How to become a CommBiz Authoriser

If you want to authorise payments and approve service requests in CommBiz, you'll need Authoriser permissions.

About Authorisers

CommBiz Authorisers can authorise payments, maintenance requests and other service requests for accounts they manage.

Authorisation rules are outlined in the:
- Electronic Account Authority (EAA) - defines who can authorise a payment
- Electronic Method of Operation (EMOO) - defines how many Authorisers are required and any payment limits

CommBiz Authoriser permissions are only valid within CommBiz. These permissions don't allow you to sign cheques or make branch withdrawals.

If you're a CommBank Account Signatory and want to authorise payments in CommBiz, you'll need to be a CommBiz user and added to the EAA.

There are two ways to become an Authoriser:
- Get added during the CommBiz registration process
- Be appointed by an Administrator
Added during CommBiz registration

Authorisers can be added during the registration process. This happens when linking bank accounts in steps 2 and 3 of the online registration.
1. Go to CommBiz and select Register now
2. When you reach step 2, add the account details then select how many authorisers are needed for the account
3. In step 3, enter details of the Authorisers
4. Follow the prompts to complete the online registration
Appointed by an Administrator

An Administrator can add you as an Authoriser by submitting a maintenance request.

There are three request types that allow them to do this:

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