April 5 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp WBC.AX :
* Westpac to defend asic civil proceedings relating to bbsw WBC.AX
* Says alleged misconduct occurred between April 2010 and June 2012
* Reject allegations made by asic and do not believe Westpac, or any employee, has acted unlawfully
* Asic has not suggested it has any concerns with westpac's current practices"
* Says disagree with asic's interpretation of the communication between employees referred to in the court documents
* There are also no allegations of collusion with any other entity"
* Says "as the matter is now before the courts it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time"
* Refers to civil proceedings in relation to allegations concerning the bank bill swap rate
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