In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears ¾

}Hotham~ means Hotham Permanent Building Society, a building society incorporated under the Victorian Act;

}merger certificate~ means certificate issued under section 108C of the Victorian Act in respect of the merger of the assets, liabilities and undertakings of PBS and Hotham;

}merger time~ means time at which the merger certificate is issued;

}PBS~ means Perth Building Society, a permanent society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1976;

}rules~ means rules within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1976;

}the Victorian Act~ means the Building Societies Act 1986 of the State of Victoria, as amended from time to time.