It’s a good idea to read these terms of use carefully before you access any Electronic Service. While it’s quite a lengthy document, it’s full of important information, so have a read through before you get started. Just remember that your first use of any Access Method in connection with an Account will be your agreement to these terms of use.
If your Account is accessible through Electronic Services, we’ve made this clear in your Account Terms and Conditions. These terms of use operate in addition to, and should be read together with your Account Terms and Conditions.
If your Account is accessible through Electronic Services, we’ve made this clear in your Account Terms and Conditions. These terms of use operate in addition to, and should be read together with your Account Terms and Conditions.
Other than in respect of section 13 (definitions), if there are any inconsistencies between these terms of use and any Account Terms and Conditions, these terms of use will prevail.
Depending on your Account, you or an Authorised User may be able to transfer funds from your Account to another bank account via Electronic Services. Please refer to the relevant Account Terms and Conditions to see if this feature is available for your Account.
Enhanced security measures may be required for certain payments. See section 7 for further details.
Processing your instructions
To make a funds transfer, you or an Authorised User will need the following information for the account you wish to transfer to:
You or the Authorised User must select the Account from which the payment will be made and may also choose to provide a reference description for the transaction.
Once a funds transfer instruction has been accepted by us, it can’t be cancelled unless it is a scheduled funds transfer (see section 4).
Scheduled funds transfers
You or an Authorised User can arrange to make a funds transfer on a future date, including on a recurring basis.
A scheduled funds transfer may not be processed for a number of reasons, including if, on the day the scheduled funds transfer is due:
For scheduled processing times, refer to section 3.
When providing instructions for any funds transfer, it is your or the Authorised User's responsibility to ensure that the intended payee's account details are correct. We do not carry out checks to determine if the details provided in a funds transfer instruction are correct. For example, we do not check that the BSB and account numbers provided correspond with the account name of the payee.
Any error made in entering details may result in a payment being made to an unintended recipient and it may not be possible to recover the funds. However, if the funds transfer is a Pay Anyone Payment the mistaken internet payments procedures below apply.
Mistaken payments
A Pay Anyone Payment that is made by you or an Authorised User to an unintended recipient, is referred to as a Mistaken Internet Payment.
Mistaken Internet Payments made by you or an Authorised User
You or your Authorised Users should report Mistaken Internet Payments by calling us as soon as possible as delays may impact on our ability to recover the funds on your behalf.
We will need to collect information from you or an Authorised User that will allow us to investigate and determine whether a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred. We will provide a reference number, or some other form of acknowledgement, which should be retained as evidence of the date and time of the report.
If we are not satisfied that a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred, we will not take further action and you will be liable for the loss arising from the payment.
If we are satisfied that a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred, we will send a request for the return of the funds to the ADI whose customer received the payment (known as the receiving ADI). Sending this request to the receiving ADI requires us to disclose information to that ADI about your Account and the Mistaken Internet Payment.
If the receiving ADI is also satisfied that a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred and there are sufficient funds available in the account of the unintended recipient, the receiving ADI will attempt to recover the funds and return them to us and we will credit them to the Account from which the payment was made. The following process will apply:
If the receiving ADI is satisfied that a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred but there are insufficient funds in the unintended recipient's account to refund the amount of the payment, the receiving ADI will use reasonable endeavours to obtain a refund for you (for example, by facilitating repayment of the funds by the recipient through instalments).
If the receiving ADI is not satisfied that a Mistaken Internet Payment has occurred, it may (but it is not obliged to) seek the consent of the recipient to enable the return of funds to us.
You will be notified in writing, within 30 Business Days of receipt of the report of a Mistaken Internet Payment from your Account, of the outcome of our investigation. If you are not satisfied with how the report is handled by us, you can make a complaint in accordance with section 12.
Mistaken payments received by you
You may receive funds into your Account where you are not the intended recipient due to a sender entering the wrong BSB number, account number or other identifying information when making an internet payment. This section applies to that situation.
If you become aware of any payments into your Account of which you are not the intended recipient, please contact us as soon as possible.
Where we receive a request for the return of funds from an ADI whose customer reports a mistaken payment into your Account, we are satisfied that a mistaken payment has occurred, and there are sufficient funds in your Account, we may:
Otherwise, we will get your approval to return the funds.
If we are satisfied that a mistaken payment has occurred, but the balance of your Account is less than the amount of the mistaken payment, we will contact you to discuss how best to facilitate repayment to the sender.
Where we are unable to determine that the payment was a result of a mistaken payment, we may still contact you to seek your consent to the return of the funds.
Aside from the above provisions, if you are a recipient of income support payments from Centrelink, we will only seek to recover the funds from you in accordance with the Code of Operation for Centrelink Direct Credit Payments.
Unauthorised transactions
Your liability for unauthorised and fraudulent funds transfers will be determined in accordance with section 8.
Depending on your Account, you or an Authorised User may be able to make BPAY payments to Billers (which may include us) from your Account through Electronic Services. MBL is a member of the BPAY Scheme and will tell you if it is no longer a member.
BPAY payments can be made immediately or on a date up to 12 months in the future. Some Billers will not accept BPAY payments from certain account types and others may have restrictions on the amount that can be paid by BPAY.
Enhanced security measures may be required for certain BPAY payments. See section 7 for further details.
Processing instructions
To make a BPAY payment you or an Authorised User will need to provide the following details:
We'll debit the Account you select with the bill amount that you specify.
Except for a scheduled payment (see section 4), a BPAY payment instruction cannot be cancelled.
If we are advised that a BPAY payment cannot be processed by a Biller, we will notify you, credit your Account with the amount of the BPAY payment and take all reasonable steps to assist you in any further attempt to make the BPAY payment.
When we make a BPAY payment we are not acting as your agent or the agent of the Biller to whom the payment is directed.
Scheduled BPAY payments
You and your Authorised Users can arrange for a BPAY payment to be made up to 12 months in the future. Some Billers do not allow for recurring payments to be set up. If this is the case, we will notify you at the time of setting up the transaction.
A scheduled BPAY payment may not be processed for a number of reasons, including:
For scheduled processing times, refer to section 3.
Mistaken BPAY payments
Care should be taken by you and Authorised Users to enter the correct amount and Biller’s detail. If the amount entered is greater than intended, you or the Authorised User must contact the Biller to obtain a refund. If the amount is less than intended, another BPAY payment can be made to make up the difference.
If you or an Authorised User told us to pay the wrong Biller we will re-credit your Account and will seek to recover that amount from the Biller. However, if we cannot recover the amount within 20 Business Days, we will debit your Account for that amount. If there are insufficient funds or credit available on your Account you must pay that amount to us. You acknowledge that the receipt by a Biller of a mistaken or erroneous payment does not, or will not constitute under any circumstances, part or whole satisfaction of any underlying debt owed between you and the Biller.
You should check your Account carefully and promptly report to us any BPAY payments you think are errors or that were not authorised by you or an Authorised User. The longer the delay between the date of the BPAY payment and when we are informed of the error, the more difficult it may be to correct the error. You may need to liaise directly with the Biller to correct the error if, for example, because of delay, we no longer have sufficient information to investigate it.
For us to investigate a BPAY payment from your Account that may be unauthorised, you or an Authorised User must first give us your written consent, addressed to the Biller who received that BPAY payment, authorising us to obtain information about your account with that Biller, or the BPAY payment. You will need to include your CRN and any other information we require. If you do not give us your consent, the Biller may not be permitted under law to disclose to us the information we need to investigate or rectify that BPAY payment.
If we make a BPAY payment to a person or for an amount not instructed by you or an Authorised User, and your Account was debited with the payment, we will credit that amount back to your Account.
Disputes in relation to unauthorised, fraudulent or wrong BPAY payments will be handled in accordance with section 12. Your liability for unauthorised and fraudulent BPAY payments will be determined in accordance with section 8. No chargeback rights are available in respect of a BPAY payment from your Account.
Subject to section 8 of these terms of use:
When you or an Authorised User make a transfer or a payment on your Account through Electronic Services, the following general conditions apply:
Immediate funds transfer and BPAY payment processing times
Generally a request will be processed as outlined in the table below:
Time instruction received by us | Funds transfer – time processed by us | BPAY payment – treated as received by Biller |
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Before the relevant Account cut-off time on a Business Day |
The same Business Day |
The same Business Day |
After the Account cut-off time on a Business Day |
The next Business Day |
The next Business Day |
On a non-Business Day |
The next Business Day |
The next Business Day |
See section 4 for details of applicable cut-off times.
Scheduled funds transfers and BPAY payment processing times
Scheduled funds transfers and BPAY payments will be debited to and processed from your Account as outlined in the table below:
When the funds transfer/payment is scheduled for | When the funds will be debited from your Account | Funds transfer – time processed by us | BPAY payment – treated as received by Biller |
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Business Day |
The scheduled day |
On the same day |
On the same day |
Non Business Day |
The following Business Day1 |
The following Business Day |
The following Business Day |
Scheduled funds transfers and BPAY payments may be altered or cancelled before the scheduled date (see section 4 for details of applicable cut-off times).
Delays
A delay might occur in the processing of the transaction including where:
We will use reasonable endeavours to correct such a delay.
All times listed in this section 4 refer to Sydney time.
Immediate cut-off times
The following cut off times apply to immediate funds transfers and BPAY payments.
Account Type | Funds transfer | BPAY payment |
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Home Loan |
5:00pm |
5:00pm |
Offset Account |
5:00pm |
5:00pm |
Modification cut-off times
The following cut off times apply to modification of scheduled funds transfers and BPAY payments.
Accounts with BSB 182-182
Account Type | Funds transfer | BPAY payment |
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Home Loan |
12:00am the day the payment is due |
12:00am the day the payment is due |
Offset Account |
12:00am the day the payment is due |
12:00am the day the payment is due |
Accounts with BSB 032-854 / 032-873
Account Type | Funds transfer | BPAY payment |
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Home Loan |
11:00pm the day before the payment is due |
11:00pm the day before the payment is due |
Offset Account |
11:00pm the day before the payment is due |
11:00pm the day before the payment is due |
Cancellation cut-off times
The following cut off times apply to cancellation of scheduled funds transfers and BPAY payments.
Accounts with BSB 182-182
Account Type | Funds transfer | BPAY payment |
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Home Loan |
12:00am the day the payment is due |
12:00am the day the payment is due |
Offset Account |
12:00am the day the payment is due |
12:00am the day the payment is due |
Accounts with BSB 032-854 / 032-873
Account Type | Funds transfer | BPAY payment |
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Home Loan |
11:00pm the day before the payment is due |
11:00pm the day before the payment is due |
Offset Account |
11:00pm the day before the payment is due |
11:00pm the day before the payment is due |
Your daily limit for funds transfers and BPAY payments will vary depending upon your Account type and is set out in the following table:
Account Type | Daily Funds Transfer Limit | Daily BPAY Limit (note: individual BPAY billers may set their own limit) |
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Home Loan with a BSB of 182-182 |
$20,000 when transferring to an external account The available balance of your Account when transferring to one of your Accounts accessible via Electronic Services |
The available balance of your Account |
Offset Account with a BSB of 182-182 |
$20,000 when transferring to an external account The available balance of your Account when transferring to one of your Accounts accessible via Electronic Services |
The available balance of your Account |
Home Loans and Offset Accounts with a BSB of 032-854 / 032-873 |
$20,000 when transferring to an external account The available balance of your Account when transferring to:
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There are no establishment or ongoing fees for accessing or using Electronic Services.
However, access and use of the Electronic services may involve third party fees, including from:
You should refer to the relevant third parties for details of their fees and charges.
There may also be fees and charges that apply to transactions conducted on Accounts through Electronic Services. Refer to the applicable Account Terms and Conditions for details.
For certain activities on your Account, you or an Authorised User may be asked to comply with our enhanced security measures. This may include when you or the Authorised User make a funds transfer to a new recipient, make a BPAY payment to a new Biller, or sign into the Mobile App using a fingerprint stored on your Mobile Device.
Our enhanced security measures provide an additional layer of security to protect you and us from unauthorised transactions and fraud. The measures may change from time to time at our discretion and include any appropriate method of authentication, or contacting you to verify the transaction or activity on your Account.
Two-factor authentication, often referred to as "2FA", is an authentication process which uses two different layers of security to verify your identity. For the Online Portal, for example, the first layer of authentication is an Access Code and Password and a second layer of authentication is imposed when you or the Authorised User initiate certain transactions or performs certain activities on your Account. This additional layer of security may include, but is not limited to, the requirement to input an SMS Code, or answer security questions.
You or an Authorised User will be instructed to contact us to complete a transaction or other Account activity if any enhanced security measure is not successfully satisfied.
Section 8 applies to Electronic Services transactions carried out using an Access Method without your or an Authorised User's knowledge or consent (unauthorised transactions). You are liable for all transactions that are carried out with your or an Authorised User's knowledge or consent.
You are not liable for loss arising from an unauthorised transaction that occurs:
You will be liable for actual losses arising from unauthorised transactions that occurred before we are notified of the breach of security in relation to a Secret Code, where we can prove on the balance of probabilities that you contributed to the loss:
Where a Secret Code is required to perform a transaction and we do not establish that you have, or an Authorised User has, contributed to the loss in the ways set out above, your liability for loss arising from an unauthorised transaction in respect of an Account that occurs before the breach of security in respect of your or an Authorised User's Secret Code is reported to us is the lesser of:
Aside from the provisions in this section 8, you are not liable for loss caused by the failure of any system or equipment to complete a transaction, which is accepted by that system or equipment. However, to the extent that you or an Authorised User should reasonably have been aware that any system or equipment was unavailable or malfunctioning, our liability is limited to correcting errors in your Account and refunding any fees or charges that you have incurred as a result.
Some companies provide account aggregation services that allow you to view account information from different institutions on the one webpage, or download your account statements. These companies usually require you to give them your Secret Code(s). We do not endorse, promote, or authorise the use of account aggregation services in connection with your Account(s). If you disclose any Secret Code(s) to another person, you will be liable for any transactions on your Account(s) made by that person using that Secret Code(s). Refer to section 9 (Security) for more information.
We are committed to providing the highest quality of financial services within a trusted environment. Please read the Security and Fraud statement for more information.
You and your Authorised Users must take all reasonable steps to protect the security of your respective computer hardware and software, and Mobile Device. Reasonable steps include:
You and your Authorised Users should log out from Electronic Services at the end of each session.
You acknowledge that, for security purposes, we reserve the right at any time to log you and any Authorised Users out of Electronic Services, for example if you or the Authorised Users are inactive for a period of time after logging on.
Where you or an Authorised User remove some system level restrictions on a Mobile Device by, for example, 'jailbreaking' or 'rooting' the Mobile Device, you indemnify us for any loss arising from fraudulent activity carried out on the Mobile Device, including in respect of your Account.
The security of your and your Authorised User's Secret Codes is very important, as whoever has access to them may be able to perform transactions on your Account. These guidelines are designed to help you keep your and your Authorised User's Secret Codes secure.
By following these guidelines, you and your Authorised Users can assist in preventing unauthorised transactions on your Account. These guidelines do not determine your liability for unauthorised transactions. Your liability will be determined under section 8 and any applicable codes of practice to which we subscribe.
To protect your Secret Codes you and your Authorised Users should:
The following are examples of what is NOT a reasonable attempt at disguising a Secret Code:
You or an Authorised User must immediately notify us if it is suspected that the security of a Secret Code or Mobile Device, has been breached. You or an Authorised User must also promptly notify us of any unauthorised transactions on your account.
Please contact us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling us on 1800 081 785.
If we are unable to be contacted by phone because our lines are unavailable, you will not be liable for unauthorised transactions which could have been prevented had we been contactable, provided we are told within a reasonable time after our telephone facilities become available again.
We may provide links to Third Party Websites through Electronic Services for convenience. Where you or an Authorised User leave Electronic Services via such a link, it is at your or the Authorised User's own risk. The information available through the link to the Third Party Website is not produced, checked for accuracy, or otherwise reviewed by us and we have no control over the information on Third Party Websites or the products or services on them. Inclusion of a link to a Third Party Website should not be construed as that party's endorsement of Electronic Services; nor should it be construed as our endorsement of the Third Party Website. By linking to sites operated by third parties, we are not authorising the reproduction of any material on such sites, as such material may be the subject of intellectual property rights.
We may, acting reasonably, suspend and/or terminate your or an Authorised User's use of and access to Electronic Services for any of the following reasons:
Where possible, we will give you reasonable notice of suspension or termination, however this may not be possible in all circumstances.
You may contact us to suspend your or an Authorised User's use of and access to Electronic Services.
We may change these terms of use at any time and we’ll notify you of any changes as set out in the table below:
Type of change | Time frame | Method of notification |
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New fee, increase to, or other change to, a fee relating solely to the use of Electronic Services |
30 days in advance |
In writing or electronically |
Changes increasing your liability for losses relating to transactions conducted via Electronic Services |
20 days in advance |
In writing or electronically |
Impose, remove or adjust a daily or other periodical transaction limits that apply to the use of Electronic Services |
20 days in advance |
In writing or electronically |
Government charges |
In advance of the change, or as soon as practicable after, unless the change has been publicised by the Government |
In writing, electronically or by press advertisement |
If we make other changes to these terms of use, we will make an updated version of the terms of use available via the Online Portal and / or the Mobile App. By accepting these terms of use, you agree that our publishing of an amended version will be sufficient notice of any such changes and subsequent access to Electronic Services will constitute acceptance of those amendments.
You agree that we may give all notices and other communications in connection with these terms of use electronically. We will do so by:
+You should check your emails and SMS messages as well as login to Electronic Services regularly.
You must ensure that the contact details that you provide to us, including but not limited to your mobile phone number and email address, remain up to date.
If your contact details change, you must let us know as soon as possible by contacting us.
We will use reasonable efforts to ensure that access to Electronic Services is available on a 24 hour continuous basis. However, this may not always be possible. There may also be times when Electronic Services are unavailable from some computers and devices, for example, due to hardware or software restrictions or problems with internet or network connectivity. You and your Authorised Users are responsible for obtaining access to Electronic Services. Specifically, you and your Authorised Users are responsible for all equipment necessary to access Electronic Services. The system requirements to access Electronic Services are set out in the Important Information Statement.
You acknowledge that use of Electronic Services may involve certain communications from us, such as service announcements, administrative messages and marketing material and that these communications are considered part of the Electronic Services.
Subject to your Account Terms and Conditions, you may nominate another person to have access to your Account through Electronic Services by completing the appropriate form. Authorised Users may be able to view, or both view and transact on, your Accounts through Electronic Services, using their own Access Code and Password, or (subject to their Mobile Device allowing them to do so) a fingerprint stored on their Mobile Device. You must ensure that Authorised Users comply with these terms of use where they apply to them. You will be liable for any transaction made by an Authorised User within the authority you give to them.
You may cancel the authority of an Authorised User by giving us notice in writing in accordance with your Account signing instructions.
We use push notification technology to deliver certain information concerning your Account directly to your compatible Mobile Device. You can turn these notifications on or off at any time using the Settings menu within the Mobile App. If you have Mobile App notifications turned on, we may use this service to deliver: information concerning your Account, service or security announcements, advice that a new version of the Mobile App is available, and / or marketing and other communications as described above.
Mobile App notifications are offered for your convenience and, when received in relation to a particular transaction, are not a receipt for that transaction. Depending on the notification settings you have chosen on your Mobile Device, other people with access to your Mobile Device may be able to view Mobile App notifications for your Accounts. We reserve the right to suspend the availability of the Mobile App notification service at any time, on a temporary or permanent basis, without notice to you.
We respect the confidentiality of the information of all our clients. Information that you provide to us will not be disclosed except where we are required or permitted to disclose it. This includes where we are compelled by law, there is a duty to the public to do so, our interests require us to do so or the disclosure is made with your consent.
You acknowledge and agree that Electronic Services consists of, and contains, Materials that are owned by MBL, its licensors and other contributors. MBL has prepared and maintains the Electronic Services in good faith and we make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or currency of the Materials. Electronic Services and the Materials (the Content) are protected by intellectual property and other applicable laws.
MBL grants you and each Authorised User a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive licence to access and use the Content. Under this licence you and each Authorised User:
Please contact us immediately if you have a concern or complaint or you wish to query or dispute a transaction or an entry on a statement. Please read the Complaints Policy for more information.
Access Code is a unique code allocated to you or an Authorised User by us which identifies you or the Authorised User and when used in conjunction with a Secret Code provides access to Electronic Services.
Access Method means a method authorised by us to access and transact on an Account via Electronic Services, and includes any one or more of an Access Code and Secret Code.
Account means each account relating to one or more product or service issued by MBL (unless otherwise stated), which you have signed up to under the relevant Account Terms and Conditions which we agree can be accessed through Electronic Services.
Account Terms and Conditions means the terms and conditions that apply to the Account you hold and access through Electronic Services.
ADI means any bank, building society, credit union or other authorised deposit-taking institution within the meaning of the Banking Act 1959 (Cth).
Authorised User means a person authorised by you to access and/or transact on your Account(s) via Electronic Services.
Biller means an organisation which tells you that you can make payments to them through the BPAY Scheme.
BPAY is a registered trademark of BPAY Pty Ltd ABN 69 079 137 518.
BPAY Scheme means a service which allows payments to be made electronically to Billers.
Business Day means any day on which banks in Melbourne and Sydney are able to effect settlement through the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Credit Limit means your Home Loan credit limit shown in your offer document or as we may agree to vary from time to time.
Electronic Services means the Online Portal and/or the Mobile App as relevant, operated by Macquarie Group (being Macquarie Group Limited and its related bodies corporate).
Home Loan means a home loan product issued by the Lender and serviced by the Servicer (if a Servicer is listed in the credit guide of your home loan), and in respect of which you may be permitted to have Electronic Services access.
Lender means with respect to a Home Loan, the lender as defined in your home loan contract.
Materials means any proprietary and confidential information including messages, files, data, software, images, photographs, illustrations and text contained in Electronic Services.
MBL means Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Australian Financial Services Licence and Australian Credit Licence 237502).
Mistaken Internet Payment means a Pay Anyone Payment where the funds are paid into the account of an unintended recipient because a BSB, account number and/or other identifier that does not belong to the intended recipient was entered as a result of:
Mobile App means the service that enables you or an Authorised User to access and/or transact on your Accounts using a Mobile Device with internet connectivity.
Mobile Device means a mobile phone, tablet or another type of personal electronic device which is able to access the Mobile App.
Mobile Device Passcode means any security mechanism used to unlock your Mobile Device including a password, mobile pin, biometric method or pattern.
Online Portal means the online secure service which enables you or an Authorised User to access and/or transact on your Accounts over the internet.
Password means a security password which is issued by us, or selected by you or an Authorised User, which enables access to the Online Portal.
Pay Anyone Payment means a payment that can be made through Electronic Services which is processed via direct entry involving the transfer of funds from an Account to another person's account held with us, or to an account held by you or another person with another ADI.
PIN means the optional four-digit code selected by you or an Authorised User for accessing the Mobile App on a Mobile Device, without inputting an Access Code and Password each time.
Secret Code means individually and collectively any Access Method which we require you or an Authorised User to keep secret, including any Password, PIN, SMS Code and Mobile Device Passcode.
Servicer means with respect to a Home Loan, Macquarie Securitisation Limited ABN 16 003 297 336, Australian Credit Licence 237863.
SMS Code means a code we send by short messaging service (SMS) to your or an Authorised User's mobile phone.
Third Party Website means a website relating to a product or service which is not our product or service, but which may be displayed and accessible through Electronic Services.
we or us means MBL and its successors and assigns, and with respect to Home Loans also includes the Lender and Servicer as applicable.
you means an Account holder and each of you, if there is more than one Account holder. Any other grammatical form of "you" has a corresponding meaning.
Except for Transaction Accounts and Offset Accounts with BSB 182-182, which will be debited on the scheduled day.