Legislation

Below is a list of all General Synod legislation by the year of its adoption. Not all of this legislation is in effect.

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The symbol • indicates legislation which is printed in The Constitution, Canons and Rules of the Anglican Church of Australia (‘the Green Book’), with any amendments incorporated. The symbol ¨ indicates legislation which is not in effect but is printed in the Green Book.

 

No.

Title

Notes

Canon 1, 1962

Canon Electing the First Primate 1962

 

Canon 2, 1962

Corporate Trustees Canon 1962

Amended by Canon 5, 2004

Repealed by Canon 6, 2010

Canon 3, 1962

Special Tribunal Canon and the Board of Assessors 1962

Repealed by Canon 15, 2001

Canon 4, 1962

Offences Canon 1962

Amended by Canon 7, 1981

Amended by Canon 12, 1992

Amended by Canon 20, 1998

Amended by Canon 5, 2007

Amended by Canon 7, 2017

Amended by Canon 11, 2022

Canon 5, 1962

Board of Assessors (Appellate Tribunal) Canon 1962

 

Canon 6, 1962

Appellate Tribunal Procedure Canon 1962 – formerly Tribunals Procedure Canon 1962

Amended by Canon 12, 1992

Canon 7, 1962

Australian College of Theology Canon 1962

Repealed by Canon 15, 1966

Canon 8, 1962

Appellate Tribunal Canon 1962

Repealed by Canon 12, 1981

Canon 9, 1962

General Board of Religious Education Canon 1962

Amended by Canon 5, 1969

Amended by Canon 2, 1973

Amended by Canon 1, 1989

Repealed by Canon 3, 2001

Canon 10, 1962

Australian Clergy Provident Fund Canon 1962

Rendered of no effect by Canon 11, 1973

Canon 1, 1966

Canon electing the second Primate 1966

 

Canon 2, 1966

Canon to provide for the election of Primate 1966

Amended by Canon 5, 1973

Repealed by Canon 15, 1985

Canon 3, 1966

Consecration of Bishops Canon 1966

Amended by Canon 6, 1969

Canon 4, 1966

The Assistant Bishops Canon 1966

 

Canon 5, 1966

The New Guinea Diocesan Council Constitution Canon of 1966

Ceased to have effect – Canon 1, 1969

Canon 6, 1966

The Diocese of the Northern Territory Formation Canon of 1966

 

Canon 7, 1966

The Diocese of the Northern Territory Diocesan Council Canon 1966

Amended by Canon 2, 1969

Amended by Canon 4, 1977

Canon 8, 1966

Missionary and Ecumenical Council Canon 1966

Repealed by Canon 11, 1985

Canon 9, 1966

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Confirmation of Bishops of Extra-Provincial Dioceses Canon 1966

 

Canon 10, 1966

Long Service Leave Canon 1966

Amended by Canon 3, 1969

Amended by Canon 8, 1973

Amended by Canon 2, 1977

Amended by Canon 9, 1985

Amended by Canon 2, 1987

Repealed by Canon 8, 1992

Canon 11, 1966

Canon ratifying the surrender of territory by the Diocese of Adelaide to the Diocese of Willochra 1966

 

Canon 12, 1966

Canon ratifying an alteration to the Constitution of the Province of Victoria 1966

 

Canon 13, 1966

Australian Board of Missions Canon 1966

Amended by Canon 4, 1969

Amended by Canon 1, 1973

Amended by Canon 13, 1985

Repealed by Canon 8, 1995

Canon 14, 1966

See Finance and Information Canon 1966

 

Canon 15, 1966

Australian College of Theology Canon 1966

Repeals Canon 7, 1962

Amended by Canon 9, 1973

Amended by Canon 16, 1981

Amended by Canon 16, 1992

Amended by Canon 1, 1995

Amended by Canon 9, 2004

Repealed by Canon 7, 2007

Canon 16, 1966

The Anglican Church of Australia Canon 1966

Effective 24 August 1981

Canon 17, 1966

Armed Services Board Canon 1966

Repealed by Canon 20, 1985

Canon 1, 1969

The Diocesan Synod of Papua and New Guinea Canon of 1969

Causes Canon 5, 1966 to have no effect

Canon 2, 1969

Canon Constituting the Synod of the Diocese of the Northern Territory 1969

Amends Canon 7, 1966

Canon 3, 1969

Long Service Leave Canon Amendment Canon 1969

Amends Canon 10, 1966

Canon 4, 1969

Australian Board of Missions Canon Amendment Canon 1969

Amends Canon 13, 1966

Canon 5, 1969

General Board of Religious Education Canon Amendment Canon 1969

Amends Canon 9, 1962

Canon 6, 1969

Consecration of Bishops Canon Amendment Canon 1969

Amends Canon 3, 1966

Canon 7, 1969

Order of Deaconesses Canon 1969

 

Canon 8, 1969

General Synod Commissions Canon 1969

Amended by Canon 13, 1973

Amended by Canon 1, 1981

Amended by Canon 11, 1985

Amended by Canon 7, 1989

Amended by Canon 5, 1992

Repealed by Canon 19, 1998

Canon 9, 1969

The Diocese of the Murray Formation Canon of 1969

 

Canon 1, 1973

Australian Board of Missions Amending Canon 1973

Amends Canon 13, 1966

Canon 2, 1973

General Board of Religious Education Canon Amendment Canon 1973

Amends Canon 9, 1962

Canon 3, 1973

Province of South Australia Formation Canon of 1973

 

Canon 4, 1973

Ratification of the Surrender of Territory by the Diocese of Kalgoorlie to the Diocese of Perth Canon 1973

 

Canon 5, 1973

Canon to provide for the election of Primate (Amendment) Canon 1973

Amends Canon 2, 1966

Canon 6, 1973

Alteration of the Constitution of the Province of Queensland Canon 1973

 

Canon 7, 1973

Form of Declaration and Assent Canon 1973

Repealed by Canon 15, 1998

Canon 8, 1973

Long Service Leave (Amendment) Canon 1973

Amends Canon 10, 1966

Canon 9, 1973

Australian College of Theology Canon (Amendment) Canon 1973

Amends Canon 15, 1966

Canon 10, 1973

General Synod Diocesan Boundary Ratification Canon 1973

 

Canon 11, 1973

Australian Clergy Provident Fund Canon 1973

Renders of no effect Canon 10, 1962

Amended by Canon  5, 1977

Repealed by Canon 14, 1985

Canon 12, 1973

Lay Assistants at Holy Communion Canon 1973

Affected by Canon 17, 1992

Canon 13, 1973

General Synod Commissions (Amendment) Canon 1973

Amends Canon 8, 1969

Canon 14, 1973

Admission to Holy Communion Canon 1973

 

Provisional Canon 1973

Marriage of Divorced Persons Canon 1973

Provisional

Ruled invalid

Canon 1, 1977

Australian Prayer Book Canon 1977

 

Canon 2, 1977

Long Service Leave (Amendment) Canon 1977

Amends Canon 10, 1966

Canon 3, 1977

The Use of the Surplice Canon 1977

Repealed by Canon 19, 1995

Canon 4, 1977

Missionary Dioceses Canon 1977

Amends Canon 7, 1966

Amended by Canon 10, 1985

Amended by Canon 11, 1995

Amended by Canon 22, 2017

Canon 5, 1977

Australian Clergy Provident Fund (Amendment) Canon 1977

Amends Canon 11, 1973

Canon 6, 1977

Godparents Canon 1977

Repealed by Canon 21, 1998

Canon 7, 1977

Alteration of the Constitution of the Province of Western Australia Canon 1977

 

Canon 1, 1981

General Synod Commissions (Amendment) Canon 1981

Amends Canon 8, 1969

Canon 2, 1981

The National Superannuation and Retirement Council Canon 1981

Repealed by Canon 7, 1998

Canon 3, 1981

Solemnization of Matrimony Canon 1981

 

Canon 4(P), 1981

Reception Canon 1981

Provisional

See Canon 1, 1985

Canon 5, 1981

Ministry to the Sick Canon 1981

 

Canon 6, 1981

Alteration of the Constitution of the Province of South Australia Canon 1981

 

Canon 7, 1981

Offences Amendment Canon 1981

Amends Canon 4, 1962

Canon 8, 1981

Diocese of Sydney (Norfolk Island) Canon 1981

 

Canon 9, 1981

Alteration of the Constitution of the Province of Queensland Canon 1981

 

Canon 10, 1981

Province of Victoria (Constitution Alteration) Canon 1981

 

Canon 11, 1981

Australian Clergy Provident Fund (Amendment) Canon 1981

 

Canon 12, 1981

Appellate Tribunal Canon 1981

Repeals Canon 8, 1962

Amended by Canon 17, 1981

Amended by Canon 1, 1992

Amended by Canon 3, 1998

Amended by Canon 5, 2010

Amended by Canon 1, 2017

Amended by Canon 3, 2017

Canon 13(P), 1981

Marriage of Divorced Persons Canon 1981

Provisional

See Canon 7, 1985

Canon 14(P), 1981

Canon for the admission of Children to Holy Communion

Provisional

See Canon 6, 1985

Canon 15, 1981

Matrimony (Prohibited Relationships) Canon 1981

 

Canon 16, 1981

Australian College of Theology (Amendment) Canon 1981

Amends Canon 15, 1966

Canon 17, 1981

Appellate Tribunal (Amendment) Canon 1981

Amends Canon 12, 1981

Bill 1, 1981

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Bill to alter the Constitution of The Anglican Church of Australia with respect to the ordination of women

Not in effect

Bill 2, 1981

¨

Bill to alter the Constitution of the Anglican Church of Australia with respect to the mode of appointment of the Appellate Tribunal

Not in effect

See Canon 1, 1987 and

Bill 1, 1987

Canon 1, 1985

Reception Canon 1981

See Canon 4(P), 1981

Amended by Canon 14, 1995

Canon 2, 1985

Province of Western Australia (Constitution Amendment and Consolidation) Canon 1985

 

Canon 3, 1985

NSW Provincial Constitution Canon 1985

 

Canon 4, 1985

NSW Diocesan Constitutions Canon 1985

 

Canon 5, 1985

Alteration of the Constitution of the Province of Queensland Canon 1985

 

Canon 6, 1985

Canon for the admission of Children to Holy Communion 1981

See Canon 14(P), 1981

Canon 7, 1985

Marriage of Divorced Persons Canon 1981

See Canon 13(P), 1981

Canon 8, 1985

National Home Mission Fund Canon 1985

 

Canon 9, 1985

Long Service Leave Canon (Amendment) Canon 1985

Amends Canon 10, 1966

Canon 10, 1985

Missionary Dioceses Canon 1977 Amendment Canon 1985

Amends Canon 4, 1977

Canon 11, 1985

General Synod Commissions Amendment Canon 1985

Repeals Canon 8, 1966

Amends Canon 8, 1969

Canon 12, 1985

Constitution Alteration (Definition of ‘Member’) Canon 1985

Effective 1 July 1988

See Bill 1, 1985

Canon 13, 1985

Australian Board of Missions Amendment Canon 1985

Amends Canon 13, 1966

Canon 14, 1985

Australian Clergy Provident Fund Canon 1985

Repeals Canon 11, 1973

Repealed by Canon 4, 1989

Canon 15, 1985

Primate Canon, 1985

Repeals Canon 2, 1966

Amended by Canon 2, 1992

Amended by Canon 7, 2001

Amended by Canon 8, 2004

Amended by Canon 1, 2007

Amended by Canon 10, 2014

Canon 16, 1985

Ordination Service for Deacons Canon 1985

 

Canon 17, 1985

Alternative Tables of Lessons Canon 1985

Amended by Canon 15, 1992

Canon 18, 1985

Ordination of Women to the Office of Deacon Canon 1985

 

Canon 19, 1985

Defence Force Ministry Canon 1985

Amended by Canon 6, 2001

Amended by Canon 4, 2022

Canon 20, 1985

Defence Force Board Canon 1985

Repeals Canon 17, 1966

Amended by Canon 2, 1995

Amended by Canon 4, 1998

Amended by Canon 6, 2001

Canon 21, 1985

National Anglican Centre Canon 1985

 

Repealed by Canon 3, 1992

Canon 22, 1985

Constitution Alteration (Deacons and the Houses of Synod) Canon 1985

Effective 1 July 1988

See Bill 2, 1985

Bill 1, 1985

Constitution Alteration (Definition of “Member”) Bill 1985

Effective 1 July 1988

See Canon 12, 1985

Bill 2, 1985

Constitution Alteration (Deacons and the Houses of Synod) Bill 1985

Effective 1 July 1988

See Canon 22, 1985

Canon 1, 1987

¨

Constitution Alteration Canon 1987

Section 2 only not in effect; the rest:

Effective 1 July 1992

See Bill 2, 1981

See Bill 1, 1987

Canon 2, 1987

Long Service Leave (Amendment) Canon 1987

Amends Canon 10, 1966

Bill 1, 1987

¨

Constitution Alteration Bill 1987

Section 2 only not in effect, the rest:

Effective 1 July 1992

See Bill 2, 1981

See Canon 1, 1987

Canon 1, 1989

General Board of Religious Education (Amendment) to Canon 1989

Amends Canon 9, 1962

Repealed by Canon 3, 2001

Canon 2, 1989

Constitution Alteration (Financial Provisions) Canon 1989

Effective 23 August 1989

See Bill 1, 1989

Canon 3, 1989

Province of Western Australia (Constitution Alteration) Canon 1989

 

Canon 4, 1989

Australian Clergy Provident Fund Canon 1989

Repeals Canon 14, 1985

Amendments confirmed by Canon 4, 1995

Repealed by Canon 5, 1995

Canon 5, 1989

Constitution Alteration (Making of Canons) Canon 1989

Effective 5 June 1995

See Bill 2, 1989

Canon 6, 1989

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Constitution Alteration (Title of the Primate) Canon 1989

Not in effect

See Bill 3, 1989

Canon 7, 1989

General Synod Commissions Amendment Canon 1989

Amends Canon 8, 1969

Canon 8, 1989

Constitution Alteration (Chairing of Meetings) Canon 1989

Effective 24 August 1989

See Bill 4, 1989

Canon 9, 1989

Constitution Alteration (Canonical Fitness) Canon 1989

Effective 5 June 1995

See Bill 5, 1989

Canon 10, 1989

Use of Church Names Canon 1989

Amended by Canon 6, 2014

Canon P1, 1989

Canon Law Repeal Canon 1989

Provisional

See Canon 11, 1992

Canon P2, 1989

Canon concerning authority on certain matters 1989

Provisional

See Canon 9, 1992

Canon P3, 1989

Canon concerning confessions 1989

Provisional

See Canon 10, 1992

Bill 1, 1989

Constitution Alteration (Financial Provisions) Bill 1989

Effective 23 August 1989

See Canon 2, 1989

Bill 2, 1989

Constitution Alteration (Making of Canons) Bill 1989

Effective 5 June 1995

See Canon 5, 1989

Bill 3, 1989

¨

Constitution Alteration (Title of the Primate) Bill 1989

 

Not in effect

See Canon 6, 1989

Bill 4, 1989

Constitution Alteration (Chairing of Meetings) Bill 1989

Effective 24 August 1989

See Canon 8, 1989

Bill 5, 1989

Constitution Alteration (Canonical Fitness) Bill 1989

Effective 5 June 1995

See Canon 9, 1989

Canon 1, 1992

Appellate Tribunal Canon Amendment Canon 1992

Amends Canon 12, 1981

Canon 2, 1992

Primate Canon Amendment Canon 1992

Amends Canon 15, 1985

Canon 3, 1992

National Anglican Centre Canon 1985 Repeal Canon 1992

Repeals Canon 21, 1985

Canon 4, 1992

NSW Provincial Synod Representatives Canon 1992

 

Canon 5, 1992

General Synod Commissions Amendment Canon 1992

Amends Canon 8, 1969

Canon 6, 1992

Tallimba Land Diocesan Boundary Alteration Canon 1992

 

Canon 7, 1992

¨

Constitution Amendment (Section 51) Canon 1992

Not in effect

Canon 8, 1992

Long Service Leave Canon 1992

Repeals Canon 10, 1966

Amended by Canon 6, 1995

See Canon 11, 2001

Repealed by Canon 7, 2010

Canon 9, 1992

Canon concerning authority on certain matters 1989

See Canon P2, 1989

Canon 10, 1992

Canon concerning confessions 1989

See Canon P3, 1989

Amended by Canon 11, 2014

Amended by Canon 16, 2017

Amended by Canon 17, 2017
(An alternative version)

Canon 11, 1992

Canon Law Repeal Canon 1989

See Canon P1, 1989

Canon 12, 1992

Special Tribunal Procedure Canon 1992

Amends Canon 4, 1962

Amends Canon 6, 1962

Amended by Canon 5, 1998

Amended by Canon 15, 2001

Repealed by Canon 7, 2004

Canon 13, 1992

Constitution Alterations (Sections 17 and 23) Canon 1992

Effective 25 June 1995

Canon 14, 1992

Constitution Alteration (Miscellaneous Sections) Canon 1992

Canon and Schedules 1 and 2 effective 25 June 1995

Schedule 3 effective 31 July 1995

Canon 15, 1992

Alternative Tables of Lessons Amendment Canon 1992

Amends Canon 17, 1985

Canon 16, 1992

Australian College of Theology Canon 1966 Amending Canon 1992

Amends Canon 15, 1966

Canon 17, 1992

Authorised Lay Ministry Canon 1992

Affects Canon 12, 1973

Canon 18, 1992

Law of the Church of England Clarification Canon 1992

See Canon P1, 1992

Canon P1, 1992

Law of the Church of England Clarification Canon 1992

Provisional

See Canon 18, 1992

Canon P2, 1992

Canon concerning Vesture of Ministers 1992

Provisional

See Canon 19, 1995

Canon P3, 1992

Oaths Declarations and Assents Canon 1992

Provisional See Canon 15, 1998

Canon P4, 1992

Canon concerning the Holy Communion or the Lord’s Supper 1992

Provisional See Canon 10, 2001

Canon P5, 1992

Canon Concerning Baptism 1992

Provisional See Canon 21, 1998

Canon P6, 1992

Canon concerning Services 1992

Provisional See Canon 13, 1998

Canon P7, 1992

Canon concerning Confirmation 1992

Provisional See Canon 14, 1998

Canon 1, 1995

Australian College of Theology Canon 1966 Amending Canon 1995

Amends Canon 15, 1966

Canon 2, 1995

Defence Force Board Canon Amendment Canon 1995

Amends Canon 20, 1985

Canon 3, 1995

·

Constitution of a Diocese Alteration Canon 1995

 

Canon 4, 1995

Australian Clergy Provident Fund  (Confirmation of Amendments) Canon 1995

Confirms amendments to Canon 4, 1989

Canon 5, 1995

Australian Clergy Provident Fund Canon 1995

Repeals Canon 4, 1989

Amended by Canon 11, 1998

Repealed by Canon 3, 2004

Canon 6, 1995

Long Service Leave Canon (Amendment) 1995

Amends Canon 8, 1992

Canon 7, 1995

·

Allocation of Funds Canon 1995

 

Canon 8, 1995

Anglican Board of Mission – Australia Canon 1995

Repeals Canon 13, 1966

Amended by Canon 8, 1998

Repealed by Canon 9, 2001

Canon 9, 1995

Constitution Amendment (Table Annexed) Canon 1995

Effective 1 May, 1997

Canon 10, 1995

·

Interpretation Canon 1995

Repeals Rule XIX

Canon 11, 1995

Missionary Dioceses Amendment Canon 1995

Amends Canon 4, 1977

Canon 12, 1995

·

Archdeacons Canon 1995

 

Canon 13, 1995

·

Prayer Book for Australia Canon 1995

 

Canon 14, 1995

Reception Canon Amendment Canon 1995

Amends Canon 1, 1985

Canon 15, 1995

Constitution Amendment (Interpretation) Canon 1995

Not in effect

Repealed by Canon 2, 1998

Canon 16, 1995

·

Financial Protection Canon 1995

Amended by Canon 4, 2007

Amended by Canon 2, 2014

Canon 17, 1995

Constitution Amendment (Rights of Non-Members of General Synod) Canon 1995

Effective 17 September, 1997

Canon 18, 1995

·

Bishop (Incapacity) Canon 1995

Amended by Canon 1, 1998

Canon 19, 1995

·

Canon concerning Vesture of Ministers 1992

See Canon P2, 1992

Repeals Canon 3, 1977

Canon 1, 1998

Bishop (Incapacity) (Amendment) Canon 1998

Amends Canon 18, 1995

Canon 2, 1998

Revised Constitution Amendment (Interpretation) Canon 1998

Effective 14 May 2001

Repeals Canon 15, 1995

Canon 3, 1998

Appellate Tribunal (Amendment) Canon 1998

Amends Canon 12, 1981

Canon 4, 1998

Defence Board Canon Amendment Canon 1998

Amends Canon 20, 1985

Canon 5, 1998

Special Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Canon 1998

Amends Canon 12, 1992

Canon 6, 1998

Constitution Alteration (Committees Appointment) Canon 1998

Effective 1 March, 1998

Canon 7, 1998

National Superannuation and Retirement Council (Repeal) Canon 1998

Repeals Canon 2, 1981

Canon 8, 1998

Anglican Board of Mission – Australia Canon (Amendment) 1998

Amends Canon 8, 1995

Repealed by Canon 9, 2001

Canon 9, 1998

Constitution Alteration (Suspension from Duties) Canon 1998

Not in effect

Repealed by Canon 13, 2001

Canon 10, 1998

Constitution Alteration (Tribunals) Canon 1998

Amended by Canon 8, 2001

Effective 16 June 2003

Canon 11, 1998

Anglican Superannuation Australia (Amendment) Canon 1998

Amends Canon 5, 1995

Canon 12, 1998

New South Wales Constitution Ratification Canon 1998

 

Canon 13 1998

Canon Concerning Services 1992

See Canon P6, 1992

Canon 14, 1998

Canon concerning Confirmation 1992

See Canon P7, 1992

Canon 15, 1998

Oaths Affirmations Declarations and Assents Canon 1992

See Canon P3, 1992

Repeals Canon 7, 1973

Canon 16, 1998

Constitution Alteration (Composition of General Synod) Canon 1998

Effective 1 March 2000

Canon 17, 1998

 

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council Canon 1998

Amended by Canon 1, 2004.

Repealed by Canon 4, 2010

Canon 18, 1998

Constitution Alteration (Discipline Clarification) Canon 1998

Effective 16 April 2003

Canon 19, 1998

Strategic Issues, Commissions, Task Forces and Networks Canon 1998

Repeals Canon 8, 1969

Amended by Canon 12, 2001

Amended by Canons 4 and 6, 2004

Amended by Canon 3, 2007

Amended by Canon 21, 2017

Amended by Canon 6, 2022

Canon 20, 1998

Offences Canon Amendment Canon 1998

Amends Canon 4, 1962

Canon 21, 1998

Canon concerning Baptism 1992

See Canon P5, 1992

Canon P1, 1998

Metropolitan Canon 1998
 (- 2001)

Not in Effect

Canon 1, 2001

NSW Provincial Synod Constitution Amendment Ratification Canon 2001

 

Canon 2, 2001

Alteration of the Constitution of the Province of Queensland Ratification Canon 2001

 

Canon 3, 2001

General Board of Religious Education (repeal) Canon 2001

Repeals Canon 1, 1989

Canon 4, 2001

Chancellors Canon 2001

Amended by Canon 11, 2022

Canon 5, 2001

Liturgy Publishing Canon 2001

 

Canon 6, 2001

Canons Amendment (Bishop to the Defence Force) Canon 2001

Amends Canon 19, 1985 and Canon 20, 1985

Canon 7, 2001

Primate Canon (Amendment) Canon 2001

Amends Canon 15, 1985

Canon 8, 2001

Constitution Alteration (Tribunals) Amendment Canon 2001

Effective 16 June 2003

Amends Canon 10, 1998

Canon 9, 2001

Anglican Board of Mission – Australia Canon 2001

Repeals Canon 8, 1995

Canon 10, 2001

Holy Communion Canon 2001

Replaces Canon P4, 1992

Canon 11, 2001

Long Service Leave (Amendment) Canon 2001

Amends Canon 8, 1992

Repealed by Canon 7, 2010

Canon 12, 2001

Strategic Issues, Task Forces and Other Bodies Canon Amendment Canon 2001

Amends Canon 19, 1998

Canon 13, 2001

Constitution Alteration (Suspension from Duties) Canon 2001

Effective 16 June 2003

Repeals Canon 9, 1998

Canon 14, 2001

Constitution Alteration (Special Tribunal) Canon 2001

Effective 16 June 2003

Canon 15, 2001

Special Tribunal Procedure Amendment and Repeal Canon 2001

Repeals Canon 3, 1962

Amends Canon 12, 1992

Repealed by Canon 7, 2004

Canon 1, 2004

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council Canon Amendment Canon 2004

Amends Canon 17, 1998

Canon 2, 2004

NSW Provincial Constitution Ratification Canon 2004

 

Canon 3, 2004

Anglican Superannuation Australia Canon Repeal Canon 2004

Repeals Canon 5, 1995

Canon 4, 2004

Strategic Issues, Commissions, Task Forces and Networks Canon Amendment Canon 2004

Amends Canon 19, 1998

Canon 5, 2004

Corporate Trustees Canon 1962 Amendment Canon 2004

Amends Canon 2, 1962

Canon 6, 2004

Strategic Issues, Commissions, Task Forces and Networks Canon (Amendment) Canon 2004

Amends Canon 19, 1998

Canon 7, 2004

Special Tribunal Canon 2004

Repeals Canons 12, 1992 and 15, 2001

Repealed by Canon 12, 2007

Canon 8, 2004

Primate Canon 1985 Amendment Canon 2004

Amends Canon 15, 1985

Canon 9, 2004

Australian College of Theology (Amendment) Canon 2004

Amends Canon 15, 1966

Canon 10, 2004

Holy Orders, Relinquishment and Deposition Canon 2004

Amended by Canon 7, 2014

Repealed by Canon 18, 2017

Canon 11, 2004

¨

Constitution Amendment (Relations with other Churches) Canon 2004

Not in Effect

Canon 12, 2004

National Register Canon 2004

Repealed and replaced by Canon 12, 2007 

Canon 13, 2004

¨

Constitution Alteration (Chapter IX) Canon 2004

Not in Effect. Proposed to be amended by Canon 6, 2007

Provisional Canon 1, 2004

Holy Orders (Reception into Ministry) Canon 2004

Provisional.

See Canon 17, 2007 

Provisional Canon 2, 2004

Canon concerning Holy Orders 2004

Provisional.  

See Canon 10, 2007

Provisional Canon 3, 2004

Restraint on Certain Consecrations Canon 2004

Provisional

Provisional Canon P4, 2004

Episcopal Standards Canon 2004

Provisional.  

See Canon 14, 2007

Canon 1, 2007

Primate Canon Amendment Canon 2007

Amends Canon 15, 1985

Canon 2, 2007

Constitution Amendment (Diocesan Council) Canon 2007

Not in Effect

Proposed to be repealed by Canon 2, 2010 which is not in effect.

Canon 3, 2007

Strategic Issues, Commissions, Taskforces and Networks Canon Amendment Canon 2007

Amends Canon 19, 1998

Canon 4, 2007

Financial Protection Canon Amendment Canon 2007

Amends Canon 16, 1995

Canon 5, 2007

Offences Canon Amendment Canon 2007

Amends Canon 4, 1962

Canon 6, 2007

¨

Constitution Alteration (Chapter IX) Canon Amendment Canon 2007

Not in Effect

Amends Canon 13, 2004 which is not in effect

Canon 7, 2007

Australian College of Theology Canon 2007

Repeals Canon 15, 1966

Canon 8, 2007

¨

Constitution Amendment (Section 10) Canon 2007

Not in Effect

Canon 9, 2007

Long Service Leave Canon 2007

Repeals Canon 8, 1992 and Canon 11, 2001.

Repealed by Canon 7, 2010

Canon 10, 2007

Canon Concerning Holy Orders 2004

Replaces Provisional Canon P2, 2004

Canon 11, 2007

Protection of the Environment Canon 2007

 

Canon 12, 2007

Special Tribunal Canon Repeal Canon 2007

Repeals Canon 7, 2004

Canon 13, 2007

Special Tribunal Canon 2007

Amended by Canon 11, 2010

Amended by Canon 14, 2010

Amended by Canon 3, 2014

Amended by Canon 8, 2014

Amended by Canon 11, 2017

Amended by Canon 12, 2017

Amended by Canon 11, 2022

Amended by Canon 10, 2022

Canon 14, 2007

Episcopal Standards Canon 2007

Replaces Provisional Canon P4, 2004

Amended by Canon 11, 2022

Amended by Canon 12, 2022

Canon 15, 2007

National Register Canon 2007

Repeals and Replaces Canon
12, 2004

Amended by Canon 13, 2010

Amended by Canon 9, 2014

Amended by Canon 10, 2017

Amended by Canon 11, 2022

Canon 16, 2007

¨

Constitution Amendment (Section 54A) Canon 2007

Not in Effect

Canon 17, 2007

Holy Orders (Reception into Ministry) Canon 2004

Replaces Provisional Canon P1, 2004

Canon 18, 2007

¨

Constitution Amendment (Suspension of Bishops) Canon 2007

Not in Effect

Canon 19, 2007

¨

Constitution Amendment (Provinces and Dioceses) Canon 2007

Not in Effect

Provisional Canon P01, 2007

Solemnization of Matrimony Amendment Canon 2007

Lapsed 2010

Canon 1, 2010

 

Constitution Amendment (Diocesan Council) Canon 2010

Effective 1 March 2016

Canon 2, 2010

Constitution Amendment (Diocesan Council) Repeal Canon 2010

Not in Effect

Repeals Canon 2, 2007

Canon 3, 2010

 

Constitution Amendment (Appellate Tribunal Part Heard Matters) Canon 2010

Repealed by Canon 2, 2017

Canon 4, 2010

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council Canon 2010

Repealed by Canon 1, 2014

Canon 5, 2010

Appellate Tribunal Amendment (Part Heard Matters) Canon 2010

Amends Canon 12, 1981

Comes into force on the day after Canon 3, 2010 commences

Repealed by Canon 3, 2017

Canon 6, 2010

Trust Corporation Canon 2010

Repeals Canon 2, 1962

Canon 7, 2010

Long Service Leave Canon 2010

Effective 1 January 2015

Repeals Canon 8, 1992, Canon 11, 2001 and Canon 9, 2007

Amended by Canon 13, 2017

Amended by Canon 14, 2017

Amended by Canon 5, 2022

Canon 8, 2010

¨

Constitution Amendment (Section 30) Canon 2010

Not in Effect

Canon 9, 2010

 

Constitution Amendment (Sentences of Tribunals) Canon 2010

Repealed by Canon 2, 2022

Canon 10, 2010

Constitution of the Province of Western Australia 1914-1984 Amendment Canon 2009 (No 1 of 2009) Ratification Canon 2010

 

Canon 11, 2010

Special Tribunal Canon 2007 Amendment (No 2) Canon 2010

Amends Canon 13, 2007

Canon 12, 2010

Constitution Amendment (Chapter V) Canon 2010

Effective 1 July 2014

Canon 13, 2010

The National Register Canon 2007 Amendment Canon 2010

Amends Canon 15, 2007

Canon 14, 2010

Special Tribunal Canon Amendment (No 1) Canon 2010

Amends Canon 13, 2007

Canon 1, 2014

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council Canon 2014

Effective 1 January 2015

Repeals Canon 17, 1998 and Canon 4, 2010

Amended by Canon 20, 2017

Amended by Canon 3, 2022

Canon 2, 2014

Financial Protection Canon 1995 Amendment Canon 2014

Amends Canon 16, 1995

Canon 3, 2014

Special Tribunal Canon 2007 Amendment Canon 2014

Amends Canon 13, 2007

Canon 4, 2014

Constitutional Amendment (Membership of the Diocesan Tribunal) Canon 2014

Effective 1 July 2019

Canon 5, 2014

Constitutional Amendment (Membership of the Provincial Tribunal) Canon 2014

Effective 1 July 2019

Canon 6, 2014

Use of Church Names Canon. 1989 Amendment Canon 2014

Amends Canon 10, 1989

Canon 7, 2014

Holy Orders, Relinquishment and Deposition Canon 2004 Amendment Canon 2014

Amends Canon 10, 2004

Canon 8, 2014

Special Tribunal Canon 2007 (s52) Amendment Canon 2014

Amends Canon 13, 2007

Canon 9, 2014

National Register Canon 2007 (Amendment) Canon 2014

Amends Canon 15, 2007

Canon 10, 2014

Primate Canon 1985 Amendment Canon 2014

Amends Canon 15, 1985

Canon 11, 2014

Canon concerning confessions 1989 (Amendment) Canon 2014

Repealed by Canon 16, 2017

Canon 1, 2017

Appellate Tribunal Amendment (Qualification) Canon 2017

Amends Canon 12, 1981

Canon 2, 2017

 

Constitution (Appellate Tribunal) Amendment Canon 2017

Repeals Canon 3, 2010, which was not in effect

Effective 1 December 2019

Canon 3, 2017

Appellate Tribunal Amendment (Reserve Lists) Canon 2017

Amends Canon 12, 1981

Repeals Canon 5, 2010

Canon 4, 2017

Safe Ministry to Children Canon 2017

Amended by Canon 11, 2022

Canon 5, 2017

Episcopal Standards (Child Protection) Canon 2017

Amended by Canon 9, 2022

Amended by Canon 11, 2022

Canon 6, 2017

 

Constitution (Jurisdiction of Special Tribunal) Amendment Canon 2017

Effective 1 November 2019

Canon 7, 2017

Offences Amendment Canon 2017

Amends Canon 4, 1962

Canon 8, 2017

Redress for Survivors of Abuse Canon 2017

 

Canon 9, 2017

Disclosure of Information Canon 2017

 

Canon 10, 2017

National Register Amendment Canon 2017

Amends Canon 15, 2007

Canon 11, 2017

Special Tribunal Amendment Canon 2017

Amends Canon No, 13, 2007

Canon 12, 2017

Special Tribunal (Limitation Period) Canon 2017

Amends Canon 13, 2007

Canon 13, 2017

Long Service Leave (Revision of Entitlement) Canon 2017

Amends Canon 7, 2010

Canon 14, 2017

Long Service Leave (Notification of Participating Organisation) Canon 2017

Amends Canon 7, 2010

Canon 15, 2017

Canon to Ratify the Amended New South Wales Provincial Synod Constitution 2017

Effective 6 September 2017

Canon 16, 2017

Canon Concerning Confessions (Revision) Canon 2017

Amends Canon 10, 1992

Repeals Canon 11, 2014

Canon 17, 2017

Canon Concerning Confessions (Vulnerable Persons) Canon 2017

Amends Canon 10, 1992

Canon 18, 2017

Holy Orders (Removal from Exercise of Ministry) Canon 2017

Repeals Canon 10, 2004

Canon 19, 2017

Canon Concerning Services Amendment Canon 2017

Amends Canon 13, 1998

Canon 20, 2017

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council Amendment Canon 2017

Amends Canon 1, 2014

Canon 21, 2017

Strategic Issues, Commissions, Task Forces and Networks Amendment Canon 2017

Amends Canon 19, 1998

Canon 22, 2017

Missionary Dioceses (Amendment) Canon 2017

Amends Canon 4, 1977

Canon 1, 2022

Eighteenth General Synod Participation Canon 2022

Repealed at the conclusion of the Eighteenth General Synod

Canon 2, 2022

Constitution (Repeal of Canon No 9 of 2010) Canon 2022

Repeals Canon 9, 2010 which was not in effect

Effective 9 May 2022

Canon 3, 2022

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Amendment Canon 2022

Amends Canon 1, 2014

Canon 4, 2022

Defence Force Ministry (Amendment) Canon 2022

Amends Canon 19, 1985

Canon 5, 2022

Long Service Leave (Sabbatical Allowance Amendment) Canon 2022

Amends Canon 7, 2010

Canon 6, 2022

Strategic Issues, Commission, Task Forces and Networks Amendment Canon 2022

Amends Canon 19, 1998

Canon 7, 2022

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Constitution Amendment (Mandatory Suspension) Canon 2022

Not in Effect

Canon 8, 2022

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Constitution Amendment (Mandatory Deposition) Canon 2022

Not in Effect

Canon 9, 2022

Episcopal Standards (Child Protection) (Amendment) Canon 2022

Amends Canon 5, 2017

Canon 10, 2022

Special Tribunal (Removal from Office) Canon 2022

Amends Canon 13, 2007

Canon 11, 2022

Safe Ministry Legislation Amendments Canon 2022

Amends Canon 4, 1962

Amends Canon 4, 2001

Amends Canon 13, 2007

Amends Canon 14, 2007

Amends Canon 15, 2007

Amends Canon 4, 2017

Amends Canon 5, 2017

Canon 12, 2022

Episcopal Standards Investigations Amendment Canon 2022

Amends Canon 14, 2007

Canon 13, 2022

General Synod Presence Canon 2022