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ATM Direct Charging Fees
After 3 March 2009 the Reserve Bank of Australia introduced ATM direct charging in Australia.
This allows ATM operators to charge their users a fee for completing a transaction at the ATM. The fee is displayed and charged by the ATM owner at the time of use, and will appear as a separate item on your account statement.
**Big 4 Banks drop ATM fees**
As from the 23rd September 2017 Commonwealth Bank removed ATM withdrawal fees.
Westpac, NAB and ANZ dropped their ATM withdrawal fees in October 2017.
Fee Free Foreign# ATMs
| Bank | Fee Free Foreign# ATMs |
|---|---|
| All Australian Issued ATM Cards | ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac |
| Arab Bank Australia (3) | rediATM and co-branded rediATM/NAB machines. |
| Bankwest | Commonwealth; Commonwealth, Westpac, NAB & ANZ with Zero account |
| Citibank | Westpac, St. George, BankSA & Bank of Melbourne (except at BP service stations) |
| Commonwealth | Bankwest |
| Heritage Bank | Westpac, St.George, BankSA, Bank of Melbourne |
| HSBC* | Westpac, St George, BankSA and Bank of Melbourne (except at BP service stations) |
| ING Direct (1) | Any |
| Macquarie Personal Transaction | Any |
| Member's Equity Bank (2) | Westpac, St George, BankSA and Bank of Melbourne |
| NAB | RediATM |
| Savings & Loan* (3) | rediATM and co-branded rediATM/NAB machines. |
| Suncorp | Bendigo Bank |
| Westpac | BankSA, St. George |
* Note: Particular account types may have a limited number of fee-free foreign ATM transactions per month, after which any further transactions will attract a fee. HSBC accounts, for example, may offer unlimited transactions at affiliated ATMs, or have specific limits on transactions.
(1) ING Direct has no own brand ATMs. They will instantly rebate the transaction fee for any ATM withdrawals within Australia, if you deposit $1000+ per month into your Orange Everyday from an external account. From from 1 March 2018 you also need to make at least 5 card purchases using your ING debit or credit card (excluding ATM withdrawals, balance enquiries, cash advances and EFTPOS cash out only transactions). ING will also rebate international ATM fees if you meet the above criteria.
(2) EveryDay Transaction Account has 15 Free ATM transactions per month. Subsequent transactions incur a $1.50 fee.
(3) NAB ATMs located in Coles Express service stations are or have been transitioned out of the rediATM network.
# Foreign: ATMs belonging to a different bank/operator.
Number of ATMs across Australia by Banking Group
| Banking Group | No. of ATMs | Source and ATM finder |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth and Bankwest | 4,000 | https://www.commbank.com.au/personal/accounts/managing-your-accounts/convenient-access-atms.html |
| NAB and redi | 3,400 | https://www.nab.com.au/personal/help-and-guidance/ways-to-bank/nab-atms |
| Westpac, St George, BankSA and Bank of Melbourne | 3,000 | https://www.westpac.com.au/personal-banking/services/atms/ |
| ANZ | 2,600 | http://www.anz.com.au/personal/ways-bank/atms-eftpos/ |
| Suncorp and Bendigo Bank | 2,000 | http://www.suncorpbank.com.au/about/ways-to-bank/atms |