Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated ActsPreamble
Whereas at the respective times of the passing of the said Ordinance and Act
there was only one Roman Catholic diocese in Western Australia embracing the
whole of the State, and one bishop administering the ecclesiastical affairs of
the Roman Catholic Church in Western Australia: And whereas the State is now
divided into 2 dioceses, viz ., the dioceses of Perth and Geraldton, and other
dioceses may hereafter be created in the said State: And it is expedient that
the lands and premises of the said church within each diocese should be vested
in the bishop for the time being of the diocese: And that such bishop should
be enabled to exercise in respect of all buildings, lands, and premises
situate within his diocese and belonging to the Roman Catholic Church the
powers granted by the said Roman Catholic Church Lands Act 1895 :
Be it therefore enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative
Assembly of Western Australia, in this Parliament assembled, and by the
authority of the same, as follows: —