In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
appointed day means the date appointed for the commencement of sections 4 to 20 and the Schedule
CBA means The Commercial Bank of Australia Limited
CBA Savings Bank New Zealand means The Commercial Bank Savings Bank (N.Z.) Limited
Continuing Bank means the body politic and corporate which is incorporated by the Bank of New South Wales Act of 1850 of the State of New South Wales of the Commonwealth of Australia and which is to be named “Westpac Banking Corporation”
on and from the day appointed and notified pursuant to section 2(2) of the Bank of New South Wales (Change of Name) Act 1982 of the State of New South Wales of the Commonwealth of Australia
Continuing Savings Bank New Zealand means the body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand under the Companies Act 1955 and which is named, at the passing of this Act, Bank of New South Wales Savings Bank (N.Z.) Limited
instrument includes—
(a) any instrument (other than this Act) of any form or kind that creates, evidences, modifies, or extinguishes rights, interests, or liabilities or would do so if it or a copy thereof were lodged, filed, or registered under any enactment; and
instrument by way of security has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Chattels Transfer Act 1924
land has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Land Transfer Act 1952
liabilities means liabilities, debts, charges, duties, and obligations of every description (whether present or future, actual or contingent, and whether payable or to be observed or performed in New Zealand or elsewhere)
property means property of every kind whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, corporeal or incorporeal and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes—
(c) rights, interests and claims of every kind in or to property, whether arising from, accruing under, created or evidenced by, or the subject of, an instrument or otherwise and whether liquidated or unliquidated, actual, contingent, or prospective
rights means all rights, powers, privileges, and immunities, whether actual, contingent, or prospective
security means a mortgage, submortgage or charge (whether legal or equitable), debenture, bill of exchange, promissory note, guarantee, indemnity, defeasance, hypothecation, instrument by way of security, lien, pledge, or other security for the payment of money or for the discharge of any other obligation or liability, and in any case whether upon demand or otherwise, whether present or future and whether actual or contingent, and includes an agreement or undertaking to give or execute whether upon demand or otherwise any of the foregoing
subsidiary has the same meaning as in the Companies Act 1955
transferred employee means an employee of CBA who becomes an employee of the Continuing Bank in pursuance of this Act