Anglican Church of Australia

General Synod

CIRCULAR LETTER

To: Diocesan Bishops and Administrators

Diocesan Chancellors

Subject: Primates Reference to the Appellate Tribunal

Attendance by Australian Bishops at a consecration of a bishop of the
ACNA

Date: 28 August 2017

The Primate has made a Reference to the Appellate Tribunal in regard to questions raised
by four members of the House of Bishops relating to the attendance of Australian bishops at
the consecration of a bishop of the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA)

The Hon Keith Mason AC QC, President of the Appellate Tribunal, has issued the following
directions:

1. Each Bishop, Chancellor and Registrar of the Church is to be notified of the

Reference and supplied with the initiating documents

2. Bishops Curnow, Ray, Goldsworthy and J Stead, who requested the Primate to make
the Reference, are requested to identify with precision the question or questions said
to arise under the Constitution in the Reference that he or she requested of the
Primate, by letter to the Registrar on or before 2 October 2017.

3. If any of the parties notified or the Synod of their Diocese wish to seek to become a
party to these proceedings they should notify the Registrar to that effect on or before
25 September 2017.

The Reference of the Primate, the initiating documents and the Appellate Tribunal Rules are
enclosed.

Notifications in accordance with these directions should be forwarded to the Registrar of the
Appellate Tribunal at:

Email: appellatetribunal@anglican.org.au

Mail: Registrar, Appellate Tribunal

General Synod Office
Suite 4, Level 5
189 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000

ABN: 90 767 330 931 Suite 4, Level 5, 189 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: +61 2 8267 2700 Fax: +61 2 8267 2727 www.anglican.org.au
1539 Cir Ltr Appellate Tribunal ACNA 280817
Yours sincerely

Anne Hywood
Registrar Appellate Tribunal

T: +61 (0)2 8267 2701

M: +61 (0)412 103 734
E: appellatetribunal@anglican.org.au

cc: Members of the Appellate Tribunal

Attachment 1 Primates Reference to the Appellate Tribunal dated 15 August 2017

Attachment 2 A Letter from Bishop Andrew Curnow et al dated 24 July 2017
Attachment 3 Questions raised by Bishop Curnow et al.
Attachment 4 - Appellate Tribunal Rules 1988