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Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities. Terms

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2. c tell us if you are unable to gain access to your email or Bendigo e banking or a link to a bill or statement for any reason d ensure your mailbox can receive email notifications e g it has sufficient storage space available and 46 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities e tell us if your contact details including email address change 78 Paper bills and statements 78 1 You may receive paper bills and statements from a BPAY View Biller instead of electronic bills and statements a if you request a BPAY View Biller to provide paper bills and statements a fee may be charged by the applicable BPAY View Biller for supplying the paper bill or statement to you if you ask for this in addition to the electronic form b if you de register from BPAY View c if the BPAY View Biller ceases to participate in the BPAY scheme d if we receive notification that your email mailbox is full so that you cannot receive any email notification of a bill or statement e if your email address is incorrect or cannot be found and or your email is returned to us undelivered f if we are aware that you are unable to gain access to your email or Bendigo e banking or a link to a bill or statement for any reason or g if any function necessary to facilitate BPAY View malfunctions or is not available for any reason for an extended period 79 BPAY View billing errors 79 1 You agree that if a BPAY View billi
3. 29 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 19 Tax 19 1 When you open an account with us you have the option of supplying us with your Tax File Number If you don t we are required by law to deduct withholding tax from your interest at the highest marginal rate plus the Medicare Levy and forward it to the Australian Taxation Office 19 2 Similar requirements also apply to joint accounts where one or more of the account holders have not supplied their Tax File Number Providing your Tax File Number is NOT compulsory but is advisable 19 3 If you are entitled to an exemption in relation to this tax you should advise us of your type of exemption and provide any supporting documentation we may require 19 4 If your account is a Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account or an act Home Loan Offset Account that is linked to a loan account there is no interest entitlement that is subject to income tax and the only benefit is the right to the interest reduction on the loan account under the offset arrangements Loan account offset arrangements are subject to rulings and policies of the Australian Taxation Office which may change What happens if don t provide my Tax File Number 19 5 If you choose not to provide us with your Tax File Number we are required to deduct withholding tax at the highest marginal tax rate plus the Medicare Levy when you earn interest income of 120 or more a year Note Generally children
4. Security token is a device which generates a one time code for use as a second level authentication in e banking Two models are currently available the Vasco Professional Security Token and the Vasco One Touch Security Token These authentication devices can be attached to your logon or payment facilities single rate means the rate of interest that applies irrespective of the balance of your accounts stepped interest means that different rates of interest will apply to different portions of your account balance For example if the rate of interest is 0 05 p a on that part of the account balance that is less than 2 000 and 1 5 p a on that part of the account balance that equals or exceeds 2 000 and your account balance is 3 000 the rate of interest applying to your account will be 0 05 p a on 1 999 99 and 1 5 p a on the remainder terms and conditions means Sections A to N of this document the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Rebates and the Schedule of Interest Rates for Personal Accounts provided to you vvith this document tiered interest means you vill earn different rates of interest depending on the balance of your account One interest rate will apply to the entire balance of your account but that rate will depend upon the amount of your balance When your balance reaches a higher tier you will receive the interest rate for that tier on the entire balance of your account For
5. If you tell us that a BPAY payment made from your account is unauthorised you must first give us your written consent addressed to the biller who received that BPAY payment consenting to us obtaining from the biller information about your account with that biller or the BPAY payment including your customer reference number and such information as we reasonably require to investigate the BPAY payment We are not obligated to investigate or rectify any BPAY payment if you do not give us this consent If you do not give us that consent the biller may not be permitted under law to disclose to us information we need to investigate or rectify that BPAY payment We are not liable for any consequential loss or damage you suffer as a result of using the BPAY scheme other than loss or damage which is due to our negligence or a breach of any condition or warranty implied by law which cannot be excluded restricted or modified at all or only to a limited extent Section K BPAY View This section applies if you use the BPAY View service 69 About the BPAY View service 69 1 The BPAY View service is a feature of the BPAY system that allows you to receive bills and statements online Bills and statements are delivered via email and you will receive a message when you log on to Bendigo e banking BPAY View is only available if you have access to Bendigo e banking 70 Registering Deregistering for the BPAY View service COL You need
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7. account payee only 30 Section B General terms and conditions 13 34 What is the significance of deleting or bearer 30 1 Opening and holding an account 13 35 Stopping your Cheque 30 2 Identification 14 36 Dishonouring Cheques 30 3 Payment Facilities 15 37 Lost or Stolen Cheques and Cheque Books 31 4 Deposits and Withdrawals 15 38 Liability 31 5 Interest 16 Section D Bendigo CommunitySaver Account 32 6 Fees and charges 18 Section E Passbooks 32 7 Transaction Processing 19 39 About your passbook 32 8 Bank cheques 19 40 Security of your passbook 32 9 Overdrawn accounts 19 Section F Cards 33 10 Account Combination 20 41 Your Card 33 11 Statements and Confirmation of Transactions 20 42 Using your card 33 12 Receipts and vouchers 20 43 Card Transactions 34 13 Joint accounts 21 44 Additional Cards 34 14 Authorised Signatories and operating instructions 24 45 Foreign Currency Transactions 34 15 Cancelling a payment facility 22 Section G Bendigo Phone Banking and 16 Stopping or closing your account 23 Bendigo eBanking e Boast sasa 24 5 Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo oe Changes 24 47 Access Numbers Passwords and PINS 25 48 Services Available Using Bendigo Phone 20 Privacy 25 Banking and Bendigo e banking 35 21 If you have a concern or complaint 25 49 Equipment 36 22 If you have changed your name or address 27 50 Authorised Users 36 23 If you need to send money overseas or 51 Access
8. 45 3 When you use your card outside Australia you are bound by any exchange control requirements of the Reserve Bank of Australia 39 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Section G Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking We warrant that we will comply with the requirements of the ePayments Code This section and Section H apply if you register for access to Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking 46 Applying for Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking 46 1 46 2 46 3 You may apply for access to Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking by completing customer registration through Customer Contact and Care due to BEN customers contacting act for BEN maintenance on 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 at any of our branches or for act by phoning 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 Approval of an application is at our discretion Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking are not available for all accounts The Key Features Tables starting on page 3 indicate the accounts for which they are available You must be at least 12 years of age to be eligible for Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking 47 Access Numbers Passwords and PINS 47 1 47 2 47 3 If we approve your application we will provide you with an access number and a temporary PIN or password The temporary PIN or password is valid for 5 days from the date of issue Before the end of that 5 day period you must use that access num
9. Your liability is governed by clause 60 You must ensure that you a keep your card access number security token password and PIN secure and protected b do not tell anyone your PIN or password c do not record your PIN or password anywhere in electronic or written form and in particular not on the user guide provided by us upon registration d do not select a PIN that is easily identified with you e g your date of birth your name or part of it or your phone number e do not select a PIN that is a common or easily guessed combination e g repeated or consecutive numbers such as 5555 or 1234 f do not provide your PIN password or card to any person including a family member or a friend g do not allow any unauthorised person to observe or hear your PIN or password You must also ensure that your additional cardholders do each of these things If you have a card you must also ensure that you a sign your card as soon as you receive it b keep your card in a safe place c check regularly that you have your card in your possession d take steps to ensure that no one else has access to the PIN notification you receive through the mail VVe recommend that you destroy the PIN notification once you have memorised it 38 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities e do not record your PIN on your card or carry any record of your PIN in an undisguised form with the card Merely
10. a cheque that is unsigned undated post dated which is a cheque dated later than the date it was written stale has no payee stated or has been materially altered and you have not authorised the alteration c you have instructed us to stop payment on the cheque d we have received notice of your mental incapacity bankruptcy or death or e the cheque is poorly or illegibly completed If your account is closed or your cheque facility is cancelled we may dishonour any cheque presented after closure or cancellation unless you make other arrangements with us A dishonour fee may apply if a cheque is dishonoured Current fees and charges are set out inthe Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates 31 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 36 4 36 5 Our right to take actions to recover money you owe us will not be prejudiced by any decision we make to meet payment on any cheque If a cheque deposited to your account is dishonoured the cheque will not be returned to you We may however in certain circumstances provide you with an electronic image of the cheque or other details we have which may assist you with a claim against the writer of the cheque 37 Lost or Stolen Cheques and Cheque Books 312 r r 37 4 37 5 You must keep your cheque book and all unused cheques out of sight and in a safe place at all times for example a locked dravver or cabinet This vvill help
11. are for illustrative purposes only 13 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Section B General terms and conditions Unless you have previously agreed to be bound by these terms and conditions your first use of any account or payment facility indicates that you understand and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions 1 Opening and holding an account 1 1 You must provide us with any information we reasonably require to open an account or provide a payment facility Where you wish to open an account in the name of a deceased estate you must provide us vvith the original or certified copy of one of the follovving a probate of the will of the deceased person granted to you as executor b letters of administration of the deceased person s estate granted to you as administrator or c death certificate of the deceased person and the will if there is a will VVhere you do not provide us vvith probate or letters of administration you must also give us an indemnity in a form acceptable to us against any loss caused by opening the account or allovving withdrawals from the account 1 2 Subject to the requirements of any law we may refuse to open an account or provide a payment facility 1 3 You may not be eligible to open and hold all types of accounts The Key Features Tables starting on page 3 set out eligibility requirements that apply None of the accounts to which this document applies are avail
12. articles carried vvith the card so that they are liable to loss or theft simultaneously with the card d by keeping a record of your PIN password and or access number without making any reasonable attempt to protect the security of the records on the one article or on several articles so that they are liable to loss or theft simultaneously e where we permit you or additional cardholder to select or change a PIN or password by selecting numbers which represent the user s or cardholder s birth date or letters which are a recognisable part of their names if immediately before this was done we specifically warned you not to do so and that you might incur liability by doing so f by acting with extreme carelessness in failing to protect the security of the PIN password and or access number g where the ePayments Code requires that the recording or voluntary disclosure of one or more but not all of the codes forming part of the access method was the dominating contributing cause of the loss 41 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 60 3 60 4 h by leaving a card in an ATM which ncorporates reasonable safety standards that mitigate the risk of a card being left in the ATM n these cases you will be liable for the actual losses which happen before you or an additional cardholder notified us that the card had been misused lost or stolen or that the security of a PIN or password forming part of the
13. error for any reason of any equipment system or software which is not controlled or provided by or on behalf of us including without limitation the telephone sri Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 54 2 internet enabled device softvvare and telecommunications and ISP services you use to access Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking b any unavailability or failure of which you should have been aware of Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking to accept instructions from you c any failure of an access number PIN or password to permit you to access Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking d disclosure of information relating to your accounts through Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking where the information has been obtained by or in conjunction with any person using your PIN password or access number or e any unauthorised access to your information transmitted by us through Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking in relation to a nominated account f any failure of an authentication key to permit you to access Bendigo e banking You acknowledge and accept that Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking may only show transactions and balances current as at the previous business day 55 Liability 55 1 55 2 55 3 55 4 You will be liable for all transactions on your account carried out by using an access number or PIN You authorise us to debit all suc
14. example if the rate of interest is 0 05 p a where the account balance is less than 2 000 and 1 5 p a where the account balance is 2 000 or more and your account balance is 3 000 the rate of interest applying to the entire balance of your account will be 1 5 p a Vasco One Touch Security Token is a security token which is a convenient key ring size With the touch of one button it generates a one time code for use in e banking during the logon sequence or payment authentication Vasco Professional Security Token is a security token which you can hold in your hand It has a small keypad like calculator and requires the entry of a PIN for generation of a one time code for use in e banking during the logon sequence or payment authentication The keypad has a cover to protect it from accidental pressing of the keys Verified by Visa means the online authentication service provided for Visa cardholders when making online transactions at participating merchants we us our and Bendigo Bank means Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL No 237879 you and your means the holder of an account or if there is more than one of you all of you jointly and each of you severally The singular refers to the plural and vice versa A reference to a document includes any variation or replacement of it and anything includes the whole and each part of it All examples used in this document
15. from time to time EFT conditions means the terms and conditions applying to EFT transactions as set out in Section and clauses 21 5 to the extent it relates to EFT transactions and 21 6 below EFTPOS means Electronic Funds Transfer at the Point of Sale and allows you to pay for goods without the need to carry cash and in some instances to withdraw cash from your account without the need to visit a branch EFT transaction means a transfer of funds initiated by an instruction through electronic equipment using an access number password or PIN to debit or credit an account An EFT transaction includes without limitation a transaction undertaken using a card and a PIN via EFTPOS or an ATM or a transaction undertaken using Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking electronic equipment includes but is not limited to an electronic terminal contactless terminal computer television and telephone Government charges means all charges or duties on deposits into or withdrawals from your account that are payable under a law of the Commonwealth or any State or Territory or any other jurisdiction whether or not you are primarily liable to pay these charges law means common law principles of equity and laws made by parliament including regulations and other instruments under them and consolidations amendments re enactments or replacements of them MasterCard SecureCode means the online authentication servic
16. is not available on fixed rate loans Details of the discounted rates can be obtained by asking at any Bendigo Bank branch online at www bendigobank com au or by telephoning act on 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 or online at www letsact com au Interest on the remaining balance of your linked loan account will be calculated at the rate that applies to your linked loan account The daily balance in your account is the balance at the end of the day If your account has a debit balance at the end of the day your balance for that day for offset purposes will be deemed to be zero If your account has a balance greater than 5 411 5 12 5 13 5 14 5 15 the balance of your linked loan account at the end of the day your daily balance for that day for offset purposes will be deemed to be equal to the balance of your linked loan account You will not earn interest on the excess amount Subject to the requirements of any law the discounted rates may change at any time Where more than one Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account is linked to the one loan account the daily balance used for offset purposes is that of the combined end of day balances of all of these accounts Where more than one act Home Loan Offset Account is linked to the one act loan account the daily balance used for offset purposes is that of the combined end of day balances of all of these accounts Upon finalisation of the linked loan account your Bendigo Mor
17. mailing it to you by registered post or handing it to you at one of our branches You may be required to produce suitable identification when collecting the card Once you have received the card you are responsible for the security of the card We recommend against sending cards by ordinary post 41 7 You must choose a password for your card We may ask you for this password at any time as further proof of your identity 41 8 You may be required to produce suitable identification when using your card 42 Using your card 42 1 Your card must be linked to a primary demand deposit account which is eligible to have card access Within Australia 42 2 You can use your card at our ATMs to a make deposits to your primary demand deposit account although this can only be done at our ATMs that offer this function b make withdrawals from your primary demand deposit account c transfer money from your primary demand deposit account to another account linked to your card if any and d obtain account balances for your primary demand deposit account 42 3 You can use your card at an ATM operated by another financial institution to a make withdrawals from your primary demand deposit account b obtain account balances for your primary demand deposit account and you may also be able to transfer money from one account to another depending upon the particular financial institution which operates
18. notice of your wish to close your account You must return to us all cards issued on the account at the time of giving notice This 14 day period is to allow for outstanding card transactions to be presented for payment before the account is closed We may close your account at any time due to unsatisfactory conduct or for any other reason eg if we consider it necessary to prevent fraud or other losses to you or us by giving you notice that is reasonable in all the relevant circumstances and reimbursing you for any amount standing to the credit of your account If you or an authorised signatory breach any of these terms and conditions or your account is open with a zero balance and you do not operate your account within 180 days of opening we may close the account without giving you prior notice We will give you notice as soon as possible after closing the account unless we have previously 16 5 16 6 16 7 16 8 given you notice and will reimburse you for the amount standing to the credit of your account This will not apply where we close any account opened with a zero balance and which has not been operated within 180 days of opening If your account is closed a we may cancel any card linked to the account cancel any cheque facility linked to the account and disable your access to other payment facilities linked to the account b you must return to us all cards any security tokens issued to you and all u
19. of Interest Rates for Personal Accounts You can find out our current interest rates at any time by contacting one of our branches phoning 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 or by visiting our website www bendigobank com au For Community Sector Banking phone 1300 CSBANK 1300 272 265 or visit the Community Sector Banking website at www communitysectorbanking com au For act phone 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 or visit the website www letsact com au 20 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 9 4 9 5 We do not agree to provide you with credit merely because we debit an amount to your account that causes it to be overdrawn If you are the recipient of Centrelink benefits we will act in accordance with our obligations under the Code of Operation for Department of Human Services and Department of Veterans Affairs Direct Credit Payments when exercising our rights in relation to your overdrawn account for example where we combine accounts In particular unless otherwise agreed we will allow you to access up to 90 of your future Centrelink benefits until the account is no longer overdrawn If your account becomes overdrawn please visit any of our branches to discuss your needs and arrange access to your account 10 Account Combination 10 1 10 2 10 3 We may combine the balances of two or more of your accounts which are of the same ownership and entity name even if the accounts are at different branches For exa
20. of age or over to apply for a cheque facility 30 Issuing and Writing Cheques 30 1 30 2 30 3 30 4 Your right to use cheques drawn on us and the cheque book issued by us is at all times at our discretion We reserve the right at any time to suspend or withdraw those rights and facilities or to refuse to pay any cheque The cheque facility is not available for use outside Australia The cheque book and all unused cheques will always remain our property and if we ask they must be returned to us a You may only write cheques on the forms we supply or approve All cheques that you write must be completed clearly and signed by you or an authorised signatory You should only sign a cheque after it has been filled out b You must not sign blank cheques If you sign a blank cheque you risk the person you hand the cheque to filling out the cheque for any amount you have not authorised or addressing the cheque to a person you have not authorised We will not be held liable for any cheques you have signed whilst they are blank nor will you be able to make a claim against us for the amount of the cheque You must take all reasonable care to prevent fraud occurring in relation to your cheque facility When filling out a cheque you should always write the amount of the cheque in words as well as figures as words are more difficult to alter You should a try not to leave any gaps between the words or figures as to preven
21. that most concerns or complaints can be fixed at this level If however your concern or complaint requires specialist attention the appropriate staff member will respond to you promptly advising the expected timeframe resolution will take We are a member of the Financial Ombudsman Service You can contact the Ombudsman at Financial Ombudsman Service Australia GPO Box 3 Melbourne VIC 3001 d Phone 1800 FOS AUS 1800 367 287 Fax 03 9613 6399 Website www fos org au Email info fos org au The Financial Ombudsman Service is provided to you free of charge 21 3 If your problem relates to a payment you made via a Pay Anyone Service clause 94 may apply instead of this clause 21 Concerns or complaints about EFT transactions 21 4 If your complaint is in relation to an EFT transaction we will advise you in writing of the procedures for investigating and handling the complaint a If we are unable to resolve the complaint e within 45 days we will notify you of this fact inform you of the reasons for the delay provide you with monthly updates on the progress of your complaint and specify a date by which a decision can reasonably be expected unless we are waiting for a response from you and we have told you that we require that response b and the complaint involves a credit card account and we decide to exercise any rights we may have under the rules of the credit card scheme i the time limits unde
22. the ATM Other financial institutions can determine from time to time what transactions can be carried out at their ATMs 42 4 You can use your card at a Bank Post terminal however the Post Office may have restrictions and Australia Post reserves the right not to process a transaction to a make withdrawals from your primary demand deposit account b make deposits to your primary demand deposit account c transfer money from your primary demand deposit account d obtain account balances for your primary demand deposit account Bank Post transactions can only be conducted through Post Offices in Australia 42 5 You can use your card at any EFTPOS terminal in Australia to purchase goods and services or withdraw cash from your primary demand deposit account providing the merchant operating the EFTPOS terminal has a policy which allows for cash withdrawals 34 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 42 6 You can use your card at a contactless terminal to perform a contactless transaction if your card is capable of performing such transaction A cash withdrawal cannot be completed when performing a contactless transaction Outside Australia 42 7 You can use your Bendigo Easy Money card to withdraw from your primary demand deposit account at any ATM overseas bearing the PLUS symbol 42 8 You can use your Bendigo Blue Debit card or act MasterCard debit card with a MasterCard symbol to withdraw fro
23. to rectify any such matters in relation to your BPAY payment in the way described in this clause If a BPAY payment is made on your account without your knowledge or consent liability for that unauthorised BPAY payment will be determined in accordance with clause 60 Otherwise except as set out in this clause we will not be liable for any loss or damage you suffer as a result of using the BPAY scheme 68 3 68 4 68 5 68 6 68 7 If a BPAY payment is made to a person or for an amount which is not in accordance with your instructions if any and your account has been debited with the amount of that payment we will credit that amount to your account However if you were responsible for a mistake resulting in that payment and we cannot recover the amount within 20 business days of us attempting to do so from the person who received the amount of that payment you must pay us that amount and you authorise us to debit that amount from your account If a BPAY payment is made in accordance with a payment direction which appeared to us to be from you or on your behalf but for which you did not give authority we will credit your account with the amount of that unauthorised payment However you must pay us the amount of that unauthorised payment and you authorise us to debit that amount to your account if a we cannot recover that amount within 20 business days of us attempting to do so from the person who receives it a
24. to register in order to use BPAY View You register by logging on to Bendigo e banking at www bendigobank com au and follow the prompts BPAY View is only available from the time we notify you of its availability You must have a current valid email address to register for this service 71 Security token 71 1 m z 71 9 In order to gain access to the BPAY View service you will be required to use a security token A security token and PIN is an additional security feature to prevent unauthorised access to your account A fee will apply to this service Loss or damage to your security token may incur a replacement fee See the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates If you have obtained a security token in connection with the e banking service you can use the same security token for BPAY View Your security token is used to authenticate BPAY View and the delivery of your bills and bill information via Bendigo e banking and involves the use of a PIN to generate authentication codes You acknowledge and accept that in conjunction with your e banking access ID and password or PIN a the security token we issue you together with your selected PIN is the means by which you access BPAY View b anyone using your security token and PIN will be able to have access to BPAY View You authorise us to act upon all instructions given to us using your security token and PIN and subject to any other provision of t
25. to the Key Features Tables starting on page 3 to find out what type of interest your account has We may change the interest rate from time to time at our discretion This means that the interest rate may increase or decrease If any law regulates such a change we will only make the change to the extent permitted by and subject to the requirements of that law Our current interest rates are set out in the Schedule of Interest Rates for Personal Accounts You can find out our current interest rates at any time by contacting one of our branches phoning 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 or by visiting our website www bendigobank com au For Community Sector Banking phone 1300 CSBANK 1300 272 265 or visit the Community Sector Banking website at www communitysectorbanking com au For act phone 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 or visit the website www letsact com au 17 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Calculation and Crediting of Interest 5 5 5 6 We calculate interest by applying the daily percentage rate to the balance of your account or if it is stepped interest to the relevant part of your balance at the end of each day The daily percentage rate is the relevant interest rate divided by 365 or in a leap year 366 The type of account you have will determine when interest is credited to your account The Key Features Tables starting on page 3 set out when interest is credited Bendigo Mortgage Saver Acco
26. under 16 do not need to provide us with a Tax File Number however where the child s investment income or interest is likely to be 420 per annum or more it is advisable to obtain a tax file number as interest earned in excess of 420 is subject to withholding tax Deductions of withholding tax are calculated on a daily pro rata basis regardless of whether or not the account earns more than 420 in interest during the financial year The above clauses 19 1 19 2 19 3 19 4 and 19 5 do not apply if you are not a resident of Australia We are required to withhold Australian non resident withholding tax from interest income earned on your account which is currently 10 Bendigo CommunitySaver Account If you have a Bendigo CommunitySaver Account the following clause applies 19 6 The personal circumstances of each customer are different and we encourage you to seek independent taxation advice 19 7 We may pay commission to eligible partners associated with this account Community Sector Banking Social Investment Deposit Account If you have a Community Sector Banking Social Investment Deposit Account the following clause applies 19 8 The personal circumstances of each customer are different and we encourage you to seek independent taxation advice 20 Privacy 20 1 We are committed to ensuring your privacy is protected and understand your concerns regarding the confidentiality and security of personal information
27. us to you or an additional cardholder that bears the Visa symbol access method means any method we make available to you or an additional cardholder to give us authority to act on instructions when using electronic equipment An access method comprises of one or more components including but not limited to a card a PIN an access number password or any combination of these that does not include a method requiring the user s manual signature where the comparison of the manual signature with the written specimen signature is the principal means of authenticating you or an additional cardholder s authority to give us an instruction access number means the number s we issue to you to enable access to Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking account means an account or accounts we establish in your name or in your name jointly with another person s additional cardholder is defined in clause 14 1 ATM means an automatic teller machine Authentication key is a random 6 digit number generated by a security token for a second level of authentication for your logon or payment This should be entered on request when you have a security token attached and activated for your access ID authorised signatory is defined in clause 14 and includes without limitation an additional cardholder and an authorised user authorised user means any third party authorised by you to use Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e
28. 0 days depending on the type of transaction We will not accept a refusal of a chargeback by a merchant s financial institution unless it is consistent with card scheme rules Electronic transactions If the ePayments Code is applicable to a disputed transaction the timeframes as specified in 58 3 may not apply in certain circumstances Our ability to dispute a transaction on your behalf where a chargeback right exists may be lost if you do not notify us within the required timeframes For this reason it is in your interest to report any disputed transaction to us immediately and certainly no later than the due date shown on the statement of account Where it can be shown that you have unreasonably delayed notifying us you may be liable for the loss on any disputed transaction If a dispute is withdrawn or resolved in favour of the merchant a voucher retrieval fee may apply Where a dispute is resolved in your favour we will make the necessary adjustments to any interest and fees charged as a result of your dispute To report an unauthorised transaction please contact the Bendigo Bank by Secure email Downloading a form from our website at www bendigobank com au Telephone 1300 236 344 or In person at your local branch 40 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Section EFT Transactions PIN Password and or access number generated transactions We warrant that we will comply with the requirement
29. 36 have received funds from overseas 27 59 Exiting Bendigo e banking 36 777000 7 53 Confirmation of Transactions 36 77 Finanoial Claims scheme a 54 Our responsibility for Bendigo Phone Banking 26 Anti Money Laundering and and Bendigo e banking 36 Counter Terrorism Financing AML CTF 28 BB Liability 37 ety nny Section Use and security of your card 28 Other 28 access number security token password and PIN 37 Section C Cheque facility 29 56 Protecting your card access number security token 29 Availability of the cheque facility 29 VER N aad PIN 7 uu Too gt 58 Your Liability Non PIN generated transactions 39 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Section EFT Transactions PIN Password and or access number generated transactions 40 91 Limit reductions 49 59 Liability for authorised transactions 40 92 Cut off times 49 60 Liability for unauthorised transactions 40 93 Liability for mistaken payments unauthorised Section J BPAY 42 transactions and fraud 49 4 About the BRAY scheme 42 94 Mistaken nternet Payments 49 82 Using tie BPAY seheme 42 95 Incorrect Account Number 50 63 Payments 42 64 If the amount of a payment to a biller is incorrect 42 65 When a Biller cannot process a payment 43 66 Suspension of BPAY 43 67 Cut off times 43 68 Liability for mistaken payments unauthorised transactions and fraud 43 Section K BPAY View 44 6
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31. 9 About the BPAY View service 44 70 Registering Deregistering for the BPAY View service 44 71 Security token 44 72 Protecting your security token and PIN 44 73 Cancellation of BPAY View 45 74 Nominating BPAY View Billers 45 75 Collection and disclosure of personal information 45 76 Notice of bills or statements 45 77 Your obligations 45 78 Paper bills and statements 46 79 BPAY View billing errors 46 Section L Automatic payments 46 80 Types of automatic payments 46 81 Arranging an automatic payment 46 82 Timing of the automatic payment 47 83 Liability 47 Section M Pay Anyone Service 48 84 About the Pay Anyone Service 48 85 Registering Deregistering for the Pay Anyone Service 48 86 Using the Pay Anyone Service 48 87 Security tokens 48 88 Payments 48 89 If a transfer amount is incorrect 49 90 Suspension of the Pay Anyone Service 49 10 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Section A Meaning of words act is a division of Community Sector Banking Pty Ltd ABN 88 098 858 765 Office B Level 1 Wing C iC Central Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 act Impact account has the meaning it has in the act Terms amp Conditions act MasterCard debit card means a debit card issued by us to you or an additional cardholder that bears the MasterCard symbol act Visa credit card means a credit card issued by
32. Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Terms amp Conditions 26 November 2015 Bendigo Bank Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities About this document This document must be read in conjunction with the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates and the Schedule of Interest Rates for Personal Accounts or the act Schedule of interest rates if applicable You should read this document the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates the Schedule of Interest Rates or for act products the act Schedule of interest rates carefully before acquiring any of the products to which this document applies For all act products you should refer to the act Terms amp Conditions available at letsact com au which govern the use of the act platform Those act Terms amp Conditions constitute a separate agreement between yourself and Community Sector Banking Pty Ltd and do not form part of the banking service provided to you This document contains terms and conditions which apply to the following Transaction Accounts Bendigo Student Account Bendigo Ultimate Account Bendigo Shareholder Account Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account Bendigo Retirement Account Savings Accounts Bendigo PiggySaver Account Bendigo EasySaver Account Bendigo CommunitySaver Account Community Sector Banking Accounts Community Sector Banking b optimised Account Community Sector Banking Social Investment Deposit Accoun
33. Bendigo e banking for six months or d the security or quality of the service is threatened If we cancel your access to BPAY View we will notify you as soon as possible 74 Nominating BPAY View Billers 74 1 You must nominate the BPAY View Billers you wish to receive bills and statements from and that you are entitled to receive that bill or statement You can delete a BPAY View Biller from your list of nominated BPAY View Billers at any time Deletion is effective immediately and the BPAY View Biller will be notified 75 Collection and disclosure of personal information 151 You authorise us to disclose to the BPAY View Billers nominated by you a such of your personal information for example your name email address and the fact that you are our customer as is necessary to enable BPAY View Billers to verify that you can receive bills and statements electronically using BPAY View or telling them if you cease to do so and y b that an event referred to in clauses 78 b 78 c 78 d 78 e 78 f or 78 g has occurred You authorise us or a nominated BPAY View Biller as appropriate to collect data about whether you access your emails Bendigo e banking and any link to a bill or statement 76 Notice of bills or statements 762 76 2 76 3 76 4 If you register for access to BPAY View you will receive bills and statements electronically and you agree that this satisfies the legal obligatio
34. D Hq q lQET EPAV lqEHeAV nb qo ON s nb u yueg ON lQE EAV 9 ol dE S l L S A S K s1u ued onulolny lQE EAV lQE EAV s p AH S uo uv ed ON QETEAV MIA AVdd 9 AVd8 lQET PAY lqEHeAV x SUIMUEQ lQETEAV lqEHeAV xsulyueg uoud HED 17 IED 1V spun Au UO AluuOW p lp 9 3s l lul 324 lsuls s l mu 1 d4I 3s l lul Aeq Aeq p ernoreo seJ9 U IIN IIN UTEYUTE N 9uejeg wnwlulN T T u do o ulnulluliy 1u uui 1e1s JU9LU9 21S 1u uu 1e1S 10 yooqssed quNoddy isod q 1u uns aAul BINNS sulyUeg 107395 AUNWWOD uno y p siuinndo q suljueg 1037395 Qiunuttu09 lQEL ainyeay yi 1unooov Juiyueg 4032 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities ellensnv pisino apisa OYM SI WOJSNI 0 QE H EAE Jou 51 SIUL v sjonpoid b payul ueo peg 1iq q ye ue AjUQ 8ui ueq OsIpuag 0 SS E NOA JI ajqeylene juo ase aUOAUY ed pue M H AVE yeaoudde o 1o qns lqelieAv Ajdde 540121159 y x yquow Jad sjemeupulim USE youesq ul 884 Z pue suonoesuen Sulueq GTS 0 2 G snel o yueg Osipueg YUM upo JOB JUSLUJSAAU Ienu pis 1 3s l nul pue edi52uud p ldnooo ellu pis 1 qs l lul pue jediouud e o payul aq 3sniy e919 19U10
35. DIGO 1300 236 344 between Sam 8pm Monday to Friday Local hours 9am 4pm Saturday Local hours and 9am 4pm Sunday Local hours or After Hours Hotline 1800 035 383 this service is available 24 hours a day seven days a week Overseas By telephone on 61 3 5485 7872 or by fax on 61 3 5485 7613 If you have a Bendigo Blue debit card with a Visa symbol a Bendigo Visa credit card or an act Visa credit card phone 1 303 967 1090 reverse charges this service is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week or visit the Visa International website at www visa com to obtain a toll free number for the country you are travelling in If you have a Bendigo Blue debit card with a MasterCard symbol act MasterCard debit card or Bendigo MasterCard credit card phone 1 636 722 7111 reverse charges this service is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week or visit the MasterCard International website at www mastercard com to obtain a toll free number for the country you are travelling in 57 2 Any unreasonable delay in notifying us may expose you to liability for losses incurred as a result of unauthorised access or transactions Liability for unauthorised transactions is set out in clause 60 39 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 57 3 If for any reason you cannot contact the hotline 585 3 then contact your local branch or phone 61 3 5485 7872 during normal business hours You are not liable for any unauthorised tran
36. It is up to you and the other joint account holder s to specify how many signatories are required to operate a joint account Account operating instructions are part of your contract with us and may only be altered by written notification to us signed by each party to the joint account 13 5 Despite any instructions you may give us to the contrary we may insist that the joint account only be operated on the signatures of all joint account holders if a one of the joint account holders requests us in writing to do so or b we are notified of any dispute between the joint account holders or c we are notified of the death or bankruptcy of any of the joint account holders 13 6 You agree that each of you act as an agent for the other and that we can send a copy of a notice or statement to all or any one of you 13 7 You agree that each joint account holder may have access to information about the account without the consent of the other joint account holders 13 8 Inthe event of your death the account will be treated as the account of the surviving account holder s only 14 Authorised Signatories and operating instructions 14 1 You may ask us in writing to authorise one or more other people to access and operate your account A person who is authorised to operate your account is called an authorised signatory This includes a a person who is authorised to access and operate your account an authorised signat
37. We strongly advise you to keep all of these documents in a safe place as you may need them to do things such as complete tax returns confirm payments have been made for goods and services and check what payments and cheques are unpresented and how much money you have in your account at any one time If you misplace any of your account records or need us to provide you with information about any of your transactions such as cheques you have written out or interest payments for tax purposes we can help by conducting a search of our records A fee may apply for this service to cover our costs Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 12 4 You should keep your credit card vouchers and printed records of transactions to reconcile to your statement We are not obliged to provide you with copies of merchant or transaction vouchers 13 Joint accounts 13 1 This clause applies if an account is in two or more names jointly Understanding your obligations 13 2 You may choose to operate accounts jointly with other persons 13 3 If you do your liability under these terms and conditions is both joint and several This means that each of you is liable both on your own and together for the whole of any debit balance on the account You should carefully consider any arrangement which involves you becoming a joint account holder 13 4
38. able for use by a business or for business purposes We may require you at any time to provide us with proof that you meet the eligibility requirements for an account If a after opening an account you no longer meet the eligibility requirements or b you do not provide us with proof that you meet the eligibility requirements when we ask for it we may change your account to another type of account to which this document applies We may require you to deposit a minimum amount with us in order to open an account The minimum amounts that currently apply are set out in the Key Features Tables starting on page 3 There is no minimum account balance required to maintain an account However where an account has been opened without you depositing any 1 4 1 5 1 6 ILT 1 8 1 9 amount that is with a zero balance and you do not operate your account within 180 days of opening we may close the account without giving you notice For a Bendigo Student Account if you are 18 years of age and over you must provide proof of your full time student apprenticeship or trainee status i e a valid Student ID card or registration of apprenticeship or traineeship when you open the account If you already have a Bendigo Student Account once you turn 18 years of age you will also need to provide proof of ongoing enrolment by the 14th April every year to ensure ongoing eligibility Every year we will send two separate lette
39. access method has been breached but you will not be liable for any of the following amounts a that portion of the losses incurred on any one day which exceed the applicable daily withdrawal limits b that portion of the losses incurred in a period which exceeds any other periodic withdrawal limits applicable to that period c that portion of the total losses incurred on any account which exceeds the balance of that account including any prearranged credit d all losses incurred on any accounts which we and you had not agreed could be accessed using the access method e any losses incurred as a result of conduct we expressly authorised you to engage in f any losses incurred as a result of you disclosing recording or storing a PIN and or access number in a way that is required or recommended for the purposes of using an account access service such as when you provide your codes to an aggregator service or store your codes in an electronic wallet on your computer which is expressly or impliedly promoted endorsed or authorised by us Where we can prove on the balance of probability that you or an additional cardholder have contributed to the losses by unreasonably delaying notification after becoming aware of the misuse loss or theft of a card forming part of the access method or that the security of all the codes forming part of the access method has been breached you are liable for the actual losses which o
40. against you or delayed the resolution of your complaint we may accept full or partial liability for the amount of the transaction which is the subject of your complaint 21 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Financial Ombudsman Service 21 5 We do not anticipate a situation where we cannot resolve a concern or complaint to your satisfaction However should this happen you have the option of referring the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service 21 6 The Ombudsman s role is to investigate matters only after customers have fully exhausted the established complaint procedures of their bank 21 7 You may obtain further information about this service by contacting the Ombudsman at Financial Ombudsman Service Australia GPO Box 3 Melbourne VIC 3001 Telephone 1800 FOS AUS 1800 367 287 Fax 03 9613 6399 Website www fos org au Email info fos org au 22 If you have changed your name or address 224 If you have changed your name we will need to amend our records as soon as possible Before amending our records we will require evidence of your name change such as a marriage certificate birth certificate decree nisi or dissolution of marriage or certificate of registration of change of name 22 2 f you have changed your address home business or email where relevant you must provide us with your new address as soon as possible either by calling into one of our branches by telephoning Customer Conta
41. at person in so far as they relate to accessing your account We are not required to make any inquiries in relation to any instructions received by an authorised signatory in relation to the operation of your account Subject to Section J BPAY and Section M Pay Anyone Service you are wholly liable for any loss or damage you or a third party suffers as a result of us acting upon those instructions These terms and conditions other than this clause 14 apply to the authorised signatory in the same way that they apply to you You should ensure that any authorised signatory has read these terms and conditions and complies with them as if they were you If the authorised signatory does not comply with these terms and conditions you will be in default 14 10 You consent to us giving an authorised signatory information about your account 14 11 You may ask us in writing to limit the dollar amount available to some authorised signatories to restrict their liability 15 Cancelling a payment facility n VVe may at our absolute discretion cancel a payment facility at any time vvithout notice to you VVithout limiting the circumstances in vvhich vve may cancel a payment facility vve may cancel a payment facility if a vve have received notice of your mental incapacity bankruptcy or death b vve believe any of your card cheque book PIN passvvord access number security token or any other access method are being used
42. ating to the transaction and advise you whether there was any system or equipment malfunction at the time of the transaction for example if you don t protect your internet access by using a firewall anti virus software and security tokens it could contribute to the chance of unauthorised transactions if we conclude as a result of our investigation that your account has been incorrectly debited or credited we will promptly make adjustments to your account including making adjustments to interest and charges and notify you in writing of the amount by which your account has been debited or credited as a result alternatively if we decide to resolve your complaint in your favour we may adjust your account accordingly within 7 business days of receiving the complaint and provide the information required by paragraphs c and e and close the investigation When we choose this course of action we are not required to comply with clauses 21 4 and 21 5 and paragraph d if we fail to observe the appropriate allocation of liability in accordance with the relevant clauses of of the ePayments Code or fail to explain the reasons of any findings that you are liable by reference to relevant aspects of those paragraphs or in any material respect we fail to observe the complaint investigation and resolution procedures set out in this clause or as required by the ePayments Code and where such failure has contributed to a decision by us
43. ax purposes please retain your statement 6 Fees and charges 6 1 and charges and Government charges may apply to your account and your use of payment facilities You authorise us to debit these fees and charges and Government charges to your account Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates You can find out our current fees and charges at any time by contacting one of our branches phoning 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 or by visiting our website www bendigobank com au For Community Sector Banking phone 1300 CSBANK 1300 272 265 or visit the Community Sector Banking website at www communitysectorbanking com au For act phone 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 or visit the website at www letsact com au 6 2 We may change the fees and charges from time to time including introducing new fees and charges and Government charges However we will not introduce entry fees exit fees or charges for the management of funds excluding charges for the maintenance of the account There is no maximum limit for the amount of fees and charges we may impose If the law regulates such a change we will only make the change to the extent permitted by and subject to the requirements of that law 6 3 We may at our sole discretion waive any or all fees and charges from time to time substitute one fee or charge for an alternative fee or charge or impose a lower fee or charge For exa
44. banking to access or access and operate your nominated account and who is registered with us as an authorised user for use of Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group means Bendigo Bank and its related bodies corporate Bendigo Bank equipment means electronic equipment controlled or provided by or on behalf of us to facilitate EFT transactions Bendigo Bank system means an electronic system communications system or software controlled or provided by or on behalf of us to facilitate EFT transactions Bendigo Blue Debit card means a debit card issued by us to you or an additional cardholder that bears either the Visa or MasterCard symbol Bendigo e banking means the service we offer from time to time by which you can access and transact on a nominated account by using a personal computer and accessing our website at www bendigobank com au Bendigo Easy Money card issued to you or an additional cardholder by us that can be used to undertake an EFT transaction Bendigo MasterCard credit card means a credit card ssued by us to you or an additional cardholder that bears the MasterCard symbol Bendigo Phone Banking means the service we offer from time to time by which you can access and transact on a nominated account by telephoning 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 Bendigo Visa credit card means a credit card issued by us to you or an additional cardholder that bears t
45. be stopped also We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from placing a stop on your account 24 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 16 9 If we receive notice of a dispute from a third party 17 4 If you are unable to attend a Bendigo Bank branch to who has a beneficial interest in the funds held in take up any of the above options please contact us the account we may at our discretion freeze the or the Bendigo Bank branch at which the account is account until the dispute has been resolved held advising of your situation This may prevent the fee being charged 17 Dormant accounts 17 1 If you do not operate your account for 7 years and 18 Changes there is 500 or more in your account we may 18 1 Acting reasonably we may change these terms and be required by law to send the balance of your conditions at our absolute discretion at any time If account to the Commonwealth Government as any law regulates that change we will only make the unclaimed money change to the extent permitted by and subject to the requirements of that law 17 2 If you do not operate your account for 7 years and there is less than 500 in your account your 18 2 You agree that we can give notice of changes to these account may be closed terms and conditions any material change to or any significant event that affects any of the matters 17 3 Wewill send you a letter prior to closing your R i specified in this document
46. ber and temporary PIN or password to access Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking for the first time You will then be asked to select and enter a PIN or password and to re enter the same PIN or password to confirm You acknowledge and accept that a the access number we issue you together with your selected PIN or password is the means by which you use Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking and we identify you b anyone using your access number and PIN or password will be able to have access to and conduct transactions on a nominated account using Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking c the use of a security token in e banking will enhance the security of your access You authorise us to act upon all instructions given to us using your access number and password or PIN and subject to any other provision of these terms and conditions you are liable for any such instructions 47 4 We may delay acting on an instruction 47 5 You agree that you are bound by the Bendigo Bank Website Terms of Use when you use our website 48 Services Available Using Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking 48 1 By using Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking you may be able to a review the balance of a nominated account to determine the current or available balance transfer funds between nominated accounts arrange recurring or future specific date funds transfers Bendigo e banking only revie
47. bit the Pay Anyone transfer b the correct account number of the person or business to whom you wish to transfer funds c the correct BSB number of the financial institution at which the account to whom you wish to transfer funds is held d a reference number e the amount of the Pay Anyone transfer 86 2 86 3 86 4 You acknowledge and accept that we are not obliged to effect a Pay Anyone transfer if you do not give us all of the above information or give us inaccurate information You authorise us to debit the nominated account you specify with the amount of that Pay Anyone transfer Warning Some banks do not cross check the account number with the account name which may lead to your payment being placed into the wrong account if you enter an incorrect account number You must ensure that the account number is correct We will not be liable for any loss as a result of you entering the wrong account number 87 Security tokens 87 1 87 2 87 3 87 4 We will issue you with a security token as an added security feature to prevent unauthorised access to your nominated account and to enable you to make Pay Anyone Service transfers via Bendigo e banking securely When we issue you with a security token you authorise us to act on all instructions we receive using your security token Your security token is used to authenticate Pay Anyone Service transfers made via Bendigo e banking Use of your se
48. ccount Number 123456 however you type in BSB 001 021 Account Number 123456 the payment will be made into account number 123456 at BSB 001 021 instead of BSB 001 012 It is vital that you include the correct account number and BSB Contact us In person At your nearest Bendigo Bank branch On the phone Call 1300 BENDIGO Online At bendigobank com au By mail The Bendigo Centre PO Box 480 Bendigo VIC 3552 This document must be read in conjunction with the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates and the Schedule of Interest Rates for Personal Accounts Together they form the Terms and Conditions for Bendigo Personal Accounts amp Facilities Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited The Bendigo Centre Bendigo Vic 3550 ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL No 237879 Community Sector Banking Pty Ltd ABN 88098 858 765 Authorised Representative No 265317 of Office B Level 1 Wing C iC Central Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Community Sector Enterprises Pty Ltd ABN 95 098 858 354 a joint venture between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL 237879 and Community 21 Limited ABN 79 097 612 416 act is a division of Community Sector Banking Pty Ltd S53558 V031 BEN50TC041 26 11 2015 bendigobank com au
49. ccur between when you or an additional cardholder became aware or should reasonably have become aware in the case of a lost or stolen card and when we were actually notified but you are not liable for any of the following amounts a that portion of the losses incurred on any one day which exceed any applicable daily withdrawal limits 60 5 60 6 b that portion of the losses incurred in a period which exceeds any other periodic withdrawal limits applicable to that period c that portion of the total losses incurred on any account which exceeds the balance of that account d all losses incurred on any accounts which you and we had not agreed could be accessed using the access method Where we cannot prove you were liable under clauses 60 2 or 60 4 and a PIN password and or access number was required to perform the unauthorised transaction you will be liable for the least of a 4150 b the balance of those accounts including any prearranged credit which you and we have agreed may be accessed using the access method C the actual loss at the time we were notified where relevant that the card has been misused lost or stolen or that the security of the codes forming part of the access method has been breached excluding that portion of the losses incurred on any one day which exceed any applicable daily withdrawal or other periodical withdrawal limits You authorise us to debit any amount for whic
50. cessed by a biller we will a notify you b credit your account for the amount of the BPAY payment c if you request take all reasonable steps to assist you in making the BPAY payment as quickly as possible 66 Suspension of BPAY We may suspend your right to participate in the BPAY service at any time if you are suspected of acting in a fraudulent manner 67 Cut off times Of A 67 2 If you instruct us to make a BPAY payment before the time specified below it will in most cases be treated as having been made on the same day Cut off times Monday Friday 5pm Victorian Time Saturday Sunday and Public Holidays processed next business day BPAY payments may take longer to be credited to a biller if you tell us to make a BPAY payment on a Saturday Sunday or public holiday or if the biller does not process a payment as soon as they receive its details 68 Liability for mistaken payments unauthorised transactions and fraud 68 1 68 2 You must notify us immediately if a you become avvare that you may have made a mistake except in relation to the BPAY payment amount see clause 64 1 when instructing us to make a BPAY payment b you did not authorise the BPAY payment from your account c you believe the BPAY payment was not processed in accordance with your instructions including delays d you think you have been fraudulently induced to make a BPAY payment We will attempt
51. ct and Care on 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 or by writing to your local branch or our head office For Community Sector Banking phone 1300 CSBANK 1300 272 265 or write to Community Sector Banking PO Box 585 Corrimal NSW 2518 For act phone 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 or write to act PO BOX 585 Corrimal NSW 2518 22 3 You should advise us of the details of all of your accounts so that all our records can be changed If you like we can also change the branch where you normally pick up your cheque book or card to a branch that is more convenient to you 22 4 You must notify us in writing as soon as possible of any proposed or actual changes to your financial or legal status including name changes mergers administration or receivership schemes of arrangement bankruptcies liquidations windings up dissolutions or acting or failing to act in a manner which could result in any of these situations or any other material changes that may affect or impact upon your use of your account or any payment facility or your ability to continue operating in a financially viable manner 23 If you need to send money overseas or have received funds from overseas 23 1 We can send money overseas for you in Australian or foreign currencies You can ask us to make an international telegraphic transfer to an overseas bank nominated by you We do not have to agree to your request You can also ask us to prepare a bank draft for the foreign
52. ctronically using BPAY d if you have access to Bendigo e banking by transferring funds electronically using BPAY Pay Anyone Telegraphic Transfers e using an Automatic Payment f if your account has a cheque facility by writing cheques using a cheque book issued by us g by bank cheque Some of the above methods for withdrawals may not be accessible by you when you are not in Australia We can at our discretion impose a limit on the amount you can withdraw in cash from your account at a branch from an ATM or via an EFTPOS terminal Our current default for maximum daily withdrawal limit for transactions conducted using a PIN in conjunction with a card is 1000 for CHQ SAV purchases This amount may be varied for customers upon application and approval We may vary the default amount of this limit or any other limit we impose from time to time We may also limit the way in which money is dispensed For example if you want to withdraw 400 and that amount is not in excess of the maximum daily withdrawal limit the ATM may not pay out on that amount in one transaction You may receive 300 and then make another withdrawal of 100 as a separate transaction You should ensure that the purchase amount is correct on any electronic equipment you use when you perform a transaction EFTPOS outlets may have other restrictions on the amount of cash that can be withdrawn Merchants or other institutions may impose addit
53. curity token is your electronic authorisation of transactions and suitable care and responsibility must be taken regarding its use and access You must ensure that the PIN you select for your security token is not disclosed to any unauthorised person If you fail to comply we shall be immediately entitled to cancel your use of the Pay Anyone Service via Bendigo e banking 88 Payments 88 1 88 2 88 3 We may impose restrictions on the accounts from which a Pay Anyone transfer may be made or impose limits on the amount of Pay Anyone transfers We may decide not to make any payment if there is insufficient funds available for withdrawal in the specified nominated account to be debited on the due payment date A delay may occur in the processing of a Pay Anyone transfer where a there is a public or bank holiday on the day you instruct us to make a Pay Anyone transfer b you instruct us to make a Pay Anyone transfer on a day which is not a business day or after our payment cut off time on a business day for payment cut off times see clause 92 49 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 88 4 Regardless of when an immediate Pay Anyone b if you did not authorise the Pay Anyone transfer is made the account from which you want transfer from your account Ma to Benn the Pay Anyone transfer will be debited c transter was immediately not processed in accordance vvith your 89 If a transf
54. currency amount for you to send overseas by mail 23 2 If you have received funds from overseas you can bring the foreign currency cheque or document into our nearest branch where our staff will be happy to convert the funds into Australian dollars and deposit the converted amount into your account You will not be able to draw against these funds until they have cleared We reserve the right not to accept any foreign currency cheque or document or accept it on a collection basis only 23 3 Fees and charges apply for the provision of these services Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates 24 Code of Banking Practice 24 1 VVe are bound by the Code of Banking Practice 24 2 The Code of Banking Practice requires us to dravv your attention to the availability of general descriptive information concerning our banking services This includes information about account opening procedures our obligations regarding the confidentiality of your information complaint handling procedures bank cheques the advisability of you informing us promptly when you are in financial difficulty so that we may discuss your situation and the advisability of you reading the terms and conditions applying to this banking service 24 3 You should inform us promptly if you are in financial difficulty so that we may discuss your situation If you are not a resident of Australia then the above cla
55. d All banking business and transactions conducted by Community Sector Banking represent the banking business of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited and are subject to its policies procedures and prudential risk management None of the accounts or facilities to which this document applies are issued guaranteed or underwritten by Community Sector Banking Community Sector Enterprises Pty Ltd or Community 21 Limited Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Contact details You can contact us at any of our branches which are listed on our website www bendigobank com au Alternatively you can contact us via gt Customer Contact and Care Telephone 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 Banking consultants who can provide you with information on accounts Sam 8pm Monday to Friday Local hours 9am 4pm Saturday Local hours 9am 4pm Sunday Local hours gt The Bendigo Bank website at www bendigobank com au gt Customer Help Centre Complaints compliments amp suggestions Telephone 1300 361 911 8 30am 6 00pm Victorian time Monday to Friday gt After hours hotline to support Lost Stolen cards e banking and phone banking emergencies Telephone 1800 035 383 After business hours seven days a week or outside Australia by telephone on 61 3 5485 7872 You can contact Community Sector Banking at gt Office B Level 1 Wing C iC Central Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 PO Box 585 Corrimal NSW 2518 Telep
56. e a PIN would not be expected to be found c keeping a record of the PIN in a securely locked container or d preventing unauthorised access to an electronically stored record of the PIN 56 8 You must not act vvith extreme carelessness in failing to protect the security of your PIN where extreme carelessness means a degree of carelessness that greatly exceeds what would normally be considered careless behaviour An example of extreme carelessness is storing your PIN in an unprotected computer or diary under the heading PIN 57 Loss theft and unauthorised use of your card access number security token password or PIN 57 1 You must notify us immediately if a any record you may have of your PIN or password or any record your authorised user or additional cardholder may have of their PIN or password is lost or stolen b someone has stolen your card or your additional cardholder s card c you have lost your card or your additional cardholder has lost their card d you become aware or suspect another person knows your PIN or password or has used your PIN or password without your authority e you or an additional cardholder become aware or suspect another person knows their PIN or password or has used their PIN or password without their or your authority f someone steals the token from you g you lose your security token In Australia contact Bendigo Bank on Customer Contact and Care 1300 BEN
57. e any of your obligations 91 Limit reductions under the terms and conditions in this adini section or 91 1 We may reduce your Pay Anyone daily limit if you do not use any or part of your limit over a period of b acted negligently or fraudulently in time We will notify you in writing at least 20 days connection with the other terms and before taking such action conditions 92 Cut off times 93 4 Weare not liable for any consequential loss or damage you suffer as a result of using the Pay Anyone Service other than any loss or damage which is due to our negligence or breach of any condition or warranty implied by law which cannot be excluded restricted or modified at all or only to a limited extent 92 1 If you instruct us to transfer funds before the time specified below the transfer will be processed overnight on that business day Subject to the financial institution to whom the funds are being transferred the payment will in most cases settle on the next business day If you did not receive the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Monday Friday 7 00pm Victorian Time Rebates or the Schedule of Interest Rates for Personal Accounts with this document please contact your nearest branch or phone 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 to arrange for Cut off times Saturday Sunday and Public Holidays processed next business day 92 2 Pay Anyone transfers may take longer to be credited them to be sent to you For Com
58. e make periodical payments from your account to another account with us or with another financial institution or to a third party To do this we need you to call into one of our branches to give us your instructions b a company organisation or fund sends direct debits to your account according to an authority which you need to set up through the company organisation or fund receiving the money allowing us to make these payments c a sweep facility allows us to transfer payment from your nominated account vvith us to a Bendigo Visa credit card act Visa credit card or Bendigo MasterCard credit card To do this vve need you to call into one of our branches or for act products call 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 to give us your instructions d we make a sweep payment from your account to another account with us To do this we need you to call into one of our branches or for act products call 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 to give us your instructions 81 Arranging an automatic payment 81 1 Ifthe automatic payment is a direct debit the biller will supply you with a Direct Debit Request Service Agreement for you to complete and sign to provide them with this authority 81 2 You can arrange a periodical payment or sweep facility at any time by coming into one of our branches You are only required to visit a branch the first time you set up the facility 81 3 You must give us the information we require to enable
59. e provided for MasterCard cardholders when making online transactions at participating merchants nominated account means any of the accounts nominated by you from time to time for use with Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking or Pay Anyone Service not for profit organisation means an organisation that is and is required by its constituent document s to be carried on other than for the profit or gain of its individual members both during the time it is operating and at the time of its winding up and that possesses the characteristics prescribed by the Australian Taxation Office for recognition as such an organisation password means the word or numbers and or letters nominated by you that may be required for identification purposes in order to access your account or to access Bendigo e banking Pay Anyone conditions means the terms and conditions applying to the Pay Anyone Service as set out in Section M of this document payment facility means each of the follovving services offered by us Bendigo Phone Banking Bendigo e banking Bendigo Blue Debit card Bendigo Easy Money card Bendigo MasterCard credit card and Bendigo Visa credit card but only to the extent that the card is used to access any of the accounts to which this document applies act MasterCard debit card and act Visa credit card but only to the extent that the card is used to access any of the accounts to which this document appl
60. ecide at our discretion the order in which payments will be processed We may give you a certificate about a matter in connection with the account The certificate is sufficient to prove the matter unless you prove the certificate is incorrect Notices and other communications for us may be a given personally to one of our employees at any of our branches or sent by post or facsimile to our registered office or Community Sector Banking registered office if applicable including all act correspondence b given by any other means permitted by law Subject to the requirements of any law communications for you may be a given to you personally or left at any address specified by you or your residential or business address last known to us b sent by prepaid post to any of these places c sent by facsimile to your residential or business facsimile number last known to us d given by any other means permitted by law You must give us any information or documents we require to identify you or any person authorised to operate your account Subject to the requirements of any law you authorise us to check the authenticity of any such information or documents that you give to us Enforcement expenses may become payable if you breach these terms and conditions For instance if you overdraw your account without our written permission we may take legal action to recover the debt Any reasonable expenses we inc
61. ed to undertake an EFT transaction cash advance means credit provided in the form of cash either directly from us or from another financial institution and credit provided through a Pay Anyone transaction a Bendigo Phone Banking transaction a Bendigo e banking transaction or a balance transfer transaction contactless transaction means the authorisation of a transaction by presenting a card which is capable of performing a contactless transaction at a contactless terminal without the requirement to insert or swipe the card contactless terminal means an electronic point of sale terminal which is capable of performing a contactless transaction Community Sector Banking means Community Sector Banking Pty Ltd ABN 88 098 858 765 Office B Level 1 Wing C iC Central Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Customer Contact and Care is our delivery channel for services accessed through the telecommunications network Through Customer Contact and Care you are able to gain access to and use the following services Bendigo Phone Banking Bendigo e banking Customer Contact and Care call centre SecureEmail is a feature of e banking which enables you to send and receive secure messages to and from Bendigo Bank customer registration means the manner by which you apply to us to gain access to Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking ePayments Code means the ePayments Code of Conduct as amended
62. edit balance in your account at all times and must not overdraw your account use a payment facility or request a payment service which could overdraw your account unless we have agreed to provide you with an overdraft facility for your account If you do overdraw your account in breach of these terms and conditions a we may debit the overdrawn amount to your account b we may restrict the way in which you gain access to your account such as suspending card access c your account will incur an Overdrawn Account Fee Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates d we will calculate interest on the overdrawn amount on a daily basis and you authorise us to debit it to your account at the same time that we would have credited interest to your account until the overdrawn amount is repaid or where no credit interest applies half yearly on the 1st of April and the 1st of October for the Mortgage Saver Account and act Home Loan Offset Account e you must repay the overdrawn amount immediately and f we may cancel any payment facility linked to the account We may change the interest rates for overdrawn accounts from time to time at our discretion If any law regulates such a change we will only make the change to the extent permitted by and subject to the requirements of that law Our current interest rates for overdrawn accounts are set out in the Schedule
63. elay transactions on your account or refuse to provide services to you c report any or any proposed transaction or activity to any body authorised to accept such reports relating to AML CTF or any other law 27 Liability Subject to any other provision of these terms and conditions to the extent permitted by law neither we nor Community Sector Banking including act are liable to you for or in connection with a any loss or damage you suffer as a result of using your account or a payment facility b any delay or failure in processing a transaction on your behalf c any transaction which is processed by us on your behalf d any failure malfunction delay or error for any reason of any equipment system or software including without limitation the telephone internet enabled device software and telecommunications and ISP services you or an authorised signatory use to access an account or payment facility e any unavailability or failure of a payment facility to accept instructions from you f any failure of a card access number password or PIN to permit you or your authorised signatory to access a payment facility g any unauthorised access to or disclosure of information relating to your account through a payment facility h any other action taken or not taken in relation to your account or a payment facility 28 Other 28 1 28 2 28 3 28 4 28 5 28 6 We may d
64. elete these words the cheque becomes an order cheque 34 2 If a cheque is an order cheque then except in cases where the cheque is crossed and must therefore be collected by a bank the bank on which the cheque is drawn should only pay it a to the named payee or b to any other person to whom the named payee by endorsing the cheque on the reverse side has ordered it to be paid 35 Stopping your Cheque 39 1 35 2 You may request payment to be stopped on a cheque which has not yet been presented for payment However you must pay us a fee for this service Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates To stop a cheque you must call into your local branch telephone Customer Contact and Care on 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 or telephone act if applicable on 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 You should identify the cheque clearly by telling us the name of the account the amount of the cheque the number and date of the cheque and the name of the payee There is also a feature in Bendigo e banking which will allow you to request us to stop a cheque for you 36 Dishonouring Cheques 36 1 36 2 36 3 VVe may at our discretion dishonour a cheque if a you have insufficient cleared funds or available credit in your account to cover the cheque b the cheque has not been completed correctly or is incomplete including but not limited to
65. er amount is incorrect instructions including delays 89 1 You must ensure that the information you d if you think you have been fraudulently give us in relation to each Pay Anyone transfer is induced to make a Pay Anyone transfer correct If you discover that we have been instructed 93 2 will attempt to rectify any such matters in to make a transfer for an incorrect amount relation to your Pay Anyone transfer in the way a if the amount transferred is greater than the described in this clause If a Pay Anyone transfer required amount contact the person is made on your account without your knowledge or business to whom the funds were or consent liability for that unauthorised Pay transferred to obtain a refund for the excess Anyone transfer will be determined in accordance with clause 60 Otherwise except as set out in b if the amount transferred is less than the p this clause 93 we will not be liable for any loss or damage you suffer as a result of using the Pay Anyone Service required amount you can simply make a further Pay Anyone transfer for the difference 93 3 You indemnify us against any loss or damage we 90 Suspension of the Pay Anyone Service may suffer due to any claims suits demands 90 1 We may suspend your right to use the Pay Anyone or action of any kind brought against us arising service at any time if you are suspected of acting in directly or indirectly because you did not observ
66. extent permitted by law and subject to any other provisions of these terms and conditions we are not liable for any loss or damage you suffer as a result of using the automatic payment facility or any delay omission or failure in respect of any payment Without limitation this includes if you request us to make a payment to an account held with another financial institution a any delay or failure to make a payment which results in a technical failure in the system we use to make a payment from your account with us to another financial institution and b any omission delay or failure on the part of the other financial institution in processing that payment If we debit or credit your account under an automatic payment arrangement we are not acting as your agent or the agent of another person We are not liable for any loss or damage to you from us not acting as you require 48 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Section M Pay Anyone Service This section applies if you use the Pay Anyone Service 84 About the Pay Anyone Service 84 1 84 2 84 3 The Pay Anyone Service is an online service that allovvs you to transfer funds directly to any account at any financial institution vvithin Australia that is identified by a valid BSB number and account number You can only transfer funds using the Pay Anyone Service if you have access to Bendigo e banking Application for access to the Pay Anyone Service vvi
67. f our branches is the facility through which confirmation of transactions on your account are provided to you We will not charge any fee associated with your passbook or the entry of particulars into your passbook 40 Security of your passbook 40 1 40 2 Your passbook should be safeguarded from theft or unauthorised use Under no circumstances should you keep a visible record of your signature with your passbook This includes signed withdrawal forms or cards You must notify us as soon as possible of the loss theft or misuse of your passbook by contacting us at one of our branches or by phoning 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 If you fail to notify us as soon as possible you may be held liable for any unauthorised transactions occurring on your account before you notify us and you authorise us to debit any such amounts for which you are liable to your account 33 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Section F Cards We warrant that we will comply with the requirements of the ePayments Code This section and Section G apply if we issue a card that is linked to an account to which this document applies However it only applies to a Bendigo MasterCard credit card or a Bendigo Visa credit card to the extent that the card is used to access any of the accounts to which this document applies it does not apply when you use these cards to access credit accounts 41 Your Card 41 1 You must be 12 years of age or mo
68. fier For acceptable certifiers overseas please contact us for details There are special provisions for people under the age of 6 years and Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in isolated areas Verification 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 We may and you consent to us doing so seek verification of your identification and identification documents from independent sources and or third party service providers We will keep copies of all documents provided by you and will disclose or provide copies of your identification documents to third party bodies as required by law We may request and you must provide further documentary evidence of your identity as we deem necessary to confirm your identity We may request that you produce and you must provide in person if necessary the original and or Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities certified true copies of all documentary evidence d if your account is linked to a card at any confirming your identity Bendigo Bank ATM which accepts deposits or at a Post Office using Bank Post Inability to confirm identity where available and subject to restrictions 29 In the event that we are unable to properly confirm see clause 42 4 your identity we may at our sole discretion reject your application suspend the operation of your account refuse transactions and or place a freeze on your funds until such time as your identity can e if you have access to Bendigo Phone Bankin
69. g or Bendigo e banking by transferring funds electronically using these be confirmed facilities f by arranging an electronic credit from Additional Information another Bendigo Bank account 2 10 We may request and you must provide any other additional information we deem necessary in relation to your identity personal affairs business dealings g by arranging an electronic credit from another financial institution and or the purpose of your relationship with us Some of the above methods for deposits may In the event you refuse or fail to provide us with not be accessible by you when you are not in the information we have requested we may at our Australia Sole discretion reject your application suspend the 4 2 proceeds of a deposit may not be available for operation of your account refuse transactions and or place a freeze on your funds until such time as the information is provided up to 5 business days after the deposit is made It will usually take 3 business days for a cheque to clear If we allow you to draw on a cheque before 2 11 You provide us with the following undertakings and it has cleared you will be liable for the amount indemnify us against any potential losses either of the cheque if it is subsequently dishonoured you or we suffer arising from any breach by you of and you authorise us to debit the amount of the such undertakings cheque plus applicable bank charges to your account Internatio
70. greed between you and Community Sector Banking and have selected to donate half or all of the interest rate earned on your account to the Community Enterprise Foundation or have selected to donate to the Community Enterprise Foundation a specified amount per month equal to not less than half of the interest that is earned for that month on your Community Sector Banking Social Investment Deposit Account If after opening the account you no longer meet the eligibility requirements set out in this clause 1 11 your interest rate will revert to the normal rate of interest applicable to that account as determined from time to time To be eligible for a Community Sector Banking b optimised account you must provide us with proof that You are employed by a not for profit organisation with Public Benevolent Institution PBI status a Health Promotion Charity HPC a public or not for profit hospital or public ambulance service and You are an existing Community Sector Banking b packaged card holder If after opening a Community Sector Banking b optimised account you no longer meet the eligibility requirements set out in clause 1 12 your account will be converted to a Bendigo Ultimate Account For the Bendigo Student Account and Bendigo PiggySaver Account where the account opening forms are completed in a participating state primary or secondary school in Queensland we will pay the following commission to that school u
71. h transactions to your account Except as set out in this clause 55 neither we nor Community Sector Banking including act will be liable for any loss or damage you suffer as a result of using Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking You indemnify us against any loss or damage we or Community Sector Banking including act may suffer due to any claims suits demands or action of any kind brought against us arising directly or indirectly because you a did not observe any of your obligations under the terms and conditions in this section or b acted negligently or fraudulently in connection with the other terms and conditions To the full extent permitted by law we are not liable for any loss as a result of using Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking 55 5 You acknowledge and accept that Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking may only show transactions and balances current as at the previous business day Section H Use and security of your card access number security token password and PIN This section applies if you have a card access number security token password or PIN 56 Protecting your card access number security token password and PIN 561 56 2 56 3 56 4 The security of your card access number security token password and PIN is very important You may be liable for unauthorised transactions which you contribute to by not keeping your card password and PIN secure
72. h you are liable under this clause 60 to your account 42 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Section J BPAY 61 About the BPAY scheme 61 1 61 2 61 3 61 4 61 5 This section applies if you ask us to make a BPAY payment on your behalf The BPAY scheme is an electronic payments scheme through which you can ask us to make payments to billers who inform you that you can make BPAY payments to them through the BPAY scheme We are a member of the BPAY scheme and we will inform you if we are no longer a member You can make BPAY payments through the BPAY scheme from a nominated account only if you have access to Bendigo e banking or Bendigo Phone Banking We are not acting as your agent or the agent of the biller when we make a BPAY payment on your behalf 62 Using the BPAY scheme 62 1 62 2 62 3 62 4 When you tell us to make a BPAY payment you must provide us with the following information a the account from which the BPAY payment is to be debited b the BPAY biller code of the biller to be paid the amount of the BPAY payment and d the biller customer reference number You acknovvledge and accept that vve are not obliged to effect a BPAY payment if you do not give to us all of the above information or give us naccurate information We will then debit the account you specify with the amount of that BPAY payment We may decide not to make the BPAY payment if there are in
73. he Visa symbol BPAY conditions means the terms and conditions applying to the BPAY scheme as set out in Section J of this document BPAY payments means payments which you have instructed us to make through the BPAY scheme to billers who can accept payments made to them through that scheme BPAY scheme means the electronic payments scheme operated by BPAY Pty Ltd through which you instruct us to make payments to billers who can accept payments made to them through this scheme BPAY View Biller means a biller who can accept payments through the BPAY system via Bendigo e banking BPAY View billing error means any of the following a if you have successfully registered with BPAY View failure to give you a bill other than because you failed to view an available bill failure to give you a bill on time other than because you failed to view an available bill on time give a bill to the wrong person and give a bill with incorrect details b Give you a bill where you have unsuccessfully attempted to deregister from BPAY View business day means any day on which banks in Melbourne or Sydney are able to effect settlement through the Reserve Bank of Australia 11 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities card means a Bendigo Blue Debit card Bendigo Easy Money card Bendigo Visa credit card or Bendigo MasterCard credit card issued to you or an additional cardholder by us that can be us
74. her ADI is not satisfied that a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred If the Other ADI withdraws funds from the Unintended Recipient s account they will return it to us We will then return it to you as soon as possible You will be responsible for any of your losses following a Mistaken Internet Payment if 94 8 94 9 94 10 94 11 a both we and the Other ADI decide that no Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred or b in certain circumstances the Unintended Recipient is able to establish that they are entitled to the funds or c the consent as described in clause 94 5 is not obtained from the Unintended Recipient You can complain to us about the way your report of a Mistaken Internet Payment is dealt with by contacting us at the Customer Help Centre on telephone 1300 361 911 from 8 30am 6 00pm Victorian time Monday to Friday If you are not satisfied with the outcome under clause 94 8 you may contact our external dispute resolution scheme External dispute resolution is a free service established to provide you with an independent mechanism to resolve specific complaints Our external dispute resolution provider is Financial Ombudsman Service Australia and can be contacted at GPO Box 3 Melbourne VIC 3001 Phone 1800 FOS AUS 1800 367 287 Fax 03 9613 6399 Website www fos org au Email info fos org au We are not liable for any consequential loss or damage you suffer as a result of using
75. her signatories either real time or at a future date Bendigo e banking only o transfer funds using the Pay Anyone Service to any account at any financial institution vvithin Australia that is identified by a valid BSB number and account number Bendigo e banking only p opt for electronic and or paper statements 49 Equipment t is your responsibility to obtain and maintain any electronic equipment e g computer hardware or touchtone telephone which you may need to have to access Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking 50 Authorised Users Please refer to clause 14 for information about requesting us to authorise a person as an authorised user to use Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking 51 Access 51 1 You will only have access to accounts where a the accounts you seek to access using Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking are Bendigo Bank Community Sector Banking or act accounts b you are registered with us as the registered account holder or signatory or have the authority as an authorised user or the registered account holder to access or conduct transactions on the accounts c we have received no notification or we are unaware that the nominated account is under any dispute of any kind with any other party or entity d we have received no notification or we are unaware that an application for bankruptcy or liquidation has been filed either by you or issued or lodged b
76. hese terms and conditions you are liable for any such instructions 72 Protecting your security token and PIN 12 1 The security of your security token and PIN is very important You must ensure that you a keep your security token and PIN secure and protected b do not tell anyone your PIN 45 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 72 2 c do not record your PIN anywhere in electronic or written form d do not select a PIN that is easily identified with you e g your date of birth your name or part of it or your phone number e do not select a PIN that is a common or easily guessed combination e g repeated or consecutive numbers such as 5555 or 1234 f do not provide your PIN or security token to any person including a family member or a friend and g do not allow any unauthorised person to observe or hear your PIN You must a keep your security token in a safe place b check regularly that you have your security token in your possession 73 Cancellation of BPAY View 181 132 We may at our absolute discretion cancel your access to BPAY View at any time without notice to you Without limiting the circumstances in which we may cancel access we may cancel access if a we believe either your security token or your PIN is being used or will be used in a way that will cause loss to you or us b you breach any of these terms and conditions c you do not use
77. hone 02 4255 8400 or 1300 CSBANK 1300 272 265 Currently hours of opening are 8 30am 6 00pm AEST ADST Monday to Friday Facsimile 02 4255 8420 www communitysectorbanking com au You can contact act at gt Office B Level 1 Wing C iC Central Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 PO Box 585 Corrimal NSW 2518 Telephone 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 Currently hours of opening are 9 00am 5 00 pm AEST ADST Monday to Friday www letsact com au Key Features The accounts to which this document applies have different features and some have restrictions You should select the account which most closely suits your needs Set out on the following pages is a summary of the main features of and restrictions applying to the accounts The terms and conditions on page 13 explain the way in which these accounts operate None of the accounts are available for use by a business or for business purposes They are available only to individuals for private or domestic use Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities play s yooqssed e JI ajqeyiene ON 6 5 S NY M JI aIGISSa00e aq luo pjnom 5 6 5 suonoesue1 WIV yueg OSIpuag Z se si Ao YOURIG e JOU OP M J se si A0 JNO aq JoUUeD s youeq Ul INO pales aq ued 161 suonoesueu T 5 18 SE S AQ vv elleuisny pisino apisas Si uuo1lsno 0 lQEHEAE JOU SI SIUL v Supiueq osipuag o
78. ies Cheque facility Pay Anyone Service BPAY and BPAY View Automatic payments direct debits periodical payments and sweep facilities Telegraphic Transfers 12 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Per annum means amount per year PIN means the Personal Identification Number issued by us or selected by you or an additional cardholder to use in conjunction with a card or to access Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking Post Office means Australia Post primary demand deposit account means any account with a card you nominate to be your primary demand deposit account Regular payment either a recurring payment or an instalment payment which represents an agreement between a cardholder and a merchant to debit a card at predetermined intervals e g monthly or quarterly or at intervals as agreed by both parties Second level authentication There are three commonly used forms of authentication What you know this is commonly your access ID password and PIN for e banking The second form of authentication is What you have Security tokens have been introduced to secure this area A token generates a one time code The next time you authenticate logon you have to provide a new number from your token This ensures that What you have provides that extra security The third level authentication is what you are biometrics fingerprints retina scans etc
79. including changes to fees account advising you that your account is He and charges and interest rates in writing by an dormant and that you have the following options advertisement in a major daily newspaper or at such a you can make a transaction to re activate other frequency as published by the overseas local the account major newspaper as applicable or in any other way ermitted by law b you can contact our Customer Help Centre p on 1300 361 911 advising that you would 18 3 The table below sets out how and when we will notify like to re activate your account you of changes c you can close the account or 18 4 If a Government charge payable directly or indirectly by you is introduced or varied we will notify you b d you can close the account and open another 7 vy _ advertisement in the national media or local media account more suitable to your needs ie ee or in writing unless the introduction or variation is publicised by the Government Type of change Minimum number of days notice Manner of giving notice In writing or by an advertisement in a major daily Any change that is an increase in fees or 30 newspaper or at such other frequency as published charges by the overseas local major newspaper as applicable or in any other way permitted by law A variation of the method by which interest is calculated A variation of the frequency with which interest is debited or credited W ul A varia
80. ional restrictions on the use of your card cheque book or PIN The Post Office may impose restrictions on the use of Bank Post 4 12 4 13 4 14 4 15 We may not allow a withdrawal unless we have proof of your identity that is satisfactory to us You authorise us to debit to your account with all withdrawals you or an authorised signatory make from that account unless the authorised signatory is an authorised user who can only access but not operate your account Some transactions require authorisation from us We may choose not to authorise a proposed transaction For example if your card had been reported lost or stolen Contactless transactions are subject to separate transaction limits These limits are imposed by Bendigo us and the financial institution responsible for the EFTPOS terminal We will notify you of the limits if your card can perform contactless transactions 5 Interest 51 We pay interest on your account as per our Personal Schedule of Interest Rates See clauses 5 7 to 5 15 below regarding the Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account and act Home Loan Offset Account Interest Rates 5 2 5 3 5 4 The type of account you have will determine the type of interest Some accounts have tiered interest and some have stepped interest in which case more than one interest rate may apply and others have a single rate of interest that applies irrespective of the balance of your account Please refer
81. ions For the Community Sector Banking Social Investment Deposit Account you must tell us whether you wish to have all or half of the interest earned on your account credited to the Community Enterprise Foundation or all of the interest earned on the account credited to your account see clause 5 22 If you have a Community Sector Banking Social Investment Deposit Account profits generated 14 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 1 10 Nal 1 12 1 13 1 14 from the account will at the discretion of Community Sector Banking be distributed to support broader social outcomes such as for example social and affordable housing conservation and environment and Indigenous Programs For act products a percentage of the profits generated by Community Sector Banking on your act products in accordance with the act Terms amp Conditions will be allocated by Community Sector Banking to your Impact account Your Impact account balance can then be allocated by you to support projects achieving positive social outcomes Full details on this process can be found in the act Terms amp Conditions When opening a Community Sector Banking Social Investment Deposit Account you may be eligible for an increase in your interest rate at the sole discretion of Community Sector Banking To be eligible for this discretionary interest rate increase you must maintain a minimum balance in your account at all times as a
82. irect debits may be returned unpaid dishonoured to the originating third party However we will attempt to make periodical payments from your account before 8am for three consecutive days Another attempt will be made on the fourth day and if still unsuccessful you will be notified in writing that no more attempts will be made and you should call into one of our branches to arrange payment To transfer payment via a sweep facility on the payment due date only one attempt will be made and if unsuccessful you will be notified in writing that no more attempts will be made and you should call into one of our branches or for act products call 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 to arrange payment A fee will be debited to your account in these circumstances Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates If you have insufficient funds in your account on three consecutive payment due dates the authority will be cancelled and you will be notified in writing 82 8 Subject to these conditions when you instruct us to make a payment to an account held with another financial institution we will endeavour to make that payment to the BSB number and account number you advise us If you give us instructions to make a payment on a business day after 10am Victorian time on that business day we may process that payment the following business day 83 Liability 83 1 83 2 To the
83. ll require you to purchase a security token A fee will apply to this service Loss or damage to your security token may incur a replacement fee Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates Once activated you can arrange to set up regular and future dated transfers to any account at any financial institution within Australia that is identified by a valid BSB number and account number 85 Registering Deregistering for the Pay Anyone Service 854 85 2 You can contact Customer Contact and Care on 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 to register for the Pay Anyone Service On registration you will be required to set a daily Pay Anyone limit You can only register on the phone for a daily Pay Anyone limit up to 30 000 For limits greater than 30 000 you will be required to complete an application form available at your nearest branch You may disable or deregister your access or the access of your authorised user to the Pay Anyone Service by contacting Customer Contact and Care on 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 or by calling 1800 035 383 outside Customer Contact and Care business hours of operation Your authorised user may disable or deregister their access at any time without your consent 86 Using the Pay Anyone Service 86 1 When you tell us to make a Pay Anyone transfer you must provide us with the following information a the account from which you want us to de
84. m your primary demand deposit account at any ATM overseas bearing the MasterCard CIRRUS or MAESTRO symbol that allows you to select this option 42 9 You should contact us on 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 or your local branch before travelling for information on use of your card overseas For Community Sector Banking phone 1300 CSBANK 1300 272 265 For act phone 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 Within Australia and outside Australia 42 10 You can use your card to purchase goods or services via mail order by telephone or by other means such as the Internet where the merchant accepts that form of payment Other 42 11 The fact that any promotional material is displayed at the premises does not mean that we guarantee that all goods and services available there may be obtained by using your card We are not responsible if a merchant or financial institution refuses to accept your card does not allow cash withdrawals or places other limitations on using your card 42 12 We are not responsible for the following unless the law says we are a any goods or services which you have obtained from a merchant using your card b any refund by a merchant If you have any complaints about goods or services you must raise them directly with the merchant 42 13 We do not warrant that ATMs will always have money available 43 Card Transactions 43 1 All transactions need authorisation from us We can refuse to authorise a p
85. mple If a direct debit dishonour fee is chargeable to your account due to insufficient funds or your account is overdrawn our branch manager may charge you the lower overdrawn account fee of 27 50 instead of the direct debit dishonour fee of 40 00 19 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 7 Transaction Processing di ma 8 3 We may assign any date we consider appropriate to a debit or credit to your account except that in the case of a debit the date must not be earlier than the date on which the relevant transaction occurs However we will credit payments to your account as soon as practicable after we receive them This is not necessarily the same day that you make the payment For example where you make a deposit via an ATM after 5pm Victorian time that deposit may be held over and not processed until the next day that we are open for business We give effect to the debit or credit based upon the date assigned to it by us 9 1 9 2 We may subsequently adjust debits and credits to your account so as to accurately reflect the legal obligations of you and us for example because of an error or because a cheque is dishonoured If we do this we may make consequential changes including to interest For example If a payment or deposit is made into your account in error we may withdraw that payment or deposit from your account without your consent including any interest paid into your account on that
86. mple we may do this if one of your transaction accounts is overdrawn or in debit and the other is in credit In this situation the credit in one transaction account would be used to reduce the debit balance in the other account We will promptly inform you if we combine your accounts We need not notify you in advance When combining accounts we will comply with any applicable requirements of the Code of Operation for Department of Human Services and Department of Veterans Affairs Direct Credit Payments We will not exercise our right to combine your accounts in connection with amounts you owe in respect of any credit facility which you hold with us that is regulated by the National Credit Code a while we are actively considering your financial situation as a result of your hardship application we may ask you as a condition of not exercising our right to combine your accounts to agree to retain funds in an account until our decision on your hardship application has been made or b while you are complying with an agreed arrangement with us resulting from our consideration of your hardship application 11 Statements and Confirmation of Transactions IL Unless you have a passbook we will issue you with a statement of account a at least once every 6 months if your account is being transacted upon 11 3 11 4 b at least once every 12 months if your account is not being transacted upon If you would like
87. mployees or agents or companies involved in networking arrangements or of merchants who are linked to the EFT system or their agents or employees c any component of an access method that is forged faulty expired or cancelled d unauthorised transactions occurring after you have notified us as required by these terms and conditions of the loss theft or misuse of a card forming part of an access method or that the security of a PIN password and or access number has been breached e transactions which require the use of a card PIN password and or access number forming part of your access method and that occurred before you have received that card PIN password and or access number including a reissued or replacement card PIN password and or access number f the same transaction being incorrectly debited more than once to the same account You are liable where we can prove on the balance of probability that you or an additional cardholder have contributed to the losses in any of the following ways a through your or an additional cardholder s fraud b by you or an additional cardholder voluntarily disclosing the PIN password and or access number to anyone including a family member or friend c by keeping a record of the PIN that can be used together vvith a card vvithout making any reasonable attempt to disguise the PIN or prevent unauthorised access to the PIN on the one article or on several
88. munity Sector if you tell us to make a Pay Anyone transfer on a Banking phone 1300 CSBANK 1300 272 265 Saturday Sunday or public holiday or if the financial For act phone 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 institution does not process a payment as soon as they receive its details 94 Mistaken Internet Payments 94 1 In this clause the following words have these 93 Liability for mistaken payments unauthorised specific meanings transactions and fraud Mistaken Internet Payment has the meaning given 93 1 You must notify us immediately to it in the ePayment Code a if you become aware Hat you may have Note This relates to payments you make to an Unintended made a mistake except in relation to the Recipient using the Pay Anyone Service where you enter an Pay Anyone transfer amount see clause incorrect BSB or account number It does not include payments made using BPAY 89 above or paying funds to an Unintended Recipient see clause 94 when instructing us to make a Pay Anyone transfer 50 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 94 2 94 3 94 4 94 5 94 6 94 7 Other ADI means the authorised deposit taking institution as defined in the Banking Act 1959 Cth of the Unintended Recipient Unintended Recipient means the recipient of funds as a result of a Mistaken Internet Payment This clause applies where you have made a Mistaken Internet Payment covered by the ePayments Code and the Other ADI subsc
89. nal deposits may be subject to a you will not initiate engage in or effect extended clearance times a transaction that may be in breach of Australian law or sanctions or the law or 4 3 We may not accept any cheque that is not payable sanctions of any other country and to you whether the cheque has been endorsed in our favour or not b the underlying activity product for which Internet Banking is being provided does not 4 4 You may request a special clearance on a cheque breach any Australian law or sanctions or When you request a special clearance on a the law or sanctions of any other country cheque we will request the other bank to respond within 24 hours if the cheque is drawn on a branch in the same state as the place of deposit If the cheque is an interstate cheque we will request the other bank to respond within 48 hours We cannot assure you that the other bank will respond within these timeframes You must pay us a fee for this service see the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates 2 12 More information is available from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre AUSTRAC 1800 021 037 or Customer Contact and Care 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 3 Payment Facilities Depending on the type of account you hold with us you may be able to gain access to one or more payment facilities The payment facilities that are currently Deposits made using an ATM available with each type of acco
90. nd b the payment was made as a result of a payment direction which didn t comply with any requirements we may have for such payments directions If a BPAY payment is induced by the fraud of a person involved in the BPAY scheme then that person should refund you the amount of the fraud induced payment However if that person does not refund the amount of the fraud induced payment you must bear that loss and you authorised us to debit that amount of the fraud induced payment to your account unless some other person involved in the BPAY scheme knew of the fraud or would have detected it with reasonable diligence in which case we will attempt to obtain a refund for you of the fraud induced payment If a BPAY payment you have made falls with the type described in clause 68 3 and also clause 68 4 or 68 5 then we will apply the principals set out in clause 68 4 If a BPAY payment you have made falls within both the types described in clauses 68 3 and 68 5 then we will apply the principles set out in clause 68 5 You indemnify us against any loss or damage we may suffer due to any claims suits demands or action of any kind brought against us arising directly or indirectly because you a did not observe any of your obligations under these BPAY conditions or b acted negligently or fraudulently in connection with the other terms and conditions of your account 44 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 68 8 68 9
91. ng error occurs a you must immediately upon becoming aware of the BPAY View billing error take all reasonable steps to minimise any loss or damage caused by the BPAY View billing error including contacting the applicable BPAY View Biller and obtaining a correct copy of the bill and b the party who caused the BPAY View billing error is responsible for correcting it and paying any charges or interest which would ordinarily be payable to the applicable BPAY View Biller due to any consequential late payment and as a result of the billing error 79 2 You agree that for the purpose of this clause you are responsible for a BPAY View billing error if the BPAY View billing error occurs as a result of an act or omission by you or the malfunction failure or incompatibility of any internet enabled device you are using at any time to participate in BPAY View Section L Automatic payments This section applies if you arrange for automatic payments to be made out of your account Automatic payments are not available on all accounts The Key Features Tables starting on page 3 indicate the accounts for which they are available 80 Types of automatic payments 80 1 If you give us authority we can have regular payments made automatically out of your account on pre set dates advised by you This type of payment is called a periodical payment direct debit or sweep facility The difference between these payment methods is a w
92. ns if any of a BPAY View Biller to give you bills and statements For the purpose of this clause we act as the agent for each BPAY View Biller nominated by you in providing the message or e mail containing or linking to the bill or statement If you receive an email notifying you that you have a bill or statement then that bill or statement is received by you a when we receive confirmation that your server has received the email notification whether or not you choose to access your email and b at the email address nominated by you If you receive notification of a bill or a statement via a message when you log on to Bendigo e banking i e without an email then that bill or statement is received by you a when the notification is available through Bendigo e banking whether or not you choose to access Bendigo e banking and b at Bendigo e banking Bills and statements delivered to you will remain accessible through Bendigo e banking for the period determined by the BPAY View Biller up to a maximum of 18 months If you do not use Bendigo e banking for six months we may determine that you are not actively using BPAY View and may delete all bills and statements at any time after making that determination 77 Your obligations You must a contact the BPAY View Biller direct if you have any queries in relation to bills or statements b check your emails or log on to Bendigo e banking at least once a week
93. ntil you cease to be a student there 10 for each new account plus an amount determined by reference to the Bank s internal margin model as at the date of account opening Details of participating schools available upon request 2 Identification z 2 2 2 3 2 4 We need to obtain identification information as required by law including Know Your Customer requirements under anti money laundering and counter terrorism financing legislation for all required parties This will include information such as for an individual name residential address and date of birth Where the customer is a Trust qetails of the Trustee and beneficiaries may be required Our staff will advise you what items of identification are acceptable We may also require other information such as information about beneficial owner s and information about your activities and reason for opening an account in Australia If you are unable to visit a branch or provide identification in another manner acceptable to us there is also a certifier method of identification available We can supply you with a special form which must be signed by an acceptable certifier An acceptable certifier includes a solicitor and Justice of the Peace Please contact us for a complete list of all acceptable certifiers You will be required to show identification such as your drivers licence passport birth certificate or citizenship certificate to the acceptable certi
94. nused cheques linked to the account c you vvill be liable for any transactions that were not processed or that occur on the account including but not limited to outstanding merchant purchases cash advances and cheques presented at the time the account is closed d you must pay to us on demand all unpaid fees and charges prior to closing the account e you must arrange deregistration of your access 105 f we will automatically cancel any periodical payments or sweep facilities You should make arrangements for any automatic payments direct debit direct credit payments interest payments periodical payments sweep facilities or ongoing Pay Anyone Service Payments that are paid into or out of your account to be re directed before the account is closed We reserve the right to withdraw any account from offer without notice We may place a stop on your account if a you are in breach of any of the terms and conditions b you have not provided us with information that we have asked you to provide c we receive notice of your mental incapacity bankruptcy or death d we become aware of any dispute which in our reasonable opinion has a bearing on the account If we place a stop on your account you or anyone else will not be able to make any withdrawal transactions on the account or otherwise operate it Credit transactions will still be allowed unless you specifically request credit transactions
95. om top to bottom on the face of the cheque When you cross a cheque you are telling the bank that the cheque must be paid into an account with a financial institution and not cashed 32 What is the meaning of Not Negotiable 32 1 32 2 The words not negotiable between two parallel lines across the face of a cheque mean that where the cheque is transferred the person who obtains the cheque has no greater rights than the person who transferred it to him or her For example if your cheque has been stolen and passed by a thief to an innocent person you will be able to recover the amount paid on your cheque from the innocent person or the thief if they are found this is because the thief has no rights to the cheque and therefore has passed no rights to the innocent person 33 What is the meaning of account payee only These words on a cheque are a warning to a bank with which the cheque is deposited that the cheque should be paid only to the person named in the cheque as payee 34 What is the significance of deleting or bearer 34 1 The vvords or bearer mean that except in the case where the cheque is crossed and must therefore be collected by a bank the bank on which the cheque is drawn has authority to pay it to any person in possession of it even if that person found it or sold it unless the bank has reason to suspect that the cheque might have fallen into the wrong hands If you d
96. on which you believe was not authorised by use of the card or account by a cardholder This includes any unauthorised telephone internet or mail orders or any other unauthorised transactions on your account 58 8 b General dispute a transaction which you wish to dispute This may include a transaction which has been processed to your account more than once ora transaction which was authorised by the use of your card or account which you wish to dispute Despite notifying us of a disputed transaction you remain liable for any purchase made by a cardholder or any person authorised by a cardholder Visa and MasterCard have a dispute resolution process that is contained in the operating rule of the card scheme This process sets out the specific circumstances and timeframes in which a member of the scheme e g a bank can claim a refund in connection with a disputed transaction on a cardholder s behalf This is referred to as a chargeback right We will claim a chargeback right where one exists and you have disputed the transaction within the required time frame We will claim the chargeback for the most appropriate reason Our ability to investigate any disputed transaction on your account and subsequently process a chargeback is restricted by the time limits imposed under the operating rules of the card scheme The timeframes for us to process a chargeback where a chargeback right exists vary between 45 days and 12
97. or fraud of you or your agents employees or any third party connected with the drawing of the cheques 32 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Section D Bendigo CommunitySaver Account Bendigo Bank has entered into a commercial agreement Alliance with various partners to provide financial support for their work These partners use the funds to support their long term Community development programs These partners have consented and have not withdrawn their consent to the inclusion of statements in this document about them The Bendigo CommunitySaver Account and the facilities to which this document applies are not issued guaranteed or underwritten by any of these partners Community Enterprise Foundation Bendigo Bank has established a national philanthropic foundation that will further enhance the prospects of communities through its role as the philanthropic arm of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group Community Enterprise Foundation will play a fundamental role in fostering stronger self reliant communities and the building of local social and commercial capital Community Enterprise Foundation supports both tax deductible and non tax deductible donations Community Enterprise Foundation charges a nominal administration fee These fees cover administration of the trust funds and expenses incurred in granting activity Donations to the Community Enterprise Foundation are used to sup
98. or will be used in a way that vvill cause loss to you or us c vve reasonably believe you induced us to ssue the payment facility by fraud d you or an authorised signatory breach any Of these terms and conditions e vve close your account 15 2 15 3 15 4 15 5 15 6 15 7 15 8 15 9 f in the case of Bendigo Phone Banking Bendigo e banking Pay Anyone Service or Automatic Payments the security or quality of the service is threatened We will take and promptly process your instruction to cancel a direct debit request which is set up using your account number You may cancel a direct debit request at anytime by giving us notice in writing via telephone via secure email or by coming into one of our branches and talking to a staff member You are encouraged to maintain a record of any Regular Payment Arrangement entered into with a merchant using your card number To either change or cancel any Regular Payment Arrangement set up using your card number you should contact the merchant at least 15 days prior to the next scheduled payment Until you attempt to cancel the Regular Payment Arrangement with the merchant directly we must accept the merchant s transaction If possible you should retain a copy of their change cancellation request Should the merchant fail to act in accordance with these instructions you may have rights to dispute the transaction Should your card number be changed i e as a
99. ory 21 14 2 14 3 14 4 14 5 14 6 14 7 b a person who is authorised to access and Operate your account with card access only an additional cardholder and c a third party authorised by you to only use Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking to access or access and operate your nominated account and who is registered with us as an authorised user for use of Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking an authorised e banking user Where there is more than one authorised signatory you must specify how many of the authorised signatories must authorise a transaction in order to operate your account Your instructions in relation to how many authorised signatories must authorise a transaction in order to operate your account are called operating instructions If you are a company body corporate club or association we may require appointment of authorised signatories and directions as to operating instructions to be under common seal or authenticated by minutes of a resolution of your directors or governing body We do not have to agree to your request to add an authorised signatory to your account but if we agree we may impose conditions If we do not agree to your request we will notify you Where you request that a person be authorised as an additional cardholder and where we agree to that request a that person must be i 12 years or older for a Bendigo Easy Money card and ii 16 yea
100. otice to cancel your access or your authorised user s access you remain bound by these terms and conditions which may apply notwithstanding that your access or your authorised user s access has been cancelled 52 Exiting Bendigo e banking If you use Bendigo e banking you must click on the logoff button when you have finished using the service This is particularly important in a work environment or another environment where the terminal you are using may be left unattended for a reasonable period of time 53 Confirmation of Transactions 53 1 We will provide you with a transaction receipt number every time you make a transaction on your account using Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking You should record the transaction receipt number and it should be quoted if you or they have any queries in relation to that transaction 53 2 Subject to the requirements of any law where you carry out a transaction through Bendigo e banking on our website and we make a transaction record or receipt which you can save or print available to you on the website immediately on completion of the transaction we will not provide you with a paper transaction record or receipt 54 Our responsibility for Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking 54 1 Subject to any other provisions of these terms and conditions to the extent permitted by law we are not liable to you for or in connection with a any failure malfunction delay or
101. ou also agree that we may disclose information or documents at any time to a person to whom we assign our rights under these terms and conditions 28 11 You should inform us promptly if you are in financial difficulty 28 12 To the extent that the National Credit Code applies to these terms and conditions and a that Code would otherwise make a provision of these terms and conditions illegal void or unenforceable or b a provision of these terms and conditions would otherwise contravene a requirement of that Code or impose an obligation or liability which is prohibited by that Code these terms and conditions are to be read as if that provision were varied to the extent necessary to comply with that Code or if necessary omitted When your credit rating could be affected 28 13 If your account s become overdrawn without arrangements and remain overdrawn for more than 60 days after the end of any period we allow for you to repay the amount overdrawn then we may commence enforcement action and report your default to a credit reporting agency Section C Cheque facility This section applies if you have a cheque facility 29 Availability of the cheque facility A cheque facility is only available in connection with some accounts The Key Features Tables starting on page 3 indicate the accounts in respect of which a cheque facility is available and eligibility requirements that apply In addition you must be 18 years
102. our responsibility to include the interest earned on your tax return each financial year 5 19 All financial transactions referenced as donation on your quarterly statement may be included in your tax return representing your donation made to the recipient you have chosen from our list 5 20 For tax purposes please retain your statement Community Sector Banking Social Investment Deposit Account 5 21 Community Sector Banking has established a relationship with a national donor advised philanthropic foundation the Community Enterprise Foundation Interest and or other contributions from Social Investment Deposit Account holders will be paid to the Community Enterprise Foundation for distribution to charitable projects and programs run by eligible not for profit organisations or charities as recommended by a Community Sector Banking advisory committee 5 22 You have three options in relation to the interest payable by us on your account being a you can elect to have all of the interest payable by us on your account credited to the Community Enterprise Foundation in which case you will not receive any of the interest earned on your account b you can elect to have half of the interest payable by us on your account credited to the Community Enterprise Foundation in which case the remaining half will be credited to your account or c you can elect to have all of the interest payable by us on you
103. payment or deposit If you have spent those funds you will be required to repay them or your account may be overdrawn 8 Bank cheques 8 1 8 2 We can issue you with a cheque drawn on us instead of you writing a personal cheque from your account This is known as a bank cheque and is usually used where a cheque facility is not attached to a customer s account or the payee has specifically requested a bank cheque in payment for goods or services There is a fee for the issue of a bank cheque Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates Although most people regard bank cheques as cleared funds they are not equivalent to cash A bank may dishonour a bank cheque including if 9 3 a the signature of an officer of a bank is forged or placed on a bank cheque without the bank s authority b the bank cheque has been fraudulently or materially altered c a fraud or other crime has been committed d the bank is advised that the bank cheque is lost or stolen e there is a court order preventing the bank from paying a bank cheque f the bank has not received payment or value for the issue of the bank cheque If a bank cheque is lost destroyed or stolen we may provide a replacement bank cheque for a fee Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates 9 Overdrawn accounts You must keep a cr
104. placing a couple of digits at the beginning or end of your PIN disguising it as a telephone number or birth date is not sufficient f do not let anyone use your card You may be legally liable if someone else uses your card and PIN with or without your permission g destroy expired cards h collect your card from the ATM after completing a transaction 56 5 You must also ensure that any additional cardholder does each of these things 56 6 The following ways of recording a PIN are often deciphered by thieves and it is strongly recommended that these ways are not used for recording PIN s a recording the PIN as a series of numbers with any of them marked circled or highlighted to indicate the PIN b recording the PIN with surrounding information that makes it stand out from its context For instance a PIN recorded as a 4 or 6 digit telephone number where all other numbers are 8 digits c recording the PIN as a string of digits in isolation from other information and d recording the PIN as a birth date postcode or telephone number without additional features of disguise 56 7 A reasonable attempt must be made to protect the security of a PIN Making any reasonable attempt to disguise the PIN vvithin the record or prevent unauthorised access to the PIN record includes but is not limited to a hiding or disguising the PIN record among other records b hiding or disguising the PIN in a place wher
105. port various charities and are distributed at the discretion of the trustees Section E Passbooks 39 About your passbook 39 1 39 2 39 3 39 4 If you have a passbook account you will obtain a passbook If you have a passbook your passbook is a record of the transactions on your account Each time you present your passbook for updating we will record particulars of each transaction on your account including the amount of the transaction and the current balance of your account You should present your passbook each time you make a deposit or withdrawal at one of our branches If you receive direct credits into your passbook account or use your passbook account for Phone or e banking you should regularly present your passbook at one of our branches for updating If you do not present your passbook for updating you may not be able to receive direct credits ie wages dividends or perform Phone or e banking transactions If you do not present your passbook for updating we may send you a print out of the updated entries for your record of these transactions on your account In this instance these transactions will then not be updated in your passbook By opening a passbook account with us you agree that a you can present your passbook for updating at any of our branches b it is your responsibility to have your passbook updated at regular intervals and c the ability to have your passbook updated at one o
106. r account credited to your account 5 23 If you wish to change your election for example if you wish to change from having half of the interest earned on your account credited to the Community Enterprise Foundation to having all of the interest earned on your account credited to the Community Enterprise Foundation you may do so at any time by giving us notice in vvriting completion of our Nomination of Rate of Return form or by visiting one of our branches Any change to your election may have an impact on any negotiated interest rate refer to clause 1 11 5 24 If you neglect to nominate the value of interest to be credited to the Community Enterprise Foundation vve vvill set the account to all of the interest earned on your account to be credited to your account 5 25 Where you request a change to your interest donation the effective date of the change will apply from the last interest payment date as outlined in the Key Features Table on page 6 For example a request to change the interest donation from half to full that is received by us on 5 November 2011 vill become effective from 1 November 2011 5 26 It is your responsibility to include the interest earned on your tax return each financial year 5 27 All financial transactions referenced as donation on your monthly statement may be included in your tax return representing your donation made to the Community Enterprise Foundation 5 28 For t
107. r the rules of the scheme will apply instead of the time limits referred to in clause 21 5 ii the reference to 45 days in paragraph a above is replaced with 60 days and we will provide you with updates every two months instead of each month We will advise you in writing of the above time limits and when you can reasonably expect a decision Your obligation to pay any amount which is the subject of a complaint and any credit or other charges related to that amount will be suspended until the complaint is resolved c when we have completed our investigation of your complaint we will promptly advise you of the outcome of that investigation the reasons for that outcome including references to relevant clauses of the ePayments Code and except where the complaint has been resolved completely in your favour we will inform you of any further action you can take under the ePayments Code Our advice will be in writing unless we are able to resolve the matter immediately to the satisfaction of both you and us if on completion of our investigation we decide that your account has not been incorrectly debited or credited or in the case of unauthorised transactions that you have contributed to at least part of the loss occasioned by the unauthorised use we will supply you with copies of any documents or other evidence relevant to the outcome of our investigation including information about any logs or audit trails rel
108. re to apply for a Bendigo Easy Money card 16 years of age or more to apply for a debit card or 18 years of age or more to apply for any other card In addition the cards are not available on all accounts The Key Features Tables starting on page 3 indicate the accounts for which they are available 41 2 The issue and use of a card is at all times at our discretion The card will always remain our property and must be returned to us on demand 41 3 We may issue replacement cards at any time For example we may issue a replacement card when the cardholder has changed his or her name or when the card has been damaged If we issue a replacement card to you or an additional cardholder you or the additional cardholder must not use the card it replaces and you remain liable for any use of the replaced card 41 4 Before the expiry date of your card we will automatically issue you with a renewal card unless you request us in writing not to do so At least two months prior to your card expiring you must notify us of any changes to your address This will ensure our records are up to date in the event that we mail your reissued card directly to you 41 5 You must sign your card as soon as you receive it and ensure that any additional cardholder also immediately signs his or her card A card may not be accepted unless it has been signed Your card is only valid for the period shown on it 41 6 We will give a card to you by either
109. reduce the risk of theft Leaving your cheque book in your sock dravver or the glove box of your car is not a safe place Note As a general rule you should treat your cheque book the same vvay as you vvould a large sum of cash Would you leave 5 000 in cash in your sock drawer or the glove box of your car You must keep your cheque book separate from any plastic cards or other material that bears your signature You must not leave signed blank cheques in your cheque book If any cheque or your cheque book is lost or stolen or misused you must notify us as soon as possible by contacting your local branch by telephoning Customer Contact and Care on 1300 BENDIGO 1300 236 344 or by telephoning act if applicable on 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 If you delay unreasonably in advising us that a cheque or cheque book is lost or stolen or misused other people may be able to withdraw money from your account without your permission If you fail to notify us as soon as possible you may be held liable for any unauthorised transactions occurring on your account before you notified us and you authorise us to debit any such amounts for which you are liable to your account Example If you become aware that your partner has been using your cheque book and you delay or fail to report your partner s activity to us you may be deemed to have consented to your partner s use of your cheque book and will not be able to make a claim at a la
110. result of lost or stolen card you must request the merchant to change the details of your existing Regular Payment Arrangement to ensure arrangements continue If you fail to undertake this activity your Regular Payment Arrangement either may not be honoured by us or the merchant may stop providing the goods and or services Should you elect to close your card account or your account is closed by us you should contact the merchant to amend any Regular Payment Arrangement set up using your card number as the merchant may stop providing the goods and or services If we cancel a payment facility we will notify you as soon as possible afterwards except if we cancel a direct debit periodical payment or sweep facility after being advised by the payee that no further payment is required or your account is closed You may alter stop or cancel a payment facility at any time by giving us notice in writing or by coming into one of our branches and talking to a staff member If your card is cancelled you must immediately return to us all cards issued to you or an additional cardholder cut in half for your protection You will be liable for any transaction you or any additional cardholder make until the card is returned to us If you use your card after it is cancelled we can tell any merchant that the card has been cancelled 23 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 15 10 If your cheque facility is cancelled you must immediatel
111. ribes to the ePayment Code If you have made a Mistaken Internet Payment you must notify us as soon as possible We will investigate the matter and inform you in writing of the outcome within 30 business days from the date you notified us Without the consent of the Unintended Recipient it may be possible to retrieve the funds from your Mistaken Internet Payment if a you reported the Mistaken Internet Payment to us within 7 months b we decide that a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred c the Other ADI decides that a Mistaken nternet Payment has occurred and d the Unintended Recipient has sufficient credit available in their account to retrieve the funds Note If you report the Mistaken Internet Payment after 10 days but before 7 months the Unintended Recipient vvill be given an opportunity to establish that they are entitled to the funds VVith the consent of the Unintended Recipient it may be possible to retrieve the funds from your Mistaken Internet Payment if a both vve and the Other ADI decide that a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred but the Unintended Recipient does not have sufficient credit in their account b both we and the Other ADI decide that a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred but you reported the Mistaken Internet Payment after 7 months or c the Other ADI decides in their discretion to seek the Unintended Recipient s consent to return the funds even if the Ot
112. roposed transaction if a the transaction exceeds the cleared funds b your card has been reported lost or stolen c we have any other good reason to do so 43 2 You authorise us to give information to other persons for the purpose of authorising transactions made using your card or any additional card 43 3 You authorise us to debit your account vvith the amount of any purchases vvithdravvals and any other transactions made using your card or any additional card 44 Additional Cards Please refer to clause 14 for information about requesting us to authorise a person as an additional cardholder to access and operate your account 45 Foreign Currency Transactions 45 1 Transactions in foreign currency amounts conducted using your Bendigo Blue debit card Bendigo Visa credit card Bendigo MasterCard credit card act MasterCard debit card or act Visa credit card incur a fee Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates They are converted depending on the foreign currency converted into either a Australian dollars at the appropriate MasterCard International exchange rate or Visa International exchange rate or b United States dollars and then into Australian dollars at the appropriate MasterCard International exchange rate or Visa International exchange rate 45 2 The Australian dollar amount is then debited to your primary demand deposit account
113. rs or older for all other cards b we will issue to that person a card linked to your account additional card c you authorise us to debit your account with all transactions made using the additional card and you will be responsible and liable for these transactions as if you had made them yourself d these terms and conditions apply to the additional card in the same way that they apply to your card In relation to an authorised e banking user you may request a maximum daily withdrawal limit to apply to your authorised user s This limit may include 0 or view only access You can arrange to have the authority of an authorised signatory cancelled stopped or revoked or your operating instructions changed at any time 22 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 14 8 14 9 You must also return to us any card cut in half for your protection or cheque book that we have issued to that person You remain responsible for all transactions made using an additional card or cheque book until they are returned to us or you have taken all reasonable steps to return them to us We are entitled to act on instructions given by your authorised signatories in accordance with your operating instructions and within the guidelines of non titled member type unless the authorised signatory is an authorised user who can only access but not operate your account in which case we will only act on the instructions of th
114. rs to your recorded mailing address reminding you of this requirement If after opening the account you no longer meet this eligibility requirement we will change your account to a Bendigo Ultimate Account Bendigo Shareholder Accounts are available only to personal customers and companies who hold shares in Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ASX Code BEN The name of the shareholding must be the same as the name in which the account is opened except in the case of a company shareholding in which case an account must be opened in a director s name If after opening the account you cease to hold these shares we may change your account to another type of account to which this document applies For Bendigo Retirement Accounts you must provide proof that you are over the age of 55 and a self funded retiree or recipient of a Centrelink benefit entitlement when you open the account If after opening the account you no longer meet the eligibility requirements we may change your account to another type of account to which this document applies For a Bendigo PiggySaver Account once you reach 12 years of age your Bendigo PiggySaver Account will be automatically converted to a Bendigo Student Account For Bendigo CommunitySaver Account you must tell us whether you wish to have 10 25 50 or 100 of the interest earned on your account credited see clause 5 16 to 5 20 to the partner you choose from our list of eligible organisat
115. s of the ePayments Code 59 Liability for authorised transactions 59 1 You are responsible for all transactions carried out using a PIN password and or access number by you or by anyone else with your knowledge and consent 59 2 If Bendigo Bank equipment or a Bendigo Bank system malfunctions after having accepted your instructions or fails to complete the transaction in accordance with your instructions resulting in loss to you of some or all of the amount of a transaction we will correct that loss by making any necessary adjustments to your account including an adjustment of any interest or fee If you consider that you have incurred additional losses as a consequence of the malfunction you may make a claim for any such loss 59 3 If you are aware or should have been aware that the Bendigo Bank equipment or Bendigo Bank system was unavailable for use or was malfunctioning then our responsibility will be limited to the correction of errors in your account and the refund of any fee imposed as a result 59 4 We may withdraw electronic access to your account without prior notice to you in the event of any Bendigo Bank equipment or Bendigo Bank system malfunction 60 Liability for unauthorised transactions 60 1 You will not be liable for losses arising out of a unauthorised transactions where it is clear that you or an additional cardholder have not contributed to the loss b the fraudulent or negligent conduct of our e
116. sactions which could have been prevented during any period of unavailability of all these contact points as long as you notify us within a reasonable time of a contact point becoming available 57 4 When you report the loss theft or unauthorised use of your card PIN or password you will be given a notification number which you should retain as evidence of the date and time of your report 57 5 You should confirm any verbal notification in writing or at one of our branches as soon as possible 57 6 If you find your card after reporting it lost or stolen do not attempt to use it Cut it up and return it to us We cancel all cards reported lost or stolen 57 7 You can arrange for an emergency replacement a card except in the case of a Bendigo Easy Money card if required at the time of reporting your card lost or stolen 58 Your Liability Non PIN generated transactions 58 5 58 1 You are not liable for any transaction performed without your permission unless you have contributed to the loss by a letting someone else use your card or b unreasonable delay in notifying us of the loss theft or unauthorised use of your card If you did either of these things we may hold you liable for all transactions carried out using your card up to the time you notify us of the loss theft or unauthorised use of your card 58 6 58 2 A disputed transaction may include og a An unauthorised transaction a transacti
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118. sufficient cleared funds in the specified account at the time you have told us to make that payment 63 Payments 63 1 63 2 63 3 We may impose restrictions on the accounts from which a BPAY payment may be made or impose limits on the amount of BPAY payments We will not accept an instruction to stop a BPAY payment once you have instructed us to make that BPAY payment except for future dated payments which can be cancelled before the due payment date Billers who participate in the BPAY scheme have agreed that a BPAY payment you make will be treated as received by the biller to whom it is directed 63 4 63 5 63 6 63 7 a on the date that you make that BPAY payment if you tell us to make the BPAY payment before our payment cut off time on a business day for payment cut off times see clause 67 below b on the next business day if you tell us to make a BPAY payment after our payment cut off time on a business day or on a non business day or c on the day or next business day you have nominated for a scheduled payment to take place A delay may occur in the processing of a BPAY payment where a there is a public or bank holiday on the day you tell us to make a BPAY payment b you tell us to make a BPAY payment either on a day which is not a business day or after our payment cut off time on a business day c another financial institution participating in the BPAY scheme does not comply
119. t act Accounts act Transaction Account act Home Loan Offset Account act Online Saver Account Payment Facilities Bendigo Phone Banking Bendigo e banking Bendigo Blue Debit card Bendigo Easy Money card Bendigo MasterCard credit card and Bendigo Visa credit card but only to the extent the card is used to access any of the accounts described above act MasterCard debit card act Visa credit card but only to the extent the card is used to access any of the act accounts described above Cheque facility Pay Anyone Service BPAY and BPAY View Automatic payments direct debits periodical payments and sweep facilities Telegraphic Transfers The issuer of the products described in this document is Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL No 237879 Registered to BPAY Pty Ltd ABN 69 079 137 518 Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited has appointed Community Sector Banking Pty Ltd ABN 88 098 858 765 Community Sector Banking as its Authorised Representative to advise and deal in relation to these products Community Sector Banking is a Franchisee of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited and a wholly owned subsidiary of Community Sector Enterprises Pty Ltd ABN 95 098 858 354 Community Sector Enterprises Pty Ltd is a 50 50 joint venture between Community 21 Limited ABN 79 097 612 416 and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178 act is a division of Community Sector Banking Pty Lt
120. t insertions b begin the amount in words with a capital letter as close as possible to the words The sum of and draw a line from the end of the amount in words to the printed e begin the amount in figures as close as possible to the printed d add the word only after the amount in words 30 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 30 5 30 6 30 7 This can help to reduce the risk of fraud If you fail to take these simple precautions you may be held liable for any loss suffered and prevented from making a claim against us for any loss you may suffer You should never write on or fill out a cheque with pencil or erasable ink The issuing of a cheque by you or an authorised signatory authorises us to debit your account with the amount of any cheque signed by you or an authorised signatory in accordance with the operating instructions on the account You or an authorised signatory should only write a cheque if there is sufficient available funds in your account When you provide a cheque to another you may not be able to recover possession of that cheque even if it is subsequently paid You agree that we are under no obligation to assist with the recovery of possession of any cheque and forever waive any right which you may otherwise have to require the Bank to assist with recovery 31 What is the effect of crossing a cheque Crossing a cheque means drawing two transverse parallel lines fr
121. ter date You agree to promptly review your account statements You must notify us within 30 days of the date of receipt of a statement of account if you have any cause to suspect that there is any cheque withdrawal recorded on your statement that you did not authorise or that the information relating to any cheque withdrawal is incorrect If you do not then subject to any applicable law you do not have any right to make a claim against us in respect of such withdrawal for example a forged cheque 38 Liability 38 1 38 2 Neither we nor Community Sector Banking including act will be responsible or liable for a any arrangement or transaction which is conducted or processed by us on your behalf b the dishonour or failure to dishonour any cheque drawn by you c any delay or failure in processing a transaction on your behalf d any damages or loss whatsoever that you may suffer as a result of a cheque being dishonoured and e any other actions taken or not taken in relation to your cheque facility Neither we nor Community Sector Banking including act will be liable for paying on any altered or forged cheques and will not be liable for any such losses arising from or in connection with the paying on altered and or forged cheques where the alteration and or forgery could not be easily detected or where the alteration and or forgery is due to or has been facilitated by the omission negligence
122. tgage Saver Account will be converted to a Bendigo Ultimate Account or your act Home Loan Offset Account will be converted to an act Transaction Account We may at any time combine the balance of your Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account or act Home Loan Offset Account and your linked loan account If we combine your accounts we will promptly inform you We need not notify you in advance Bendigo CommunitySaver Account 5 16 You have four options in relation to the interest payable by us on your account being a 10 of the interest payable by us on your account will be credited to the recipient you choose from our list in which case the remaining 90 will be credited to your account b You can elect to have 25 of the interest payable by us on your account credited to the recipient you choose from our list in which case the remaining 75 will be credited to your account c You can elect to have 50 of the interest payable by us on your account credited to the recipient you choose from our list in which case the remaining 50 will be credited to your account d You can elect to have 100 of the interest payable by us on your account credited to the recipient you choose from our list in which case you will not receive any of the interest earned on your account 18 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 5 17 We will credit interest monthly at the times set out in the Key Features Table on page 5 5 18 Itis y
123. the Pay Anyone internet banking facility other than any loss or damage which is due to our negligence or breach of any condition or warranty implied by law which cannot be excluded restricted or modified at all or only to a limited extent Where you are the recipient of a Mistaken Internet Payment you authorise us to withdraw the funds relating to that Mistaken Internet Payment from your account if we are required under the ePayment Code to recover those funds from you and return them to the payers authorised deposit taking institution 95 Incorrect Account Number 951 95 2 When we process your Pay Anyone transfer we process the Pay Anyone transfer based on the BSB and account number you provide WARNING We do not cross check the account number with the account name or reference you provide us If your Pay Anyone transfer is to another financial institution your Pay Anyone transfer may also be processed on the BSB and account number provided as not all financial institutions cross check account numbers and names 51 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 95 3 Example 1 You want to send a Pay Anyone transfer to Mr Citizen s account being BSB 001 012 Account Number 123456 however you type in BSB 001 012 Account Number 123465 the payment will be made into account number 123465 instead of Mr Citizen s account Example 2 You want to send a Pay Anyone transfer to Mr Citizen s account being BSB 001 012 A
124. tion of the balance ranges within which interest rate apply Increase your liability for losses relating to e EFT transactions 20 witing Impose remove or adjust the daily or periodical withdrawal limits applying to the use of an access method an account 20 In writing from which we permit you to initiate EFT transactions or electronic equipment In time to comply with any applicable In the manner required by any applicable law or if there are no such requirements in a law otherwise in advance of the date manner which is likely to come to the attention the change takes effect Change to the EFT conditions BPAY conditions or Pay Anyone conditions that is not caught by the above However we will not give you advance notice of a change necessitated by an immediate need to restore or account of as many account holders as possible which may include by notice on or with your statement of maintain the security of the Bendigo by notice on ATMs or in branches Bank system or individual accounts by an advertisement in a major daily newspaper Other changes to the terms and conditions In writing or by an advertisement in a major daily newspaper or at such other frequency apart from a change in Government No later than the day on which the Y charges payable directly or indirectly by change takes effect p y 3 J you newspaper as applicable or in any other way permitted by law
125. to receive a statement of account more frequently please contact one of our branches A fee may apply to this service Current fees and charges are set out in the Schedule of Fees Charges and Transaction Account Rebates You must check your statement of account and immediately notify us if you notice an error or possible unauthorised transaction on that statement You should keep your statements safe for future reference You agree that confirmation of transactions involving your account or any payment facility may be provided by a in the case of passbook accounts your passbook b Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking if you have access to either of those services not all fees are available for inquiry via either of these channels c you requesting confirmation at any of our branches You agree that any request you make for a balance or information using Bendigo Phone Banking Bendigo e banking or by any other means in relation to any account vvhich is regulated by a Consumer Credit Code is not a request for a statement of a kind referred to in that Code in respect of that regulated account 12 Receipts and vouchers 12 1 12 2 12 3 When you use Bendigo Bank equipment to access your account we will provide you with a record of your transaction unless you specify that a record is not required You must check your record of the transaction and keep it to reconcile to your statement or passbook
126. ul Sludei8 l S A S A SOA SOA S K si1u ui ed lQE EAV lQE EAV lQE EAV lQE EAV lQE EAV k AH S uo uv ed lqelleAV lqel eAv lqel eAv lqel eAV lqeleAy N IA AVdg 79 AVd8 lqel eAV lqel eAv jqej eay lQETEAV lqeleAy 8ulyueq lqe eAV lqel eAV lqEllEAV lqel eAV lqel eAv xsuyueg uoud IED 1 IIeO 1 led Ww led Ww le 1V spun 19q0 90 48q0190 T pue judy T AMMUO1N ON T pue udy T AHE Alea HEH AU3u01N p np uo 3s l ul s l mu p dd s ON lsuls 3 24 lsuls S919 U D L LL adh 1S949 u ON Aea Aea Aea p ejnojeg 1s J lul ulequley IIN IIN IIN IIN IIN o oue eg T T T T T u do o uunulluliN yooqsseq JO 149 1u uu 91e1S yooqssed JO 1u 9uu91e1s 1u uu 91e1s 1u uu 91e1s 1u uu 1e1s 10 yoogssed dag 4 unoo y 1 AB SE334011 eumin OsIpusg Juapnys o ipu q n e 4 u w 11 4 Os pusg Japjoyaseys os pueg vv vv lQEL aunyeay s1uno55v uolnoesuel Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 8899 S NLY ABU M JI 0155900 aq AJUO p noA se si Ao suonoesuen IV yueg OSIPUag Z SeasJaAO YOUBIG e JOU OP M Ji 5899 JNO pated aq JOUULI S YJULIQ Ul INO paleo aq ULI JLU SUONOLSULI T SIBWO SND SL SI AQ vv Ellensny pisino apisas OYM SJBLUO SND 0 QEH
127. unt amp act Home Loan Offset Account 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 10 Your Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account and act Home Loan Offset Account must be linked to a principal and interest or interest only residentially secured loan with us All parties to your Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account and act Home Loan Offset Account must be parties to the linked loan account For example a joint loan in the name of X amp Y may be linked to a Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account and act Home Loan Offset Account in the name of X in the name of Y or a joint account in the name of X amp Y A joint Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account and act Home Loan Offset Account in the name of X amp Z cannot be linked to the loan as Z is not a party to the loan Your account may be linked to only one loan at any particular time You may change the loan to which your account is linked at any time provided the alternative loan complies with the terms and conditions outlined above upon written notification to us The daily balance defined below in your account will be used to offset your linked loan account for the purpose of calculating the interest payable on your linked loan account Interest on your linked loan account will be calculated at a discounted rate on the amount equal to the daily balance held in your Bendigo Mortgage Saver Account or act Home Loan Offset Account You can choose between a partial or full discounted offset rate however the full offset rate
128. unt are set out in the Key 4 5 When you make a deposit to your account at one Features Tables starting on page 3 of our ATMs two Bank Officers open the ATM the next business day and compare the amount you placed in the envelope with the amount 4 Deposits and Withdrawals Deposits you entered in the ATM If there is a difference 4 1 You may make deposits to your account in a between these two amounts we will accept the number of ways including amount in the envelope as the amount deposited and advise you in writing of the difference and the actual amount which has been credited to your account a at any of our branches by using a teller or one of our express deposit boxes p by mpal 4 6 MWe vill not accept coins for deposit c by arranging an automatic deposit of your salary or other income or amounts to be paid directly into your account 4 7 A deposit at an ATM is at your risk until the deposit is completed in accordance vvith the procedures indicated by the ATM 16 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities VVithdravvals 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 11 You may make vvithdravvals from your account in a number of vvays including a at any of our branches b f your account is linked to a card at any ATM via EFTPOS terminals at a Post Office using Bank Post where available and subject to restrictions see clause 42 4 c if you have access to Bendigo Phone Banking by transferring funds ele
129. ur in recovering our debt will be payable by you and you authorise us to debit the amount of these expenses to your account 29 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Our rights under these terms and conditions 28 7 We may choose at any time to waive any of our rights under these terms and conditions Subject to any applicable law a waiver by us is nota change to and does not reduce our rights under these terms and conditions unless we give you written notice that it is a change to these terms and conditions 28 8 Nothing in this agreement has the effect of excluding restricting or modifying rights in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act or Competition and Consumer Act which cannot be excluded restricted or modified by agreement If your account or payment facility is of a kind not ordinarily acquired for personal domestic or household use our liability is restricted to re supplying the services or the cost of re supplying the services 28 9 Part or all of any provision of these terms and conditions that is illegal or unenforceable will be severed from these terms and conditions however the remaining provisions of these terms and conditions will continue in force 28 10 We may assign or otherwise deal with our rights under these terms and conditions in any way we consider appropriate You agree that we may disclose any information or documents we consider desirable to help us exercise this right Y
130. us to make an automatic payment This information may include the BSB and account numbers and account name of the accounts from and to which payments are to be made 47 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities You must check that all information you give to us is correct including but not limited to the BSB and the account number VVe do not check and are not responsible for checking that any information you give to us is correct including whether the BSB and account numbers correspond to the account name which you advise us You are liable for any payment we carry out in accordance with your instructions 82 Timing of the automatic payment 82 1 82 2 82 3 82 4 82 5 82 6 821 If the automatic payment is a direct debit the details regarding timing of the payment will be outlined in the Direct Debit Request Service Agreement your biller has supplied to you If the automatic payment is a periodical payment or sweep facility we will process the payment in accordance with our agreement with you at the time the periodical payment or sweep facility is established You must ensure that you have sufficient cleared funds available in your account from which a payment will be made to enable that payment to be made If the payment date falls on a day other than a business day those funds must be available by 10am Victorian time on the previous day If you have insufficient funds in your account any d
131. use 24 does not apply We are not bound by the Code of Banking Practice in relation to your account 25 Financial Claims Scheme The Financial Claims Scheme protects depositors through the provision of a guarantee on deposits up to a cap held in authorised deposit taking institutions ADI s in Australia and allows quick access to their deposits if an ADI becomes insolvent As such please note the following information you may be entitled to a payment under the Financial Claims Scheme in the event of us becoming insolvent 28 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities accessibility to the Financial Claims Scheme is subject to eligibility criteria and information about the Financial Claims Scheme can be found at the APRA website at http www apra gov au and the APRA hotline on 1300 558 849 The Australian Government has given notice that it is reviewing the application of the Financial Claims Scheme to accounts held by non residents of Australia This may result in the Financial Claims Scheme no longer applying to accounts held with us by overseas customers 26 Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing AML CTF 261 We are committed to the regulatory requirements for anti money laundering and counter terrorism financing 26 2 To comply with these requirements we may a require you to provide to us or otherwise obtain any additional documentation or other information b suspend block or d
132. w the transaction history of a nominated account select a nominated account and hear or view transaction related details including the date of the transaction the type of the transaction Such as a withdrawal BPAY payment or cheque transaction and the amount receive a fax mini statement of transaction related details perform selected transaction enquiries select an individual or a range of transactions on a nominated account for closer examination request new cheque books which can be collected from your branch or mailed to your designated address in accordance with your requirements access Secure Email which enables you to send and receive secure messages to and from internal Bendigo Bank departments Bendigo e banking only Sensitive information should not be submitted via secure email ie Tax File Numbers Card Numbers etc access Account Notification which allows you to establish account balance thresholds and to nominate methods including fax and or email for notification if the thresholds are exceeded Bendigo e banking only make BPAY payments receive bills and statements electronically via BPAY View Bendigo e banking only authorise transactions on a nominated account where more than one signatory would normally be required With the Authorisations feature one signatory to 36 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities the account can set up a transaction for authorisation by ot
133. with its obligations under the BPAY scheme d a biller fails to comply vvith its obligations under the BPAY scheme Although a delay in processing a BPAY payment is not expected to continue for more than one business day you acknowledge and accept that a delay may continue for a longer period Regardless of when an immediate BPAY payment is made the account from which you want us to debit the BPAY payment will be debited immediately If your BPAY payment has been made using a credit card there are no chargeback rights available under the card You must contact the Biller about any goods or services you may have agreed to acquire from the Biller and resolve the dispute directly with the Biller Even if you have used a credit card to make a payment you may still have rights under clause 64 or clause 68 64 If the amount of a payment to a biller is incorrect 64 1 You must ensure that the information in relation to each BPAY payment is correct If you discover that you have instructed us to make a payment to a biller for an incorrect amount a if the amount you instructed us to pay is greater than the required amount contact the biller for a refund b if the amount is less than the required amount you should make a further BPAY payment for the difference 43 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities 65 VVhen a Biller cannot process a payment GSA If we are notified that your BPAY payment cannot be pro
134. y another person or entity 54 2 a We recommend the purchase of a security token to ensure the most secure form of access b We may at our discretion insist you obtain and use a security token Your internet banking access may be limited or suspended in circumstances where you refuse to obtain and use a security token 51 3 We will make reasonable efforts to ensure the availability of Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking during the hours we have specified from time to time and ensure that information we make available to you through Bendigo Phone Banking and Bendigo e banking is correct 51 4 We may block access to Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking at any time without notice if we believe either service is being misused by you or used without your authority 51 5 Where your access has been blocked due to fraudulent activity you will be required to purchase a security token firewall software and anti virus software update your operating system and provide proof of the same on your internet enabled device before access will be re instated 51 6 We may withdraw electronic access to your account without prior notice to you in the event of any Bendigo Bank equipment or Bendigo Bank system malfunction 51 7 We can remove your electronic access without giving you notice where you have not accessed the e banking system for at least 6 months or Phone Banking for at least 12 months 51 8 If you give us n
135. y return to us all unused cheques issued to you or an authorised signatory We may dishonour any cheque presented after cancellation of your cheque facility You will be liable for any cheques presented after cancellation that have not been dishonoured 15 11 If your access to Bendigo Phone Banking or Bendigo e banking is cancelled we may refuse any transaction you initiate through these facilities without giving any reason or advance notice to you 15 12 If you cancel a direct debit periodical payment or sweep facility we must receive your instructions at least 1 business day prior to the due date of the next payment otherwise that payment may nevertheless be made For direct debit cancellations we may suggest that you contact the merchant concerned 16 Stopping or closing your account 16 1 16 2 16 3 16 4 You may request us to close your account only if it is in credit You may close the account by a visiting one of our branches and telling us you wish to close the account b sending a written request to us Community Sector Banking if applicable or act if applicable and returning to us all unused cheques and all cards linked to that account c where an account has been forcibly closed by the Bank due to being overdrawn for an extended period of time we may request such funds to be repaid before a new account will be established If a card is linked to your account you must give us 14 days
136. you provide to us and Community Sector Banking 20 2 You can obtain information about privacy in our Privacy Policy which is available upon request at any of our branches or on our website www bendigobank com au 21 If you have a concern or complaint 21 1 If you have a problem please let us know immediately because vve may be able to fix it for you We will attend to your concern promptly and courteously 21 2 You can raise your concern or complaint with us by a speaking to a member of our branch staff directly Community Sector Banking if applicable or act if applicable b telephoning the Customer Help Centre 1300 361 911 8 30am 6 00pm Victorian time Monday to Friday c Faxing us on 1300 367 615 d Emailing feedback bendigoadelaide com au e completing the Customer Feedback form Talk to us we re listening available from your nearest branch or online at www bendigobank com au or f writing to the Customer Help Centre Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited Reply Paid 480 Bendigo VIC 3552 g Contacting Community Sector Banking if applicable on 1300 CSBANK 1300 272 265 8 30am 6 00pm AEST ADST Monday to Friday or Fax 02 4255 8420 or Email customerservice csbanking com au h Contacting act if applicable on 1300 ACT TODAY 1300 228 863 9 00am 5 00pm AEST ADST Monday to Friday or Email help letsact com au 26 Bendigo Personal Accounts and Facilities Experience tells us

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