Hermitage to confer with the Head Master of Geelong Grammar or his nominee with a view to embodying in the Geelong Grammar uniform for former Hermitage girls and girls who may enrol at Geelong Grammar in the future an item or items or a colour, badge or insignia commemorative of the Hermitage. Former Hermitage girls may continue to wear their existing uniforms in 1976 and 1977 so long as when any of it is worn a complete Hermitage uniform is worn. 16. Claims made under the fees insurance scheme of the Hermitage up to the 31st of December, 1975 will be honoured by Geelong Grammar. 17. Miss. E. Britten will be employed during 1976 by Geelong Grammar as an Assistant to the Head Master with both administrative and teaching responsibilities. 18. Should it be necessary, in order to continue receiving the capital or income or both of the fund known as the Hazel Dauncey Bequest administered by the Corporation for the Hermitage to continue as an unincorporated body then notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, the Hermitage will continue as an unincorporated association but will be subject to the control and direction of Geelong Grammar and shall only do such acts, matters and things as are approved by Geelong Grammar. 28 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 2 THE COMMON SEAL OF GEELONG CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL was hereunto affixed in the presence of: N. E. BENDER, Director E. J. WINCHESTER, Secretary SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said JOHN VANCE GASON in the presence of: A. R. DUELL JOHN V. GASON L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said JAMES FORD STRACHAN in the presence of: A. J. GANE J. F. STRACHAN L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said ROBERT WILLIAM PURNELL in the presence of: E. GREGG ROBERT W. PURNELL L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said RICHARD FRANK LLOYD ANNOIS in the presence of: G. W. FISHER RICHARD F. L. ANNOIS SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said HEATHER MARY VINES in the presence of: A. R. DUELL HEATHER M. VINES L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said MOLLIE GRAHAM AGAR in the presence of: A. R. DUELL MOLLIE AGAR L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said HELEN BOTTERILL in the presence of: A. R. DUELL HELEN BOTTERILL L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said GRAEME GOLDSWORTHY in the presence of: E. GREGG G. GOLDSWORTHY L.S. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the said ARTHUR de QUETTEVILLE ROBIN in the presence of: A. R. DUELL A. de Q. ROBIN L.S. THE COMMON SEAL OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUSTS CORPORATION for the Diocese of Melbourne was hereto affixed by Authority of the Trustees L.S. J. M. F. RELPH WILLIAM FELTHAM 29 L.S. L.S. Two of the Corporation Trustees Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Sch. 2 THE FIRST SCHEDULE (a) The sum of $125 000.00 lent to B.G.L. Investments Pty. Ltd. of 108 Little Malop Street, Geelong and secured by Instrument of Mortgage No. F680534 upon Certificate of Title volume 8117 folio 446; (b) all that piece of land containing 25 acres 59 perches being Lot 2 on Plan of Subdivision No. 62704 lodged in the Office of Titles and being the whole of the land in Certificate of Title volume 8530 folio 346. ═══════════════ 30 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Endnotes ENDNOTES 1. General Information The Geelong Grammar Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 was assented to on 10 May 1977 and came into operation on 10 May 1977: section 1(2). 31 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Endnotes 2. Table of Amendments There are no amendments made to the Geelong Grammar Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 by Acts and subordinate instruments. 32 Geelong Grammars Schools Amalgamations Act 1977 Act No. 8994/1977 Endnotes 3. Explanatory Details 1 S. 8(2): The day fixed for the purposes of section 8(2) is 1 November 1977: Government Gazette 19 October 1977 page 3208. 33