, in relation to a particular provision, a particular receiving bank and the relevant transferring bank, means:

(a) the Treasurer; or

(b) if the Treasurer designates, in writing:

means Bank of New Zealand.

means Bank of New Zealand Savings Bank Limited.

, in relation to a bank, includes the assets and liabilities of the bank.

, in relation to a receiving bank, means the officer having the day to day management of the affairs of the bank and includes an officer acting from time to time in that capacity.

means the of Australia.

means the of Australia.

, in relation to the operation of this Act in respect of a particular receiving bank (other than the Commonwealth Bank or the BNZ) and the relevant transferring bank, means legislation of the kind referred to in subsection 11(1) in relation to those banks.

means:

(a) in relation to a receiving bank other than the Commonwealth Bank, the Westpac Banking Corporation or BNZ—the State in which the bank was incorporated; and

(b) in relation to the Westpac Banking Corporation—New South Wales.

includes a document and an oral agreement.

, in relation to land, includes:

(a) a legal or equitable estate or interest in the land; or

(b) a right, power or privilege over, or in relation to, the land.

includes a duty or obligation of any kind (whether arising under an instrument or otherwise, and whether actual, contingent or prospective).

, in relation to the operation of this Act in respect of BNZ and BNZ Savings, means a law of New Zealand to vest the undertaking of BNZ Savings in BNZ and to enable the subsequent dissolution of BNZ Savings.

, in relation to a receiving bank, means a legal proceeding (including a proceeding before an administrative tribunal or an arbitration) that relates to business that becomes transferred business in relation to that bank.

means a bank whose name is included in Column 1 of Schedule 1.

, in relation to a transferring bank, means the receiving bank whose name is included in Column 1 of Schedule 1 opposite the name of the transferring bank in Column 2 of that Schedule.

, in relation to a receiving bank, means a transferring bank whose name is included in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the name of the receiving bank in Column 1 of that Schedule.

, in relation to payment of a debt or other liability, includes an agreement to give such a on demand or otherwise.

, in relation to a receiving bank and a relevant transferring bank, means the day fixed under section 9 as the for those banks.

includes:

(b) stamp duty; and

(c) any other tax, duty, levy or charge; and

(d) any fee (however described) that is not a tax.