Girl Guides Association (New Zealand Branch) Incorporation Amendment Bill
Girl Guides New Zealand owns some properties that have become too expensive to keep and no longer suit their needs. However, an old 1942 law placed certain restrictions (legal rules called 'trusts') on what they could do with some of those properties. This bill changes that old law to make it clear that Girl Guides New Zealand is allowed to sell or transfer those properties, even if the old restrictions would normally prevent it. It does not affect the organisation's other activities — it is purely about giving them the legal freedom to deal with their property.
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The bill lets Girl Guides New Zealand sell or transfer properties that the old law was preventing them from dealing with, helping the organisation manage its finances.
Some of the Association's long-held properties have become uneconomic to hold, given the Association's financial circumstances, and no longer meet the needs of the Association or its members.
The Corporation may also do what it considers, in its discretion, is necessary or desirable for promoting the welfare of the Girl Guides Association (New Zealand Branch), including any disposition of property, whether of a kind recognised in section 6 that is held on trust or otherwise.
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