TABLE OF PROVISIONS Preamble PART 1 -- Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Terms used 4. Crown bound PART 2 -- Repeals and transitional provisions Division 1 -- Repeals 5. Various Acts repealed Division 2 -- Certain financial institutions to become companies 6. Transferring financial institutions to become companies Division 3 -- Transfers of business of ADIs and life insurance companies 7. Interpretation: FS(TB) Act (Cwlth) definitions apply 8. Authorised APRA officer 9. Voluntary transfers 10. Compulsory transfers 11. Certificates evidencing operation of this Division 12. Interests in land of transferring bodies 13. Certificates in relation to assets other than land 14. Documents purporting to be certificates 15. Relationship of Division with instruments and other laws Division 4 -- Provisions relating to uncompleted mergers and transfers of engagements 16. Mergers and transfers of engagements started under Financial Institutions (Western Australia) Code 17. Mergers and transfers of engagements started under Friendly Societies (Western Australia) Code Division 5 -- Provisions relating to societies whose registration has been cancelled 18. Terms used 19. Application of this Division 20. Society’s property vested in ASIC 21. ASIC may act on behalf of society 22. Recovery from society’s insurer 23. Society may be established as a company 24. ASIC’s functions for this Division Division 6 -- Provisions relating to AFIC Subdivision 1 -- AFIC to continue to have certain powers 25. AFIC continues to have certain powers 26. Delegation by AFIC Subdivision 2 -- Information may be given to APRA or ASIC 27. Information may be given Subdivision 3 -- Transfer of AFIC’s assets and liabilities 28. Transfer of assets and liabilities Subdivision 4 -- Proceedings involving AFIC 29. Civil proceedings continued and rights of action preserved 30. Certain criminal proceedings continued Division 7 -- Provisions relating to WAFIA Subdivision 1 -- WAFIA to continue to exist for certain purposes 31. WAFIA continues to exist for certain purposes 32. Contracts and agreements with WAFIA continue 33. WAFIA’s final report 34. Delegation by WAFIA 35. Dissolution of WAFIA Subdivision 2 -- Provisions about WAFIA’s staff 36. Term used: employees 37. Staff to transfer to APRA under transfer agreement 38. Effect of WAFIA employee becoming employed by APRA or Australian Public Service 39. Statement of accrued benefits Subdivision 3 -- Information may be given to APRA or ASIC 40. Information may be given Subdivision 4 -- Transfer of WAFIA’s assets and liabilities 41. Transfer of assets and liabilities Subdivision 5 -- Proceedings involving WAFIA 42. Civil proceedings continued and rights of action preserved 43. Certain criminal proceedings continued Division 8 -- Provisions relating to statutory funds 44. Terms used 45. Statutory funds continued until abolished 46. Supervision Fund 47. Credit Unions Contingency Fund Division 9 -- Conferral of functions on APRA and ASIC Subdivision 1 -- General 48. Conferral of functions on APRA 49. Conferral of functions on ASIC Subdivision 2 -- APRA’s and ASIC’s functions under Codes 50. Enforcement powers 51. AFIC Code provisions, continued application of 52. Financial Institutions Code provisions, continued application of 53. Friendly Societies Code provisions, continued application of Division 10 -- Miscellaneous 54. Dormant accounts 55. Withdrawable shares in building societies 56. Australian Financial Institutions Appeals Tribunal 57. State taxes not chargeable 58. Regulations[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 13 April 2012 An Act —• to repeal the —• Financial Institutions (Western Australia) Act 1992;• Financial Institutions (Taxing) Act 1992;• Western Australian Financial Institutions Authority Act 1992;• Friendly Societies (Western Australia) Act 1999; and• Friendly Societies (Taxing) Act 1999;• to enact transitional provisions; and• to amend various Acts 2 and repeal the Private Savings Bank Act 1924 3,in order to provide for the reform of the financial sector.]
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