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WESTPAC AND BANK OF MELBOURNE (CHALLENGE BANK) ACT 1996 - SECT 16

Effect of contracts and instruments

    (1)     All contracts, agreements, conveyances, deeds, leases, licences and other instruments or undertakings entered into by or made with, or addressed to, Challenge (whether alone or with any other person) in force immediately before the Bank of Melbourne vesting time are on and after that time to the extent that they were immediately before the commencement time binding upon and enforceable by, or against, Challenge, binding and of full force and effect in every respect in favour of, or against, Bank of Melbourne, as fully and effectually as if, instead of Challenge, Bank of Melbourne had been a party to them or bound by them or entitled to the whole or any portion of the benefit of them.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to any contract, agreement, conveyance, deed, lease, licence, instrument or undertaking relating to—

        (a)     a Westpac excluded asset; or

        (b)     a Bank of Melbourne excluded asset; or

        (c)     the employment of a Challenge employee; or

        (d)     a provident, benefit, superannuation or retirement fund relating to Challenge employees.

    (3)     A director, secretary or auditor of Challenge is not by reason only of this Part a director, secretary or auditor (as the case may be) of Bank of Melbourne.



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