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This is a complete list of Proposals, in numerical order, from the 9th Assembly (2000). You can also view the list in alphabetical order and by the mover of the proposals. The full content of proposals is available in Word 97 format.(note this file is 650Kb and may take some time to download) alternatively we can email the document to you

1 Roll of Assembly Business Committee
2 Election of President Business Committee
3 Appointment of President Business Committee
4 Appointment of Minute Secretaries Business Committee
5 Order of Business Business Committee
6 Manual for Meetings Standing Committee
7 Participation of Children and Youth Business Committee
8 Confirmation of Minutes Business Committee
9 Proposals Involving Financial Commitment Business Committee
10 Ballots and Nominating Procedures Business Committee
11 Association of Persons with the Assembly Business Committee
12 Composition of the Standing Committee Standing Committee
13 Receipt of Official Communications General Secretary
14 Application of Constitution Clause 39 Standing Committee
15 Standing Committee General Report C4
16 Strategic Planning Unit Report C21
17 UnitingCare Australia Report C25
18 Gospel and Gender Report C14
19 Relations with Other Faiths Report C19
20 Sudan Synod of South Australia
21 Ecumenical Co-operation in Rural Areas Presbyteries of Swan and Stirling, WA
22 Task Group on the Teaching Ministry and Mission of the Church Report C28
23 Uniting Education Report C26
24 Theology and Discipleship Report C22
25 Task Group on the Understanding and Use of the Bible Report C29
26 Coolamon College Report C10
27 Standing Commitee RE: The Review of Assembly Structures Report C5
28 Standing Committee RE: Church Structures Report C6
29 Unity and International Mission Report C27
30 Historical Report C15
31 Priority Placements Presbytery of Bremer Brisbane, Qld
32 Synods of Tasmania Synod of Tasmania
33 Term of Office of Secretary of Synod Synod of NSW
34 Duties of a Minister Church Polity
35 Clause 39 Process RE: Ordination and Homosexuality Presbytery of Stirling, WA
36 Ex- Officio Membership of Presbytery Presbytery of Maroondah, Vic
37 Replacement of the Church Council by the Council of Elders Presbytery of the Downs, Qld
38 Covenanting Report C11
39 Standing Committee RE: Appointment of General Secretary Report C8
40 Standing Committee RE: "Moving Ahead with Diversity" Report C7
41 Understanding of Homosexuality Presbytery of North Queensland
42 Sexuality Presbytery of the Far North Coast
43 Concerning Proposals 35, 40, 41 and 42 Presbytery of Eyre
44 Long-Term Ministry Presbytery of Moreton Rivers
45 Mandatory Sentencing Northern Synod
46 Social Responsibility and Justice Report C20
47 Relations with Other Faiths  
48 Code of Ethics Gospel & Gender
49 Ministry of Lay Pastor Synod of Victoria
50 Deletion of Regulation 3.4.18 Synod of Victoria
51 Amendment to Proposal 16.3(f) Strategic Planning Unit- Report C21
52 Amendment to Proposal 28 Synod of NSW
53 Alternative to Proposal 34 Synod of NSW
54 Intentional Interim Ministry Presbytery of Eyre
55 Amendment to Proposal 21 Presbyteries of Swan & St
56 Multicultural Ministry Report C17
57 Regulations on Discipline Legal Reference Committee
58 Theology and Discipleship Report C22
59 Proposals Involving Financial Commitment Business Committee
60 Ammendment of a Definition in the Constitution Legal Reference Committee
61 Regulation 3.1.10 RE: Elders with Lifetime Tenure Legal Reference Committee
62 Amendment of Regulation 3.6.27(c) Standing Committee
63 Amendment of Regulation 3.5.13(a) Legal Reference Committee
64 Amendment of Regulation 4.11.1(a) Legal Reference Committee
65 Amendment of Regulation 2.5.2 Gregor Henderson and Gale Hall
66 Statement on the Basis of Union Synod of Victoria
67 Ammendments to Complaints Procedures Legal Reference Committee
68 Ammendments to Regulations on Classification of Ministers Gregor Henderson and Robert Johnson
69 Referral of Proposal 37 Allan Thompson and Gregor Henderson
70 Referral of Proposal 37 (Presbytery of Central Queensland)
71 Sexuality Social Responsibility & Justice
72 Ordination and Homosexuality Benyamin Susilo and Sophia Ng Vaitkus
73 Diversity of the Church Pam Kerr and Hollis Wilson
74 Christian Sexual Ethics Bev Fabb and Christine Cargill
75 Appreciation of John Mavor Robert Johnson and Barbara Bailey
76 Appointment of Business Committee Business Committee
77 Appointment of Minute Secretaries Business Committee
78 Appointment of Scrutineers Business Committee
79 Association of Persons with the Assembly Business Committee
80 Task Group on the Teaching Ministry and Mission of the Church Report C28
81 Beneficiary Fund Report C9
82 Ministry and Mission in Remote Areas Neville Campbell and Libby Paterson
83 National Co-operation Robert Johnson and Pam Kerr
84 Mandate of Unity and International Mission Gregor Henderson and Bill Fischer
85 Ammendment to Proposal 74.1, 74.2 Paul Blacker and David Buxton
86 Inclusiveness within the church Rosemary Miller and Murray Muirhead
87 Amendment to Proposal 40.1 Malcolm Gledhill and Sarah Mitchell
88 Growing a Generous Church Murray Fysh and Caroloyn Kitto
89 Formal Proposal Business Committee
90 Appreciation of the Rev Djiniyini Gondarra Sealin Garlett and Shanye Blackman
91 Responsibilities of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress Uniting Aboriginal and islander Christian Congress
92 Covenanting Peter Lewis and Shayne Blackman
93 Prayer and Christian Spirituality Ros McMillan and Geof Lilburne
94 Care of Church Land Robert Bos and Geof Lilburne
95 Amendment to Proposal 57 Rob Brown and Stan Clarke
96 Ministerial Education Commission Licensed Year Proposals
97 The Consolidation of Theological Education Murray Fysh and Carolyn Kitto
98 Addition to proposal 46.5 Social Justice and Responsibility
99 Ecotheology John Van Reit and Christine Cargill
100 Amendment to Proposal 57- Discipleship Regulations RE: Synod Sexual Misconduct Complaints Committee Chris Budden and Norman McDonald
101 Proposal to Replace Proposal 74 and 85- Christian Sexual Ethics David Buxton, Paul Blacker, Bev Fabb and Christine Cargill
102 Church Council NSW Synod Executive Committee of Counil of Synod
103 Sexuality Craig Bailey and Graham Humphris
104 Amendment to Proposal 57 Regulation 7.2.4 Anna Grant- Henderson and Diane Bury
105 Procedural Poposal Business Committee
106 Amendment to Proposal 105 Stuart Cameron and Carolyn Kitto
107 Amendment to Proposal 105 Craig Maher and Bev Fabb
108 Amendment to Proposal 38.3 Peter Lewis and Robert Boss
109 Sri Lanka David Pitman and S. Manopavan
110 18th Diakonia Assembly Murray Muirhead and Bill Thomas
111 Amendment of Regulation 3.5.35(b) Synod of NSW
112 Amendment of Regulation 3.5.10 Synod of NSW
113 Amendment of Regulation 3.4.4(a) Synod of NSW
114 Appreciation to General Secretary Jill Tabart and Norman McDonald
115 Appreciation of Rev Cornelis Uidam William Emilsen and Alistair Christie
116 Proposal to Replace Proposal 72 and 103- Sexuality Benyamin Susilo, Craig Bailey, Sophia Ng-Viatkus and Graham Humphris
117 Minute of Appreciation for Mrs Seongja Yoo Crowe Multicultural Ministry Report C17
118 Minute of Appreciation of Inoke Nabulivou Multicultural Ministry Report C17
119 Proposal to Reconsider Proposal 105 Leonie Purcival and Wes Campbell
120 Fiji Bill Fischer and John Mavor