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Commonwealth Banks Act 1959
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C2004C00022
17 June 2004
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18 June 2006
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
4 Interpretation
5 Application to Territories
6 This Act subject to Banking Act
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Part IV—The Commonwealth Bank
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Division 1—Preliminary steps before conversion of Commonwealth Bank into a public company
27A Share capital of Commonwealth Bank
27B Shares to be paid up and issued
27C Commonwealth Bank to apply to be registered as company etc.
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Division 2—Conversion of Commonwealth Bank into a public company
27D Commonwealth Bank taken to be registered under Companies Act
27E Memorandum and articles of Commonwealth Bank
27F Membership of the Commonwealth Bank
27G Name of the Commonwealth Bank
27H Commonwealth Bank is not a Commonwealth authority or Commonwealth company etc.
27J Operation of section 25B of Acts Interpretation Act
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Division 4—Miscellaneous
28 General functions of Commonwealth Bank
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Part VII—The Commonwealth Development Bank
74A Preliminary steps to conversion of Development Bank into a company
74B Conversion of Development Bank into a company
74C Development Bank is not a Commonwealth authority or Commonwealth company etc.
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Part VIII—The Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation
108A Preliminary steps to conversion of Corporation into a company
108B Conversion of Corporation into a company
108C Corporation is not a Commonwealth authority or Commonwealth company etc.
110 Superannuation fund
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Part IX—Miscellaneous
117 Guarantee by the Commonwealth
128 Use of certain names
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129 Regulations
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Commonwealth Banks Act 1959
