22 Oct 2021
The Court approved the proposed amalgamation under s33 because the FSCT was impracticable to administer independently given inadequate funds and administration costs, the amalgamation facilitates administration and charitable distributions, Part 3 procedural requirements were met including the Attorney‑General's report and advertising, and there was no opposition.
10 Aug 2020
The Court found it impracticable and inexpedient to administer the Boys' Gordon Hall Trust separately and that the available funds were inadequate for standalone administration; accordingly under s32(1) the Court varied the Trust objects to align with the YMCA Trust, approved an amended scheme effecting amalgamation so the YMCA Trust succeeds to the Trust's property, rights and liabilities, and directed referral to the Registrar for dissolution actions; costs of $750 were ordered to the Solicitor-General for the Attorney-General's report.
28 Oct 2008
The court found it inexpedient to carry out the original purposes of the two trusts, the proposed amalgamation scheme was proper and charitable and corresponded closely to the original trusts, and therefore granted approval under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 permitting the amalgamated trust to succeed to the property, bequests (including Mercer's legacy), debts and liabilities of the original trusts.