The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the following sections of Title IV are hereby amended to read as follows:

Canon IV.6.2.

The Court of Review of the Trial of a Bishop is vested with jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from the determinations of the Court for the Trial of a Bishop and the Court for the Trial of a Bishop for an Offense of Doctrine.

Canon IV.6.17.

An appeal shall be heard upon the Record on Appeal of the Court for the Trial of a Bishop or the Court for the Trial of a Bishop for an Offense of Doctrine. Except for the purpose of correcting the Record on Appeal, if defective, no new evidence shall be taken by the Court of Review.

Canon IV.14.23. Expenses of Parties and Costs of Proceedings.

Except as expressly provided in this Title, or applicable Diocesan canon, all costs, expenses and fees of the several parties shall be the obligation of the party incurring them. The record of proceedings of a Diocesan Ecclesiastical Trial Court shall be the expense of the diocese. The record of proceedings of a Court of Review of a Trial of a Priest or Deacon shall be the expense of the province. The record of Proceedings of a Review Committee, the Court for the Trial of a Bishop, the Court for the Trial of a Bishop for an Offense of Doctrine and the Court of Review of a Trial of a Bishop shall be the expense of the General Convention. Nothing in this Title precludes the voluntary payment of a Respondent’s costs, expenses and fees by any other party or person, including a diocese.

Canon IV.15 (definition of Ecclesiastical Trial Court)

Ecclesiastical Trial Court shall mean a Diocesan Court for the Trial of a Priest or Deacon established pursuant to Canon IV.4(a) and the Court for the Trial of a Bishop and the Court for the Trial of a Bishop for an Offense of Doctrine pursuant to Canon IV.5.1.

The title of Appendix A to read as follows: Rules of Procedure of the Ecclesiastical Trial Courts and the Court for the Trial of a Bishop.