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Streamline Basic

An everyday bank account for health care or pensioner concession card holders or receiving a government benefit payment that makes you eligible to hold a card.

Savings & transaction accountsBank updated 1 Oct 2026

At a glance

Pricing
Rates on application
Monthly fee
$0
Debit Mastercard

Fees

13 fees published, grouped by when they're charged.

While you hold it3

  • Account fee
    No fee
  • Paper Statement Fee - Standard Cycle

    There is no charge for paper statements issued within our standard cycle (six months).

    No fee
  • Paper Statement Fee

    There is no charge for additional paper statements issued outside the standard cycle (six months).

    No fee

When you make a transaction5

  • Access fee - Overseas purchases

    Purchases made overseas or in Australia (e.g. online), where the merchant is located overseas or the financial institution or entity processing transaction is located overseas.

    3.50% of transaction
  • Cheque negotiated fee

    When you write a cheque that needs to be negotiated through the clearing system.

    No fee
  • Access fee - ASB Bank ATMs in NZ and overseas CommBank ATMs

    When you take money out at ASB ATMs in NZ or CommBank ATMs outside Australia.

    $2
  • Access fee - Other overseas cash and ATM withdrawals

    Any other cash withdrawals overseas will incur a $5.00 fee plus 3.5% of the transaction value.

    3.50% of transaction
  • Staff assisted withdrawals

    Free.

    No fee

When particular things happen5

  • CBA ATM cash withdrawals in Australia

    Free.

    No fee
  • Monthly card fee

    There is no monthly card fee for a Streamline Basic account.

    No fee
  • Stop payment fee

    A fee charged when you ask us to stop payment of a cheque.

    $15
  • Transaction listing or ad-hoc paper statement fee

    A fee charged for paper copies of your transaction listing, past statements or ordered statements.

    $2.50
  • Unpaid cheque or debit fee

    When we dishonour a cheque or debit presented to us because there isn't enough money in your account.

    No fee

Features

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  • Securely lock your debit card in the CommBank app when you need to. And unlock it again when you don't.
  • Access a range of travel benefits through Travel Booking (provided by Hopper) for eligible customers.
  • We help you stay on track with your debit and credit card spending in the CommBank app.
  • You are not required to have a card to use this product.
  • Manage payments from your bank account using PayTo.
  • Use QR Cardless to withdraw cash or deposit notes, coins and cheques (subject to product eligibility) by using the latest version of the CommBank app to scan a QR code at a compatible CommBank ATM.

Eligibility and limits

  • Available to individuals
  • You must have an Australian residential address.
  • Streamline Basic is available to anyone with one of these Australian government concession cards: Commonwealth Seniors Health card; Pensioner Concession card; Health Care card. It is also available t…

Published by CommBank under the Consumer Data Right, last changed by them on 1 Oct 2026. Figures are shown as the institution publishes them and can change without notice; confirm on their site before applying. The Finance Algorithm earns nothing from any product listed here.