GAZETTE NOTICE

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

NOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION 128AE(2) DECLARING A PERSON TO BE AN OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT

I, Arthur Sinodinos, Assistant Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, declare that the following person is an Offshore Banking Unit for the purposes of Division 11A of Part III of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 from the date of publication of this notice in the Gazette:

MERRILL LYNCH MARKETS (AUSTRALIA) PROPRIETARY LIMITED

Dated this     22nd       day of     October        2013

ARTHUR SINODINOS AO

Assistant Treasurer