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Payment Cut Off Times

In order for your Instruction or Payment to be made on the same Business Day as you action them, please bear in mind the following Cut-Off Times for same day payment processing:

OBB Payment Type Description Cut-Off Time
Internal Transfers Internal Transfer payment to another Bankwest Account. 8.00pm (WST)
Pay AnyBody Pay AnyBody payment to an account held at another Australian Financial Institution. 3.00pm (WST)
Pay AnyBody payment to another Bankwest account. 8.00pm (WST)
Payroll Payroll payment to an account held at another Australian Financial Institution. 3.00pm (WST)
Pay AnyBody payment to another Bankwest account. 8.00pm (WST)
Direct Debits Direct Debit instructions from an account held at another Australian Financial Institution. 3.00pm (WST)
Direct Debit instructions from another Bankwest account. 4.30pm (WST)
 BPAY® BPAY payment to a Biller. 4.00pm (WST)

Transferring money using an International Money Transfer

When sending an International Money Transfer (formerly known as a Telegraphic Transfer), the currency you are sending the funds in will determine the time by which you need to get the completed form into Bankwest for processing. The table below shows the cut-off times in Perth local time (AWST).

International Money Transfer cut-off times
Currency Cut-off time (AWST)
JPY 13.45pm Previous Business Day
SGD 13.45pm Previous Business Day
HKD 13.45pm Previous Business Day
PGK 8.15am
NZD 8.15am
AUD 12.15pm
All others 1.45pm

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