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Here you can find a number of documents of interest relating to the National Assembly. If you are looking for something and can't find it here, let us know and we will try to find it for you. If you are looking for documents relating to the 8th, 9th or 10th Assemblies, try the Triennial Assembly page.You'll find Update, the National Assembly monthly newsletter, on the Update page. For news and media releases try the Media releases pages. If it relates to a particular Agency or Working Group the information is probably on their individual sites, And if all this is just too confusing, cut through the tape by using our search engine. (It searches everything on the Assembly sites, including the 30 Agencies, Working Groups and Task Groups - But NOT the synod sites)

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Complaints of Sexual Misconduct Policies
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Constitution and Regulations

Regulations 2004

For the following files please go to the 2004 Regulations index page:

  • Index
  • Introduction
  • Contents
  • Basis of Union 1971
  • Basic of Union 1992
  • Constitution
  • Regulations
  • Code of Ethics
  • Manual for Meetings
  • Alternate Regulations For Church Councils In Small Congregations
  • Alternate Regulations for Korean Congregations
Discussion Papers
 
Help - Technical
  Downloading PDF files on the UCA Assembly site - Problems and Solutions
Important Historical Statements
 

Statement to the Nation, Australian Bicentennial Year, 1988

 

Statement to the Nation, Inaugural Assembly, June 1977

 

Covenanting Statement, July 1994

  Rights of Nature and Rights of Future Generations, 1991
 

National Retreat Statement, November 1999 (also in Word 97)

Important information, changes and statistics
  GST Manual for Uniting Church Treasurers and Lifeline
  Important information on copyright
Orders of Service
  A selection of services is available from the Worship web site
Pamphlets (Brochures)
This file is a .pdf.  You will need Acrobat Reader Transforming Lives, Transforming Communities - released June 2006
Policies, Procedures & Guidelines
This file is a .pdf.  You will need Acrobat Reader National Education Charter
  Property Policy in a Multicultural Church
  Protocols Related to Regulation 3.6.40 - Relationships with Congress
  Policy on the Prevention of Vilification and Harassment within the Uniting Church in Australia
This file is a .pdf.  You will need Acrobat Reader Guidelines for the third phase of ministerial education - Ministry Intern Phase
  National Approach to Disaster Response Guidelines
Guidelines for Web Development - National Assembly and National Agencies
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Pastoral Supervision: Introducing a process of reflection on ministry experience (.pdf / 275k)

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Ideas for implementing “Seeking a Heart of Wisdom”[81k]
  National Assembly Privacy Policy
  Property policy in a Multicultural Church
Other Resources
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Uniting Sexuality and Faith- Assembly Task Group on Sexuality



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