Bank Mergers (National Australia Bank and Bank of New Zealand) Regulations 1997 (WA)

Western Australia Bank Mergers Act 1997 Bank Mergers (National Australia Bank and Bank of New Zealand) Regulations 1997 Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 14 November 2003

Western Australia Bank Mergers (National Australia Bank and Bank of New Zealand) Regulations 1997 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Definitions 1 Part 2 — Vesting of undertaking of BNZ in National 4. Vesting of undertaking 3 5. Contracts and instruments 3 6. Relationship with customers and depositors 3 Part 3 — Effect of merger 7. Operation of this Part 5 8. BNZ employees 5 9. Securities 5 10. Custody of documents, goods, etc. 6 11. Negotiable instruments 6 12. Information 7 13. Legal proceedings 7 14. Amendment of court documents where National erroneously made a party 8 Part 4 — General 15. Construction of references 9 16. Effect of things done under these regulations 9 17. Service of documents 10 18. Excluded assets 10 19. Registered land 11 20. Amendment of land records 11 21. Other property 11 22. Documentary evidence 12 23. Certificate as to operation of regulations 12 24. Certificate conclusive 12 25. Application of banking laws 12 Notes Compilation table 13 Defined terms Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 14 November 2003

Western Australia Bank Mergers Act 1997 Bank Mergers (National Australia Bank and Bank of New Zealand) Regulations 1997

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Bank Mergers (National Australia Bank and Bank of New Zealand) Regulations 1997 1.

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation on 30 June 1997 at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on that day.

3. Definitions In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears — BNZ means Bank of New Zealand A.R.B.N. 000 288; BNZ employee means a person employed by BNZ in Western Australia; chief executive officer means the officer in charge of the day to day management of the affairs of National or a person appointed by that officer in writing; commencement time means the time referred to in regulation 2; excluded asset means — (a) a document required to be kept by BNZ under the Corporations Law or any other law; or (b) an asset listed in a certificate signed by the chief executive officer and received by the Treasurer before the commencement time; liabilities includes duties, obligations and incidents of every description, whether actual, contingent or prospective, but does not include any duty, obligation or incident relating to an excluded asset; National means National Australia Bank Limited A.C.N. 004 044 937; property means property and assets of every description, and includes securities, rights and powers of every description; register includes a book of registry and an index relating to registration; security includes a mortgage (whether legal or equitable), charge, debenture, bill of exchange, promissory note, guarantee, lien, pledge or other means of securing the payment of a debt, whether present or future, or the discharge of an obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent; undertaking of BNZ means the business and all of the property of BNZ (except any excluded assets and any right or power of BNZ relating to any excluded assets) vested in or belonging to or held by that bank immediately before the commencement time and all of the liabilities to which that bank is subject immediately before the commencement time.