Supplementary Short-Form
Product Disclosure Statement
Prepared 23 March 2015
This Supplementary Short-Form Product Disclosure Statement
supplements and must be read together with the Australia Post
Load&Go China Card Short-Form Product Disclosure Statement.
A copy of the full Product Disclosure Statement including all
applicable Terms and Conditions (PDS) for the Australia Post
Load&Go China Card (the Card) is available at www.auspost.com.au/
loadandgochina.
1. ROLE OF AUSTRALIAN POSTAL CORPORATION
Australian Postal Corporation ABN 28 864 970 579 (Australia Post)
has ceased to act as an Authorised Representative of Bank of
China (Australia) Limited (ABN 28 110 077 622) (Bank of China)
and is appointed as an Authorised Representative (Authorised
Representative No. 338646) of Australia Post Services Pty Ltd (ABN
67 002 599 340 AFS Licence No. 457551) (Australia Post Services).
As the Authorised Representative of Australia Post Services (not
Bank of China), Australia Post will continue to act as a distributor
and promoter of the Card and will continue to be responsible for
providing various cardholder services.
Like Australia Post, Australia Post Services:
• does not make or give any express or implied warranty or
representation in connection with the Card.
• is not liable for any loss you suffer (including indirect or
consequential loss) arising in connection with the Card.
Further, neither Australia Post Services nor anyone else acting
on its behalf has the authority on behalf of Bank of China to:
• tell you anything about any Card that is inconsistent with the
information contained in a PDS;
• give you financial product advice (that is, a recommendation
or statement of opinion intended or that could be reasonably
regarded as being intended to influence you in making a
decision) about any Card; or
• do anything else on the Bank of China’s behalf, other than
marketing, arranging for the issue of and providing customer
services for a Card.
3. CARD BALANCE AND TRANSACTION HISTORY
• The Card Balance can also be obtained via SMS, at ATMs
displaying the UnionPay logo, or by calling Customer Assistance
and following the IVR prompts*.
• To request your Card Balance by SMS using your Registered
mobile phone number (without blocked caller ID), you will need to
text POST BAL then a space, followed by your Access Code and
another space and then the last 4 digits of your Card Number to
0499 881 882 (or +61 409 881 882 from outside Australia). Include
the spaces. Example: “POST BAL 123456 1234”.
• To request your transaction history (last 3 transactions) by SMS,
text POST TRN then a space, followed by your Access Code and
another space and then the last 4 digits of your Card Number to
0499 881 882 Example: “POST TRN 123456 1234”.
4. BACK-UP CARDS
Back-Up Cards may be made available for purchase online via
the Website*. A Back-Up Card is intended for use in the event that
your primary Card is lost, stolen or damaged, and can be linked
to access the same Card Balance as your primary Card. As such,
the Back-Up Card should only be activated when the primary Card
has been reported lost, stolen or damaged, and has been locked
to prevent its use.
2.PRIVACY
It may be necessary for Bank of China or Australia Post to
share your Personal Information with Australia Post Services
to administer a complaint or the Product provided to you.
Information collected by Australia Post Services will be subject
to the same conditions as set out in the Privacy Policy applying
to Australia Post available at www.auspost.com.au.
*P
lanned enhancement. The Website at www.auspost.com.au will
indicate when each planned enhancement becomes available.
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Australia Post Load&Go China Card
Australia Post Financial Services Guide
Preparation date: 23rd March 2015
About this Financial Services Guide
This Financial Services Guide (FSG) is issued by Australian Postal
Corporation (ABN 28 864 970 579, Authorised Representative No.
338646) (Australia Post) and Australia Post Services Pty Ltd (ABN
67 002 599 340) (Australia Post Services) (AFS Licence No. 457551)
(together us, our or we).
The purpose of this FSG is to assist you in deciding whether to use
any of the financial services relating to the Australia Post Load&Go
China Card (Card) that are described in this FSG, and to inform you
about how we provide financial services in respect of the Card. It
contains information about:
• How you can contact us;
• What financial services we are authorised to provide;
• How we and other relevant parties are paid in relation to the
services offered; and
• What to do if you have a complaint.
What other documents should you receive?
You should also receive a Short-Form Product Disclosure Statement
(Short-Form PDS) when you purchase a Card in-store. The Short‑Form
PDS contains a summary of the significant benefits, risks, costs,
features and conditions of use of the Card to assist you in deciding
whether to acquire the Card. More detailed information is set out
in the full Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), which is available
at auspost.com.au/loadandgochina or by contacting Customer
Assistance between 8:00am to 8:00pm AEST on a business day and
speaking to a customer service consultant.
How you can contact us?
You can contact Australia Post and Australia Post Services by:
Phone:13 13 18 from Australia,
or +61 3 8847 9045 from overseas
Mail: Australia Post
Customer Sales and Service
GPO Box 9911
Melbourne VIC 3001
Website:www.auspost.com.au
What financial services are we authorised to provide?
Australia Post Services and Australia Post (on behalf of Australia Post
Services) are authorised to provide financial services in relation to the
Card. We are authorised to arrange the issue, variation and disposal
of the Card.
We are also authorised to provide general advice in marketing
materials about the Card but we are not authorised to give personal
advice. This means any commentary, statements of opinion and
recommendations by us in relation to the Card contain only general
advice. That is, such statements of opinion and recommendations
have been prepared without taking into account your personal
objectives, financial situation or needs.
Compensation arrangements
Australia Post will be acting on behalf of Australia Post Services.
Australia Post Services is therefore responsible for the financial
services described in this FSG. Australia Post Services has
professional indemnity insurance cover and other internal
arrangements in place in respect of financial services provided to
retail clients.
These arrangements comply with the requirements of Section 912B
of the Corporations Act 2001.
How is Australia Post remunerated for providing the
financial services?
Australia Post receives remuneration and benefits in respect of, or
attributable to, the financial services that Australia Post is authorised
to provide. The remuneration and benefits will be payable if Australia
Post arranges for Bank of China (Australia) Limited (ABN 28 110 077
622, AFSL / Australian Credit Licence 287322) (Bank of China) to issue
or vary a Card to you.
Payment for the services Australia Post provides
Australia Post receives fees paid by you for using the product
(as outlined in the PDS), as well as fees from Bank of China. Some fees
are paid to Australia Post daily, others monthly.
Bank of China pays Australia Post an amount calculated on the daily
total Australian Dollar (AUD) balances available for transactions for
Cards issued. The amount paid is based on the Cash Rate Target
(CRT) published by the Reserve Bank of Australia (less a margin) and
the actual rate applied is determined by which of the following tiers
the daily total balance falls into. The CRT can vary and can be viewed
at: www.rba.gov.au.
Balance
Rate
AUD$1 or more, but less than AUD$5,000,000
CRT minus 0.75%
AUD$5,000,000 or more, but less than
AUD$30,000,000
CRT minus 0.50%
AUD$30,000,000 or more
CRT minus 0.25%
Bank of China also pays Australia Post an amount calculated on the
daily total Chinese Yuan (CNY) balances available for transactions for
Cards issued. The amount paid is based on the Hong Kong Interbank
Offered Rate for offshore-traded Chinese Yuan (CNH HIBOR) as
published by Thomson Reuters (less a margin) and the actual rate
applied is determined by which of the following tiers the daily total
balance falls into. The CNH HIBOR can vary and can be viewed at:
https://www.tma.org.hk/en_market_info.aspx.
Balance
Rate
CNY1 or more, but less than CNY5,000,000
CNH HIBOR minus 0.75%
CNY5,000,000 or more, but less than
CNY30,000,000
CNH HIBOR minus 0.50%
CNY30,000,000 or more
CNH HIBOR minus 0.25%
Bank of China will pay to Australia Post the fees and charges received
from you, as listed in the PDS, debited to the available balances of
the Cards (subject to any fees and charges Bank of China retains as
specified in this FSG). Australia Post may also obtain a benefit by
including its own margin, or being paid the UnionPay margin, included
in the foreign exchange rate used in foreign exchange transactions.
You can request details of these margins from us before, or at any
time after, a Card is issued to you.
How is Bank of China paid in respect to each Card issued?
Bank of China receives the following amounts in respect of each
Card issued (exclusive of any applicable goods and services tax) –
$0.10 for each Card sold, $0.11 for each Card reload made by direct
entry, $7.50 for each returned direct entry reload if manual work
is required, and 0.55% of the exchange rate margin used in foreign
exchange transactions.
What should you do if you have a complaint?
If you have a complaint about the services provided by us, you should
contact Australia Post by:
Phone: 13 13 18 from Australia, or +61 3 8847 9045 from overseas
Mail:Australia Post
Customer Sales and Service
GPO Box 9911
Melbourne VIC 3001
Website:www.auspost.com.au
Our internal dispute resolution process requires that we aim to
resolve most complaints within 10 working days. If we are unable
to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction within 45 days, you
may be eligible to escalate the complaint to our external dispute
resolution service.
Australia Post Services uses the services of the Financial Ombudsman
Service for external dispute resolution and their contact details are
as follows:
Mail:
GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001
Phone: 1300 78 08 08
Fax:
03 9613 6399
Website:www.fos.org.au
Please note that FOS will refer your complaint back to Australia Post
Services if it has not been investigated.
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