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Exhibit 2.2
 SCHEDULE OF FORMS
 13 OCTOBER 2006
 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA
ABN 48 123 123 124
 and
 ASB FINANCE LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH
as Issuers
 and
 ASB BANK LIMITED
as Guarantor
(in the case of Notes issued by
ASB Finance Limited, London Branch)
 U.S.$35,000,000,000
Euro Medium Term Note Programme
 ALLEN & OVERY
 Allen & Overy LLP




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CONTENTS
 Part
    
    Page1. Form of Temporary Global Note
    
    
    42. Form of Permanent Global Note
    
    
    133. Form of Definitive Note in Bearer Form
    
    
    214. Form of Coupon
    
    
    245. Form of Talon
    
    
    276. Form of Receipt
    
    
    297. Form of Definitive Note in Registered Form
    
    
    318. Terms and Conditions of the Notes
    
    
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CBA ASB Finance Issuers Guarantor Agent Registrar Paying Agents Transfer Agents Trustee Dealers
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PART 1
 FORM OF TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
  1
 [COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA   Issuer
 Incorporated in Australia with limited liability 2
 ASB FINANCE LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH  Issuer
 Incorporated in New Zealand with limited liability 2
  ASB BANK LIMITED
 Guarantor
 Incorporated in New Zealand with limited liability 2
 TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
   Notes Trust Deed inter alios Trustee Part 8 Schedule of Forms
 
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    Delete if the Issuer is Commonwealth Bank of
Australia.2
    
    Delete as appropriate. 4




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Agent
  Clearstream, Luxembourg Euroclear
 Exchange Date
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[Commonwealth Bank of Australia/ASB Finance Limited, London Branch] 3
 
 4
 
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    Amend as appropriate.4
    
    Two signatories required for ASB Finance. 7




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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
  By:
    
    
    
    By:Duly Authorised
    
    
    
    Duly Authorised
 Notes for Agent
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Schedule One
 PART 1
 INTEREST PAYMENTS
 Confirmation ofInterest payment
    
    
    
    Total amount Of
    
    Amount of Interest
    
    payment by or ondate
    
    Date of Payment
    
    interest payable
    
    Paid
    
    behalf of the IssuerFirstSecond
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PART II
 PAYMENTS OF INSTALMENTS OF REDEMPTION MONIES
 Remainingnominalamount of this
    
    ConfirmationGlobal Note
    
    of payment byDate of
    
    Instalment
    
    
    
    following
    
    or on behalf ofInstalment date
    
    Payment
    
    amount payable
    
    Amount paid
    
    payment
    
    the IssuerFirstSecond
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PART III
 PAYMENTS OF INSTALMENTS OF ISSUE PRICE
 Increase/decreasein paid upnominalamount of thisGlobal Note
    
    Confirmationfollowing
    
    of payment orTotal amount
    
    
    
    Nominal
    
    payment of an
    
    forfeiture by orof instalment
    
    Amount of
    
    amount of
    
    instalment or
    
    on behalf of theInstalment date
    
    payable
    
    instalment paid
    
    Notes forfeited
    
    forfeiture
    
    IssuerFirst [     ]Second [     ]
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Schedule Two
 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES
FOR NOTES REPRESENTED BY A PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE OR DEFINITIVE NOTES
OR REDEMPTIONS OR PURCHASES AND CANCELLATIONS
  Part of nominal amountof this Global Noteexchanged for Notes
    
    Remaining nominalrepresented by a
    
    amount of this GlobalPermanent Global Note
    
    Note following suchDate of exchange or
    
    or Definitive Notes or
    
    exchange or redemptionredemption or purchase
    
    redeemed or purchased
    
    or purchase and
    
    Notation made by or onand cancellation
    
    and cancelled
    
    cancellation
    
    behalf of the Issuer
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PART 2
 FORM OF PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE
  5
 [COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA   Issuer
 Incorporated in Australia with limited liability 6
 ASB FINANCE LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH  Issuer
 Incorporated in New Zealand with limited liability 6
  ASB BANK LIMITED  Guarantor
 Incorporated in New Zealand with limited liability 6
 PERMANENT GLOBAL NOTE
   Notes Trust Deed inter alios Trustee Schedule of Forms
 
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    Delete if the Issuer is Commonwealth Bank of
Australia.6
    
    Delete as appropriate. 13




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Agent
    (a)
    
    upon at least 45 days written notice expiring at least 30 days after the Exchange Date (as
defined in the Temporary Global Note referred to above) from the holders of interests in this
Global Note to Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (Euroclear) or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme
(Clearstream, Luxembourg); or
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(b)
    
    only upon the occurrence of an Exchange Event.An Exchange Eventmeans:
 (i)
    
    the Issuer has been notified that both Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg
have been closed for business for a continuous period of 14 days (other than by reason
of holiday, statutory or otherwise) or have announced an intention permanently to cease
business or have in fact done so and no successor clearing system satisfactory to the
Trustee is available; or(ii)
    
    the Issuer has or will become subject to adverse tax consequences which would
not be suffered were the Notes represented by this Global Note to be in definitive
form.
  (A)
    
    the Issuer will promptly give notice to Noteholders in accordance with Condition 16 upon the
occurrence of an Exchange Event; and
 (B)
    
    in the event of the occurrence of any Exchange Event, Euroclear and/or Clearstream,
Luxembourg (acting on the instructions of any holder of an interest in this Global Note) or
the Trustee may give notice to the Agent requesting exchange and, in the event of the
occurrence of an Exchange Event as described in (ii) above, the Issuer may also give notice to
the Agent requesting exchange. Any such exchange shall occur no later than 60 days after the
date of receipt of the first relevant notice by the Agent.
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[Commonwealth Bank of Australia/ASB Finance Limited, London Branch] 7
 
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 7
    
    Amend as appropriate.8
    
    Two signatories required for ASB Finance. 16




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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
  By:
    
    
    
    By:Duly Authorised
    
    
    
    Duly Authorised
 Notes for Agent
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Schedule One
 PART 1
 INTEREST PAYMENTS
 Confirmation ofInterest payment
    
    
    
    Total amount of
    
    Amount of interest
    
    payment by or ondate
    
    Date of payment
    
    interest payable
    
    paid
    
    behalf of the IssuerFirstSecond
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PART II
 PAYMENTS OF INSTALMENTS OF REDEMPTION MONIES
 Remainingnominalamount of this
    
    ConfirmationGlobal Note
    
    of payment byDate of
    
    Instalment
    
    
    
    following
    
    or on behalf ofInstalment date
    
    Payment
    
    amount payable
    
    Amount paid
    
    payment
    
    the IssuerFirstSecond
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Schedule Two
 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OR REDEMPTIONS OR PURCHASES AND
CANCELLATIONS
  Remaining nominalNominal amount of this
    
    amount of this GlobalGlobal Note exchanged
    
    Note following suchDate of exchange or
    
    for Definitive Notes or
    
    exchange or redemptionredemption or purchase
    
    redeemed or purchased
    
    or purchase and
    
    Notation made by or onand cancellation
    
    and cancelled
    
    cancellation
    
    behalf of the Issuer
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PART 3
 FORM OF DEFINITIVE NOTE IN BEARER FORM
 00
    
    000000
    
    [ISIN]
    
    00
    
    000000
  1
 pecify currency and denomination
 [COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA   Issuer
 Incorporated in Australia with limited liability 2
 ASB FINANCE LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH  Issuer
 Incorporated in New Zealand with limited liability 2
  ASB BANK LIMITED  Guarantor
 Incorporated in New Zealand with limited liability 2
 Title of Securities
 Notes Trust Deed Trustee
  
 1
    
    Delete if the Issuer is Commonwealth Bank of
Australia.2
    
    Delete as appropriate. 21




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[Commonwealth Bank of Australia/ASB Finance Limited, London Branch] 3
 
 4
 
  By:
    
    
    
    By:Duly Authorised
    
    
    
    Duly Authorised
 
 3
    
    Delete as appropriate.4
    
    Two signatories required for ASB Finance. 22




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Final Terms
 Agreed form of Final Terms to be set out  Reverse of Note
 Terms and Conditions
 Terms and Conditions to be as set out in
Part 8 of the Schedule of Forms
 AGENT
 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
 PAYING AND TRANSFER AGENTS
 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
    
    Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.Winchester House
    
    2 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer1 Great Winchester Street
    
    L 1115 LuxembourgLondon EC2N 2DB
    
    LuxembourgEngland
 Credit Suisse
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PART 4
 Part A
 FORM OF COUPON
 On the front
  [COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA  1
 ASB FINANCE LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH 1
 Title of Securities
 Part B
 For Fixed Rate Notes :
    
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    Delete as appropriate. 24




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Part C
 For Floating Rate Notes or other Notes where the interest amount payable is not determinable
at the time of printing the Coupon :
   [Commonwealth Bank of Australia/ASB Finance Limited, London Branch] 2
 
 3
 00
    
    0000
    
    [ISIN]
    
    00
    
    000000
 
 2
    
    Amend as appropriate.3
    
    Two signatories required for ASB Finance. 25




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On the reverse
 AGENT
 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
 PAYING AGENTS
 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
    
    Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.Winchester House
    
    2 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer1 Great Winchester Street
    
    L 1115 LuxembourgLondon EC2N 2DB
    
    LuxembourgEngland
 Credit Suisse
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PART 5
 FORM OF TALON
 On the front
  [COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA  1
 ASB FINANCE LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH 1  Title of Securities
  [Commonwealth Bank of Australia/ASB Finance Limited, London Branch] 2
 
 3
 
 1
    
    Delete as appropriate.2
    
    Amend as appropriate.3
    
    Two signatories required for ASB Finance. 27




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On the reverse
 AGENT
 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
 PAYING AGENTS
 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
    
    Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.Winchester House
    
    2 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer1 Great Winchester Street
    
    L 1115 LuxembourgLondon EC2N 2DB
    
    LuxembourgEngland
 Credit Suisse
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PART 6
 FORM OF RECEIPT
 On the front
  [COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA  1
 ASB FINANCE LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH 1
 Title of Securities
 Conditions
   [Commonwealth Bank of Australia/ASB Finance Limited, London Branch] 2
 
 3
 
 1
    
    Delete as appropriate.2
    
    Amend as appropriate.3
    
    Two signatories required for ASB Finance. 29




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On the reverse
 AGENT
 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
 PAYING AGENTS
 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
    
    Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.Winchester House
    
    2 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer1 Great Winchester Street
    
    L 1115 LuxembourgLondon EC2N 2DB
    
    LuxembourgEngland
 Credit Suisse
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PART VII
 1
 PART 7
 FORM OF DEFINITIVE NOTE IN REGISTERED FORM
 CURRENCY AND AMOUNT OF NOTE
 [COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA   Issuer
 Incorporated in Australia with limited liability 2
 ASB FINANCE LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH  Issuer
 Incorporated in New Zealand with limited liability 2
  ASB BANK LIMITED  Guarantor
 Incorporated in New Zealand with limited liability 2
 Title of Securities
 Notes Trust Deed inter alios Trustee
   
 1
    
    Delete if the Issuer is Commonwealth Bank of
Australia.2
    
    Delete as appropriate. 31




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[Commonwealth Bank of Australia/ASB Finance Limited, London Branch] 3
 
 4
 Final Terms
 
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    Amend as appropriate.4
    
    Two signatories required for ASB Finance. 32




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Terms and Conditions
 Terms and Conditions to be as set out in
Part 8 of the Schedule of Forms
 AGENT
    
    REGISTRARDeutsche Bank AG, London Branch
    
    Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.Winchester House
    
    2 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer1 Great Winchester Street
    
    L 1115 LuxembourgLondon EC2N 2DB
    
    LuxembourgEngland
 TRANSFER AGENTS
 Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.
    
    Credit Suisse2 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer
    
    Paradeplatz 8L-1115 Luxembourg
    
    8001 ZurichLuxembourg
    
    Switzerland
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FORM OF TRANSFER OF REGISTERED NOTE
  
 
 
 Please print or type name and address including postal code of transferee
 1
 Signature(s)
 
 NOTES
 1.
    
    This form of transfer must be accompanied by such documents, evidence and information as may
be required pursuant to the Conditions endorsed on the Note to which this form of transfer
relates and must be executed under the hand of the transferor or, if the transferor is a
corporation, this form of transfer must be executed either under its common seal or executed
under the hand of two of its officers duly authorised in writing and, in the latter case, the
document so authorising the officers must be delivered with this form of transfer.
 2.
    
    In each case the signature(s) must be guaranteed by a commercial bank.
 3.
    
    The signature(s) on this form of transfer must correspond with the name(s) of the registered
holder(s) as it/they appear(s) on the face of this Note in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
 
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PART 8
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES
 to be inserted once in final form
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  ASB Finance Limited, London Branch
   ASB Bank Limited
   The Law Debenture Trust
Corporation p.l.c.
  Deutsche
Bank AG, London Branch
   UBS Limited
    Commonwealth
Bank of Australia
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