Westpac Banking Corporation is a limited company incorporated in Australia and registered in New South Wales, Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) of Australia with registered number ABN 33 007 457 141. Westpac's head office is at 275 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia. Westpac's London office is acting in an introductory capacity only and does not provide any of the products and services referred to in this communication. For information purposes only Westpac (a) has its principal place of business in the United Kingdom (UK) at Camomile Court, 23 Camomile Street, London EC3A 7LL, and is registered at Cardiff in the UK as Branch No. BR10 and (b) is authorised and regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in Australia.
In the UK, Westpac's London Branch is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request. If applying for an account(s), it is provided by Westpac in Australia and as such is subject to the regulation of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission and will be afforded the protections of Australian laws, which may differ from UK laws. In particular, the account will not benefit from the United Kingdom's Financial Services Compensation Scheme or rules for the protection of retail clients under the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
The call accounts for which you may apply are issued by Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 141 AFSL 233714, registered address 275 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000. Westpac is a company incorporated in Australia and therefore may not be subject in all respects to New Zealand law: Westpac call accounts are operated under the laws of the Commonwealth in Australia. Any call account is denominated in Australian dollars and may carry with it a currency risk. The most recent published financial statements, the annual report and capital adequacy and risk disclosures of Westpac can be obtained free of charge at westpac.com.au
Agreement as to Jurisdiction
In respect of any dispute concerning the Westpac call accounts, Westpac;
A. agrees to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts; and
B. has instructed the New Zealand agent for service to accept service on behalf of Westpac, the General Counsel, Westpac New Zealand Limited, Westpac on Takutai Square, 53 Galway Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand; and
C. agrees that this statement is an agreement with each customer for the purposes of section 389(1)(e) of the Companies Act 1993 (NZ) .
Despite the statements (A), (B), and (C) above, the contract in respect of the Westpac call accounts may not always be enforceable in New Zealand.
You state that:
NOTE: It is an offence under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) to give false or misleading information.
You acknowledge that members of the Westpac Group and its preferred suppliers will not contact you or send you information about other products and services while you are not a resident of Australia or the United Kingdom.
"Westpac", "we", "our", "us" means Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 AFSL 233714. "Westpac Group" means Westpac Banking Corporation and its related bodies corporate.