Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. — Annual Report 2012

Nov 28, 2012

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited - New Zealand Branch Disclosure Statement

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 | NUMBER 16 ISSUED NOVEMBER 2012

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited - New Zealand Branch

Disclosure Statement

For the year ended 30 September 2012

Contents

General Disclosures	1
Summary of Financial Statements	4
Income Statements	5
Statements of Comprehensive Income	5
Statements of Changes in Equity	6
Balance Sheets	7
Cash Flow Statements	8
Notes to the Financial Statements	9
Directorate and Auditors	68
Conditions of Registration	70
Directors’ Statement	71
Independent Auditor’s Report	72
Index	74

Glossary of Terms

In this Disclosure Statement unless the context otherwise requires:

• (a) “Bank” means ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited;

• (b) “Banking Group” means ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited and all its subsidiaries;

• (c) “Immediate Parent Company” means ANZ Funds Pty Limited, which is the immediate parent company of ANZ Holdings (New Zealand) Limited;

• (d) “Ultimate Parent Bank” means Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited;

• (e) “Overseas Banking Group” means the worldwide operations of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited including its subsidiaries;

• (f) “New Zealand business” means all business, operations, or undertakings conducted in or from New Zealand identified and treated as if it were conducted by a company formed and registered in New Zealand;

• (g) “NZ Branch” means the New Zealand business of the Ultimate Parent Bank;

• (h) “ANZ New Zealand” means the New Zealand business of the Overseas Banking Group;

• (i) “Registered Office” is Level 10, 170-186 Featherston Street, Wellington, New Zealand, which is also ANZ New Zealand’s address for Service;

• (j) “RBNZ” means the Reserve Bank of New Zealand;

• (k) “APRA” means the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority;

• (l) “the Order” means the Registered Bank Disclosure Statements (Overseas Incorporated Registered Banks) Order (No 2) 2012; and

• (m) Any term or expression which is defined in, or in the manner prescribed by, the Order shall have the meaning given in or prescribed by the Order.

General Disclosures

General Matters

The Disclosure Statement has been issued in accordance with the Order.

The address for service for the Ultimate Parent Bank is ANZ Centre Melbourne, Level 9, 833 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, Australia.

Financial Statements of the Ultimate Parent Bank and Overseas Banking Group

Copies of the most recent publicly available financial statements of the Ultimate Parent Bank and Overseas Banking Group will be provided immediately, free of charge, to any person requesting a copy where request is made at the Registered Office. The most recent publicly available financial statements for the Ultimate Parent Bank and Overseas Banking Group can also be accessed at the internet address anz.com.

Credit Rating Information

As at 27 November 2012 the Ultimate Parent Bank has three current credit ratings, which are applicable to its long-term senior unsecured obligations which are payable in New Zealand in New Zealand dollars.

The Ultimate Parent Bank’s credit ratings are:

	Current Credit
Rating Agency	Rating	Qualification
Standard & Poor’s	AA-	Outlook Stable
Moody’s Investors Service	Aa2	Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings	AA-	Outlook Stable

Changes in credit ratings over the last two years:

On 18 May 2011, Moody’s downgraded the Ultimate Parent Bank’s long-term senior unsecured debt and deposit ratings from Aa1 to Aa2. This followed a similar action on other major Australian banks.

On 1 December 2011, Standard and Poor’s downgraded the Ultimate Parent Bank’s long-term senior unsecured debt and deposit ratings from AA outlook stable to AAoutlook stable. This occurred simultaneously to a similar downgrade of other major Australian banks.

On 30 January 2012, Fitch changed the Outlook on the Ultimate Parent Bank’s long-term senior unsecured debt and deposit ratings from positive to negative. This occurred simultaneously to a similar change in the outlook of ratings of other major Australian banks.

On 24 February 2012, Fitch changed the Outlook on the Ultimate Parent Bank’s long-term senior unsecured debt and deposit ratings from negative to stable.

There were no other changes to the Parent Bank’s credit ratings or qualifications during the two years ended 30 September 2012.

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General Disclosures

The following table describes the credit rating grades available:

	Standard & Poor's	Moody's Investors	Fitch Ratings
		Service
The following grades display investment grade characteristics:
Ability to repay principal and interest is extremely strong. This AAA		Aaa	AAA
is the highest investment category.
Very strong ability to repay principal and interest. AA		Aa	AA
Strong ability to repay principal and interest although A		A	A
somewhat susceptible to adverse changes in economic, business or financial conditions.
Adequate ability to repay principal and interest. More BBB		Baa	BBB
vulnerable to adverse changes.
The following grades have predominantly speculative characteristics:
Significant uncertainties exist which could affect the payment BB		Ba	BB
of principal and interest on a timely basis.
Greater vulnerability and therefore greater likelihood of B		B	B
default.
Likelihood of default now considered high. Timely repayment of CCC		Caa	CCC
principal and interest is dependent on favourable financial conditions.
Highest risk of default. CC to C		Ca to C	CC to C
Obligations currently in default. D		-	RD & D

Credit ratings from Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings may be modified by the addition of "+" or "-" to show the relative standing within the “AA” to “B” categories. Moody's Investors Service applies numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each of the “Aa” to “Caa” classifications, with 1 indicating the higher end and 3 the lower end of the rating category.

Ranking of Local Creditors in Liquidation

There are material legislative restrictions in Australia which subordinate the claims of a class of unsecured creditors of the NZ Branch on the assets of the Ultimate Parent Bank to those of another class of unsecured creditors of the Ultimate Parent Bank, in liquidation of the Ultimate Parent Bank.

The Banking Act 1959 of the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Banking Act") gives priority over Australian assets of the Ultimate Parent Bank to deposits/liabilities in Australia if the Ultimate Parent Bank is unable to meet its obligations or suspends payment. Accordingly, deposits/liabilities in New Zealand (together with all other senior unsecured creditors of the Ultimate Parent Bank) will rank after deposits/liabilities in Australia of the Ultimate Parent Bank in relation to claims against Australian assets.

Specifically, pursuant to section 13A(3) of the Banking Act, if an Authorised Deposit-Taking Institution (defined in that Act to include a bank like the Ultimate Parent Bank) (an "ADI") becomes unable to meet its obligations or suspends payment, the assets of the ADI in Australia are to be available to meet the ADI's liabilities in the following order:

• (a) first, the ADI's liabilities to APRA (if any), because of the rights APRA has against the ADI because APRA has made, or is required to make, payments to depositors under the Financial Claims Scheme (defined below);

• (b) second, the ADI's debts to APRA for costs incurred by APRA in administration of the Financial Claims Scheme in respect of the ADI;

• (d) fourth, the ADI’s debts (if any) to the Reserve Bank of Australia;

• (e) fifth, the ADI’s liabilities (if any) under an industry

• support contract that is certified by APRA; and

• (f) sixth, the ADI's other liabilities in the order of their priority (apart from section 13A(3)).

Under section 13A(1) of the Banking Act, in certain circumstances APRA may take control of an ADI’s business or appoint an administrator (defined in the Banking Act) to take control of the ADI’s business. Section 16(1) and (2) of the Banking Act provide that, despite anything contained in any law relating to the winding up of companies, but subject to section 13A(3) of the Banking Act, the debts of an ADI to APRA in respect of APRA's costs (including costs in the nature of remuneration and expenses) of being in control of the ADI's business or of having an administrator in control of the ADI's business have priority in a winding-up of the ADI over all other unsecured debts.

Section 86 of the Reserve Bank Act 1959 of the Commonwealth of Australia provides that notwithstanding anything contained in any law relating to the winding up of companies, but subject to section 13A(3) of the Banking Act, debts due to the Reserve Bank of Australia by any ADI shall, in a winding up, have priority over all other debts.

Section 13A(3) of the Banking Act affects all of the unsecured deposit liabilities of the NZ Branch, which as at 30 September 2012 amounted to $nil (30/09/2011 $nil).

• (c) third, the ADI's liabilities (if any) in Australia in relation to protected accounts that account-holders keep with the ADI;

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General Disclosures

Requirement to Hold Excess Assets over Deposit Liabilities

Section 13A(4) of the Banking Act states that it is an offence for an ADI not to hold assets (other than goodwill) in Australia of a value that is equal to or greater than the total amount of its deposit liabilities in Australia, unless APRA has authorised the ADI to hold assets of a lesser value. During the year ended 30 September 2012, the Ultimate Parent Bank has at all times held assets (other than goodwill and any assets or other amounts prescribed by APRA) in Australia of not less than the value of the Ultimate Parent Bank's total deposit liabilities in Australia.

New Zealand Guarantee Arrangements

The Crown guarantees wholesale funding of participating New Zealand financial institutions under the New Zealand Wholesale Funding Guarantee Facility. The NZ Branch does not have a guarantee under this Scheme. However, a member of ANZ New Zealand, ANZ New Zealand (Int’l) Limited, has debt securities with a carrying value at 30 September 2012 of $205 million for which the Crown has issued a Guarantee Eligibility Certificate.

ANZNZ Covered Bond Trust

Section 13E of the Banking Act states that APRA may give the Ultimate Parent Bank a direction that requires it to increase its level of capital.

The requirements of these sections of the Act have the potential to impact on the management of the liquidity of ANZ New Zealand.

Guarantors

As at the date of signing this Disclosure Statement, the Ultimate Parent Bank has guarantees from the Commonwealth of Australia under:

• (a) in the case of deposits and certain other accounts up to A$250,000, a scheme (the "Financial Claims Scheme") pursuant to the Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Act 2008 of the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Financial Claims Scheme Act"). Term deposits which existed on or before 10 September 2011 are covered up to A$1 million until 30 December 2012 or until the deposit matures, whichever occurs first;

Certain debt securities (“Covered Bonds”) issued by the Bank or its wholly owned subsidiary, ANZ New Zealand (Int’l) Limited, are guaranteed by ANZNZ Covered Bond Trust Limited (the “Covered Bond Guarantor”), solely in its capacity as trustee of ANZNZ Covered Bond Trust. The Covered Bond Guarantor has guaranteed the payment of interest and principal of Covered Bonds with a carrying value as at 30 September 2012 of $2,962 million, pursuant to a guarantee which is secured over a pool of assets. The Covered Bond Guarantor’s address for service is Level 10, 141 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand. The Covered Bond Guarantor is not a member of the Banking Group and has no credit ratings applicable to its long term senior unsecured obligations payable in New Zealand dollars. The Covered Bonds have been assigned a long term rating of Aaa and AAA by Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings respectively. Details of the pool of assets that secure this guarantee are provided in Note 37.

• (b) in the case of specified wholesale funding, by a Deed of Guarantee executed by the Treasurer (and related scheme rules) (the "Wholesale Funding Guarantee"). The Australian government closed this scheme to new debt securities on 31 March 2010.

As at the date of signing this Disclosure Statement, the NZ Branch has no obligations guaranteed under these schemes.

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Summary of Financial Statements

		ANZ New Zealand
$ millions	Year t	o Year to Year to Year to Year to
	30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2010 30/09/2009 30/09/2008
Interest income	6,568 6,757 6,447 7,578 9,858
Interest expense	3,859 4,157 3,952 5,181 7,829
Net interest income	2,709 2,600 2,495 2,397 2,029
Other operating income	905 809 745 581 1,126
Operating income	3,614 3,409 3,240 2,978 3,155
Operating expenses	1,743 1,688 1,565 1,479 1,445
Provision for credit impairment	202 190 456 883 302
Profit before income tax	1,669 1,531 1,219 616 1,408
Income tax expense	404 446 352 422 418
Profit after income tax	1,265 1,085 867 194 990
Dividends paid	(485) (421) (492) (1,000) (1,169)
	ANZ New Zealand
$ millions	As at As at As at As at As at
	30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2010 30/09/2009 30/09/2008
Total impaired assets	1,405 1,792 2,047 1,188 327
Total assets	130,868 131,511 127,029 126,314 123,078
Total liabilities	121,691 123,046 119,208 118,999 115,951
Non-controlling interests	- - 1 - -
Equity & head office account	9,177 8,465 7,821 7,315 7,127

The amounts included in this summary have been taken from the audited financial statements of ANZ New Zealand.

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Income Statements

Income Statements
		ANZ New Zealand		NZ Branch
$ millions		Year to	Year to	Year to	Year to
	Note	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Interest income	4	6,568	6,757	546	581
Interest expense	5	3,859	4,157	422	444
Net interest income		2,709	2,600	124	137
Net trading gains	4	131	228	-	-
Net funds management and insurance income	4	298	265	-	-
Other operating income / (loss)	4	472	312	(19)	(32)
Share of associates' profit		4	4	-	-
Operating income		3,614	3,409	105	105
Operating expenses	5	1,743	1,688	27	29
Profit before provision for credit impairment and income tax		1,871	1,721	78	76
Provision for credit impairment	15	202	190	9	13
Profit before income tax		1,669	1,531	69	63
Income tax expense	6	404	446	19	19
Profit after income tax		1,265	1,085	50	44

Statements of Comprehensive Income

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	Year to	Year to	Year to	Year to
	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Profit after income tax	1,265	1,085	50	44
Unrealised gains recognised directly in equity	46	72	-	-
Realised gains transferred to the income statement	(95)	(38)	-	-
Actuarial loss on defined benefit schemes	(25)	(64)	-	-
Income tax credit on items recognised directly in equity	6	11	-	-
Total comprehensive income for the year	1,197	1,066	50	44

The notes to the financial statements form part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements

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Statements of Changes in Equity

	ANZ New Zealand
	Ordinary share capital and head office Available-for- sale revaluation Cash flow hedging Retained Total equity attributable to owners of the Non-controlling
$ millions	account reserve reserve earnings parent entity interests Total equity
As at 1 October 2010	6,424 58 102 1,236 7,820 1 7,821
Profit after income tax	- - - 1,085 1,085 - 1,085
Unrealised gains recognised directly in
equity	- 21 51 - 72 - 72
Realised losses / (gains) transferred to the
income statement	- (42) 4 - (38) - (38)
Actuarial loss on defined benefit schemes	- - - (64) (64) - (64)
Income tax credit / (expense) on items
recognised directly in equity	- 9 (16) 18 11 - 11
Total comprehensive income for the year	- (12) 39 1,039 1,066 - 1,066
Ordinary dividend paid	- - - (215) (215) - (215)
Preference dividend paid	- - - (206) (206) - (206)
Movement in non-controlling interests	- - - - - (1) (1)
As at 30 September 2011	6,424 46 141 1,854 8,465 - 8,465
Profit after income tax	- - - 1,265 1,265 - 1,265
Unrealised gains recognised directly in
equity	- 34 12 - 46 - 46
Realised gains transferred to the income
statement	- (83) (12) - (95) - (95)
Actuarial loss on defined benefit schemes	- - - (25) (25) - (25)
Income tax credit on items recognised
directly in equity	- - - 6 6 - 6
Total comprehensive income for the year	- (49) - 1,246 1,197 - 1,197
Ordinary dividend paid	- - - (400) (400) - (400)
Preference dividend paid	- - - (85) (85) - (85)
As at 30 September 2012	6,424 (3) 141 2,615 9,177 - 9,177
	NZ Branch
	Ordinary share capital and head office Available-for- sale revaluation Cash flow hedging Retained Total equity attributable to owners of the Non-controlling
$ millions	account reserve reserve earnings parent entity interests Total equity
As at 1 October 2010	11 - - 122 133 - 133
Profit after income tax	- - - 44 44 - 44
As at 30 September 2011	11 - - 166 177 - 177
Profit after income tax	- - - 50 50 - 50
As at 30 September 2012	11 - - 216 227 - 227

The notes to the financial statements form part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements

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Balance Sheets

Balance Sheets
		ANZ New Zealand		NZ Branch
$ millions	Note	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Assets
Liquid assets	8	2,831	2,455	-	-
Due from other financial institutions	9	1,760	4,577	38	-
Trading securities	10	12,338	9,466	-	-
Derivative financial instruments	11	12,709	15,769	52	172
Current tax assets		24	-	-	-
Available-for-sale assets	12	57	411	-	-
Net loans and advances	13	96,094	93,613	9,396	9,931
Due from related entities	26	-	-	304	338
Investments backing insurance policy liabilities		142	97	-	-
Insurance policy assets		301	200	-	-
Investments in subsidiaries and associates	16	99	100	-	-
Other assets	17	596	866	-	-
Deferred tax assets	18	92	125	8	8
Premises and equipment		323	325	-	-
Goodwill and other intangible assets	19	3,502	3,507	-	-
Total assets		130,868	131,511	9,798	10,449
Interest earning and discount bearing assets		112,783	109,070	9,422	9,892
Liabilities
Due to other financial institutions	20	11,012	13,722	9,273	10,011
Deposits and other borrowings	21	73,652	69,238	-	-
Due to related entities	26	-	-	-	51
Derivative financial instruments	11	14,085	15,122	222	117
Payables and other liabilities	22	1,481	2,425	57	73
Current tax liabilities		-	4	19	20
Provisions	23	339	309	-	-
Bonds and notes	24	18,188	18,472	-	-
Term funding	26	1,766	1,766	-	-
Loan capital	25	1,168	1,988	-	-
Total liabilities (excluding head office account)		121,691	123,046	9,571	10,272
Net assets (excluding head office account)		9,177	8,465	227	177
Equity
Ordinary share capital and head office account	28	6,424	6,424	11	11
Reserves		138	187	-	-
Retained earnings		2,615	1,854	216	166
Total equity & head office account		9,177	8,465	227	177
Interest and discount bearing liabilities		100,543	100,513	9,273	10,011

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors:

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John Morschel Chairman

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Michael Smith Executive Director

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The notes to the financial statements form part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements

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Cash Flow Statements

Cash Flow Statements
ANZ New Zealand
	NZ B	ranch
Note Year to Year to	Year to	Year to
$ millions 30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Interest received 6,549 6,661 553 590
Dividends received 4 4 - -
Net funds management & insurance income 196 203 - -
Fees and other income received 619 651 1 1
Interest paid (3,845) (4,088) (438) (440)
Operating expenses paid (1,616) (1,633) (27) (29)
Income taxes paid (393) (233) (20) (46)
Cash flows from operating profits before changes in operating
assets and liabilities 1,514 1,565 69 76
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Change in due from other financial institutions - term 264 447 - -
Change in trading securities (3,761) (1,695) - -
Change in derivative financial instruments 2,204 (1,382) 225 (10)
Change in available-for-sale assets 391 1,745 - -
Change in insurance investment assets (44) (10) - -
Change in loans and advances (2,829) 1,914 499 103
Change in due from related entities - - 34 (36)
Change in due to related entities - - (51) 51
Change in other assets 87 166 - 3
Change in due to other financial institutions (2,710) 1,351 (738) (187)
Change in deposits and other borrowings 3,813 (1,570) - -
Change in payables and other liabilities 29 (55) - -
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities (2,556) 911 (31) (76)
Net cash flows provided by / (used in) operating
activities 34 (1,042) 2,476 38 -
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sale of shares in associates and joint venture 5 49 - -
Proceeds from sale of intangible assets 11 20 - -
Purchase of intangible assets (40) (54) - -
Purchase of premises and equipment (55) (65) - -
Net cash flows used in investing activities (79) (50) - -
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of bonds and notes 5,678 3,992 - -
Redemptions of bonds and notes (5,445) (3,687) - -
Redemptions of loan capital (816) (405) - -
Distributions to non-controlling interests - (1) - -
Dividends paid (485) (421) - -
Net cash flows used in financing activities (1,068) (522) - -
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2,189) 1,904 38 -
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 5,482 3,578 - -
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 34 3,293 5,482 38 -

The notes to the financial statements form part of and should be read in conjunction with these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

1. Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of preparation

(i) Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 1993, the Financial Reporting Act 1993 and the Order. The NZ Branch’s financial statements are for Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited - New Zealand Branch as a separate entity and ANZ New Zealand’s financial statements are for the NZ Branch’s consolidated group, which includes subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with New Zealand Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. They comply with New Zealand equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (“NZ IFRS”) and other applicable Financial Reporting Standards, as appropriate for profitoriented entities. The financial statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below.

(ii) Use of estimates and assumptions

Preparation of the financial statements requires the use of management judgement, estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and the application of policies. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Discussion of the critical accounting estimates, which include complex or subjective decisions or assessments, are covered in Note 2. Such estimates will require review in future periods.

(iii) Basis of measurement

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the historical cost basis except that the following assets and liabilities are stated at their fair value:

• derivative financial instruments, including in the case of fair value hedging, the fair value adjustment on the underlying hedged exposure;

• available-for sale financial assets;

• financial instruments held for trading;

• financial instruments designated at fair value through profit and loss.

Insurance policy assets are measured using the Margin on Services model, and defined benefit obligations are measured using the Projected Unit Credit method.

(iv) Changes in accounting policies and application of new accounting standards

The accounting policies adopted by ANZ New Zealand are consistent with those adopted and disclosed in the prior period. ANZ New Zealand has applied, where relevant, all new or revised NZ IFRSs and NZ IFRS Interpretations applicable to the year ended 30 September 2012. The initial application of these standards and interpretations has only resulted in changes to disclosures.

(v) Rounding

The amounts contained in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest million dollars, except where otherwise stated.

(vi) Comparatives

Certain amounts in the comparative information have been reclassified to ensure consistency with the current year's presentation. This includes reclassifying:

• collateral received of $1,475 million from derivative financial instruments asset to due to other financial institutions for ANZ New Zealand only; and

• collateral paid of $944 million from derivative financial instruments liability to due from other financial institutions for ANZ New Zealand only.

The comparative figures in the cash flow statements and notes to the financial statements relating to these items have reclassified accordingly.

(vii) Principles of consolidation

Subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements of ANZ New Zealand comprise the financial statements of the NZ Branch and all the New Zealand businesses of all the subsidiaries of the Ultimate Parent Bank (those entities where it is determined that the Ultimate Parent Bank has capacity to control).

Control means the power to govern, directly or indirectly, the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. All of the facts of a particular situation are considered when determining whether control exists. Control is usually present when an entity has:

• power over more than one-half of the voting rights of the other entity;

• power to govern the financial and operating policies of the other entity;

• power to appoint or remove the majority of the members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body; or

• power to cast the majority of votes at meetings of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the entity.

In addition, potential voting rights that are presently exercisable or convertible are taken into account in determining whether control exists.

In relation to special purpose entities control is deemed to exist where:

• in substance, the majority of the residual risks and rewards from their activities accrue to ANZ New Zealand; or

• in substance, ANZ New Zealand controls decision making powers so as to obtain the majority of the risks and rewards from their activities.

Where subsidiaries have been sold or acquired during the year, their operating results have been included to the date of disposal or from the date of acquisition.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Associates and joint ventures

ANZ New Zealand adopts the equity method of accounting for associates and ANZ New Zealand's interest in joint ventures.

ANZ New Zealand’s share of results of associates and joint ventures is included in the consolidated income statement. Shares in associates and joint venture entities are carried in the consolidated balance sheet at cost plus ANZ New Zealand’s share of post acquisition net assets. Interests in associates and joint ventures are reviewed for any indication of impairment at least at each reporting date. This impairment review may use a discounted cash flow methodology and other methodologies to determine the reasonableness of the valuation.

In the NZ Branch’s financial statements investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses.

(viii) Foreign currency translation

Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of each of ANZ New Zealand’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the functional currency). ANZ New Zealand’s financial statements are presented in New Zealand dollars, which is ANZ New Zealand’s functional and presentation currency.

Foreign currency transactions

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities resulting from foreign currency transactions are subsequently translated at the spot rate at reporting date.

Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating monetary items at rates different to those at which they were initially recognised or included in a previous financial report, are recognised in the income statement in the period in which they arise.

Translation differences on non-monetary items measured at fair value through profit or loss are reported as part of the fair value gain or loss on these items.

Translation differences on non-monetary items measured at fair value through equity, such as equities classified as available-for-sale financial assets, are included in the available-for-sale revaluation reserve in equity.

(b) Income recognition

Income is recognised to the extent that it is probable that economic benefits will flow to ANZ New Zealand and that revenue can be reliably measured.

(i) Interest income

Interest income is recognised as it accrues, using the effective interest method.

The effective interest method calculates the amortised cost of a financial asset or financial liability and allocates the interest income or interest expense, including any fees and directly related transaction costs that are an integral part of the effective interest rate, over the expected life of the financial asset or liability so as to achieve a constant yield on the financial asset or liability.

For assets subject to prepayment, expected life is determined on the basis of the historical behaviour of the particular asset portfolio, taking into account contractual obligations and prepayment experience assessed on a regular basis.

(ii) Fee and commission income

Fees and commissions received that are integral to the effective interest rate of a financial asset are recognised using the effective interest method. For example, loan commitment fees, together with related direct costs, are deferred and recognised as an adjustment to the effective interest rate on a loan once drawn. Commitment fees to originate a loan which is unlikely to be drawn down are recognised as fee income as the service is provided.

Fees and commissions that relate to the execution of a significant act (for example, advisory services or arrangement services, placement fees and underwriting fees) are recognised when the significant act has been completed.

Fees charged for providing ongoing services (for example, maintaining and administering existing facilities) are recognised as income over the period the service is provided.

(iii) Dividend income

Dividends are recognised as revenue when the right to receive payment is established.

(iv) Gain or loss on sale of assets

The gain or loss on the disposal of assets is determined as the difference between the carrying amount of the assets at the time of disposal and the proceeds of disposal, and is recognised as an item of other income in the period in which the significant risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to the buyer.

(c) Expense recognition

Expenses are recognised in the income statement on an accruals basis.

(i) Interest expense

Interest expense on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost is recognised in the income statement as it accrues using the effective interest method.

(ii) Loan origination expenses

Certain loan origination expenses are an integral part of the effective interest rate of a financial asset measured at amortised cost. These loan origination expenses include:

• fees and commissions payable to brokers and certain customer incentive payments in respect of originating lending business; and

• other expenses of originating lending business, such as external legal costs and valuation fees, provided these are direct and incremental costs related to the issue of a financial asset.

Such loan origination expenses are initially recognised as part of the cost of acquiring the financial asset and amortised as part of the expected yield of the financial asset over its expected life using the effective interest method.

(iii) Lease payments

Leases entered into by ANZ New Zealand as lessee are predominantly operating leases, and the

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operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(d) Income tax

(i) Income tax expense

Income tax on earnings for the year comprises current and deferred tax and is based on the applicable tax law. It is recognised in the income statement as tax expense, except when it relates to items credited directly to equity, in which case it is recorded in equity, or where it arises from the initial accounting for a business combination, in which case it is included in the determination of goodwill.

(ii) Current tax

Current tax is the expected tax payable on taxable income for the year, based on tax rates (and tax laws) which are enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and including any adjustment for tax payable in previous periods. Current tax for current and prior periods is recognised as a liability (or asset) to the extent that it is unpaid (or refundable).

(iii) Deferred tax

Deferred tax is accounted for using the comprehensive tax balance sheet method. It is generated by providing for temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their tax base.

Deferred tax assets, including those related to the tax effects of income tax losses and credits available to be carried forward, are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the deductible temporary differences or unused tax losses and credit can be utilised.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, other than those relating to taxable temporary differences arising from goodwill. They are also recognised for taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, branches, associates and joint ventures, except where ANZ New Zealand is able to control the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets associated with these interests are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future and there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilise the benefits of the temporary difference.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period(s) when the asset and liability giving rise to them are realised or settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. The measurement reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which ANZ New Zealand, at the reporting date, recovers or settles the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

(iv) Offsetting

Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only to the extent that they relate to income taxes imposed by the same taxation authority, there is a legal right and intention to settle on a net basis and it is allowed under the tax law of the relevant jurisdiction.

(e) Assets

Financial assets

(i) Financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

Trading securities are financial instruments acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the short-term or which are a part of a portfolio which is managed for short-term profit-taking. Trading securities are initially recognised and subsequently measured in the balance sheet at their fair value.

Derivatives that are neither financial guarantee contracts nor effective hedging instruments are carried at fair value through profit or loss. In addition, certain financial assets and liabilities are designated and measured at fair value through profit or loss where the following applies:

• investments backing insurance policy liabilities;

• doing so eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise from measuring assets and liabilities, or recognising the gains or losses thereon, on different bases;

• a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both is managed and its performance evaluated on a fair value basis; or

• the financial instrument contains an embedded derivative, unless the embedded derivative does not significantly modify the cash flows or it is clear, with little or no analysis, that it would not be separately recorded.

Changes in the fair value (gains or losses) of these financial instruments are recognised in the income statement in the period in which they occur.

Purchases and sales of trading securities are recognised on trade date.

(ii) Derivative financial instruments

Derivative financial instruments are contracts whose value is derived from changes in one or more underlying price index or other variable, require little or no initial net investment and are settled at a later date. They include swaps, forward rate agreements, futures, options and combinations of these instruments.

Derivative financial instruments are entered into for trading purposes (including customer-related reasons) or for hedging purposes (where the derivative instruments are used to hedge ANZ New Zealand’s exposures to interest rate risk, currency risk, price risk, credit risk and other exposures relating to non-trading positions).

Derivative financial instruments are recognised initially at fair value with gains or losses from subsequent measurement at fair value being recognised in the income statement. Included in the determination of fair value of derivatives is a credit valuation adjustment to reflect the credit worthiness of the counterparty. The valuation adjustment is influenced by the mark-to-market of the derivative trades and by the movement in credit spreads.

Where the derivative is designated and is effective as a hedging instrument, the timing of the recognition of any resultant gain or loss in the income statement is dependent on the hedging designation. These hedging designations and associated accounting are as follows:

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Fair value hedge

Where ANZ New Zealand hedges the fair value of a recognised asset or liability or firm commitment, changes in the fair value of the derivative designated as a fair value hedge are recognised in the income statement. Changes in the fair value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are reflected in adjustments to the carrying value of the hedged item, which are also recognised in the income statement.

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedge instrument expires or is sold, terminated, exercised or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. The resulting adjustment to the carrying amount of the hedged item arising from the hedged risk is amortised to the income statement over the period to maturity of the hedged item. If the hedged item is sold or repaid, the unamortised fair value adjustment is recognised immediately in the income statement.

Cash flow hedge

ANZ New Zealand designates derivatives as cash flow hedges where the instrument hedges the variability in cash flows of a recognised asset or liability, a foreign exchange component of a firm commitment, or a highly probable forecast transaction. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives qualifying and designated as cash flow hedges is deferred to the hedging reserve, which forms part of shareholders’ equity. Any ineffective portion is recognised immediately in the income statement. Amounts deferred in equity are recognised in the income statement in the period during which the hedged forecast transactions take place.

When the hedge expires, is sold, terminated, exercised, or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting, the cumulative amount deferred in equity remains in the hedging reserve, and is subsequently transferred to the income statement when the hedged item is recognised in the income statement.

When a forecast hedged transaction is no longer expected to occur, the amount deferred in equity is recognised immediately in the income statement.

Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge

accounting

All gains and losses from changes in the fair value of derivatives that are not designated in a hedging relationship but are entered into to manage the interest rate and foreign exchange risk of funding instruments are recognised in the income statement. Under certain circumstances, the component of the fair value change in the derivative which relates to current period realised and accrued interest is included in net interest income. The remainder of the fair value movement is included in other income.

(iii) Available-for-sale assets

Available-for-sale assets comprise non-derivative financial assets which ANZ New Zealand designates as available-for-sale but which are not deemed to be held principally for trading purposes, and include equity investments, certain loans and advances and quoted debt securities.

They are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs. Subsequent gains or losses arising from changes in fair value are included as a separate component of equity in the available-for-sale revaluation reserve. When the asset is sold, the cumulative gain or loss relating to the asset is transferred to the income statement.

Where there is objective evidence of impairment on an available-for-sale asset, the cumulative loss related to that asset is removed from equity and recognised in the income statement, as an impairment expense for debt instruments or as noninterest income for equity instruments. If, in a subsequent period, the amount of an impairment loss relating to an available-for-sale debt instrument decreases and the decrease can be linked objectively to an event occurring after the impairment event, the loss is reversed through the income statement through the impairment expense line.

Purchases and sales of available-for-sale financial assets are recognised on trade date, being the date on which ANZ New Zealand commits to purchase or sell the asset.

(iv) Net loans and advances

Loans and advances are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They arise when ANZ New Zealand provides money to a debtor with no intention of trading the loans and advances. The loans and advances are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issue of the loan or advance. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, unless specifically designated on initial recognition at fair value through profit or loss.

All loans are graded according to the level of credit risk.

Net loans and advances include direct finance provided to customers such as bank overdrafts, credit cards, term loans, finance lease receivables and commercial bills.

Impairment of loans and advances

Loans and advances are reviewed at least at each reporting date for impairment. Credit impairment provisions are raised for exposures that are known to be impaired. Exposures are impaired and impairment losses are recorded if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more loss events, that occurred after the initial recognition of the loan and prior to the reporting date, and that loss event, or events, has had an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the individual loan or the collective portfolio of loans that can be reliably estimated.

Impairment is assessed for assets that are individually significant (or on a portfolio basis for small value loans) and then on a collective basis for those exposures not individually known to be impaired.

Exposures that are assessed collectively are placed in pools of similar assets with similar risk characteristics. The required provision is estimated on the basis of historical loss experience for assets with credit risk characteristics similar to those in the collective pool. The historical loss experience is adjusted based on current observable data such as changed economic conditions. The provision also takes account of the impact of inherent risk of large concentrated losses within the portfolio and an assessment of the economic cycle.

The estimated impairment losses are measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the estimated future cash flows discounted to their present value. As this discount unwinds during the

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period between recognition of impairment and recovery of the cash flow, it is recognised in interest income. The process of estimating the amount and timing of cash flows involves considerable management judgement. These judgements are reviewed regularly to reduce any differences between loss estimates and actual loss experience.

Impairment of capitalised acquisition expenses is assessed through comparing the actual behaviour of the portfolio against initial expected life assumptions.

The provision for impairment loss (individual and collective) is deducted from loans and advances in the balance sheet and the movement for the reporting period is reflected in the income statement.

When a loan is uncollectible, either partially or in full, it is written off against the related provision for loan impairment. Unsecured facilities are normally written-off when they become 180 days past due or earlier in the event of the customer's bankruptcy or similar legal release from the obligation. However, a certain level of recoveries is expected after the writeoff, which is reflected in the amount of the provision for credit losses. In the case of secured facilities, remaining balances are written-off after proceeds from the realisation of collateral have been received, if there is a shortfall.

Where impairment losses recognised in previous periods have subsequently decreased or no longer exist, such impairment losses are reversed in the income statement.

A provision is also raised for off-balance sheet items such as commitments that are considered likely to result in an expected loss.

(v) Lease receivables

Contracts to lease assets and hire purchase agreements are classified as finance leases if they transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to the customer or an unrelated third party. All other lease contracts are classified as operating leases.

(vi) Repurchase agreements

Securities sold under repurchase agreements are retained in the financial statements where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership remain with ANZ New Zealand, and a counterparty liability is disclosed under the classifications of due to other financial institutions or payables and other liabilities. The difference between the sale price and the repurchase price is accrued over the life of the repurchase agreement and charged to interest expense in the income statement.

Securities purchased under agreements to resell, where ANZ New Zealand does not acquire the risks and rewards of ownership, are recorded as receivables in liquid assets, net loans and advances, or due from other financial institutions, depending on the term of the agreement and the counterparty. The security is not included in the balance sheet. Interest income is accrued on the underlying loan amount.

Securities borrowed are not recognised in the balance sheet, unless these are sold to third parties, at which point the obligation to repurchase is recorded as a financial liability at fair value with fair value movements included in the income statement.

(vii) Derecognition

ANZ New Zealand enters into transactions where it transfers financial assets recognised on its balance

sheet yet retains either all the risks and rewards of the transferred assets or a portion of them. If all, or substantially all, the risks and rewards are retained, the transferred assets are not derecognised from the balance sheet.

In transactions where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a financial asset are neither retained nor transferred, ANZ New Zealand derecognises the asset if control over the asset is lost. In transfers where control over the asset is retained, ANZ New Zealand continues to recognise the asset to the extent of its continuing involvement, determined by the extent to which it is exposed to changes in the value of the transferred asset. The rights and obligations retained or created in the transfer are recognised separately as assets and liabilities as appropriate.

(viii)Investments backing insurance policy liabilities

Securities held to back insurance and investment contract liabilities are classified as insurance policy assets. These insurance policy assets are designated at fair value through profit or loss.

Non-financial assets

(ix) Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of the identifiable net assets of a controlled entity at the date of gaining control. Goodwill is recognised as an asset and not amortised, but is assessed for impairment at least annually or more frequently if there is an indication that the goodwill may be impaired. Where the assessment results in the goodwill balance exceeding the value of expected future benefits, the difference is charged to the income statement. Any impairment of goodwill is not subsequently reversed.

(x) Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets include costs incurred in acquiring and building software and computer systems (“software”) and management rights and customer relationships acquired in business combinations.

Software is amortised using the straight-line method over its expected useful life to ANZ New Zealand. The period of amortisation is between 3 and 5 years, except for certain core infrastructure projects where the useful life has been determined to be 7 or 10 years.

Management rights and customer relationships, including the value of in force insurance contracts, are initially measured at fair value. Management rights and customer relationships with a definite useful life are amortised over the expected useful life. Where management rights and customer relationships do not have finite terms and the cash flows associated with these management rights are expected to continue indefinitely, the intangible assets associated with these items are treated as having an indefinite useful life. Management rights and customer relationships with an indefinite useful life are not amortised.

At each reporting date, the software assets and other intangible assets are reviewed for impairment. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the assets is estimated and compared against the existing carrying value. Where the existing carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the difference is charged to the income statement.

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Costs incurred in planning or evaluating software proposals, or in maintaining systems after implementation, are not capitalised.

(xi) Premises and equipment

Premises and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment.

Borrowing costs incurred for the construction of qualifying assets are capitalised during the period of time that is required to complete and prepare the asset for its intended use. The calculation of borrowing costs is based on an internal measure of the costs associated with the borrowing of funds.

Assets other than freehold land are depreciated at rates based upon their expected useful lives to ANZ New Zealand, using the straight-line method. The depreciation rates used for each class of asset are:

Buildings	1.5%
Building integrals	10%
Furniture & equipment	10%
Computer & office equipment	12.5 % - 33%

Leasehold improvements are amortised on a straightline basis over the shorter of their useful lives or remaining terms of the lease.

At each reporting date, the carrying amounts of premises and equipment are reviewed for impairment. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the assets is estimated and compared against the existing carrying value. Where the existing carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the difference is charged to the income statement. If it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, ANZ New Zealand estimates the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs.

A previously recognised impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount.

(xii) Insurance policy assets / liabilities

Net insurance policy assets / liabilities include liabilities arising from life investment contracts and assets / liabilities arising from life insurance contracts.

Provisions for liabilities under life investment contracts are measured at fair value. The provision consists of a deposit component, being a financial instrument, which is recognised as an increase in investment contract liabilities, and an investment management services element. Fair value is determined as the net present value of fees, in respect of the investment management service, discounted at the risk free rate.

Life insurance contract assets / liabilities are determined using either a projection method or an accumulation method. Using a projection method, expected policy cash flows are projected into the future. The asset / liability is determined as the net present value of the expected cash flows. An accumulation method is used where the policy assets / liabilities determined are not materially different from those determined under the projection method.

Profits from life insurance contracts are brought to account using the Margin on Services model, under which profit is recognised as premiums are received and services are provided to policyholders. Where premiums are received but the service has not been

provided, the profit is deferred. Losses are expensed when identified.

(f) Liabilities

Financial liabilities

(i) Deposits and other borrowings

Deposits and other borrowings include certificates of deposit, interest bearing deposits, debentures, commercial paper and other related interest and noninterest bearing financial instruments. Deposits and other borrowings, excluding commercial paper, are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost. The interest expense is recognised using the effective interest method. Commercial paper is designated at fair value through profit or loss, with fair value movements recorded directly in the income statement, which reflects the basis on which it is managed.

(ii) Bonds, notes and loan capital

Bonds, notes and loan capital are accounted for in the same way as deposits and other borrowings, except for those bonds and notes which are designated at fair value through profit or loss on initial recognition, with fair value movements recorded in the income statement.

(iii) Financial guarantee contracts

Financial guarantee contracts are contracts that require the issuer to make specified payments to reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payments when due. Financial guarantees are issued in the ordinary course of business, consisting of letters of credit, guarantees and acceptances. Financial guarantees are initially recognised in the financial statements at fair value on the date the guarantee was given; typically this is the premium received. Subsequent to initial recognition, ANZ New Zealand's liabilities under such guarantees are measured at the higher of their amortised amount and the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle any financial obligation arising at the balance sheet date. These estimates are determined based on experience of similar transactions and history of past losses.

(iv) Derecognition

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.

Non-financial liabilities

(v) Employee leave benefits

The amounts expected to be paid in respect of employees’ entitlements to annual leave are accrued at expected salary rates including on-costs. Liability for long service leave is calculated and accrued for in respect of all applicable employees (including oncosts) using an actuarial valuation. Expected future payments for long service leave are discounted using market yields at the reporting date on national government bonds with terms to maturity that match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.

(vi) Provisions

ANZ New Zealand recognises provisions when there is a present obligation, the future sacrifice of economic benefits is probable, and the amount of the provision can be measured reliably.

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The amount recognised is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the reporting date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation at the reporting date. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows.

(g) Equity

(i) Shares

Issued shares are recognised at the amount paid per share net of directly attributable issue costs.

(ii) Non-controlling interests

Non-controlling interests represent the share in the net assets of subsidiaries attributable to equity interests not owned directly or indirectly by the Bank.

(iii) Reserves

Available-for-sale revaluation reserve

This reserve includes changes in the fair value of available-for-sale financial assets, net of tax. These changes are transferred to the income statement (in non-interest income) when the asset is derecognised. Where the asset is impaired, the changes are transferred to the impairment expense line in the income statement for debt instruments and in the case of equity instruments to non-interest income.

Cash flow hedging reserve

This reserve includes the fair value gains and losses associated with the effective portion of designated cash flow hedging instruments.

(h) Presentation

(i) Offsetting of income and expenses

Income and expenses are not offset unless required or permitted by an accounting standard. This generally arises in the following circumstances:

• where transaction costs form an integral part of the effective interest rate of a financial instrument which is measured at amortised cost, these are offset against the interest income generated by the financial instrument;

• where gains and losses relating to fair value hedges are assessed as being effective; or

• where gains and losses arise from a group of similar transactions, such as foreign exchange gains and losses.

(ii) Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities

Assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the balance sheet only where there is:

• a current enforceable legal right to offset the asset and liability; and

• an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

(iii) Statement of cash flows

For cash flow statement presentation purposes, cash and cash equivalents includes: cash on hand; deposits held at call with other financial institutions; and other short term, highly liquid, investments with original terms of maturity of three months or less that are readily convertible to cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

Certain cash flows have been netted in order to provide more meaningful disclosure, as many of the cash flows are received and disbursed on behalf of customers and reflect the activities of the customers rather than those of ANZ New Zealand. These include customer loans and advances, customer deposits, certificates of deposit, related party balances and trading securities.

(iv) Segment reporting

Operating segments are distinguishable components of ANZ New Zealand that provide products or services that are subject to risks and rewards that are different to those of other operating segments. ANZ New Zealand operates predominately in the banking industry within New Zealand. ANZ New Zealand has very limited exposure to risk associated with operating in different economic environments or political conditions. On this basis no geographical segment information is provided.

(v) Goods and services tax

Income, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (“GST”) except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Inland Revenue Department (“IRD”). In these circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the IRD is included as other assets or other liabilities in the balance sheet.

Cash flows are included in the cash flow statement on a net basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing and financing activities, which are recoverable from, or payable to, the IRD are classified as operating cash flows.

(i) Other

(i) Contingent liabilities

Contingent liabilities acquired in a business combination are individually measured at fair value at the acquisition date. At subsequent reporting dates the value of such contingent liabilities is reassessed based on the estimate of expenditure required to settle the contingent liability.

Other contingent liabilities are not recognised in the balance sheet but disclosed in Note 36 unless it is considered remote that ANZ New Zealand will be liable to settle the possible obligation.

(ii) Accounting Standards not early adopted

The following standards and amendments were available for early adoption but have not been applied by ANZ New Zealand in these financial statements. ANZ New Zealand currently does not intend to apply any of these pronouncements until their effective date and is assessing their impact on its financial statements.

Standards and amendments effective for periods commencing after 1 January 2013

NZ IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements

Establishes a new approach to determining which investees should be consolidated and provides a single model to be applied in the control analysis for all investors.

NZ IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements

Introduces a new approach to joint arrangements, which focuses on the rights and obligations of the

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arrangement rather than its legal form, and requires the equity method of accounting for joint ventures.

NZ IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities Provides a single, consistent approach for disclosures of all interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and unconsolidated structured entities.

NZ IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement

Provides a single source of guidance on fair value measurement and requires certain disclosures regarding fair value.

NZ IAS 27 (2011) Separate Financial Statements Carries forward the existing accounting and disclosure requirements for separate financial statements.

Standards and amendments effective for periods commencing after 1 January 2015

provisioning is calculated using estimated future cash flows discounted to their present value. The methodology and assumptions used for estimating both the amount and timing of future cash flows are revised regularly to reduce any differences between loss estimates and actual loss experience.

Refer to Note 15 for details of credit impairment provisions.

Management regularly reviews and adjusts the estimates and methodologies as improved analysis becomes available. Changes in these assumptions and methodologies could have a direct impact on the level of provision and impairment charge recorded in the financial statements.

Critical judgements in applying ANZ New Zealand’s accounting policies

NZ IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

Specifies a simpler methodology for classifying and measuring financial assets, with two primary measurement categories: amortised cost and fair value. Requires the amount of change in the fair value attributable to changes in credit risk of certain liabilities designated under the fair value option to be presented in other comprehensive income.

2. Critical Estimates and Judgement Used

in Applying Accounting Policies

There are a number of critical accounting treatments which include complex or subjective judgements and estimates that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

An explanation of the judgements and estimates made by ANZ New Zealand, in the process of applying its accounting policies, that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are set out below.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions

Credit provisioning

The accounting policy relating to measuring the impairment of loans and advances requires ANZ New Zealand to assess impairment at least at each reporting date. The credit provisions raised (collective and individual) represent management's best estimate of the losses incurred in the loan portfolio at balance date based on their experienced judgement.

The collective provision is estimated on the basis of historical loss experience for assets with credit characteristics similar to those in the collective pool. The historical loss experience is adjusted based on current observable data and events and an assessment of the impact of model risk. The provision also takes into account the impact of large concentrated losses within the portfolio.

The use of such judgements and reasonable estimates is considered by management to be an essential part of the process and does not impact on reliability.

Individual provisioning is applied when the full collectability of one of ANZ New Zealand's loans is identified as being doubtful. Individual and collective

Financial instruments at fair value

ANZ New Zealand’s financial instruments measured at fair value are stated in note 1(a)(iii). In estimating fair value ANZ New Zealand uses, wherever possible, quoted market prices in an active market for the financial instrument.

In the event that there is no active market for the instrument, fair value is based on present value estimates or other market accepted valuation techniques. The valuation models incorporate the impact of bid/ask spread, counterparty credit spreads and other factors that would influence the fair value determined by a market participant. The selection of appropriate valuation techniques, methodology and inputs requires judgement. These are reviewed and updated as market practice evolves.

The majority of valuation techniques employ only observable market data. However, for certain financial instruments, the fair value cannot be determined with reference to current market transactions or valuation techniques whose variables only include data from observable markets. In respect of the valuation component where market observable data is not available, the fair value is determined using data derived and extrapolated from market data and tested against historic transactions and observed market trends. These valuations are based upon assumptions established by application of professional judgement to analyse the data available to support each assumption. Changing the assumptions changes the resulting estimate of fair value.

Derivatives and hedging

ANZ New Zealand buys and sells derivatives as part of its trading operations and to hedge its interest rate risk, currency risk, price risk, credit risk and other exposures relating to non-trading positions.

A hedging instrument is a designated derivative whose fair value or cash flows are expected to offset changes in the fair value or cash flows of a designated hedged item. A hedged item is an asset, liability, firm commitment or highly probable forecast transaction that: (a) exposes ANZ New Zealand to the risk of changes in fair value or future cash flows; and (b) is designated as being hedged.

Judgement is required in selecting and designating hedging relationships and assessing hedge effectiveness. NZ IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement does not specify a single method for assessing hedge effectiveness prospectively or retrospectively. ANZ New Zealand

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adopts the hypothetical derivative approach to determine hedge effectiveness in line with current risk management strategies. Hedge ineffectiveness can arise for a number of reasons and whilst a hedge may pass the effectiveness tests above it may not be perfectly effective, leaving some volatility in the income statement.

Goodwill

Refer to Note 19 for details of goodwill held by ANZ New Zealand.

The carrying value of goodwill is subject to an impairment test to ensure that the current carrying value does not exceed its recoverable value at the balance sheet date. Any excess of carrying value over recoverable amount is taken to the income statement as an impairment write down.

Goodwill has been allocated for impairment purposes to the cash generating units at which the goodwill is monitored for internal reporting purposes. Each of these cash generating units is represented by an individual reporting segment – Retail, Commercial, Wealth and Institutional. Refer to Note 7.

Impairment testing of purchased goodwill is performed annually, or more frequently where there is an indication that the goodwill may be impaired, by comparing the recoverable value of each cash generating unit with the current carrying amount of its net assets, including goodwill. Judgement is required in identifying the cash-generating units to which goodwill and other assets are allocated for the purpose of impairment testing.

The recoverable amount is based on value-in-use calculations. These calculations use cash flow projections based on a number of financial budgets within each segment approved by management covering a three year period. Cash flow projections are based on a range of readily available economic assumptions including GDP and CPI. Cash flows beyond the three year period are extrapolated using a 3% growth rate.

These cash flow projections are discounted using a capital asset pricing model. As at 31 March 2012 when the last valuation was prepared, a discount rate of 10.63% was applied to each segment. The main variables in the calculation of the discount rate used are the risk free rate, the beta rate and the market risk premium. The risk free rate is based on the 10 year Government Bond Rate. The beta rate and the market risk premium are consistent with observable and comparative market rates applied in the regional banking sector. Market observable information is not readily available at the segment level therefore management performed stress tests for key sensitivities in each segment.

Management believes any reasonable possible change in the key assumptions on which the recoverable amount is based would not cause ANZ New Zealand’s carrying amount to exceed its recoverable amount.

Insurance policy assets

Insurance policy assets represent deferred policy acquisition costs less policy liabilities for life investment contracts and life insurance contracts. Policy liabilities are computed using statistical or mathematical methods, expected to give approximately the same results as if an individual liability was calculated for each contract. The computations are made by suitably qualified

personnel on the basis of recognised actuarial methods, with due regard to relevant actuarial principles and standards. Deferred policy acquisition costs are connected with the measurement basis of the policy liabilities and are equally sensitive to the factors that are considered in the liability measurement.

The key factors that affect the estimation of these liabilities and related assets are: the cost of providing the benefits and administering the contracts; mortality and morbidity experience; discontinuance rates; for life investment contracts, the amounts credited to policyholders' accounts compared to the returns on invested assets; interest rates; inflation; rates of taxation; and general market and economic conditions.

3. Risk Management Policies

ANZ New Zealand recognises the importance of effective risk management to its business success. Management is committed to achieving strong control and a distinctive risk management capability that enables ANZ New Zealand business units to meet their performance objectives.

ANZ New Zealand approaches risk through managing the various elements of the system as a whole rather than viewing them as independent and unrelated parts. The risk management division (“Risk Management”) is independent of the business, with clear delegations from the Board of the Ultimate Parent Bank and operates within a comprehensive framework comprising:

• The Boards of the entities making up ANZ New Zealand (“the Boards”) providing leadership, setting risk appetite/strategy and monitoring progress;

• A strong framework for development and maintenance of ANZ New Zealand-wide risk management policies, procedures and systems, overseen by an independent team of risk professionals;

• The use of sophisticated risk tools, applications and processes to execute the global risk management strategy as it is deemed to apply to each entity across ANZ New Zealand;

• Business unit level accountability, as the “first line of defence”, for the management of risks in alignment with ANZ New Zealand’s strategy; and

• Independent oversight to ensure business unit level compliance with policies, regulations and laws, and to provide regular risk evaluation and reporting.

ANZ New Zealand manages risk through an approval, delegation and limits structure. Regular reviews of the policies, systems and risk reports, including the effectiveness of the risk management systems, discussions covering ANZ New Zealand’s response to emerging risk issues and trends, and that the requisite culture and practices are in place across ANZ New Zealand, are conducted within ANZ New Zealand and also by the Ultimate Parent Bank. The Boards have responsibility for reviewing all aspects of risk management.

The Boards have ultimate responsibility for overseeing the effective deployment of risk management frameworks, policies and processes within New Zealand. The Bank’s Risk Committee

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assists the Boards in this function. The role of the Risk Committee is to assist the Boards in the effective discharge of its responsibilities for business, market, credit, operational, compliance, liquidity, product and reputational risk management, and to liaise and consult with the Ultimate Parent Bank Risk Committee as required. Risk Management, via the Chief Risk Officer, coordinates risk management activities directly between Business Unit risk functions and Ultimate Parent Bank Group Risk Management functions.

ANZ New Zealand’s risk management policies are essentially the same as the Ultimate Parent Bank, but are tailored where required to suit the local New Zealand regulatory and business environment.

The Bank’s Audit Committee, which is a subcommittee of the Board of the Bank, has responsibility for reviewing all aspects of published financial statements and internal and external audit processes. The Bank’s Audit Committee has a quorum of two directors, both of whom must be nonexecutive directors. It meets at least four times a year and reports directly to the Board of the Bank.

Financial risk management

Refer to Note 30 for detailed disclosures on ANZ New Zealand's financial risk management policies.

Operational Risk

Operational risk is the risk arising from day to day operational activities which may result in direct or indirect loss. These losses may result from failure to comply with policies, procedures, laws and regulations, from fraud or forgery, from a breakdown in the availability or integrity of services, systems and information, or damage to ANZ New Zealand’s reputation.

Examples include failure to comply with policy and legislation, human error, natural disasters, fraud and other malicious acts. Where appropriate, risks are mitigated by insurance.

Risk Management is responsible for establishing ANZ New Zealand’s operational risk framework and associated ANZ New Zealand-wide policies. Business units are responsible for the identification, analysis, assessment and treatment of operational risks on a day-to-day basis.

Business units have primary responsibility for the identification and management of operational risk with executive oversight provided by the relevant Retail and Wholesale Risk Committees. The Bank’s Operational Risk Executive Committee (“OREC”) undertakes the governance function through the bimonthly monitoring of operational risk performance across ANZ New Zealand. The Boards and Risk Management conduct effective oversight through the

approval of operational risk policies and frameworks and monitoring key operational risk metrics.

Compliance

ANZ New Zealand conducts its business in accordance with all relevant compliance requirements. In order to assist ANZ New Zealand identify, manage, monitor and measure its compliance obligations, ANZ New Zealand has a comprehensive regulatory compliance framework in place, which addresses both external (regulatory) and internal compliance.

Risk Management, in conjunction with business unit staff ensure ANZ New Zealand operates within a compliance infrastructure and framework that incorporates new and changing business obligations and processes.

The compliance policies and their supporting framework seek to minimise material risks to ANZ New Zealand’s reputation and value that could arise from non-compliance with laws, regulations, industry codes and internal standards and policies. Business units have primary responsibility for the identification and management of compliance. Risk Management provides policy and framework, measurement, monitoring and reporting, as well as leadership in areas such as anti-money laundering procedures and matters of prudential compliance. The Board and the Risk Committee of the Ultimate Parent Bank Board conduct Board and Executive oversight.

Global Internal Audit

Global Internal Audit is a function independent of management whose role is to provide the Board and management with an effective and independent appraisal of the internal controls established by management. Operating under a Board approved Charter, the reporting line for the outcomes of work conducted by Global Internal Audit is direct to the Chair of the Bank’s Audit Committee, with a direct communication line to the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank and the external auditor.

The Global Internal Audit Plan is developed utilising a risk based approach and is refreshed on a quarterly basis. The Bank’s Audit Committee approves the plan, the associated budget and any changes thereto.

All audit activities are conducted in accordance with local and international auditing standards, and the results thereof are reported to the Audit Committees of the Ultimate Parent Bank and the Bank as appropriate, Risk Committee and management. These results influence the performance assessment of business heads.

Furthermore, Global Internal Audit monitors the remediation of audit issues and highlights the current status of any outstanding audits.

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4. Income

		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
		Year to	Year to	Year to	Year to
$ millions	Note	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Interest income
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Trading securities		446	404	-	-
		446	404	-	-
Financial assets not at fair value through profit or loss
Liquid assets		67	64	-	-
Other financial institutions		38	43	-	-
Available-for-sale assets		8	34	-	-
Lending on productive loans		5,858	6,008	544	579
Lending on impaired assets		53	78	2	2
Other		98	126	-	-
		6,122	6,353	546	581
Total interest income		6,568	6,757	546	581
Net trading gains
Net gain on foreign exchange trading		144	137	-	-
Net gain on trading securities		101	204	-	-
Net loss on trading derivatives		(114)	(113)	-	-
Net trading gains		131	228	-	-
Net funds management and insurance income
Fee income on trust and other fiduciary activities		63	61	-	-
Other funds management and insurance income		235	204	-	-
Total funds management and insurance income		298	265	-	-
Other operating income
Lending and credit facility fee income		52	41	1	1
Other fee income		564	566	-	-
Total fee income		616	607	1	1
Direct fee expense		(186)	(185)	-	-
Net fee income		430	422	1	1
Net gain / (loss) on financial liabilities designated at fair value		(1)	2	-	-
Net loss on hedges not qualifying for hedge accounting		(69)	(136)	(19)	(26)
Net ineffectiveness on qualifying fair value hedges	11	(4)	11	(1)	(7)
Net cash flow hedge gain / (loss) transferred to income
statement		12	(4)	-	-
Net gain on available for sale equity securities transferred to
income statement		83	-	-	-
Other income		21	17	-	-
Total other operating income		472	312	(19)	(32)

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5. Expenses

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
	Year to	Year to	Year to	Year to
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Interest expense
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Commercial paper	174	158	-	-
	174	158	-	-
Financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss
Other financial institutions	467	473	422	444
Deposits and other borrowings	2,184	2,347	-	-
Bonds and notes	820	911	-	-
Term funding	70	68	-	-
Loan capital	134	177	-	-
Other	10	23	-	-
	3,685	3,999	422	444
Total interest expense	3,859	4,157	422	444
Operating expenses
Personnel costs	804	794	-	-
Employee entitlements	77	75	-	-
Pension costs
- Defined contribution schemes	35	36	-	-
- Defined benefit schemes	6	6	-	-
Share-based payments expense	20	22	-	-
Building occupancy costs	66	41	-	-
Depreciation of premises and equipment	55	49	-	-
Leasing and rental costs	85	84	-	-
Related parties (Note 26)	118	93	-	-
Technology expenses	144	141	-	-
Impairment of intangibles and other assets	11	41	-	-
Amortisation of software and other intangible assets	34	25	-	-
Administrative expenses	204	216	-	-
Other costs	84	65	27	29
Total operating expenses	1,743	1,688	27	29

Operating expenses for ANZ New Zealand include costs of $192 million (30/09/2011 $162 million) incurred in relation to the New Zealand Simplification programme, including implementation of a single core banking system, a single bank brand and an optimised branch network.

brand and an optimised branch network.
	Year to	Year to	Year to	Year to
$ thousands	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Fees paid to principal auditors (KPMG New Zealand)
Audit or review of financial statements	3,163	2,663	104	105
Other services	573	287	-	-
Total auditors' remuneration	3,736	2,950	104	105
Audit fees paid to Ernst & Young for subsidiary company
financial statement audits	-	55	-	-

It is ANZ New Zealand’s policy that, subject to the approval of the Ultimate Parent Bank’s Audit Committee, KPMG can provide assurance and other audit-related services that, while outside the scope of the statutory audit, are consistent with the role of auditor. KPMG may not provide services that are perceived to be in conflict with the role of auditor. Services that are perceived to be in conflict with the role of auditor include consulting advice and subcontracting of operational activities normally undertaken by management, and engagements where the auditor may ultimately be required to express an opinion on its own work.

Other services include taxation services and services for the audit or review of financial information other than financial reports including prudential supervision reviews, prospectus reviews and other audits required for local regulatory purposes.

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6. Income Tax Expense

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
	Year to	Year to	Year to	Year to
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Reconciliation of the prima facie income tax payable on profit
Profit before income tax	1,669	1,531	69	63
Prima facie income tax at 28% (2011: 30%)	467	459	19	19
Imputed and non-assessable dividends	(6)	(6)	-	-
Effect of changes in tax legislation	-	(5)	-	-
Change in tax provisions	(12)	(11)	-	-
Non-deductible expenses / (non-assessable income)	(35)	7	-	-
Income tax under / (over) provided in prior years	(10)	2	-	-
Total income tax expense	404	446	19	19
Effective tax rate (%)	24.2%	29.1%	28.0%	30.0%
Amounts recognised in the income statement
Current tax	365	265	19	20
Deferred tax	39	181	-	(1)
Total income tax expense recognised in the income statement	404	446	19	19
Amounts recognised directly in equity
Current income tax
Net loss on revaluation of financial instruments	-	(9)	-	-
Deferred income tax
Net gain on revaluation of financial instruments	-	16	-	-
Actuarial loss on defined benefit schemes	(6)	(18)	-	-
Total income tax benefit recognised directly in equity	(6)	(11)	-	-
Imputation credits available	1,457	1,062	-	-

A number of companies within ANZ New Zealand are members of an imputation group. The imputation credit balance for ANZ New Zealand includes the imputation credit balance in relation to both the imputation group and other companies within ANZ New Zealand that are not in the imputation group. The imputation credit balance available includes imputation credits that will arise from the payment of the amount of provision for income tax as at the reporting date.

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7. Segmental Analysis

For segment reporting purposes, ANZ New Zealand is organised into four major business segments - Retail, Commercial, Wealth and Institutional. Centralised back office and corporate functions support these segments. These segments are consistent with internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker, being the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer.

Segmental reporting has been updated to show the Wealth division as a separate reportable segment, following the formation of a global Wealth division by the Overseas Banking Group, and to reflect other minor changes to ANZ New Zealand’s structure. Comparative data has been adjusted to be consistent with the current year’s segment definitions.

Retail

Retail provides products and services to personal customers via the branch network, mortgage specialists, the contact centre and a variety of self service channels (internet banking, phone banking, ATMs, website and mobile phone banking). Core products include current and savings accounts, unsecured lending (credit cards, personal loans and overdrafts) and home loans secured by mortgages over property. Retail distributes insurance and investment products on behalf of the Wealth segment.

Commercial

Commercial provides services to Business Banking, Commercial & Agri, and UDC customers. Business Banking services are offered to small enterprises (typically with annual revenues of less than $5 million). Commercial & Agri customers consist of primarily privately owned medium to large enterprises. ANZ New Zealand's relationship with these businesses ranges from simple banking requirements with revenue from deposit and transactional facilities, and cash flow lending, to more complex funding arrangements with revenue sourced from a wider range of products. UDC is principally involved in the financing and leasing of plant, vehicles and equipment, mainly for small and medium sized businesses, as well as investment products.

Wealth

Wealth includes private banking and investment services provided to high net worth individuals, the OnePath wealth management and insurance businesses, and other investment products.

Institutional

Institutional provides financial services through a number of specialised units to large multi-banked corporations, often global, who require sophisticated product and risk management solutions. Those financial services include loan structuring, foreign exchange, wholesale money market services and transaction banking.

Other

Other includes treasury and back office support functions, none of which constitutes a separately reportable segment.

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Business segment analysis[1 ]

		ANZ New Zealand
$ millions
30/09/2012	Retail Commercial Wealth Institutional Other Total
External interest income	2,265 3,247 79 962 15 6,568
External interest expense	(1,033) (581) (196) (419) (1,630) (3,859)
Net intersegment interest	(312) (1,322) 138 (132) 1,628 -
Net interest income	920 1,344 21 411 13 2,709
Other external operating income	301 132 228 216 24 901
Share of associates' profit	- - - - 4 4
Operating income	1,221 1,476 249 627 41 3,614
Operating expenses	683 501 145 184 230 1,743
Profit before provision for credit impairment	538 975 104 443 (189) 1,871
Provision for credit impairment	62 128 1 11 - 202
Profit before income tax	476 847 103 432 (189) 1,669
Income tax expense	133 235 17 114 (95) 404
Profit after income tax	343 612 86 318 (94) 1,265
Other information
Depreciation and amortisation	19 8 14 - 48 89
Goodwill	544 1,466 180 1,072 - 3,262
Other intangible assets	38 3 137 1 61 240
Investment in associates	- - - 12 87 99
Total external assets	36,815 54,294 1,457 36,661 1,641 130,868
Total external liabilities	31,138 19,271 4,318 28,335 38,629 121,691
30/09/2011	Retail Commercial Wealth Institutional Other Total
External interest income	2,447 3,443 86 781 - 6,757
External interest expense	(1,085) (625) (223) (457) (1,767) (4,157)
Net intersegment interest	(498) (1,469) 154 82 1,731 -
Net interest income	864 1,349 17 406 (36) 2,600
Other external operating income	295 127 274 239 (130) 805
Share of associates' profit	- - - - 4 4
Operating income	1,159 1,476 291 645 (162) 3,409
Operating expenses	685 495 154 177 177 1,688
Profit before provision for credit impairment	474 981 137 468 (339) 1,721
Provision for credit impairment	78 139 - (26) (1) 190
Profit before income tax	396 842 137 494 (338) 1,531
Income tax expense	119 253 37 145 (108) 446
Profit after income tax	277 589 100 349 (230) 1,085
Other information
Depreciation and amortisation	18 8 11 - 37 74
Goodwill	544 1,466 180 1,072 - 3,262
Other intangible assets	46 7 161 1 30 245
Investment in associates	- - - 12 88 100
Total external assets	36,514 52,354 1,528 36,939 4,176 131,511
Total external liabilities	28,541 17,956 4,322 35,791 36,436 123,046

1 Intersegment transfers are accounted for and determined on an arm's length or cost recovery basis.

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8. Liquid Assets

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Cash and balances with central banks	2,177	1,954	-	-
Securities purchased under agreement to resell	325	50	-	-
Money at call	237	330	-	-
Bills receivable and remittances in transit	92	121	-	-
Total liquid assets	2,831	2,455	-	-

9. Due from Other Financial Institutions

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Able to be withdrawn without prior notice	96	380	-	-
Securities purchased under agreement to resell	228	1,085	-	-
Security settlements	42	606	-	-
Certificates of deposit	100	1,562	-	-
Term loans and advances	38	-	38	-
Cash collateral given on derivative financial instruments	1,256	944	-	-
Total due from other financial institutions	1,760	4,577	38	-
Fair value of securities purchased under agreement to resell	229	1,133	-	-

10. Trading Securities

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Government, local body stock and bonds	8,600	5,961	-	-
Certificates of deposit	455	334	-	-
Promissory notes	41	59	-	-
Other bank bonds	3,202	3,047	-	-
Other	40	65	-	-
Total trading securities	12,338	9,466	-	-

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11. Derivative Financial Instruments

The use of derivatives and their sale to customers as risk management products is an integral part of ANZ New Zealand’s trading activities. Derivatives are also used to manage ANZ New Zealand’s own exposure to fluctuations in exchange and interest rates as part of its own asset and liability management activities.

Derivatives are subject to the same types of credit and market risk as other financial instruments and ANZ New Zealand manages these risks in a consistent manner.

Derivatives, except for those that are specifically designated as effective hedging instruments, are classified as held for trading. The held for trading classification includes two categories of derivative instruments: those held as trading positions and those used for ANZ New Zealand’s balance sheet risk management.

Trading positions

Trading positions consist of both sales to customers and market making activities. Sales to customers include the structuring and marketing of derivative products to customers which enable them to take or mitigate risks. Market making activities consist of derivatives entered into principally for the purpose of generating profits from short-term fluctuations in price or margins. Positions may be traded actively or held over a period of time to benefit from expected changes in market rates.

Balance sheet risk management

ANZ New Zealand designates certain balance sheet risk management derivatives into hedging relationships in order to minimise income statement volatility. This volatility is created by differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses between the derivative and the hedged item. Hedge accounting is not applied to all balance sheet risk management positions as other balance sheet risk management derivatives are classified as held for trading.

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand			NZ Branch
	Notional			Notional
30/09/2012	Principal	Fair values		Principal	Fair values
$ millions	Amount	Assets	Liabilities	Amount	Assets	Liabilities
Derivatives held for trading
Spot and forward contracts	59,825	647	1,240	38	-	-
Swap agreements	132,963	2,811	4,446	9,273	39	168
Options purchased	1,798	22	-	-	-	-
Options sold	1,651	1	39	-	-	-
Foreign exchange derivatives	196,237	3,481	5,725	9,311	39	168
Forward rate agreements	45,071	3	2	1,580	-	-
Swap agreements	509,981	8,628	8,032	3,013	13	19
Futures contracts	29,818	2	4	-	-	-
Options purchased	2,237	15	-	-	-	-
Options sold	1,833	-	14	-	-	-
Interest rate derivatives	588,940	8,648	8,052	4,593	13	19
Commodity derivatives	281	44	42	-	-	-
Total derivatives held for trading	785,458	12,173	13,819	13,904	52	187
Derivatives in hedging relationships
Foreign exchange swap agreements	70	3	-	-	-	-
Interest rate swap agreements	22,534	293	194	3,535	-	35
Total fair value hedges	22,604	296	194	3,535	-	35
Interest rate swap agreements	13,524	240	72	-	-	-
Total cash flow hedges	13,524	240	72	-	-	-
Total derivatives in hedging
relationships	36,128	536	266	3,535	-	35
Total derivative financial instruments	821,586	12,709	14,085	17,439	52	222

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	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand			NZ Branch
	Notional			Notional
30/09/2011	Principal	Fair values		Principal	Fair values
$ millions	Amount	Assets	Liabilities	Amount	Assets	Liabilities
Derivatives held for trading
Spot and forward contracts	62,682	2,111	1,437	154	3	-
Swap agreements	126,313	4,727	5,609	9,875	145	31
Options purchased	2,271	66	1	-	-	-
Options sold	2,280	-	69	-	-	-
Foreign exchange derivatives	193,546	6,904	7,116	10,029	148	31
Forward rate agreements	73,346	13	11	295	-	-
Swap agreements	617,014	8,137	7,488	3,446	24	27
Futures contracts	12,841	18	8	-	-	-
Options purchased	4,623	24	-	-	-	-
Options sold	6,446	-	26	-	-	-
Interest rate derivatives	714,270	8,192	7,533	3,741	24	27
Commodity derivatives	182	13	12	-	-	-
Total derivatives held for trading	907,998	15,109	14,661	13,770	172	58
Derivatives in hedging relationships
Foreign exchange swap agreements	76	3	-	-	-	-
Interest rate swap agreements	23,699	382	382	4,460	-	59
Total fair value hedges	23,775	385	382	4,460	-	59
Interest rate swap agreements	11,090	275	69	-	-	-
Interest rate futures contracts	13,431	-	10	-	-	-
Total cash flow hedges	24,521	275	79	-	-	-
Total derivatives in hedging
relationships	48,296	660	461	4,460	-	59
Total derivative financial instruments	956,294	15,769	15,122	18,230	172	117

Fair value hedges

ANZ New Zealand’s fair value hedges principally consist of interest rate swaps that are used to protect against changes in the fair value of fixed-rate long-term financial instruments due to movements in market interest rates.

Gain / (loss) on fair value hedges attributable to the hedged risk

		ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions		30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Gain / (loss) arising from fair value hedges:
- hedged item		5 (100) (20) (3)
- hedging instrument		(9) 111 19 (4)
Net ineffectiveness on qualifying fair value hedges		(4) 11 (1) (7)

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Cash flow hedges

ANZ New Zealand’s cash flow hedges consist principally of interest rate swaps that are used to protect against exposures to variability in future interest cash flows on non-trading assets and liabilities which bear interest at variable rates or which are expected to be refunded or reinvested in the future. The amounts and timing of future cash flows, representing both principal and interest flows, are projected for each portfolio of financial assets and liabilities on the basis of their forecast repricing profile. This forms the basis for identifying gains and losses on the effective portions of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges.

Analysis of the cash flow hedging reserve

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch	NZ Branch
	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Deferred gain / (loss) attributable to hedges of:
Variable rate loan assets	208	219	-	-
Variable rate liabilities	(29)	(33)	-	-
Short term re-issuances of fixed rate customer and wholesale
deposit liabilities	(38)	(45)	-	-
Total cash flow hedging reserve	141	141	-	-

All underlying hedged cash flows are expected to be recognised in the income statement in the period in which they occur, which is anticipated to take place over the next 0-10 years (30/09/2011 0-10 years).

12. Available-for-sale Assets

		ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions		30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Government, local body stock and bonds		13 247 - -
Other debt securities		41 42 - -
Equity securities		3 122 - -
Total available-for-sale assets		57 411 - -

13. Net Loans and Advances

		ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions		30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Overdrafts		1,881 1,847 - -
Credit card outstandings		1,395 1,367 - -
Term loans - housing		55,526 53,547 9,402 9,916
Term loans - non-housing		37,749 37,398 - -
Finance lease receivables		806 768 - -
Gross loans and advances		97,357 94,927 9,402 9,916
Provision for credit impairment (Note 15)		(1,081) (1,183) (27) (27)
Unearned finance income		(258) (256) - -
Fair value hedge adjustment		34 134 17 37
Deferred fee revenue and expenses		(60) (51) - (1)
Capitalised brokerage / mortgage origination fees		102 42 4 6
Total net loans and advances		96,094 93,613 9,396 9,931

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14. Impaired Assets and Other Assets Under Administration

		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand			NZ Branch	NZ Branch
$ millions	Retail	Other retail	Non-retail		Retail	Other retail	Non-retail
	mortgages	exposures	exposures	Total	mortgages	exposures	exposures	Total
30/09/2012
Balance at beginning of the year	517	61	1,194	1,772	66	-	-	66
Transfers from productive	332	110	572	1,014	55	-	-	55
Transfers to productive	(73)	(1)	(246)	(320)	(12)	-	-	(12)
Assets realised or loans repaid	(390)	(43)	(515)	(948)	(63)	-	-	(63)
Write offs	(62)	(83)	(131)	(276)	(7)	-	-	(7)
Individually impaired assets	324	44	874	1,242	39	-	-	39
Restructured items	28	-	135	163	-	-	-	-
Total impaired assets	352	44	1,009	1,405	39	-	-	39
Other assets under administration	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Undrawn facilities with impaired
customers	-	-	24	24	-	-	-	-
30/09/2011
Balance at beginning of the year	554	81	1,403	2,038	43	-	-	43
Transfers from productive	527	158	774	1,459	85	-	-	85
Transfers to productive	(83)	(1)	(101)	(185)	(6)	-	-	(6)
Assets realised or loans repaid	(407)	(71)	(691)	(1,169)	(50)	-	-	(50)
Write offs	(74)	(106)	(191)	(371)	(6)	-	-	(6)
Individually impaired assets	517	61	1,194	1,772	66	-	-	66
Restructured items	20	-	-	20	-	-	-	-
Total impaired assets	537	61	1,194	1,792	66	-	-	66
Other assets under administration	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-
Undrawn facilities with impaired
customers	-	-	26	26	-	-	-	-

Other assets under administration

Other assets under administration are any loans, not being impaired or 90 days past due, where the customer is in any form of voluntary or involuntary administration, including receivership, liquidation, bankruptcy or statutory management.

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15. Provision for Credit Impairment

		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand			NZ Branch	NZ Branch
$ millions	Retail	Other retail	Non-retail		Retail	Other retail	Non-retail
	mortgages	exposures	exposures	Total	mortgages	exposures	exposures	Total
30/09/2012
Collective provision
Balance at beginning of the year	130	147	395	672	10	-	-	10
Charge / (credit) to income statement	(10)	(22)	(20)	(52)	6	-	-	6
Balance at end of the year	120	125	375	620	16	-	-	16
Individual provision (individually impaired assets)
Balance at beginning of the year	165	36	310	511	17	-	-	17
Charge to income statement	39	55	160	254	3	-	-	3
Recoveries of amounts previously
written off	1	17	7	25	-	-	-	-
Bad debts written off	(62)	(83)	(131)	(276)	(7)	-	-	(7)
Discount unwind1	(13)	-	(40)	(53)	(2)	-	-	(2)
Balance at end of the year	130	25	306	461	11	-	-	11
Total provision for credit impairment	250	150	681	1,081	27	-	-	27
30/09/2011
Collective provision
Balance at beginning of the year	122	149	533	804	11	-	-	11
Charge / (credit) to income statement	8	(2)	(138)	(132)	(1)	-	-	(1)
Balance at end of the year	130	147	395	672	10	-	-	10
Individual provision (individually impaired assets)
Balance at beginning of the year	218	50	348	616	12	-	-	12
Charge to income statement	37	79	206	322	14	-	-	14
Recoveries of amounts previously
written off	2	17	3	22	-	-	-	-
Bad debts written off	(74)	(106)	(191)	(371)	(7)	-	-	(7)
Discount unwind1	(18)	(4)	(56)	(78)	(2)	-	-	(2)
Balance at end of the year	165	36	310	511	17	-	-	17
Total provision for credit impairment	295	183	705	1,183	27	-	-	27

1 The impairment loss on an impaired asset is calculated as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the estimated future cash flows discounted to its present value using the original effective interest rate for the asset. This discount unwinds as interest income over the period the asset is held.

Provision movement analysis		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand			NZ Branch	NZ Branch
$ millions	Retail	Other retail	Non-retail		Retail	Other retail	Non-retail
	mortgages	exposures	exposures	Total	mortgages	exposures	exposures	Total
30/09/2012
New and increased provisions	130	87	267	484	20	-	-	20
Provision releases	(90)	(15)	(100)	(205)	(17)	-	-	(17)
Recoveries of amounts previously
written off	(1)	(17)	(7)	(25)	-	-	-	-
Individual provision charge	39	55	160	254	3	-	-	3
Collective provision charge / (credit)	(10)	(22)	(20)	(52)	6	-	-	6
Total charge to income statement	29	33	140	202	9	-	-	9
30/09/2011
New and increased provisions	165	115	319	599	20	-	-	20
Provision releases	(126)	(19)	(110)	(255)	(6)	-	-	(6)
Recoveries of amounts previously
written off	(2)	(17)	(3)	(22)	-	-	-	-
Individual provision charge	37	79	206	322	14	-	-	14
Collective provision charge / (credit)	8	(2)	(138)	(132)	(1)	-	-	(1)
Total charge to income statement	45	77	68	190	13	-	-	13

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16. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

		ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions		30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Investments in associates		99 99 - -
Investment in joint venture		- 1 - -
Total investments in subsidiaries and associates		99 100 - -
	Ownership Balance
Subsidiaries	Interest % Date Nature of business
Alos Holdings Limited	100 30 September Investment company
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited1	100 30 September Registered bank
ANZ Capel Court Limited (New Zealand Branch)	100 30 September Securitisation services company
ANZ Capital NZ Limited	100 30 September Investment company
ANZ Holdings (New Zealand) Limited	100 30 September Investment company
ANZ Investment Services (New Zealand) Limited	100 30 September Funds management company
ANZ National Staff Superannuation Limited	100 30 September Staff superannuation scheme trustee
ANZ New Zealand (Int'l) Limited2	100 30 September Investment company
ANZ New Zealand Securities Limited3	100 30 September On-line share broker
ANZ Nominees Limited (New Zealand Branch)	100 30 September Nominee company
ANZ Securities (NZ) Limited	100 30 September Nominee company
ANZMAC Securities (NZ) Nominees Limited	100 30 September Nominee company
ANZNZ Covered Bond Trust	- 30 September Securitisation entity
Arawata Assets Limited	100 30 September Property company
Arawata Finance Limited	100 30 September Investment company
Arawata Holdings Limited	100 30 September Investment company
Arawata Trust	- 30 September Investment entity
Arawata Trust Company	100 30 September Investment company
AUT Investments Limited	100 30 September Investment company
Control Nominees Limited	100 30 September Investment company
Direct Nominees Limited	100 30 September Nominee company
EFTPOS New Zealand Limited	100 30 September EFTPOS service provider
Endeavour Finance Limited	100 30 September Investment company
Harcourt Corporation Limited	100 30 September Investment company
Karapiro Investments Limited	100 30 September Investment company
Kingfisher NZ Trust 2008-1	- 30 September Securitisation entity
Medical Properties Holding Company No.1 Limited	100 30 September Holding company
National Bank of New Zealand Custodians Limited	100 30 September Nominee company
NBNZ Holdings Hong Kong Limited (registered in Hong Kong)	100 31 December Non operative
NBNZ Holdings Limited	100 30 September Investment company
OneAnswer Nominees Limited	100 30 September Nominee company
OnePath (NZ) Limited	100 30 September Funds management company
OnePath Holdings (NZ) Limited	100 30 September Holding company
OnePath Insurance Holdings (NZ) Limited	100 30 September Holding company
OnePath Insurance Services (NZ) Limited	100 30 September Insurance company
OnePath Life (NZ) Limited	100 30 September Insurance company
OnePath Nominees (NZ) Limited	100 30 September Nominee company
Origin Mortgage Management Services (2011) Limited	- 31 March Mortgage finance (non-operative)
Private Nominees Limited	100 30 September Nominee company
Rural Growth Fund Limited	100 30 September Investment company
Samson Funding Limited	100 30 September Investment company
Silver Fern Life Brokers Limited	100 30 September Non operative
South Pacific Merchant Finance Limited	100 30 September Investment company
UDC Finance Limited	100 30 September Finance company

1 Previously known as ANZ National Bank Limited 2 Previously known as ANZ National (Int’l) Limited 3 Previously known as Direct Broking Limited

All subsidiaries are incorporated in New Zealand, unless stated.

For all companies, with the exception of Origin Mortgage Management Services (2011) Limited, the ownership interest percentage equates to the voting power held. In relation to this company, control exists through ANZ New Zealand having 100% of the voting rights.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

In relation to Arawata Trust control exists through the Bank being trustee of the Trust. In relation to Kingfisher NZ Trust 2008-1 and ANZNZ Covered Bond Trust control exists as ANZ New Zealand retains substantially all the risks and rewards of the operations.

Associates

Associates
	30/09/2012 30/09/2011 Ownership Balance
	Book Value Book Value Interest Date Nature of business
	$m $m %
Cards NZ Limited	85 85 19 30 September Card services
Paymark Limited	2 2 25 31 March EFTPOS settlements
UCG Investments Limited	10 10 40 31 March Rest home operator
Wyma Engineering (NZ) Limited	2 2 30 31 March Agricultural machinery
Total investment in associates	99 99

All associates are incorporated in New Zealand.

Movements in subsidiaries, associates and joint venture

In November 2011 ANZ New Zealand sold its interest in Argenta Limited, which was a joint venture.

In December 2011 the Diversified Yield Fund and Regular Income Fund were wound up.

In January 2012 ANZ New Zealand sold its interests in Vital Healthcare Management Limited, Australian Properties Limited and their subsidiaries Eastern Specialists Consulting Limited and Vital Healthcare Australian Properties Proprietary Limited.

In February 2012 BHI Limited amalgamated with its immediate parent company NBNZ Holdings Limited.

In August 2012 Southpac Corporation Limited and Radiola Corporation Limited amalgamated with their immediate parent company South Pacific Merchant Finance Limited.

In September 2012 ANZ New Zealand ceased to hold the voting rights for Origin Mortgage Management Services Limited and Origin Mortgages Management Services (2008) Limited.

17. Other Assets

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Accrued interest and prepaid discounts	356	343	-	-
Accrued commission	25	22	-	-
Share-based payments asset	60	66	-	-
Prepaid expenses	23	29	-	-
Security settlements	29	250	-	-
Other assets	103	156	-	-
Total other assets	596	866	-	-

18. Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

		ANZ New Zealand		NZ Branch
$ millions		30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Deferred tax assets / (liabilities) comprise the following temporary differences:
Provision for credit impairment 303 331 8 8
Premises and equipment, software and intangibles (2) (17) - -
Provisions and accruals 108 126 - -
Deferred acquisition costs and insurance policy assets (112) (90) - -
Financial instruments (55) (55) - -
Carried forward losses 16 16 - -
Lease finance (165) (147) - -
Other deferred tax assets and liabilities (including tax provisions) (1) (39) - -
Net deferred tax assets1 92 125 8 8

1 Deferred tax assets and liabilities are set-off where they relate to income tax levied by the same income tax authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities within the same taxable group.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

19. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Goodwill	3,262	3,262	-	-
Software	103	85	-	-
Other intangibles	137	160	-	-
	3,502	3,507	-	-

Refer to note 2 for discussion of impairment testing for goodwill.

20. Due to Other Financial Institutions

		ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions		30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Other due to other financial institutions		10,509 11,033 9,273 10,011
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase from other financial
institutions		46 1,164 - -
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase from central banks		200 50 - -
Cash collateral received on derivative financial instruments		257 1,475 - -
Total due to other financial institutions		11,012 13,722 9,273 10,011

21. Deposits and Other Borrowings

		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	Note	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Amortised cost
Certificates of deposit		2,156	2,454	-	-
Term deposits		33,922	33,799	-	-
Demand deposits bearing interest		25,815	22,230	-	-
Deposits not bearing interest		4,838	4,477	-	-
Secured debenture stock	31	1,476	1,488	-	-
Total deposits and other borrowings recognised at amortised cost		68,207	64,448	-	-
Fair value through profit or loss
Commercial paper		5,445	4,790	-	-
Total deposits and other borrowings		73,652	69,238	-	-
Amortised cost of balances included within deposits and other		borrowings recognised at fair value:
Commercial paper		5,444	4,790	-	-

Deposits from customers are unsecured and rank equally with other unsecured liabilities of ANZ New Zealand. In the unlikely event that the Bank was put into liquidation or ceased to trade, secured creditors and those creditors set out in the Seventh Schedule of the Companies Act 1993 would rank ahead of the claims of unsecured creditors.

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22. Payables and Other Liabilities

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Creditors	73	78	-	-
Accrued interest and unearned discounts	616	679	55	71
Defined benefit schemes deficit	103	84	-	-
Share-based payments liability	36	39	-	-
Accrued charges	259	255	2	2
Security settlements and short sales	290	1,242	-	-
Other liabilities	104	48	-	-
Total payables and other liabilities	1,481	2,425	57	73

23. Provisions

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Employee entitlements1	135	135	-	-
Restructuring costs and surplus leased space2	111	71	-	-
Non-lending losses, frauds and forgeries	1	1	-	-
Other3	92	102	-	-
Total provisions	339	309	-	-

• 1 The aggregate liability for employee entitlements largely comprises provisions for annual leave and long service leave.

• 2 Restructuring costs and surplus leased space provisions arise from activities related to material changes in the scope of business undertaken by ANZ New Zealand or the manner in which that business is undertaken and includes termination benefits. Costs relating to on-going activities are not provided for. Provision is made when ANZ New Zealand is demonstrably committed, it is probable that the costs will be incurred, though their timing is uncertain, and the costs can be reliably estimated. The balance includes provisions related to the New Zealand Simplification programme, including implementation of a core banking system, a single bank brand and an optimised branch network.

• 3 Other provisions include provisions relating to make-good of leased premises, seismic obligations and the deferred settlement of obligations arising from managed funds relating to OnePath Holdings (NZ) Limited.

24. Bonds and notes

		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	Note	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Domestic bonds		2,535	2,025	-	-
U.S. medium term notes1		7,423	9,088	-	-
Euro medium term notes1		4,179	5,999	-	-
Covered bonds1	37	2,962	-	-	-
Trust securities2		898	981	-	-
Index linked notes		81	78	-	-
Fair value hedge adjustment		226	331	-	-
Less bonds and notes held by the Bank		(116)	(30)	-	-
Total bonds and notes		18,188	18,472	-	-

Bonds and notes, other than covered bonds, are unsecured and rank equally with other unsecured liabilities of ANZ New Zealand. Refer to note 37 for guarantee arrangements and other details about the covered bonds.

• 1 These bonds and notes are issued by ANZ New Zealand (Int’l) Limited and are guaranteed by the Bank.

• 2 These notes were issued by Samson Funding Limited on 26 November 2003. The notes are ‘stapled’ to preference shares issued by the Ultimate Parent Bank and, prior to a conversion event, may not be traded separately from them.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

25. Loan Capital

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
AUD 265,740,000 perpetual subordinated floating rate loan	333	338	-	-
AUD 169,520,000 term subordinated floating rate loan1	-	216	-	-
NZD 350,000,000 term subordinated fixed rate bond2	-	350	-	-
NZD 250,000,000 term subordinated fixed rate bond3	-	250	-	-
NZD 835,000,000 perpetual subordinated bond	835	835	-	-
Total loan capital issued	1,168	1,989	-	-
Less loan capital instruments held by ANZ New Zealand	-	(1)	-	-
Total loan capital	1,168	1,988	-	-

1 The Bank elected to repay this loan on 17 September 2012. Interest was based on BBSW +0.68%.

2 The Bank elected to redeem this bond on 2 March 2012. The coupon rate was 7.60%.

3 The Bank elected to redeem this bond on 23 July 2012. The coupon rate was 8.23%.

Loan capital is subordinated in right of payment in the event of liquidation or wind up to the claims of depositors and all creditors of the Bank.

The perpetual subordinated debt qualifies as Upper Level Tier Two Capital for capital adequacy purposes.

AUD 265,740,000 loan

This loan has no fixed maturity. Interest is payable half yearly in arrears based on BBSW + 0.95% p.a., with interest payments due 15 March and 15 September.

NZD 835,000,000 bond

The Bank may elect to redeem the bond on 18 April 2013, 18 April 2018 or any interest payment date subsequent to 18 April 2018. Interest is payable half yearly in arrears on 18 April and 18 October each year, up to and including the Second Call Date and then quarterly thereafter. If the bond is not called at the First Call Date, the coupon rate will reset to the five year interest swap rate plus 2.00%. Should the bond not be called at the Second Call Date, the Coupon Rate from the Second Call Date onwards will be set on a quarterly basis to the three month FRA rate plus 3.00%.

As at 30 September 2012, this bond carried a BBB rating by Standard and Poor's and an A3 rating by Moody’s. On 5 October 2012, Standard and Poor’s upgraded this bond to BBB+.

The current coupon interest on the bond is 9.66%. The Bank has a general right and in certain specified circumstances an

obligation, to defer payment of interest on the bond.

This bond is listed on the New Zealand Exchange (“NZX”). The Market Surveillance Panel of the NZX granted the Bank a waiver from the requirements of Listing Rules 10.4 (relating to the provision of preliminary announcements of half yearly and annual results to the NZX) and 10.5 (relating to preparing and providing a copy of half yearly and annual reports to the NZX).

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Notes to the Financial Statements

26. Related Party Transactions

Key management personnel

Key management personnel
		ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ thousands		Year to Year t	o Year to Year to
		30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Key management personnel compensation
Salaries and short-term employee benefits		11,605 13,557 - -
Post-employment benefits		201 344 - -
Other long-term benefits		87 153 - -
Termination benefits		- 2,656 - -
Share-based payments expense		4,537 2,929 - -
Total compensation of key management personnel		16,430 19,639 - -
Loans to key management personnel		2,726 3,300 - -
Deposits from key management personnel		7,055 6,387 - -

Key management personnel are defined as the Directors and senior management of ANZ New Zealand - those persons having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the entity. The information above includes transactions with those individuals, their close family members and their subsidiaries.

Loans made to and deposits held by key management personnel are made in the course of ordinary business on normal commercial terms and conditions no more favourable than those given to other employees or customers. Loans are on terms of repayment that range between fixed, variable and interest only, all of which have been made in accordance with the Bank's lending policies.

All transactions with key management personnel (including personally related parties) are conducted on an arm's length basis in the ordinary course of business and on commercial terms and conditions. These transactions principally consist of the provision of financial and investment services.

Transactions with other related parties

The NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand undertake transactions with the Immediate Parent Company, Ultimate Parent Bank, other members of the Overseas Banking Group, associates and joint ventures.

These transactions principally consist of funding and hedging transactions, the provision of other financial and investment services, technology and process support, and compensation for share based payments made to ANZ New Zealand employees. Transactions with related parties outside of ANZ New Zealand are conducted on an arm’s length basis and on normal commercial terms.

In addition the Bank undertakes similar transactions with subsidiaries, which are eliminated in the consolidated ANZ New Zealand financial statements. Included within the Bank’s transactions with subsidiaries is the provision of administrative functions to some subsidiaries for which no payments have been made.

Transactions with related parties	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
	Year to	Year to	Year to	Year to
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Interest income
Received from associates	-	6	-	-
Interest expense
Paid to the Ultimate Parent Bank and subsidiaries not part of ANZ New
Zealand	530	534	422	444
Paid to the Immediate Parent Company	70	68	-	-
Paid to associates	2	2	-	-
Other operating income
Dividends received from associates	4	4	-	-
Operating expenses
Paid to the Ultimate Parent Bank and subsidiaries not part of ANZ New
Zealand	118	93	-	-
Paid to the Bank	-	-	26	29

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Balances with related parties

Balances with related parties
		ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions		30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Due from other financial institutions
Due from Ultimate Parent Bank and subsidiaries not part of ANZ New
Zealand		302 133 38 -
Derivative financial assets
Due from Ultimate Parent Bank and subsidiaries not part of ANZ New
Zealand		2,659 2,754 52 172
Net loans and advances
Due from associates		4 4 - -
Due from joint ventures		- 33 - -
Due from related entities		- - 304 338
Shares in subsidiaries and associates		99 100 - -
Other assets
Due from Ultimate Parent Bank and subsidiaries not part of ANZ New
Zealand		61 66 - -
Total due from related parties		3,125 3,090 394 510
Due to other financial institutions
Due to Ultimate Parent Bank		9,478 10,786 9,273 10,011
Deposits and other borrowings
Due to associates		85 85 - -
Due to related entities		- - - 51
Derivative financial liabilities
Due to Ultimate Parent Bank and subsidiaries not part of ANZ New
Zealand		3,205 4,210 222 117
Payables and other liabilities
Due to Ultimate Parent Bank and subsidiaries not part of ANZ New
Zealand		85 84 55 71
Bonds and notes
Due to Ultimate Parent Bank and subsidiaries not part of ANZ New
Zealand		2,201 3,356 - -
Term funding due to Immediate Parent Company		1,766 1,766 - -
Loan capital
Due to Ultimate Parent Bank and subsidiaries not part of ANZ New
Zealand		333 554 - -
Total due to related parties		17,153 20,841 9,550 10,250

Balances due from / to related parties are unsecured other than that ANZ New Zealand and the Bank have provided guarantees and commitments to related parties as follows:

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012		30/09/2011
Financial guarantees provided to the Ultimate Parent Bank	256	1,296	-		-

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27. Current and Non-current Assets and Liabilities

	ANZ New Zealand NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
	Non- Non-
	Current current Current Non-current Current current Current Non-current
Assets
Liquid assets	2,831 - 2,455 - - - - -
Due from other financial institutions	1,760 - 4,577 - 38 - - -
Trading securities	12,338 - 9,466 - - - - -
Derivative financial instruments	12,709 - 15,769 - 52 - 172 -
Current tax assets	24 - - - - - - -
Available-for-sale assets	16 41 393 18 - - - -
Net loans and advances	28,453 67,641 28,105 65,508 467 8,929 201 9,730
Due from related entities	- - - - 304 - 338 -
Investments backing insurance policy
liabilities	140 2 71 26 - - - -
Insurance policy assets	- 301 - 200 - - - -
Investments in subsidiaries and
associates	- 99 - 100 - - - -
Other assets	536 60 809 57 - - - -
Deferred tax assets	- 92 - 125 - 8 - 8
Premises and equipment	- 323 - 325 - - - -
Goodwill and other intangible assets	- 3,502 - 3,507 - - - -
Total assets	58,807 72,061 61,645 69,866 861 8,937 711 9,738
Liabilities
Due to other financial institutions	3,991 7,021 6,159 7,563 2,407 6,866 2,585 7,426
Deposits and other borrowings	70,793 2,859 66,659 2,579 - - - -
Due to related entities	- - - - - - 51 -
Derivative financial instruments	14,085 - 15,122 - 222 - 117 -
Payables and other liabilities	1,342 139 2,311 114 57 - 73 -
Current tax liability	- - 4 - 19 - 20 -
Provisions	240 99 211 98 - - - -
Bonds and notes	4,089 14,099 4,882 13,590 - - - -
Term funding	1,766 - 1,766 - - - - -
Loan capital	- 1,168 - 1,988 - - - -
Total liabilities	96,306 25,385 97,114 25,932 2,705 6,866 2,846 7,426

Assets and liabilities are classified as current if:

• it is expected they will be realised, consumed or settled in the normal operating cycle or within twelve months after the end of the reporting date; or

• they are held primarily for trading; or

• they are assets that are cash or a cash equivalent; or

• they are liabilities where there is no unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months.

Non-current assets include premises and equipment and intangible assets as well as financial assets of a long-term nature. Non-current liabilities include financial and non-financial liabilities which are expected to be settled after twelve months from balance date.

For the purposes of this disclosure, the fair value of both trading and hedging derivatives has been classified as current. For more information on the contractual timing of expected outflows and inflows in relation to hedging derivatives refer to Note 30.

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28. Share Capital and Head Office Account

	ANZ New	Zealand	NZ Branch
	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Issued share capital
Number of shares
Ordinary shares at beginning and end of the year	381,655,112	381,655,112	-	-
Redeemable preference shares at beginning and end of
the year	4,005,295,229	4,005,295,229	-	-
Total number of issued shares	4,386,950,341	4,386,950,341	-	-
Share capital & head office account
$ millions
Ordinary share capital at beginning and end of the year	1,453	1,453	-	-
Redeemable preference share capital at beginning and
end of the year	4,960	4,960	-	-
Paid in share capital at end of the year	6,413	6,413	-	-
Head office account	11	11	11	11
Total capital & head office account at end of the year	6,424	6,424	11	11

Ordinary shares

All ordinary shares share equally in dividends and any proceeds available to ordinary shareholders on winding up. On a show of hands every member who is present at a meeting in person or by proxy or by representative is entitled to one vote, and upon a poll every member shall have one vote for each share held.

During the year ended 30 September 2012 ANZ Holdings (New Zealand) Limited (“ANZH”) paid an ordinary dividend of $400 million (30/09/2011 $215 million) to the Immediate Parent Company (equivalent to $1.05 (30/09/2011 $0.57) per share).

Redeemable preference shares

All redeemable preference shares (“RPS”) were issued by ANZH to members of the Overseas Banking Group. RPS carry no voting rights and are redeemable by ANZH providing notice in writing to holders of the RPS. Dividends are payable at the discretion of the directors of ANZH and are non-cumulative.

There are five classes of RPS, relating to issues in 1988, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009. During the year ended 30 September 2012 ANZH paid dividends on the 2007 class of RPS of $85 million (equivalent to $0.04 per share). (30/09/2011 ANZH paid $206 million of dividends on the 2007 class of RPS (equivalent to $0.10 per share)).

In a liquidation, holders of RPS are entitled to available subscribed capital per share, pari passu with all holders of existing RPS but in priority to all holders of ordinary shares. They have no entitlement to participate in further distribution of profits or assets.

Head office account

The head office account comprises funds provided by the Ultimate Parent Bank. It is non-interest bearing and there is no fixed date of repayment.

29. Capital Adequacy

Capital management policies

ANZ New Zealand’s core capital objectives are to:

• Protect the interests of depositors, creditors and shareholders;

• Ensure the safety and soundness of ANZ New Zealand’s capital position; and

• Ensure that the capital base supports ANZ New Zealand’s risk appetite, and strategic business objectives, in an efficient and effective manner.

The Board holds ultimate responsibility for ensuring that capital adequacy is maintained. This includes: setting, monitoring and obtaining assurance for ANZ New Zealand’s Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (“ICAAP”) policy and framework; standardised risk definitions for all material risks; materiality thresholds; capital adequacy targets; internal economic risk capital principles; and risk appetite.

ANZ New Zealand has minimum and trigger levels for both tier one and total capital that ensure sufficient capital is maintained to:

• Meet minimum prudential requirements imposed by regulators;

• Ensure consistency with ANZ New Zealand’s overall risk profile and financial positions, taking into account its strategic focus and business plan; and

• Support the economic risk capital requirements of the business.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

ANZ New Zealand’s Asset & Liability Committee and its related Capital Management Forum are responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining ANZ New Zealand's ICAAP framework, including ongoing monitoring, reporting and compliance. ANZ New Zealand’s ICAAP is subject to independent and periodic review conducted by Internal Audit.

ANZ New Zealand has complied with all externally imposed capital requirements to which it is subject during the current and comparative periods.

	Overseas	Banking Group	Ultimate Parent Bank	Ultimate Parent Bank
	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Tier One Capital	10.8%	10.9%	11.4%	11.5%
Total Capital	12.2%	12.1%	12.7%	12.3%

For calculation of minimum capital requirements under Pillar 1 of the Basel II Accord, APRA has accredited the Overseas Banking Group to use the Advanced Internal Ratings Based methodology for calculation of credit risk weighted assets and the Advanced Measurement Approach for the operational risk weighted asset equivalent.

Under prudential regulations, the Ultimate Parent Bank is required to hold a minimum Prudential Capital Ratio as determined by APRA. The Overseas Banking Group exceeded the minimum capital adequacy requirements set by APRA as at 30 September 2012 and for the comparative prior period.

The Overseas Banking Group is required to publicly disclose Pillar 3 financial information as at 30 September 2012. The Overseas Banking Group's Basel II Pillar 3 Disclosure document for the year ended to 30 September 2012, prepared in accordance with APS 330, discloses capital adequacy ratios calculated under the Basel II methodology. These documents can be accessed at the website anz.com.

Market risk

The aggregate market risk exposures below have been calculated in accordance with the RBNZ document BS2B.

The peak end-of-day market risk exposures are for the half-year ended 30 September 2012.

	Implied risk weighted
	exposure Aggregate capital charge Peak
ANZ New Zealand	Period end Peak Period end Peak occurred on
Unaudited 30/09/2012	$m $m $m $m
Interest rate risk	4,631 5,288 371 423 4/09/2012
Foreign currency risk	6 93 - 7 21/08/2012
Equity risk	3 130 - 10 15/08/2012
	4,640 371

Retail mortgages by loan-to-valuation ratio (“LVR”)

As required by the RBNZ, LVRs are calculated as the current exposure secured by a residential mortgage divided by ANZ New Zealand's valuation of the security property at origination of the exposure. Off-balance sheet exposures include undrawn and partially undrawn residential mortgage loans as well as commitments to lend. Commitments to lend are formal offers for housing lending which may or may not be accepted by the customer.

Unaudited 30/09/2012	On-balance	Off-balance
$ millions	sheet	sheet	Total
LVR range
0% - 59%	19,946	3,379	23,325
60% - 69%	8,662	992	9,654
70% - 79%	12,698	1,289	13,987
Less than 80%	41,306	5,660	46,966
80% - 89%	7,853	1,100	8,953
Over 90%	4,296	424	4,720
Total	53,455	7,184	60,639

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Reconciliation of mortgage related amounts

Reconciliation of mortgage related amounts
		ANZ New Zealand
		Unaudited
$ millions	Note	30/09/2012
Term loans - housing	13	55,526
Plus: short-term housing loans classified as overdrafts		514
Less: housing loans made to corporate customers		(2,585)
On-balance sheet retail mortgage exposures / Gross retail mortgage loans	30	53,455
Plus: off-balance sheet retail mortgage exposures		7,184
Total retail mortgage exposures as per LVR analysis	29	60,639

30. Financial Risk Management

Strategy in using financial instruments

Financial instruments are fundamental to ANZ New Zealand’s business, constituting the core element of its operations. Accordingly, the risks associated with financial instruments are a significant component of the risks faced by ANZ New Zealand. Financial instruments create, modify or reduce the credit, market and liquidity risks of ANZ New Zealand’s balance sheet. ANZ New Zealand’s overall risk management programme focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of ANZ New Zealand.

The risk management and policy control framework applicable to the entities comprising ANZ New Zealand has been set by the Board and Risk Committee of the Bank or the Ultimate Parent Bank, as appropriate. Likewise oversight and monitoring of material risk exposures of ANZ New Zealand is undertaken by the Risk Management functions of the Bank and also the Ultimate Parent Bank. Throughout this document, references to the Risk Management of the operations within the entities comprising ANZ New Zealand, implicitly involves oversight by both related entities.

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss from counterparties being unable to fulfil their contractual obligations. ANZ New Zealand assumes credit risk in a wide range of lending and other activities in diverse markets and many jurisdictions. Credit risks arise not only from traditional lending to customers, but also from inter-bank, treasury, international trade and capital market activities around the world.

ANZ New Zealand has an overall lending objective of sound growth for appropriate returns. The credit risk objectives of ANZ New Zealand are set by each Board and are implemented and monitored within a tiered structure of delegated authority, designed to oversee multiple facets of credit risk, including business writing strategies, credit policies/controls, single exposures, portfolio monitoring and risk concentrations.

Credit risk management

A credit risk management framework is in place across ANZ New Zealand with the aim of ensuring a structured and disciplined approach is maintained in achieving the objectives set by each Board. The framework focuses on policies, people, skills, controls, risk concentrations and portfolio balance. It is supported by portfolio analysis and businesswriting strategies, which guide lending decisions and identify segments of the portfolio requiring attention. The effectiveness of the framework is monitored through a series of compliance and reporting processes.

An independent Risk Management function is staffed by risk specialists. In regard to credit risk management, the objective is for Risk Management to provide robust credit policies, to make independent credit decisions, and to provide strong support to front line staff in the application of sound credit practices. In addition to providing independent credit assessment on lending decisions, Risk Management also performs key roles in portfolio management by development and validation of credit risk measurement systems, loan asset quality reporting, and development of credit standards and policies.

The credit risk management framework is top down. The framework is defined by ANZ New Zealand's credit principles and policies. The effectiveness of the credit risk management framework is validated through the compliance and monitoring processes.

Risk Management's responsibilities for credit risk policy and management are executed through dedicated departments, which support the business units. All major business unit credit decisions require approval from both business writers and independent risk personnel.

Credit risk is controlled through a combination of approvals, limits, reviews and monitoring procedures that are carried out on a regular basis, the frequency of which is dependent upon the level of risk. For the key operating entities within ANZ New Zealand, credit risk policy and management is executed through the Chief Risk Officer, who is responsible for various dedicated areas within the Risk Management division. A formal outsourcing agreement provides for credit risk functions to be provided to a number of ANZ New Zealand entities by staff of the Bank.

The credit risk review function within Global Internal Audit also provides a further independent check mechanism to ensure the quality of credit decisions. This includes providing independent periodic checks on asset quality and compliance with the agreed standards and policies across ANZ New Zealand.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Country risk management

Some customer credit risks involve country risk, whereby actions or events at a national or international level could disrupt servicing of commitments. Country risk arises when payment or discharge of an obligation will, or could, involve the flow of funds from one country to another or involve transactions in a currency other than the domestic currency of the relevant country.

Country ratings are assigned to each country where ANZ New Zealand incurs country risk and have a direct bearing on ANZ New Zealand's risk appetite for each country. The country rating is determined through a defined methodology based around external ratings agencies’ ratings and internal specialist opinion. It is also a key risk consideration in ANZ New Zealand's capital pricing model for cross border flows.

The recording of country limits provides ANZ New Zealand with a means to identify and control country risk. Country limits ensure that there is a country-by-country ceiling on exposures that involve country risk. They are recorded by time to maturity and purpose of exposure, e.g., trade, markets and project finance. Country limits are managed centrally by the Ultimate Parent Bank, through a global country risk exposure management system managed by a specialist unit within Institutional Risk.

Portfolio stress testing

Stress testing is integral to strengthening the predictive approach to Risk Management and is a key component to managing risk appetite and business writing strategies. It creates greater understanding of impacts on financial performance through modelling relationships and sensitivities between geographic, industry and business unit exposures under a range of macro economic scenarios.

The Ultimate Parent Bank has a dedicated stress testing team that assists business and risk executives in ANZ New Zealand to model and report periodically to management and the Board Risk Committee on a range of scenarios and stress tests.

Portfolio analysis and reporting

Credit portfolios are actively monitored at each layer of the risk structure to ensure credit deterioration is quickly detected and mitigated through the implementation of remediation strategies.

Businesses incurring credit risk undertake regular and comprehensive analysis of their credit portfolios. Issue identification and adherence to performance benchmarks are reported to Risk Management and business executives through a series of reports including monthly ‘asset quality’ reporting. This process is undertaken by or overseen by Risk Management ensuring an efficient and independent conduit exists to identify and communicate emerging credit issues to ANZ New Zealand executives and each Board.

Collateral management

ANZ New Zealand credit principles specify lending only what the counterparty has the capacity and ability to repay and ANZ New Zealand sets limits on the acceptable level of credit risk. Acceptance of credit risk is firstly based on the counterparty’s assessed capacity to meet contractual obligations (i.e., interest and capital repayments). Obtaining collateral is only used to mitigate credit risk. Procedures are designed to ensure collateral is managed, legally enforceable, conservatively valued and adequately insured where appropriate. ANZ New Zealand policy sets out the types of acceptable collateral, including:

• Cash;

• Mortgages over property;

• Charges over business assets, e.g., premises, stock and debtors;

• Charges over financial instruments, e.g., debt securities and equities in support of trading facilities; and

• Financial guarantees.

In the event of customer default, any loan security is usually held as mortgagee in possession while action is taken to realise it. Therefore ANZ New Zealand does not usually hold any real estate or other assets acquired through the enforcement of security.

ANZ New Zealand uses ISDA Master Agreements to document derivatives' activities to limit exposure to credit losses. The credit risk is reduced by a master agreement to the extent that, if an event of default occurs, all contracts with the counterparty are terminated and settled on a net basis. Further, it is ANZ New Zealand's preferred practice to include all products covered by the ISDA in the Credit Support Annex (“CSA”) in order to achieve further credit exposure reduction. Under a CSA, collateral is passed between the parties, depending on the aggregate mark-to-market (positive or negative) of derivative trades between the two entities, to mitigate the market contingent counterparty risk inherent in the outstanding positions.

Concentrations of credit risk

Concentrations of credit risk arise when a number of customers are engaged in similar business activities or activities within the same geographic region, or when they have similar risk characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions.

ANZ New Zealand monitors its portfolios to identify and assess risk concentrations. Concentration limits are used to guard against large single customer or correlated credit risks. Risk Management, Business Unit executives and senior management monitor large exposure concentrations through a monthly list of ANZ New Zealand's top corporate exposures. The ANZ Credit and Market Risk Committee and Board Risk Committee regularly review a comprehensive list of single customer concentration limits and customers’ adherence to these limits.

Analyses of financial assets by industry sector are based on Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (“ANZSIC”) codes.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Concentrations of credit risk analysis

ANZ New Zealand

	ANZ New Zealand
	Liquid assets and due from other financial Trading securities and available-for- Derivative financial Net loans and Other financial Credit related commitments
$ millions
30/09/2012	institutions sale assets instruments advances assets 3 Total
Industry
Agriculture	- - 60 17,343 123 1,546 19,072
Forestry, fishing and mining	24 - 14 894 6 322 1,260
Business and property services	19 - 51 9,034 64 2,542 11,710
Construction	- - 2 1,017 7 1,035 2,061
Entertainment, leisure and tourism	- - 41 1,166 8 483 1,698
Finance and insurance	2,383 3,696 11,278 501 36 1,099 18,993
Government and local authority-	2,002 8,574 405 1,332 9 1,111 13,433
Manufacturing	43 6 98 2,915 21 2,509 5,592
Personal lending	- - - 56,729 335 11,093 68,157
Retail trade	28 6 43 1,774 13 1,102 2,966
Transport and storage	25 50 93 1,657 12 579 2,416
Wholesale trade	54 - 21 1,195 8 1,375 2,653
Other2	13 63 603 1,800 13 2,302 4,794
	4,591 12,395 12,709 97,357 655 27,098 154,805
Provision for credit impairment	- - - (1,081) - - (1,081)
Fair value hedge adjustment	- - - 34 - - 34
Unearned finance income and
deferred / capitalised fees	- - - (216) - - (216)
Total financial assets	4,591 12,395 12,709 96,094 655 27,098 153,542
Geography
New Zealand	3,871 10,524 3,440 94,154 642 27,098 139,729
Overseas	720 1,871 9,269 1,940 13 - 13,813
Total financial assets	4,591 12,395 12,709 96,094 655 27,098 153,542

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Concentrations of credit risk analysis

ANZ New Zealand

	ANZ New Zealand
	Liquid assets and due from other financial Trading securities and available-for- Derivative financial Net loans and Other financial Credit related commitments
$ millions
30/09/2011	institutions sale assets instruments advances assets 3 Total
Industry
Agriculture	38 - 95 17,682 125 1,477 19,417
Forestry, fishing and mining	9 - 12 499 4 326 850
Business & property services	24 - 19 8,850 62 2,054 11,009
Construction	- - 4 1,075 7 863 1,949
Entertainment, leisure and tourism	- - 43 1,238 8 419 1,708
Finance and insurance	4,852 3,501 14,293 1,042 258 1,505 25,451
Government and local authority1	1,887 6,253 537 1,505 10 1,070 11,262
Manufacturing	41 10 197 2,640 19 3,304 6,211
Personal lending	- - - 53,861 332 9,577 63,770
Retail trade	75 2 32 1,780 11 878 2,778
Transport and storage	19 57 42 1,630 11 639 2,398
Wholesale trade	51 - 106 1,218 8 1,306 2,689
Other2	36 54 389 1,907 13 2,278 4,677
	7,032 9,877 15,769 94,927 868 25,696 154,169
Provision for credit impairment	- - - (1,183) - - (1,183)
Fair value hedge adjustment	- - - 134 - - 134
Unearned finance income and
deferred / capitalised fees	- - - (265) - - (265)
Total financial assets	7,032 9,877 15,769 93,613 868 25,696 152,855
Geography
New Zealand	5,604 8,017 4,080 91,895 868 25,696 136,160
Overseas	1,428 1,860 11,689 1,718 - - 16,695
Total financial assets	7,032 9,877 15,769 93,613 868 25,696 152,855
	NZ Branch
$ millions	Liquid assets and due from other financial Trading securities and available- for-sale Derivative financial Net loans and Due from related Other financial Credit related commitments
30/09/2012	institutions assets instruments advances entities assets 3 Total
Industry
Agriculture	- - - 1 - - - 1
Business and property services	- - - 4 - - - 4
Construction	- - - 2 - - - 2
Entertainment, leisure and tourism	- - - 1 - - - 1
Finance and insurance	38 - 52 - 304 - - 394
Government and local authority1	- - - 1 - - - 1
Personal lending	- - - 9,389 - - 103 9,492
Retail trade	- - - 2 - - - 2
Other2	- - - 2 - - - 2
	38 - 52 9,402 304 - 103 9,899
Provision for credit impairment	- - - (27) - - - (27)
Fair value hedge adjustment	- - - 17 - - - 17
Unearned finance income and
deferred / capitalised fees	- - - 4 - - - 4
Total financial assets	38 - 52 9,396 304 - 103 9,893
Geography
New Zealand	- - 13 9,102 304 - 103 9,522
Overseas	38 - 39 294 - - - 371
Total financial assets	38 - 52 9,396 304 - 103 9,893

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Notes to the Financial Statements

				NZ Branch	NZ Branch
$ millions		Trading
	Liquid assets	securities
	and due	and
	from other	available-	Derivative	Net loans	Due from	Other	Credit related
	financial	for-sale	financial	and	related	financial	commitments
30/09/2011	institutions	assets	instruments	advances	entities	assets	3	Total
Industry
Agriculture	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
Business and property services	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
Construction	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
Finance and insurance	-	-	172	1	338	-	-	511
Government and local authority1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
Personal lending	-	-	-	9,903	-	-	88	9,991
Retail trade	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
Other2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
	-	-	172	9,916	338	-	88	10,514
Provision for credit impairment	-	-	-	(27)	-	-	-	(27)
Fair value hedge adjustment	-	-	-	37	-	-	-	37
Unearned finance income and
deferred / capitalised fees	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	5
Total financial assets	-	-	172	9,931	338	-	88	10,529
Geography
New Zealand	-	-	145	9,621	338	-	88	10,192
Overseas	-	-	27	310	-	-	-	337
Total financial assets	-	-	172	9,931	338	-	88	10,529

1 Government and local authority includes exposures to government administration and defence, education and health and community services.

2 Other includes exposures to electricity, gas and water, communications and personal services.

3 Credit related commitments comprise undrawn facilities, customer contingent liabilities and letters of offer.

Maximum exposure to credit risk

The following table presents the maximum exposure to credit risk for on and off balance sheet financial instruments before taking account of the financial effect of any collateral held or other credit enhancements, unless such collateral meets the offsetting criteria in NZ IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation.

The table also provides a quantification of the value of the financial charges ANZ New Zealand holds over a borrower’s specific asset (or assets) where ANZ New Zealand is able to enforce the collateral in satisfying a debt in the event of the borrower failing to meet its contractual obligations. For the purposes of this disclosure, where the collateral held is valued at more than the corresponding credit exposure, the financial effect is capped at the value of the credit exposure. In respect of derivative financial instruments, the assessed collateral is the amount of cash collateral received and does not include the effect of any netting arrangements under ISDAs.

The most common types of collateral include:

• Security over real estate including residential, commercial, industrial and rural property

• Cash deposits

• Other security over business assets including specific plant and equipment, inventory and accounts receivables.

ANZ New Zealand also manages its credit risk by accepting other types of collateral such as guarantees and security interests over the assets of a customer’s business. The assignable value of such credit mitigants is less certain and their financial effect has not been quantified for disclosure purposes. Credit exposures shown as not fully secured may benefit from such credit mitigants.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand			NZ Branch
$ millions	Maximum		Unsecured	Maximum		Unsecured
	exposure to	Financial effect	portion of credit	exposure to	Financial effect	portion of credit
30/09/2012	credit risk	of collateral	exposure	credit risk	of collateral	exposure
On and off-balance sheet
positions
Liquid assets	2,627	325	2,302	-	-	-
Due from other financial institutions	1,760	270	1,490	38	-	38
Trading securities	12,338	-	12,338	-	-	-
Derivative financial instruments	12,709	257	12,452	52	-	52
Available-for-sale assets	54	-	54	-	-	-
Net loans and advances	96,094	87,779	8,315	9,396	9,318	78
Due from related entities	-	-	-	304	-	304
Other financial assets	655	351	304	-	-	-
Credit related commitments	27,098	12,410	14,688	103	103	-
Total exposure to credit risk	153,335	101,392	51,943	9,893	9,421	472
30/09/2011
On and off-balance sheet
positions
Liquid assets	2,266	50	2,216	-	-	-
Due from other financial institutions	4,577	1,691	2,886	-	-	-
Trading securities	9,466	-	9,466	-	-	-
Derivative financial instruments	15,769	1,475	14,294	172	-	172
Available-for-sale assets	289	-	289	-	-	-
Net loans and advances	93,613	85,374	8,239	9,931	9,864	67
Due from related entities	-	-	-	338	-	338
Other financial assets	868	560	308	-	-	-
Credit related commitments	25,696	11,527	14,169	88	88	-
Total exposure to credit risk	152,544	100,677	51,867	10,529	9,952	577

Credit quality

A core component of ANZ New Zealand’s credit risk management capability is the risk grading framework used across all major business units. A set of risk grading principles and policies is supported by a complementary risk grading methodology. Pronouncements by the International Basel Committee on Banking Supervision have been encapsulated in these principles and policies including governance, validation and modelling requirements.

ANZ New Zealand’s risk grade profile changes dynamically through new counterparty lending and existing counterparty movements in either risk or volume. All counterparty risk grades are subject to frequent review, including statistical and behavioural reviews in consumer and small business segments, and individual counterparty reviews in segments with larger single name borrowers.

Impairment and provisioning of financial assets

ANZ New Zealand's policy relating to the recognition and measurement of impaired assets conforms to the RBNZ's guidelines.

Loans are classified as either performing or impaired. Impaired assets are credit exposures where: there is doubt as to whether the full contractual amount (including interest) will be received; a material credit obligation is 90 days past due but not well secured; they are portfolio managed and can be held for up to 180 days past due; or concessional terms have been provided due to the financial difficulties of the customer.

An exposure is classified as past due but not impaired (less than 90 days) where the value of collateral is sufficient to repay both the principal debt and all other potential interest and there is no concern as to the creditworthiness of the counterparty in question.

The past due but not impaired (over 90 days) classification applies where contractual payments are past due by 90 days or more, or where the facility remains outside of contractual arrangements for 90 or more consecutive days, but ANZ New Zealand believes that impairment is not appropriate on the basis of the level of security/collateral available, or the facility is portfolio managed.

The provision for credit impairment represents management’s best estimate of the losses incurred in the loan portfolio at balance date based on its experienced judgement.

Distribution of gross loans and advances assets by credit quality

The credit quality of the portfolio of loans and advances is assessed by reference to ANZ New Zealand’s risk grading principles and policies supported by a complementary risk grading methodology.

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Distribution by asset class of gross loans and advances by credit quality

		ANZ New Zealand			NZ Branch
	Retai	l Other retail Non-retai	l	Retai	l Other retail Non-retai	l
$ millions	mortgages exposures exposure		s Tota	l mortgages exposures exposure		s Total
30/09/2012
Strong risk rating	40,400 1,140 19,993		61,533	7,141 - -		7,141
Satisfactory risk rating	10,335 2,466 15,591		28,392	1,700 - -		1,700
Substandard but not past due or
impaired	1,129 408 2,118		3,655	238 - -		238
Total neither past due nor impaired	51,864 4,014 37,702		93,580	9,079 - -		9,079
Past due but not impaired:
1 to 5 days	386 139 458		983	60 - -		60
6 to 29 days	522 92 181		795	159 - -		159
1 to 29 days	908 231 639		1,778	219 - -		219
30 to 59 days	164 32 67		263	37 - -		37
60 to 89 days	60 17 28		105	12 - -		12
90 days and over	107 33 86		226	16 - -		16
Total past due but not impaired	1,239 313 820		2,372	284 - -		284
Total impaired assets	352 44 1,009		1,405	39 - -		39
	53,455 4,371 39,531		97,357	9,402 - -		9,402
30/09/2011
Strong risk rating	38,881 1,071 17,297		57,249	7,919 - -		7,919
Satisfactory risk rating	8,688 2,312 16,561		27,561	1,412 - -		1,412
Substandard but not past due or
impaired	1,689 557 3,489		5,735	205 - -		205
Total neither past due nor impaired	49,258 3,940 37,347		90,545	9,536 - -		9,536
Past due but not impaired:
1 to 5 days	433 126 545		1,104	97 - -		97
6 to 29 days	497 94 119		710	132 - -		132
1 to 29 days	930 220 664		1,814	229 - -		229
30 to 59 days	216 35 99		350	49 - -		49
60 to 89 days	77 18 24		119	17 - -		17
90 days and over	152 38 117		307	19 - -		19
Total past due but not impaired	1,375 311 904		2,590	314 - -		314
Total impaired assets	537 61 1,194		1,792	66 - -		66
	51,170 4,312 39,445		94,927	9,916 - -		9,916

Credit quality of gross loans and advances neither past due nor impaired

The credit quality of financial assets is assessed by ANZ New Zealand using internal ratings which aim to reflect the relative ability of counterparties to fulfil, on time, their credit-related obligations, and is based on their current probability of default.

Internal ratings

Strong risk rating - Corporate customers demonstrating superior stability in their operating and financial performance over the long-term, and whose debt servicing capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events. Retail customers with low expected loss. This rating band broadly corresponds to ratings “Aaa” to “Ba1” and “AAA” to “BB+” of Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's respectively.

Satisfactory risk rating - Corporate customers consistently demonstrating sound operational and financial stability over the medium to long term, even though some may be susceptible to cyclical trends or variability in earnings. Retail customers with moderate expected loss. This rating band broadly corresponds to ratings “Ba2” to “B1” and “BB” to “B+” of Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's respectively.

Substandard but not past due or impaired - Corporate customers demonstrating some operational and financial instability, with variability and uncertainty in profitability and liquidity projected to continue over the short and possibly medium term. Retail customers with higher expected loss. This rating band broadly corresponds to ratings “B2” to “Caa” and “B” to “CCC” of Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's respectively.

Movements in the rating categories between balance dates are due to both changes in the underlying internal ratings applied to customers and to new loans written or loans rolling off.

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Credit quality of financial assets that are past due but not impaired

Ageing analysis of past due loans is used by ANZ New Zealand to measure and manage credit quality. Financial assets that are past due but not impaired include those:

• Assessed, approved and managed on a portfolio basis within a centralised environment (for example, credit cards and personal loans);

• Held on a productive basis until they are 180 days past due; and

• Managed on an individual basis.

A large portion of retail credit exposures, such as residential mortgages, are generally well secured. That is, the fair value of associated security is sufficient to ensure that ANZ New Zealand will recover the entire amount owing over the life of the facility and there is reasonable assurance that collection efforts will result in payment of the amounts due in a timely manner.

Market risk

Market risk is the risk to ANZ New Zealand’s earnings arising from changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates, credit spreads, or from fluctuations in bond, commodity or equity prices. Market risk is generated through both trading activities and the interest rate risk inherent in the banking book.

ANZ New Zealand conducts trading operations in interest rates, foreign exchange, commodities and debt securities. Trading operations largely focus on supporting customer hedging and investing activities, rather than outright proprietary trading. A medium market risk appetite has been set for ANZ New Zealand, which is reflected in its low/moderate market risk limit framework.

ANZ New Zealand has a detailed risk management and control framework to support its trading and balance sheet management activities. The framework incorporates a risk measurement approach to quantify the magnitude of market risk within trading and balance sheet portfolios. This approach, and related analysis, identifies the range of possible outcomes that can be expected over a given period of time, establishes the relative likelihood of those outcomes and allocates an appropriate amount of capital to support these activities.

Market risk management and control responsibilities

The Board Risk Committee has delegated responsibility for the oversight of market risk to the Asset & Liability Committee (“ALCO”), chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of ANZ New Zealand. ALCO are required to ensure that market risk exposure across Traded and Non-Traded portfolios remains within the risk appetite specified by the Board Risk Committee. ALCO receive regular reporting on a range of trading and balance sheet market risk exposures.

The Risk Management division of ANZ New Zealand, through the Chief Risk Officer, is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of market risk. This includes the implementation of a comprehensive limit and policy framework to control the amount of risk that the Banking Group will accept. Market risk limits are allocated at various levels and are reported and monitored on a daily basis. The detailed limit framework allocates individual limits to manage and control asset classes (e.g., interest rates, foreign exchange), risk factors (e.g., interest rates, volatilities) and profit and loss limits (to monitor and manage the performance of the trading portfolios).

Additional oversight and monitoring of material risk exposures of ANZ New Zealand is undertaken by the Risk Management functions of the Ultimate Parent Bank.

Within overall strategies and policies, the control of market risk is the joint responsibility of business units and Risk Management, with the delegation of market risk limits from the Board Risk Committee to both Risk Management and the business units.

These risks are monitored daily against a comprehensive limit framework that includes Value at Risk, aggregate market position and sensitivity, product and geographic thresholds. To facilitate the management, control, measurements and reporting of market risk, ANZ New Zealand has grouped market risk into two broad categories:

a. Traded market risk

This is the risk of loss from changes in the value of financial instruments due to movements in price factors for both physical and derivative trading positions. They arise in trading transactions where ANZ New Zealand acts as principal with clients or with the market. The principal risk categories monitored are:

• Currency risk is the potential loss arising from the decline in the value of a financial instrument due to changes in foreign exchange rates or their implied volatilities.

• Interest rate risk is the potential loss arising from the change in the value of a financial instrument due to changes in market interest rates or their implied volatilities.

• Credit spread risk is the potential loss arising from a change in value of an instrument due to a movement of its margin or spread relative to a bench mark.

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b. Non-traded market risk (or balance sheet risk)

This comprises the management of non-traded interest rate risk, liquidity, and the risk to capital and earnings as a result of movements in market rates.

Some instruments do not fall into either category but also expose ANZ New Zealand to market risk. These include equity securities classified as available-for-sale. Regular reviews are performed to substantiate the valuation of these types of instruments.

In all trading areas ANZ New Zealand has implemented models that calculate Value at Risk (“VaR”) exposures, monitor risk exposures against defined limits on a daily basis, and “stress test” trading portfolios.

VaR measure

A key measure of market risk is VaR. VaR is a statistical estimate of the likely daily loss and is based on historical market movements.

The confidence level is such that there is 97.5% or 99% probability that the loss will not exceed the VaR estimate on any given day. Conversely there is a 2.5% or 1% probability of the decrease in market value exceeding the VaR estimate on any given day. The 99% confidence level encompasses a wider range of potential outcomes.

ANZ New Zealand’s standard VaR approach for both traded and non-traded risk is historical simulation. ANZ New Zealand calculates VaR using historical changes in market rates and prices over the previous 500 business days. Traded and NonTraded VaR is calculated using a one-day holding period.

It should be noted that because VaR is driven by actual historical observations, it is not an estimate of the maximum loss that ANZ New Zealand could experience from an extreme market event. As a result of this limitation, ANZ New Zealand utilises a number of other risk measures (e.g. stress testing) and associated detailed control limits to measure and manage market risk.

Traded market risks

		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand			ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand
$ millions	Value at risk at 97.5% confidence				Value at risk at 99% confidence
		High for	Low for	Average for		High for	Low for	Average for
	Period end	year	year	year	Period end	year	year	year
30/09/2012
Foreign exchange
risk	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.3	0.2	1.4	0.2	0.4
Interest rate risk	1.9	4.4	1.3	2.6	2.7	6.4	1.6	3.6
Credit spread risk	0.3	1.1	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.2	0.2	0.7
Diversification
benefit	(0.4)	n/a	n/a	(0.9)	(0.7)	n/a	n/a	(1.2)
Total VaR	1.9	4.4	1.2	2.6	2.6	6.3	1.5	3.5
30/09/2011
Foreign exchange
risk	0.4	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.3	0.3	0.5
Interest rate risk	1.9	4.3	1.2	2.8	2.3	7.2	1.6	3.9
Credit spread risk	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.9	1.1	0.4	0.7
Diversification
benefit	(1.1)	n/a	n/a	(1.0)	(1.4)	n/a	n/a	(1.3)
Total VaR	2.0	4.4	1.4	2.8	2.2	6.7	1.8	3.8

Traded market risk VaR is calculated separately for foreign exchange and for interest rate/debt markets businesses as well as for ANZ New Zealand. The diversification benefit reflects the historical correlation between foreign exchange, interest rate and debt markets.

To supplement the VaR methodology, ANZ New Zealand applies a wide range of stress tests, both on individual portfolios and at ANZ New Zealand level. ANZ New Zealand's stress-testing regime provides senior management with an assessment of the financial impact of identified extreme events on market risk exposures of ANZ New Zealand.

Non-traded market risk (or balance sheet risk)

The principal objectives of balance sheet management are to manage net interest income sensitivity while maintaining acceptable levels of interest rate and liquidity risk and to manage the market value of ANZ New Zealand’s capital. Liquidity risk is dealt with in the next section.

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Interest rate risk

The objective of balance sheet interest rate risk management is to mitigate the negative impact of movements in wholesale interest rates on the earnings of ANZ New Zealand's banking book. Non-traded interest rate risk relates to the potential adverse impact to earnings from changes in market interest rates. This risk arises from two principal sources: mismatches between the repricing dates of interest bearing assets and liabilities; and the investment of capital and other non-interest bearing liabilities in interest bearing assets.

As part of normal business activity ANZ New Zealand has additional risks from fixed rate mortgage prepayments and basis risk:

• Prepayment risk is the potential risk to earnings or market value from when a customer prepays all or part of a fixed rate mortgage and where any customer fee charged is not sufficient to offset the loss in value to ANZ New Zealand of this financial asset due to movements in interest rates and other pricing factors. As far as possible the true economic cost is passed through to customers in line with their terms and conditions and relevant legislation.

• Basis risk is the potential risk to earnings or market value from differences between customer pricing and wholesale market pricing. This is managed through active review of product margins.

Non-traded interest rate risk is managed to both value and earnings at risk limits. Interest rate risk is reported using three measures: VaR; scenario analysis (to a 1% shock); and interest rate sensitivity gap. This treatment excludes the effect of prepayment and basis risk.

a. Non-traded interest rate risk VaR

		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand
$ millions		High for	Low for	Average for
	Period end	year	year	year
30/09/2012
Value at risk at 97.5% confidence	8.7	10.9	7.3	8.8
30/09/2011
Value at risk at 97.5% confidence	7.9	13.5	7.3	9.3

b. Scenario analysis – A 1% shock on the next 12 months’ net interest income

A 1% overnight parallel positive shift in the yield curve is modelled to determine the potential impact on net interest income over the succeeding 12 months. This is a standard risk quantification tool.

The figures in the table below indicate the outcome of this risk measure for the current and comparative periods – expressed as a percentage of reported net interest income. The sign indicates the nature of the rate sensitivity with a positive number signifying that a rate increase is positive for net interest income over the next 12 months. Conversely, a negative number signifies that a rate increase is negative for the next 12 months’ net interest income.

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand
	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Impact of 1% rate shock
Period end	1.0%	1.3%
Maximum exposure	2.3%	1.4%
Minimum exposure	0.8%	-0.1%
Average exposure (in absolute terms)	1.7%	0.7%

The extent of mismatching between the repricing characteristics and timing of interest bearing assets and liabilities at any point has implications for future net interest income. ANZ New Zealand quantifies the potential variation in future net interest income as a result of these repricing mismatches each month using a static gap model.

The majority of ANZ New Zealand’s non-traded interest exposure exists in New Zealand. A separate balance sheet simulation process supplements the static gap information. This allows the net interest income outcomes of a number of different scenarios, with different market interest rate environments and future balance sheet structures, to be identified. This better enables ANZ New Zealand to quantify the interest rate risks associated with the balance sheet and to formulate strategies to manage current and future risk profiles.

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Interest rate sensitivity gap

The interest rate sensitivity gap analysis provides information about ANZ New Zealand's exposure to interest rate risk.

Sensitivity to interest rates arises from mismatches in the period to repricing of assets and that of the corresponding liability funding. These mismatches are managed within policy guidelines for mismatch positions.

The following tables represent the interest rate sensitivity of ANZ New Zealand's assets, liabilities and off balance sheet instruments by showing the periods in which these instruments may reprice (that is, when interest rates applicable to each asset or liability can be changed).

The repricing gaps are based upon contractual repricing information except where the contractual terms are not considered to be reflective of actual interest rate sensitivity, for example, those assets and liabilities priced at ANZ New Zealand’s discretion. In such cases, the rate sensitivity is based upon historically observed and/or anticipated rate sensitivity. This treatment excludes the effect of basis risk between customer pricing and wholesale market pricing.

			ANZ	New Zealand
30/09/2012		Less than	3 to 6	6 to 12	1 to 2	Beyond	Not bearing
$ millions	Total	3 months	months	months	years	2 years	interest
Assets
Liquid assets	2,831	2,626	-	-	-	-	205
Due from other financial institutions	1,760	1,691	-	-	-	-	69
Trading securities	12,338	1,465	161	3,042	1,121	6,549	-
Derivative financial instruments	12,709	-	-	-	-	-	12,709
Available-for-sale assets	57	46	5	3	-	-	3
Net loans and advances	96,094	69,446	3,651	7,847	10,242	4,746	162
Other financial assets	655	104	11	27	-	-	513
Total financial assets	126,444	75,378	3,828	10,919	11,363	11,295	13,661
Liabilities
Due to other financial institutions	11,012	10,347	-	-	-	154	511
Deposits and other borrowings	73,652	47,398	11,939	6,694	1,641	1,142	4,838
Derivative financial instruments	14,085	-	-	-	-	-	14,085
Bonds and notes	18,188	6,311	-	2,495	1,152	8,230	-
Term funding	1,766	1,766	-	-	-	-	-
Loan capital	1,168	-	333	835	-	-	-
Other financial liabilities	1,040	14	3	1	-	88	934
Total financial liabilities	120,911	65,836	12,275	10,025	2,793	9,614	20,368
Hedging instruments	-	3,023	3,865	(10,360)	2,169	1,303	-
Interest sensitivity gap	5,533	12,565	(4,582)	(9,466)	10,739	2,984	(6,707)

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			ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand
30/09/2011		Less than	3 to 6	6 to 12	1 to 2	Beyond	Not bearing
$ millions	Total	3 months	months	months	years	2 years	interest
Assets
Liquid assets	2,455	2,266	-	-	-	-	189
Due from other financial institutions	4,577	3,929	-	-	-	-	648
Trading securities	9,466	2,684	18	496	2,218	4,050	-
Derivative financial instruments	15,769	-	-	-	-	-	15,769
Available-for-sale assets	411	94	72	122	-	-	123
Net loans and advances	93,613	68,355	5,115	7,974	7,680	3,900	589
Other financial assets	868	66	4	7	14	6	771
Total financial assets	127,159	77,394	5,209	8,599	9,912	7,956	18,089
Liabilities
Due to other financial institutions	13,722	13,249	-	-	-	62	411
Deposits and other borrowings	69,238	46,510	11,227	4,427	1,080	1,517	4,477
Derivative financial instruments	15,122	-	-	-	-	-	15,122
Bonds and notes	18,472	6,960	-	2,110	4,348	5,054	-
Term funding	1,766	1,766	-	-	-	-	-
Loan capital	1,988	-	250	903	835	-	-
Other financial liabilities	1,995	24	-	-	2	189	1,780
Total financial liabilities	122,303	68,509	11,477	7,440	6,265	6,822	21,790
Hedging instruments	-	(3,707)	6,748	(4,850)	680	1,129	-
Interest sensitivity gap	4,856	5,178	480	(3,691)	4,327	2,263	(3,701)
				NZ Branch
30/09/2012		Less than	3 to 6	6 to 12	1 to 2	Beyond	Not bearing
$ millions	Total	3 months	months	months	years	2 years	interest
Assets
Due from other financial institutions	38	38	-	-	-	-	-
Derivative financial instruments	52	-	-	-	-	-	52
Net loans and advances	9,396	6,257	507	1,029	1,275	316	12
Due from related entities	304	-	-	-	-	-	304
Total financial assets	9,790	6,295	507	1,029	1,275	316	368
Liabilities
Due to other financial institutions	9,273	9,273	-	-	-	-	-
Derivative financial instruments	222	-	-	-	-	-	222
Other financial liabilities	55	-	-	-	-	-	55
Total financial liabilities	9,550	9,273	-	-	-	-	277
Hedging instruments	-	1,713	999	(1,183)	(1,219)	(310)	-
Interest sensitivity gap	240	(1,265)	1,506	(154)	56	6	91

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				NZ Branch
30/09/2011		Less than	3 to 6	6 to 12	1 to 2	Beyond	Not bearing
$ millions	Total	3 months	months	months	years	2 years	interest
Assets
Derivative financial instruments	172	-	-	-	-	-	172
Net loans and advances	9,931	6,203	762	1,297	1,243	387	39
Due from related entities	338	-	-	-	-	-	338
Total financial assets	10,441	6,203	762	1,297	1,243	387	549
Liabilities
Due to other financial institutions	10,011	10,011	-	-	-	-	-
Due to related entities	51	-	-	-	-	-	51
Derivative financial instruments	117	-	-	-	-	-	117
Other financial liabilities	71	-	-	-	-	-	71
Total financial liabilities	10,250	10,011	-	-	-	-	239
Hedging instruments	-	3,263	(295)	(1,405)	(1,167)	(396)	-
Interest sensitivity gap	191	(545)	467	(108)	76	(9)	310

Equity price risk

The portfolio of financial assets classified as available-for-sale contains equity investment holdings held for longer term strategic intentions. These equity investments are also subject to market risk which is not captured by the VaR measures for traded and non-traded market risks. The fair value of these securities as at 30 September 2012 was $3 million (30/09/2011 $122 million). A 10 per cent reduction in the value of the available-for-sale equity securities would not be material.

Foreign currency related risks

This risk relates to the potential loss arising from the decline in the value of foreign currency positions due to changes in foreign exchange rates.

For non-traded instruments in foreign currencies, the risk is monitored and is hedged in accordance with policy. Risk arising from individual funding and other transactions is actively managed. The total amounts of unmatched foreign currency assets and liabilities, and consequent foreign currency exposures arising from each class of financial asset and liability, whether recognised or unrecognised, within each currency are not material.

The net open position in each foreign currency represents the net on-balance sheet assets and liabilities in that foreign currency aggregated with the net expected future cash flows from off-balance sheet purchases and sales from foreign exchange transactions in that foreign currency. The amounts are stated in New Zealand dollar equivalents translated using the spot exchange rates as at balance sheet date.

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Net open position
Australian dollar	1	(3)	-	1
Euro	1	-	-	-
Japanese yen	1	-	-	-
Pound sterling	1	-	-	-
US dollar	1	2	-	-
Other	1	-	-	-
Total net open position	6	(1)	-	1

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Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that ANZ New Zealand is unable to meet its payment obligations as they fall due. The timing mismatch of cash flows and the related liquidity risk is inherent in all banking operations and is closely monitored by ANZ New Zealand.

ANZ New Zealand’s liquidity and funding risks are governed by a detailed policy framework which is approved by the Risk Committees of the Bank’s and Ultimate Parent Bank’s Boards. The core objective of ANZ New Zealand’s framework is to manage liquidity to meet obligations as they fall due, without incurring unacceptable losses.

Central to ANZ New Zealand’s liquidity risk management approach is the establishment of a liquidity risk appetite framework to which ANZ New Zealand must conform at all times. The risk appetite for liquidity has been set as low, and this objective is achieved by ANZ New Zealand managing liquidity risks within the boundaries of the following requirements and principles:

• Maintaining the ability to meet all payment obligations in the immediate term.

• Ensuring the ability to meet “survival horizons” under a range of ANZ New Zealand specific and general market liquidity stress scenarios.

• Maintaining strength in ANZ New Zealand’s balance sheet structure to ensure long term resilience in ANZ New Zealand’s liquidity and funding risk profile.

• Limiting the potential earnings at risk associated with unexpected increases in funding costs or the liquidation of assets under stress.

• Ensuring the liquidity management framework is compatible with regulatory requirements.

• Daily liquidity reporting and scenario analysis, quantifying ANZ New Zealand’s positions.

• Targeting a diversified funding base, avoiding undue concentrations by investor type, maturity, market source and currency.

• Holding a portfolio of high quality liquid assets to protect against adverse funding conditions and to support day-today operations.

• Establishing detailed contingency plans to cover different liquidity crisis events.

Management of liquidity and funding risks are overseen by ALCO.

Supervision and Regulation

The RBNZ requires the Bank to have a comprehensive Board approved liquidity strategy defining: policy, systems and procedures for measuring, assessing, reporting and managing domestic and foreign currency liquidity. This also includes a formal contingency plan for dealing with a liquidity crisis. The Banking Group is required to meet one week and one month liquidity mismatch ratios and a one year core funding ratio each day.

Scenario Modelling

A key component of ANZ New Zealand’s liquidity management framework is scenario modelling. Liquidity is assessed under different scenarios, including “going-concern”, “name-crisis” and various “survival horizons”.

“Going-concern”: reflects the normal behaviour of cash flows in the ordinary course of business. ANZ New Zealand must be able to meet all commitments and obligations under a going concern scenario, within ANZ New Zealand normal funding capacity (‘available to fund’ limit), over at least the following 30 calendar days. In estimating the funding requirement, ANZ New Zealand models expected cash flows by reference to historical behaviour and contractual maturity data.

“Name-crisis”: refers to a potential name-specific liquidity crisis scenario which models the behaviour of cash flows where there is a problem (real or perceived) which may include, but is not limited to, operational issues, doubts about the solvency of ANZ New Zealand, or adverse rating changes. Under this scenario ANZ New Zealand may have significant difficulty rolling over or replacing funding. Under the liquidity policy ANZ New Zealand must be cash flow positive over an eight calendar day period.

“Survival horizons”: The global financial crisis has highlighted the importance of differentiating between stressed and normal market conditions in a name-specific crisis and the different behaviour that offshore and domestic wholesale funding markets can exhibit during market stress events. ANZ New Zealand has linked its liquidity risk appetite to defined liquidity “survival horizons” (i.e. the time period under which ANZ New Zealand must maintain a positive cash flow position). The following stressed scenarios are modelled:

• Extreme Short Term Crisis Scenario: A name-specific stress during a period of market stress.

• Short Term Crisis Scenario: A name-specific stress during a period of normal markets conditions.

• Global Funding Market Disruption: Stressed global wholesale funding markets leading to a closure of domestic and offshore markets.

• Offshore Funding Market Disruption: Stressed global wholesale funding markets leading to a closure of offshore markets only.

As of 30 September 2012 ANZ New Zealand was in compliance with all of the above scenarios.

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Funding Composition

ANZ New Zealand actively uses balance sheet disciplines to prudently manage the funding mix. ANZ New Zealand employs funding metrics to ensure that an appropriate proportion of its assets are funded from stable sources, including customer liabilities, longer-dated wholesale debt (with remaining term exceeding one year) and equity. This approach recognises that long-term wholesale debt and other sticky liabilities have favourable liquidity characteristics.

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Funding composition
Customer deposits1
New Zealand	58,383	55,044	-	-
Overseas	7,668	6,950	-	-
Total customer deposits	66,051	61,994	-	-
Wholesale funding
Bonds and notes	18,188	18,472	-	-
Loan capital	1,168	1,988	-	-
Certificates of deposit	2,156	2,454	-	-
Commercial paper	5,445	4,790	-	-
Due to related entities	-	-	-	51
Term funding	1,766	1,766	-	-
Due to other financial institutions	11,012	13,722	9,273	10,011
Total wholesale funding	39,735	43,192	9,273	10,062
Total funding	105,786	105,186	9,273	10,062
Concentrations of funding by industry
Households	42,761	40,595	-	-
Agriculture	2,259	2,240	-	-
Forestry, fishing and mining	488	504	-	-
Manufacturing	1,595	2,464	-	-
Entertainment, leisure and tourism	585	668	-	-
Finance and insurance	48,456	50,276	9,273	10,062
Retail trade	718	690	-	-
Wholesale trade	975	873	-	-
Business and property services	3,616	3,281	-	-
Transport and storage	672	507	-	-
Construction	753	762	-	-
Government and local authority	1,754	1,347	-	-
Other2	1,154	979	-	-
Total funding	105,786	105,186	9,273	10,062
Concentrations of funding by geography3
New Zealand	64,175	61,184	-	34
Australia	13,268	15,667	9,189	9,936
United States	13,231	14,635	-	-
Europe	9,291	8,552	-	-
Other countries	5,821	5,148	84	92
Total funding	105,786	105,186	9,273	10,062

1 Represents term deposits, demand deposits bearing interest, deposits not bearing interest and secured debenture stock. 2 Other includes exposures to electricity, gas and water, communications and personal services.

3 Funding via ANZ New Zealand (Int’l) Limited is classified as either from the United States or Europe, as the company conducts overseas funding activities through its London branch which is passed through to the Bank.

Analysis of funding liabilities by industry sector is based on Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (“ANZSIC”) codes.

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Wholesale funding

ANZ New Zealand’s wholesale funding strategy is designed to deliver a sustainable portfolio of wholesale funds that balances cost efficiency while targeting diversification by markets, investors, currencies, maturities and funding structures. Short-term wholesale funding requirements, with a contractual maturity of less than one year, are managed through the Treasury and Markets operations. Long-term wholesale funding is managed and executed through Treasury operations.

ANZ New Zealand also uses maturity concentration limits under the wholesale funding and liquidity management framework. Maturity concentration limits ensure that ANZ New Zealand does not become reliant on issuing large volumes of new wholesale funding within a short time period. Funding instruments used to meet the wholesale borrowing requirement must be on a pre-established list of approved products.

Funding capacity and debt issuance planning

ANZ New Zealand adopts a conservative approach to determine its funding capacity. Funding capacity limits are determined at the Ultimate Parent Bank level and allocated to individual sites based on their requirements. Annually, a funding plan is approved by the Bank’s Board. The plan is supplemented by monthly updates and is linked to ANZ New Zealand’s three year strategic planning cycle.

Liquidity portfolio management

ANZ New Zealand holds a diversified portfolio of cash and high-quality highly-liquid securities to support liquidity risk management. The size of ANZ New Zealand’s liquidity portfolio is based on the amount required to meet its liquidity policy.

Total liquidity portfolio	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Balances with central banks	1,973	1,765	-	-
Securities purchased under agreement to resell	105	992	-	-
Certificates of deposit	100	1,562	-	-
Government, local body stock and bonds	8,220	4,329	-	-
Government treasury bills	17	169	-	-
Other bonds	3,768	3,269	-	-
Total liquidity portfolio	14,183	12,086	-	-

Assets held for managing liquidity risk include short term cash held with the RBNZ, New Zealand Government securities, securities issued by supranational agencies, securities issued by highly rated banks and securities issued by State Owned Enterprises, Local Authorities and highly rated NZ domestic corporates. These assets would be accepted as collateral by the RBNZ in repurchase transactions. At 30 September 2012 ANZ New Zealand would be eligible to enter into repurchase transactions with a value of $13,770 million. The Banking Group also held unencumbered internal residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”) which would entitle ANZ New Zealand to enter into repurchase transactions with a value of $3,735 million at 30 September 2012 (the RBNZ has imposed a cap limiting the amount of RMBS deemed as eligible in the liquidity portfolio to 4% of total assets).

Liquidity crisis contingency planning

ANZ New Zealand maintains liquidity crisis contingency plans defining an approach for analysing and responding to a liquidity-threatening event on a group wide basis. The framework includes:

• the establishment of crisis severity/stress levels;

• clearly assigned crisis roles and responsibilities;

• early warning signals indicative of an approaching crisis, and mechanisms to monitor and report these signals;

• outlined action plans, and courses of action for altering asset and liability behaviour;

• procedures for crisis management reporting, and covering cash-flow shortfalls;

• guidelines determining the priority of customer relationships in the event of liquidity problems; and

• assigned responsibilities for internal and external communications.

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Contractual maturity analysis of financial assets and liabilities

The following tables present ANZ New Zealand's financial assets and liabilities within relevant contractual maturity groupings, based on the earliest date on which the NZ Branch or ANZ New Zealand may be required to realise an asset or settle a liability. The amounts disclosed in the tables represent undiscounted future principal and interest cash flows and may differ to the amounts reported on the balance sheet.

The contractual maturity analysis for off-balance sheet commitments and contingent liabilities has been prepared using the earliest date at which ANZ New Zealand or the NZ Branch can be called upon to pay. The liquidity risk of credit related commitments and contingent liabilities may be less than the contract amount, and does not necessarily represent future cash requirements as many of these facilities are expected to be only partially used or to expire unused.

ANZ New Zealand does not manage its liquidity risk on this basis.

			ANZ	New Zealand	New Zealand
$ millions			Less than	3 to 12			Beyond	No maturity
30/09/2012	Total	At call	3 months	months	1	to 5 years	5 years	specified
Financial assets
Liquid assets	2,834	2,506	328	-		-	-	-
Due from other financial institutions	1,761	177	1,584	-		-	-	-
Trading securities	13,353	-	152	3,667		6,969	2,565	-
Derivative financial assets (trading)	11,304	-	11,304	-		-	-	-
Available-for-sale assets	65	-	1	13		48	-	3
Net loans and advances	133,338	-	15,180	17,852		39,774	60,532	-
Other financial assets	298	-	220	76		2	-	-
Total financial assets	162,953	2,683	28,769	21,608		46,793	63,097	3
Financial liabilities
Due to other financial institutions	11,976	932	1,296	2,101		7,458	189	-
Deposits and other borrowings	74,977	30,272	22,682	18,840		3,183	-	-
Derivative financial liabilities
(trading)	13,104	-	13,104	-		-	-	-
Bonds and notes	19,403	-	1,648	2,908		12,687	2,160	-
Term funding	1,840	-	18	1,822		-	-	-
Loan capital	1,829	-	24	71		472	94	1,168
Other financial liabilities	497	-	374	10		65	48	-
Total financial liabilities	123,626	31,204	39,146	25,752		23,865	2,491	1,168
Net financial assets / (liabilities)	39,327	(28,521)	(10,377)	(4,144)		22,928	60,606	(1,165)
Derivative financial instruments	used for balance sheet management
- gross inflows	26,499	-	2,037	5,665		17,182	1,615	-
- gross outflows	(25,671)	-	(1,929)	(5,364)		(16,773)	(1,605)	-
Net financial assets / (liabilities)
after balance sheet management	40,155	(28,521)	(10,269)	(3,843)		23,337	60,616	(1,165)

Contractual maturity of off-balance sheet commitments and contingent liabilities

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand
$ millions		Less than	Beyond
30/09/2012	Total	1 year	1 year
Non-credit related commitments	355	124	231
Credit related commitments	25,293	25,293	-
Contingent liabilities	1,805	1,805	-
Total	27,453	27,222	231

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			ANZ	New Zealand	New Zealand
$ millions			Less than	3 to 12		Beyond	No maturity
30/09/2011	Total	At call	3 months	months	1 to 5 years	5 years	specified
Financial assets
Liquid assets	2,455	2,455	-	-	-	-	-
Due from other financial institutions	4,585	972	3,613	-	-	-	-
Trading securities	10,220	-	1,797	851	6,984	588	-
Derivative financial assets (trading)	13,901	-	13,901	-	-	-	-
Available-for-sale assets	418	-	73	201	-	21	123
Net loans and advances	130,422	-	10,473	22,116	34,392	63,441	-
Other financial assets	525	-	494	11	14	6	-
Total financial assets	162,526	3,427	30,351	23,179	41,390	64,056	123
Financial liabilities
Due to other financial institutions	15,024	726	3,887	2,074	8,275	62	-
Deposits and other borrowings	70,611	26,340	24,483	16,785	2,887	116	-
Derivative financial liabilities
(trading)	13,518	-	13,518	-	-	-	-
Bonds and notes	19,663	-	1,450	3,751	14,139	323	-
Term funding	1,841	-	19	1,822	-	-	-
Loan capital	3,135	-	40	120	797	1,005	1,173
Other financial liabilities	1,345	-	1,104	6	198	37	-
Total financial liabilities	125,137	27,066	44,501	24,558	26,296	1,543	1,173
Net financial assets / (liabilities)	37,389	(23,639)	(14,150)	(1,379)	15,094	62,513	(1,050)
Derivative financial instruments	used for balance	sheet management
- gross inflows	30,523	-	3,596	7,375	19,482	70	-
- gross outflows	(29,602)	-	(3,781)	(7,223)	(18,521)	(77)	-
Net financial assets / (liabilities)
after balance sheet management	38,310	(23,639)	(14,335)	(1,227)	16,055	62,506	(1,050)

Contractual maturity of off-balance sheet commitments and contingent liabilities

	ANZ New Zealand
	Less than Beyond
$ millions
	Total 1 year 1 year
30/09/2011
	257 93 164
Non-credit related commitments
	22,891 22,891 -
Credit related commitments
	2,805 2,805 -
Contingent liabilities
	25,953 25,789 164
Total

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				NZ Branch
$ millions			Less than	3 to 12		Beyond	No maturity
30/09/2012	Total	At call	3 months	months	1 to 5 years	5 years	specified
Financial assets
Due from other financial institutions	38	-	38	-	-	-	-
Net loans and advances	16,021	-	361	667	3,517	11,476	-
Due from related entities	304	-	304	-	-	-	-
Total financial assets	16,363	-	703	667	3,517	11,476	-
Financial liabilities
Due to other financial institutions	10,205	-	688	2,096	7,421	-	-
Other financial liabilities	55	-	55	-	-	-	-
Total financial liabilities	10,260	-	743	2,096	7,421	-	-
Net financial assets / (liabilities)	6,103	-	(40)	(1,429)	(3,904)	11,476	-
Derivative financial instruments	used for balance sheet management
- gross inflows	9,944	-	831	1,989	7,124	-	-
- gross outflows	(9,916)	-	(824)	(1,951)	(7,141)	-	-
Net financial assets / (liabilities)
after balance sheet management	6,131	-	(33)	(1,391)	(3,921)	11,476	-

Contractual maturity of off-balance sheet commitments and contingent liabilities

Contractual maturity of off-balance sheet commitments and contingent liabilities
Bank
$ millions Less than Beyond
30/09/2012 Total 1 year 1 year
Credit related commitments 103 103 -
Total 103 103 -
NZ Branch
$ millions Less than 3 to 12		Beyond No maturity
30/09/2011 Total At call 3 months months 1 to 5 years 5 years specified
Financial assets
Net loans and advances 17,762 - 375 507 2,472 14,408 -
Due from related entities 338 - 338 - - - -
Total financial assets 18,100 - 713 507 2,472 14,408 -
Financial liabilities
Due to other financial institutions 11,384 - 1,118 2,065 8,201 - -
Due to related entities 51 - 51 - - - -
Total financial liabilities 11,435 - 1,169 2,065 8,201 - -
Net financial assets / (liabilities) 6,665 - (456) (1,558) (5,729) 14,408 -
Derivative financial instruments used for balance sheet management
- gross inflows 11,174 - 1,025 2,048 8,101 - -
- gross outflows (10,743) - (982) (1,938) (7,823) - -
Net financial assets / (liabilities)
after balance sheet management 7,096 - (413) (1,448) (5,451) 14,408 -

Contractual maturity of off-balance sheet commitments and contingent liabilities

		NZ Branch
$ millions		Less than Beyond
30/09/2011	Total 1 year 1 year
Credit related commitments	88 88 -
Total	88 88 -

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Notes to the Financial Statements

31. Financial Assets Pledged as Collateral

		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	Note	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Cash collateral given on derivative financial instruments	9	1,256	944	-	-
Trading securities encumbered through repurchase agreements		252	1,219	-	-
Residential mortgages pledged as security for covered bonds	37	4,977	-	-	-
Total tangible assets of UDC Finance Limited pledged as
collateral for secured stock		2,103	2,007	-	-
Total financial assets pledged as collateral		8,588	4,170	-	-

Registered secured debenture stock is constituted and secured by a trust deed between UDC Finance Limited and its independent trustee, Trustees Executors Limited. The trust deed creates floating charges over all the assets, primarily loans and advances, of UDC Finance Limited.

32. Concentrations of Credit Risk to Individual Counterparties

ANZ New Zealand measures its concentration of credit risk in respect to bank counterparties on the basis of approved exposures and in respect to non-bank counterparties on the basis of limits.

For the three month period ended 30 September 2012 there were no individual counterparties (excluding connected parties, governments and banks with long term credit ratings of A- or above) where ANZ New Zealand’s period end or peak end-of-day credit exposure equalled or exceeded 10% of the Overseas Banking Group’s equity (as at the end of the period).

This credit exposure information does not include exposures to counterparties if they are booked outside New Zealand.

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33. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

			ANZ New Zealand
	At amortised	At fair value through profit or		Available-for-
$ millions	cost	loss Hedging sale assets			Tota	l Fair value
		Designated on
		initial Held for
Carrying amount		recognition trading
30/09/2012
Liquid assets	2,831	- - - -			2,831	2,831
Due from other financial institutions 1,660		- - - 100			1,760	1,760
Trading securities -		- 12,338 - -			12,338	12,338
Derivative financial instruments1 -		- 12,173 536 -			12,709	12,709
Available-for-sale assets -		- - - 57			57	57
Net loans and advances2 96,094		- - - -			96,094	96,279
Other financial assets 513		142 - - -			655	655
Total financial assets 101,098		142 24,511 536 157			126,444	126,629
Due to other financial institutions 11,012		- - - -			11,012	11,184
Deposits and other borrowings 68,207		5,445 - - -			73,652	73,744
Derivative financial instruments1 -		- 13,819 266 -			14,085	14,085
Bonds and notes2 18,188		- - - -			18,188	18,447
Term funding 1,766		- - - -			1,766	1,766
Loan capital 1,168		- - - -			1,168	1,030
Other financial liabilities 1,040		- - - -			1,040	1,040
Total financial liabilities 101,381		5,445 13,819 266 -			120,911	121,296
30/09/2011
Liquid assets 2,455		- - - -			2,455	2,455
Due from other financial institutions 3,015		- - - 1,562			4,577	4,577
Trading securities -		- 9,466 - -			9,466	9,466
Derivative financial instruments1 -		- 15,109 660 -			15,769	15,769
Available-for-sale assets -		- - - 411			411	411
Net loans and advances2 93,613		- - - -			93,613	93,762
Other financial assets 771		97 - - -			868	868
Total financial assets 99,854		97 24,575 660 1,973			127,159	127,308
Due to other financial institutions 13,722		- - - -			13,722	13,928
Deposits and other borrowings 64,448		4,790 - - -			69,238	69,343
Derivative financial instruments1 -		- 14,661 461 -			15,122	15,122
Bonds and notes2 18,472		- - - -			18,472	18,344
Term funding 1,766		- - - -			1,766	1,766
Loan capital 1,988		- - - -			1,988	1,922
Other financial liabilities 1,995		- - - -			1,995	1,995
Total financial liabilities 102,391		4,790 14,661 461 -			122,303	122,420

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Notes to the Financial Statements

			NZ Branch	NZ Branch
						Available-
	At amortised	At fair value through				for-sale
$ millions	cost	profit or loss		Hedging		assets		Total	Fair Value
		Designated
		on initial	Held	for
Carrying amount		recognition	trading
30/09/2012
Due from other financial institutions	38	-		-	-		-	38	38
Derivative financial instruments1	-	-	52		-		-	52	52
Net loans and advances2	9,396	-		-	-		-	9,396	9,408
Due from related entities	304	-		-	-		-	304	304
Total financial assets	9,738	-	52		-		-	9,790	9,802
Due to other financial institutions	9,273	-		-	-		-	9,273	9,445
Derivative financial instruments1	-	-	187		35		-	222	222
Other financial liabilities	55	-		-	-		-	55	55
Total financial liabilities	9,328	-	187		35		-	9,550	9,722
30/09/2011
Derivative financial instruments1	-	-	172		-		-	172	172
Net loans and advances2	9,931	-		-	-		-	9,931	9,938
Due from related entities	338	-		-	-		-	338	338
Total financial assets	10,269	-	172		-		-	10,441	10,448
Due to other financial institutions	10,011	-		-	-		-	10,011	10,217
Due to related entities	51	-		-	-		-	51	51
Derivative financial instruments1	-	-		58	59		-	117	117
Other financial liabilities	71	-		-	-		-	71	71
Total financial liabilities	10,133	-		58	59		-	10,250	10,456

1 Derivative financial instruments classified as held for trading include derivatives entered into as economic hedges which are not designated as accounting hedges.

2 Fair value hedging is applied to certain financial assets within loans and advances and certain financial liabilities within bonds and notes. The resulting fair value adjustment means that the carrying value differs from the amortised cost.

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Estimation of fair value

Liquid assets, due from / to other financial institutions and balances with related parties

Where these financial instruments are short-term in nature, defined as those that reprice or mature in 90 days or less, or are receivable on demand, the carrying values are considered to approximate the fair values. When longer term in nature, fair value is based on quoted market prices, or for those debt issues where quoted market prices are not available, a discounted cash flow model using a yield curve appropriate for the remaining term to maturity of that debt instrument.

Trading securities, derivative financial instruments and available for sale assets

Fair value is based on quoted market prices, or broker or dealer price quotations. If this information is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for securities with similar credit, maturity and yield characteristics, or market accepted valuation models as appropriate (including discounted cash flow models) based on current market yields for similar types of instruments and the maturity of each instrument.

Net loans and advances

Fair value has been estimated through discounting future cash flows. For fixed rate loans and advances, the discount rate applied incorporates changes in wholesale market rates, ANZ New Zealand’s cost of wholesale funding and movements in customer margin. For floating rate loans, only changes in wholesale market rates and ANZ New Zealand’s cost of wholesale funding are incorporated in the discount rate. For variable rate loans where ANZ New Zealand sets the applicable rate at its discretion, the carrying value is considered to approximate the fair value.

Other financial assets / liabilities

Included in this category are accrued interest and fees receivable / payable. For these balances the carrying value is considered to approximate the fair values, as they are short term in nature or are receivable / payable on demand.

Deposits and other borrowings

For interest bearing fixed maturity deposits and other borrowings without quoted market prices, market borrowing rates of interest for debt with a similar maturity are used to discount contractual cash flows. The fair value of a deposit liability without a specified maturity or at call is deemed to be the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value is not adjusted for any value expected to be derived from retaining the deposit for a future period of time.

Certain items included in deposits and other borrowings have been designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and are carried at fair value.

Bonds and notes and loan capital

The aggregate fair value of bonds and notes and loan capital is calculated based on quoted market prices. For those debt issues where quoted market prices are not available, a discounted cash flow model using a yield curve appropriate for the remaining term to maturity of the debt instrument is used.

Valuation hierarchy

In determining the carrying amount of financial instruments held at fair value ANZ New Zealand uses a valuation method within the following hierarchy:

“Level 1” - Quoted market price

Where an active market exists fair value is based on quoted market prices for identical financial instruments. The quoted market price is not adjusted for any potential impact that may be attributed to a large holding of the financial instrument.

“Level 2” - Valuation technique using observable inputs

In the event that there is no quoted market price for the instruments, fair values are based on present value estimates or other market accepted valuation techniques which include data from observable markets wherever possible.

“Level 3” - Valuation technique with significant non observable inputs

The majority of valuation techniques employ only observable market data. However, ANZ New Zealand holds some investments in unlisted funds or other investments which do not trade in an active market. For these instruments the fair value cannot be determined in whole with reference to current market transactions or valuation techniques whose variables only include data from observable markets. Where observable market data is not available, the fair value is determined using broker quotes or valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis, using data derived and extrapolated from market data and tested against historic transactions and observed market trends.

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Valuation technique		ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand					NZ Branch	NZ Branch
$millions	Level 1	Level 2	Level	3	Total	Level	1	Level 2	Level	3	Total
30/09/2012
Due from other financial institutions	-	100		-	100		-	-		-	-
Trading securities	7,599	4,739		-	12,338		-	-		-	-
Derivative financial instruments	2	12,707		-	12,709		-	52		-	52
Available-for-sale assets	13	42		2	57		-	-		-	-
Other financial assets	3	138		1	142		-	-		-	-
Total financial assets held at fair
value	7,617	17,726		3	25,346		-	52		-	52
Deposits and other borrowings	-	5,445		-	5,445		-	-		-	-
Derivative financial instruments	4	14,081		-	14,085		-	222		-	222
Total financial liabilities held at fair
value	4	19,526		-	19,530		-	222		-	222
30/09/2011
Due from other financial institutions	-	1,562		-	1,562		-	-		-	-
Trading securities	5,565	3,901		-	9,466		-	-		-	-
Derivative financial instruments	18	15,750		1	15,769		-	172		-	172
Available-for-sale assets	334	72		5	411		-	-		-	-
Other financial assets	27	70		-	97		-	-		-	-
Total financial assets held at fair
value	5,944	21,355		6	27,305		-	172		-	172
Deposits and other borrowings	-	4,790		-	4,790		-	-		-	-
Derivative financial instruments	18	15,104		-	15,122		-	117		-	117
Total financial liabilities held at fair
value	18	19,894		-	19,912		-	117		-	117
Movements in level 3 valuations
					ANZ New Zealand				NZ Branch
$ millions				30/09/2012		30/09/2011		30/09/2012		30/09/2011
Opening balance					6		119		-		-
Purchases					-		11		-		-
Revaluations					(3)		38		-		-
Foreign exchange movements					-		4		-		-
Sales					-		(166)		-		-
Closing balance					3		6		-		-

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34. Notes to the Cash Flow Statements

	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	Year to Year t	o Year to Year to
	30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Reconciliation of profit after income tax to net cash flows
provided by / (used in) operating activities
Profit after income tax	1,265 1,085 50 44
Non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortisation	89 74 - -
Provision for credit impairment	202 190 9 13
Deferred fee revenue and expenses	14 4 - -
Amortisation of capitalised brokerage / mortgage origination fees	32 42 7 9
Amortisation of premiums and discounts	235 109 - -
Fair value gains and losses	(178) (165) 20 33
Loss on disposal and impairment of premises and equipment and
intangibles	13 49 - -
Deferrals or accruals of past or future operating cash receipts or
payments:
Change in net operating assets less liabilities	(2,556) 911 (31) (76)
Change in interest receivable	(13) 48 - -
Change in interest payable	(63) (16) (16) 4
Change in accrued income	(3) 3 - -
Change in accrued expenses	4 (56) - (1)
Change in provisions	20 (6) - -
Change in insurance policy assets	(101) (62) - -
Change in other receivables and payables	(9) 58 - 1
Change in net income tax assets / liabilities	11 213 (1) (27)
Items classified as investing / financing:
Gain on disposal of interests in associates	(4) (5) - -
Net cash flows provided by / (used in) operating activities	(1,042) 2,476 38 -
	ANZ New Zealand NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012 30/09/2011 30/09/2012 30/09/2011
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents to the balance sheets
Liquid assets 2,831 2,455 - -
Due from other financial institutions - less than 90 days 462 3,027 38 -
Total cash and cash equivalents 3,293 5,482 38 -

35. Commitments

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Contracts for outstanding capital expenditure
Not later than 1 year	43	13	-	-
Total capital expenditure commitments	43	13	-	-
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases
Not later than 1 year	81	80	-	-
Later than 1 year but not later than 5 years	139	135	-	-
Later than 5 years	92	29	-	-
Total lease rental commitments	312	244	-	-
Total commitments	355	257	-	-

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36. Credit Related Commitments, Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities

	ANZ New Zealand	ANZ New Zealand	NZ Branch	NZ Branch
	Face or contract value		Face or contract value
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Credit related commitments
Commitments with certain drawdown due within one year	742	527	-	-
Commitments to provide financial services	24,551	22,364	103	88
Total credit related commitments	25,293	22,891	103	88
Guarantees and contingent liabilities
Financial guarantees	731	1,753	-	-
Standby letters of credit	44	60	-	-
Transaction related contingent items	913	882	-	-
Trade related contingent liabilities	117	110	-	-
Total guarantees and contingent liabilities	1,805	2,805	-	-

ANZ New Zealand guarantees the performance of customers by issuing standby letters of credit and guarantees to third parties, including its Ultimate Parent Bank. The risk involved is essentially the same as the credit risk involved in extending loan facilities to customers, therefore these transactions are subjected to the same credit origination, portfolio management and collateral requirements for customers applying for loans. As the facilities may expire without being drawn upon, the notional amounts do not necessarily reflect future cash requirements.

Other contingent liabilities

ANZ New Zealand has other contingent liabilities in respect of actual and possible claims and court proceedings. An assessment of ANZ New Zealand’s likely loss in respect of these matters has been made on a case-by-case basis and provision made where deemed necessary.

37. Securitisation, Funds Management, Other Fiduciary Activities and Insurance

Kingfisher NZ Trust 2008-1 (“the Kingfisher Trust”)

ANZ New Zealand has established the Kingfisher Trust as an in-house residential mortgage backed securities facility that can issue securities meeting the RBNZ criteria to use as collateral in repurchase transactions with the RBNZ.

These assets do not qualify for derecognition as the Bank retains substantially all of the risks and rewards of the transferred assets.

As at 30 September 2012 and 30 September 2011 ANZ New Zealand had not entered into any repurchase agreements with the RBNZ for residential mortgage backed securities and therefore no collateral had been accepted by the RBNZ under this facility.

ANZNZ Covered Bond Trust (“the Covered Bond Trust”)

Substantially all of the assets of the Covered Bond Trust are made up of certain housing loans and related securities originated by the Bank which are security for the guarantee by ANZNZ Covered Bond Trust Limited as trustee of the Covered Bond Trust of issuances of covered bonds by the Bank, or its wholly owned subsidiary ANZ New Zealand (Int’l) Limited, from time to time. The assets of the Covered Bond Trust are not available to creditors of the Bank, although the Bank (or its liquidator or statutory manager) may have a claim against the residual assets of the Covered Bond Trust (if any) after all prior ranking creditors of the Covered Bond Trust have been satisfied.

ANZ New Zealand continues to recognise the assets of the Covered Bond Trust on its balance sheet as, although they are pledged as security for covered bonds, the Bank retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

The Bank has purchased securities issued by both the Kingfisher Trust and the Covered Bond Trust in exchange for the transfer of the rights to the cash flows associated with the identified residential mortgages. As at 30 September 2012, $10,079 million of assets were held in the Kingfisher Trust and the Covered Bond Trust (30/09/2011 $9,458 million).

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Funds management

Certain entities that form part of ANZ New Zealand act as trustee and/or manager for a number of unit trusts and investment and superannuation funds. ANZ New Zealand provides private banking services to a number of clients, including investment advice and portfolio management. ANZ New Zealand is not responsible for any decline in performance of the underlying assets of the investors due to market forces.

As funds under management are not controlled by ANZ New Zealand, they are not included in these financial statements. ANZ New Zealand derives fee and commission income from the sale and management of investment funds and superannuation bonds, unit trusts and the provision of private banking services to a number of clients. ANZ New Zealand derives commission income from the sale of third party funds management products.

Some funds under management are invested in products owned or securities issued by ANZ New Zealand and are recorded as liabilities in the balance sheet. At 30 September 2012, $3,114 million of funds under management were invested in ANZ New Zealand's own products or securities (30/09/2011 $2,832 million).

Aggregate value of funds managed by ANZ New Zealand

Aggregate value of funds managed by ANZ New Zealand
	ANZ New Zealand
$ millions	30/09/2012	30/09/2011
Funds managed by OnePath	7,324	6,709
The Bonus Bonds Trust	3,188	2,996
Other discretionary funds	5,173	5,016
Total funds under management	15,685	14,721

Custodial services

ANZ New Zealand provides custodial services to customers in respect of assets that are beneficially owned by those customers.

Provision of financial services

Financial services provided by ANZ New Zealand to entities which are involved in trust, custodial, funds management and other fiduciary activities, and to affiliated insurance companies which conduct marketing or distribution of insurance products, or on whose behalf the marketing or distribution of insurance products are conducted, are provided on arm’s length terms and conditions and at fair value. Any assets purchased from such entities have been purchased on an arm’s length basis and at fair value.

Except for standard lending facilities provided in the normal course of business on arm’s length terms, ANZ New Zealand has not provided any funding to entities which conduct any of the following activities: trust, custodial, funds management or other fiduciary activities established, marketed and/or sponsored by a member of ANZ New Zealand (30/09/2011 $nil).

Insurance business

ANZ New Zealand conducts an insurance business through OnePath Insurance Holdings (NZ) Limited and its subsidiaries (“OnePath Insurance”), the assets, liabilities and operations of which are fully consolidated into ANZ New Zealand. OnePath Insurance provides risk transfer and investment contract life insurance products. In addition, other entities within ANZ New Zealand market and distribute a range of insurance products which are underwritten by OnePath Insurance, or by third party insurance companies.

The aggregate insurance business conducted by OnePath Insurance comprises assets totalling $564 million (30/09/2011: $438 million), which is 0.4% (30/09/2011: 0.3%) of the total consolidated assets of ANZ New Zealand.

Risk management

The Bank and entities that form part of ANZ New Zealand participating in the activities identified above have in place policies and procedures to ensure that those activities are conducted in an appropriate manner. Should adverse conditions arise, it is considered that these policies and procedures will minimise the possibility that these conditions will adversely impact the Bank or ANZ New Zealand. The policies and procedures include comprehensive and prominent disclosure of information regarding products, and formal and regular review of operations and policies by management.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

38. Additional Disclosures

Overseas Banking Group profitability and size

AUD millions		30/09/2012
Net profit after tax for the year1		5,667
Net profit after tax for the year as a percentage of average total assets		0.91%
Total assets		642,127
Percentage change in total assets over the preceding year		6.3%

1 Net profit after tax for the year includes $6m of profit attributable to non-controlling interests.

Overseas Banking Group asset quality

AUD millions		30/09/2012
Gross impaired assets		5,196
Gross impaired assets as a percentage of total assets		0.81%
Total individually assessed provisions for impairment		1,773
Individually assessed provisions for impairment as a percentage of gross impaired assets		34.1%
Collective provision for credit impairment		2,765

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Directorate and Auditors

Any document or communication may be sent to any Director or the Chief Executive Officer – NZ Branch at the Registered Office. The document or communication should be marked for the attention of that Director or the Chief Executive Officer.

Directors’ Interests

The Board of the Ultimate Parent Bank has adopted procedures to ensure that conflicts and potential conflicts of interest between a Director’s duties to the Ultimate Parent Bank and their own interests are avoided or dealt with. Pursuant to these procedures:

• a. each Director should disclose to all Directors any material personal interest they have in any matter which relates to the affairs of the Ultimate Parent Bank and any other interest which the Director believes is appropriate to disclose in order to avoid an actual conflict of interest or the perception of a conflict of interest. This disclosure should be made as soon as practicable after the Director becomes aware of their interest or the need to make a disclosure; and

• b. a Director who has an interest of the type referred to in a. above in a matter that is to be considered at a Directors' meeting, must not vote on the matter nor be present while the matter is considered at the meeting, unless a majority of Directors who do not have such an interest in the matter agree that the interest should not disqualify such Director from being present while the matter is being considered and from voting on the matter. The minutes of the meeting should record the decision taken by the Directors who do not have an interest in the matter.

In addition, Standing Notices about Interests are maintained for each Director. If the Director's interests change, the Director shall disclose the change as soon as practicable and an updated Standing Notice shall be tabled at the next Board meeting and recorded in the minutes of that meeting.

Transactions with Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, NZ Branch

There are no transactions entered into by any Director, the Chief Executive Officer – NZ Branch, or any immediate relative or close business associate of any Director or the Chief Executive Officer – NZ Branch, with any part of ANZ New Zealand which has been either entered into on terms other than those which would in the ordinary course of business be given to any other person of like circumstances or means or which could otherwise be reasonably likely to influence materially the exercise of the Directors' or Chief Executive Officer – NZ Branch duties in respect of the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand.

Board Members as at 27 November 2012

The names, qualifications, occupation, country of residence and material external directorships of each director of the Ultimate Parent Bank as at the date this Disclosure Statement was signed were:

Chairman

John Powell Morschel

DipQS, FAICD Company Director Sydney, Australia

Mr Morschel is an ex-officio member of all Board Committees.

External Directorships: CapitaLand Limited and Tenix Group Pty Limited.

Chief Executive Officer – Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Michael Roger Pearson Smith, OBE

BSc (Hons)

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Melbourne, Australia

External Directorships

Chairman: Australian Bankers’ Association Incorporated.

Director: The Financial Markets Foundation for Children, Financial Literacy Australia Limited, The International Monetary Conference and The Institute of International Finance.

Member: Chongqing Mayor's International Economic Advisory Council, Asia Business Council, Australian Government Financial Literacy Advisory Board, Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council, and the Business Council of Australia.

Fellow: The Hong Kong Management Association.

Non-Executive Directors

Dr Gregory John Clark

BSc (Hons), PhD, FAPS, FTSE Company Director

Based in New York, United States of America and also resides in Sydney, Australia

Dr Clark is Chair of the Technology Committee and a member of the Risk Committee and Human Resources Committee.

External Directorships

Chairman: KaComm Communications Pty Limited. Member: The Royal Institution of Australia.

Paula Jane Dwyer

BCom, FCA, F Fin, FAICD Company Director Melbourne, Australia

Ms Dwyer is a member of the Audit Committee, Risk Committee and Human Resources Committee.

External Directorships

Chairman: Tabcorp Holdings Limited Deputy Chairman: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.

Director: Leighton Holdings Limited and Lion Pty Ltd. Member: Australian Government Takeovers Panel.

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Directorate and Auditors

Peter Algernon Franc Hay

LLB (Melb), FAICD Company Director Melbourne, Australia

Mr Hay is Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee.

External Directorships

Chairman: Lazard Pty Ltd Advisory Board. Director: Alumina Limited, Landcare Australia Limited, GUD Holdings Limited and Myer Holdings Limited. Member: Australian Government Takeovers Panel.

Lee Hsien Yang

MSc, BA Company Director Singapore

Mr Lee is a member of the Human Resources Committee, Risk Committee and Technology Committee.

External Directorships

Chairman: Fraser & Neave, Limited, The Islamic Bank of Asia Limited, Asia Pacific Investments Pte Ltd, and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Director: Singapore Exchange Limited and Kwa Geok Choo Pte Ltd.

Member: Governing Board of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Rolls Royce International Advisory Council. Consultant: Capital International Inc Advisory Board.

Ian John Macfarlane, AC

Alison Mary Watkins

BCom, FCA, F Fin, FAICD Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director – GrainCorp Limited. Melbourne, Australia

Ms Watkins is Chair of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Governance Committee.

External Directorships

Chairman: Allied Mills Australia Pty Limited. Member: Australian Government Takeovers Panel.

Chief Executive Officer, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group – New Zealand Branch

Anthony John Bradshaw

BCA, CA Chief Executive Officer– NZ Branch Wellington, New Zealand

Auditors

KPMG

Chartered Accountants 10 Customhouse Quay P O Box 996 Wellington, New Zealand

BEc (Hons), MEc, Hon DSc (Syd), Hon DSc (UNSW), Hon DCom (Melb), Hon DLitt (Macq), Hon LLD (Monash) Company Director Sydney, Australia

Mr Macfarlane is Chair of the Risk Committee and a member of the Governance Committee and Audit Committee.

External Directorships

Director: Woolworths Limited, Leighton Holdings Limited, and the Lowy Institute for International Policy. Member: Council of International Advisors to the China Banking Regulatory Commission, International Advisory Board of Goldman Sachs JB Were, and International Advisory Board of CHAMP Private Equity.

David Edward Meiklejohn, AM

BCom, Dip Ed, FCPA, FAICD, FAIM Company Director Melbourne, Australia

Mr Meiklejohn is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Technology Committee and Risk Committee.

External Directorships

Chairman: Manningham Centre Association Board of Governance.

Director: Coca Cola Amatil Limited and Mirrabooka Investments Limited.

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Conditions of Registration

Conditions of Registration, applicable as at 30 September 2012. These Conditions of Registration have applied from 30 September 2011.

The registration of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (the registered bank) in New Zealand is subject to the following conditions:

1. That the banking group does not conduct any nonfinancial activities that in aggregate are material relative to its total activities.

In this condition of registration, the meaning of “material” is based on generally accepted accounting practice.

1. That the banking group’s insurance business is not greater than 1% of its total consolidated assets.

For the purposes of this condition of registration, the banking group’s insurance business is the sum of the following amounts for entities in the banking group:

• a) If the business of an entity predominately consists of insurance business and the entity is not a subsidiary of another entity in the banking group whose business predominantly consists of insurance business, the amount of the insurance business to sum is the total consolidated assets of the group headed by the entity; and

• b) If the entity conducts insurance business and its business does not predominantly consist of insurance business and the entity is not a subsidiary of another entity in the banking group whose business predominantly consists of insurance business, the amount of the insurance business to sum is the total liabilities relating to the entity’s insurance business plus the equity retained by the entity to meet the solvency or financial soundness needs of its insurance business.

In determining the total amount of the banking group’s insurance business:

• a) all amounts must relate to on balance sheet items only, and must comply with generally accepted accounting practice; and

• b) if products or assets of which an insurance business is comprised also contain a noninsurance component, the whole of such products or assets must be considered part of the insurance business.

For the purpose of this condition of registration:

“insurance business” means the undertaking or assumption of liability as an insurer under a contract of insurance;

“insurer” and “contract of insurance” have the same meaning as provided in sections 6 and 7 of the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010.

1. That the business of the registered bank in New Zealand does not constitute a predominant proportion of the business of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited.

2. That no appointment to the position of the New Zealand chief executive officer of the registered bank shall be made unless:

3. b) the Reserve Bank has advised that it has no objection to that appointment.

4. That Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited complies with the requirements imposed on it by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

5. That Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited complies with the following minimum capital adequacy requirements, as administered by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority:

6. a) tier one capital of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited is not less than 4 percent of risk weighted exposures;

7. b) capital of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited is not less than 8 percent of risk weighted exposures.

8. That the business of the registered bank in New Zealand is restricted to:

9. a) acquiring for fair value, and holding, mortgages originated by ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited; and

10. b) any other business for which the prior written approval of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has been obtained; and

11. c) activities that are necessarily incidental to the business specified in paragraphs (a) and (b).

12. That the value of the mortgages held by the registered bank in New Zealand must not exceed $15 billion in aggregate.

13. That the registered bank in New Zealand may not incur any liabilities except:

14. a) to the government of New Zealand in respect of taxation and other charges; and

15. b) to other branches or the head office of the registered bank; and

16. c) to trade creditors and staff; and

17. d) to ANZ Bank New Zealand Bank Limited in respect of activities, other than borrowing, that are necessarily incidental to the business specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of condition 7; and

18. e) any other liabilities for which the prior written approval of the Reserve Bank has been obtained.

In these conditions of registration:

“banking group” means the New Zealand business of the registered bank and its subsidiaries as required to be reported in the financial statements for the group's New Zealand business under section 9(2) of the Financial Reporting Act 1993;

“business of the registered bank in New Zealand” means the New Zealand business of the registered bank as required to be reported in the financial statements under section 8(2) of the Financial Reporting Act 1993;

“generally accepted accounting practice” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Financial Reporting Act 1993.

• a) the Reserve Bank has been supplied with a copy of the curriculum vitae of the proposed appointee; and

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Directors’ and New Zealand Chief Executive Officer’s Statement

As at the date on which this Disclosure Statement is signed, after due enquiry, each Director of the Ultimate Parent Bank and the Chief Executive Officer – NZ Branch believes that:

• i. The Disclosure Statement contains all the information that is required by the Registered Bank Disclosure Statements (Overseas Incorporated Registered Banks) Order (No 2) 2012;

• ii. The Disclosure Statement is not false or misleading.

Over the year ended 30 September 2012, after due enquiry, each Director of the Ultimate Parent Bank and the Chief Executive Officer – NZ Branch believes that:

• i. The Ultimate Parent Bank has complied with all the conditions of registration;

• ii. The NZ Branch had systems in place to monitor and control adequately ANZ New Zealand’s material risks, including credit risk, concentration of credit risk, interest rate risk, currency risk, equity risk, liquidity risk and other business risks, and that those systems were being properly applied.

This Disclosure Statement is dated 27 November 2012, and has been signed by the Chairman of the Ultimate Parent Bank, on behalf of all Directors, and by the Chief Executive Officer – NZ Branch.

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J P Morschel Chairman On behalf of the Directors:

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A J Bradshaw

Chief Executive Officer – NZ Branch

Mr M R P Smith, OBE Dr G J Clark Ms P J Dwyer Mr P A F Hay Mr H Y Lee Mr I J Macfarlane, AC Mr D E Meiklejohn, AM Ms A M Watkins

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To the Directors of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited – New Zealand Branch

Report on the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand Disclosure Statement

We have audited the accompanying financial statements and supplementary information of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited – New Zealand Branch (the “NZ Branch”) and its related entities (“ANZ New Zealand”) on pages 5 to 67 of the Disclosure Statement. The financial statements comprise the balance sheets as at 30 September 2012, income statements, the statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information of the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand. The supplementary information comprises the information that is required to be disclosed under the Registered Bank Disclosure Statements (Overseas Incorporated Registered Banks) Order (No 2) 2012 (the “Order”).

Directors' Responsibility for the Disclosure Statement

The Directors are responsible for the preparation of the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand Disclosure Statement, including financial statements prepared in accordance with Clause 25 of the Order and generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand, and that give a true and fair view of the matters to which they relate. The Directors are also responsible for such internal controls as they determine are necessary to enable the preparation of the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand financial statements that are free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error.

The Directors are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of supplementary information, in accordance with Schedules 4, 7, 10, 11 and 13 of the Order.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Disclosure Statement, including the financial statements prepared in accordance with Clause 25 of the Order and the supplementary information disclosed in accordance with Schedules 4, 7, 10, 11 and 13 of the Order. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal controls relevant to the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand’s preparation of the financial statements that gives a true and fair view of the matters to which they relate in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand’s internal controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates, as well as evaluating the presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Our firm has provided other services to the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand in relation to audit related services. Partners and employees of our firm may also deal with the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand on normal terms within the ordinary course of trading activities of the business of the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand. There are, however, certain restrictions on dealings which the partners and employees of our firm can have with the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand. These matters have not impaired our independence as auditors of the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand. The firm has no other relationship with, or interest in, the NZ Branch or ANZ New Zealand.

Opinion on the Disclosure Statement

In our opinion the Disclosure Statement of the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand on pages 5 to 67:

• complies with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand;

• complies with International Financial Reporting Standards; and

• gives a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 September 2012 and of their financial performance and cash flows for the year ended on that date.

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Opinion on Supplementary Information

In our opinion, the supplementary information that is required to be disclosed in accordance with Schedules 4, 7, 10, 11 and 13 of the Order, and is included within notes 14, 30, 32, 37 and 38 of the Disclosure Statement:

• has been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the guidelines issued pursuant to section 78(3) of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 and any Conditions of Registration;

• is in accordance with the books and records of the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand; and

• fairly states the matters to which it relates in accordance with those Schedules.

Report on Supplementary Information relating to Credit and Market Risk Exposures and Capital Adequacy

We have reviewed the Supplementary Information relating to Credit and Market Risk Exposures and Capital Adequacy, as disclosed in note 29 of the Disclosure Statement for the year ended 30 September 2012.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Supplementary Information Relating to Credit and Market Risk Exposures and Capital Adequacy

The Directors are responsible for the preparation of supplementary information relating to Credit and Market Risk Exposures and Capital Adequacy that is required to be disclosed under Schedule 9.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the supplementary information relating to Credit and Market Risk Exposures and Capital Adequacy based on our review. We conducted our review in accordance with the Review Engagement Standards issued by the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the review to obtain limited assurance about whether the supplementary information relating to Credit and Market Risk Exposures and Capital Adequacy is, in all material respects:

• prepared in accordance with Capital Adequacy Framework (Basel I Approach) (BS2) and Capital Adequacy Framework (Standardised Approach) (BS2A); and

• disclosed in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Order.

A review is limited primarily to enquiries of NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand personnel and analytical review procedures applied to the financial data, and thus provides less assurance than an audit. We have not performed an audit in respect of the Credit and Market Risk Exposures and Capital Adequacy disclosures, and accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion on these disclosures.

Opinion on Supplementary Information relating to Credit and Market Risk Exposures and Capital Adequacy

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the supplementary information relating to Credit and Market Risk Exposures and Capital Adequacy, disclosed in note 29 of the Disclosure Statement, is not, in all material respects:

• prepared in accordance with the Capital Adequacy Framework (Basel I Approach) (BS2) and Capital Adequacy Framework (Standardised Approach) (BS2A); and

• disclosed in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Order.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

In accordance with the requirements of sections 16(1)(d) and 16(1)(e) of the Financial Reporting Act 1993, and clauses 2(1)(d) and 2(1)(e) of Schedule 1 of the Order, we report that:

• we have obtained all the information and explanations we have required; and

• in our opinion, proper accounting records have been kept by the NZ Branch and ANZ New Zealand, as far as appears from our examination of those records.

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Index

Index
Contents and Glossary of Terms	1
General Disclosures	1
Summary of Financial Statements	4
Income Statements	5
Statements of Comprehensive Income	5
Statements of Changes in Equity	6
Balance Sheets	7
Cash Flow Statements	8
1. Significant Accounting Policies	9
2. Critical Estimates and Judgement Used in Applying Accounting Policies	16
3. Risk Management Policies	17
4. Income	19
5. Expenses	20
6. Income Tax Expense	21
7. Segmental Analysis	22
8. Liquid Assets	23
9. Due from Other Financial Institutions	24
10. Trading Securities	24
11. Derivative Financial Instruments	25
12. Available-for-sale Assets	27
13. Net Loans and Advances	27
14. Impaired Assets and Assets Under Administration	27
15. Provision for Credit Impairment	29
16. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates	29
17. Other Assets	31
18. Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	31
19. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	31
31. Assets Pledged as Collateral	59
20. Due to Other Financial Institutions	32
21. Deposits and Other Borrowings	32
22. Payables and Other Liabilities	32
23. Provisions	33
24. Bonds and Notes	33
25. Loan Capital	33
26. Related Party Transactions	35
27. Current and Non-current Assets and Liabilities	36
28. Ordinary Share Capital	37
29. Capital Adequacy	38
30. Financial Risk Management	40
31. Financial Assets Pledged as Collateral	59
32. Concentrations of Credit Risk to Individual Counterparties	59
33. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities	59
34. Notes to the Cash Flow Statements	64
35. Commitments	64
36. Credit Related Commitments and Contingent Liabilities	64
37. Securitisation, Funds Management, Other Fiduciary Activities and Insurance	65
38. Additional Disclosures	67
Directorate and Auditors	68
Conditions of Registration	70
Directors’ Statement	71
Independent Auditor’s Report	72
Index	74