🇦🇺 Australia · Business Banking
Opening business accounts, remote banking options, required documents, and fees.
Banks are prudentially regulated by APRA, with ASIC overseeing conduct; eligible deposits are protected under the Financial Claims Scheme. A business typically needs its ABN and company documents to open an account.
- Eligible deposits are protected under the Financial Claims Scheme up to the standard cap.
- Opening a business account generally requires the ABN, company documents and director ID.
- Banks apply customer-identification and anti-money-laundering checks (AUSTRAC).
Official authorities
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
Prudential regulator of banks.
- ASIC
Financial-services conduct regulation.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Australian Government — Australian Government's official entry point — quick access to all department services
- Dept of Home Affairs — Student/work visas, skilled migration (189/190/491 subclasses), and citizenship applications
- Australian Tax Office (ATO) — TFN application, tax refunds, GST, superannuation, and personal income tax lodgment