Bankwest
Bankwest discharge formand how to use it
One form. Allow at least 10 business days.
To discharge a Bankwest mortgage you complete the Discharge Authority (Release of Security and/or Funds Distribution) and send it to the instructions on the form. Bankwest asks you to message them in the app or online banking and they will issue a copy. Bankwest doesn't publish a processing time. There is usually a discharge fee, set in your loan contract rather than published.
Get the Bankwest discharge formGet the formPDFOpens Bankwest's own site. Checked 8 September 2026.
- Form
- Discharge Authority (Release of Security and/or Funds Distribution)
- Lender asks for
- not published
- Discharge team
- 13 17 19
- Last checked
- 8 September 2026
What a discharge authority actually does
When you took the loan out, Bankwest registered a mortgage over your property. That registration stays until you tell them to remove it. The discharge authority is how you tell them.
You need one in three situations: you’re selling, you’re moving the loan to another lender, or you’ve paid the loan off and want the mortgage lifted. It’s the same form each time — you just tick a different reason.
How to do it
- Get the Discharge Authority (Release of Security and/or Funds Distribution) — the PDF on their own site. Always use the lender’s copy. Broker and form-filling sites host old versions, and an out-of-date form gets rejected, which costs you the whole processing window.
- Fill in your loan account number, the property address, and the reason you’re discharging.
- Have every borrower and guarantor sign it. Most lenders still want a real signature rather than a typed one.
- Send it to the instructions on the form. Bankwest asks you to message them in the app or online banking and they will issue a copy.
- Tell your conveyancer it’s lodged, and give them the date you sent it. They’ll chase the payout figure and book settlement.
Pick the settlement date from your contract or your conveyancer.
Bankwest doesn't publish a time, so this uses 10 business days, what the other big lenders ask for. Weekends are skipped; public holidays in your state are not, so take a day off the date for each one.
Bankwest tells you to request the form through the app, but the same PDF is published openly on their site — linked above, so you can start filling it in now.
Selling or refinancing — they aren’t the same
Most pages treat these as one process. They aren’t, and the difference decides who does the chasing.
If you’re selling
- The loan is paid out of the sale proceeds on settlement day
- Your conveyancer runs it
- Lodge the form once the contract is unconditional
- Hand your conveyancer the date you sent it
If you’re refinancing
- Two lenders have to settle on the same day
- Your new lender drives it
- Nothing can be booked until Bankwest has processed this form
- Lodge it as soon as your new loan is formally approved, not after
What it costs
Bankwest doesn’t publish a standard discharge fee, and nor do most other lenders. It’s set in your loan contract, so check your letter of offer or the fees and charges booklet from settlement. It comes out of the payout figure rather than arriving as a separate bill.
Two other costs catch people out. The state land titles office charges a registration fee, which your conveyancer passes on. And if you’re still inside a fixed term, break costs are separate from the discharge fee and can run into thousands. Ask for both figures before you commit to a settlement date.
Breaking a fixed rate first
If any part of the loan is still fixed, this is step zero. Bankwest calls it “fixed rate break cost”, and it can be larger than every other cost on this page put together.
The figure is not published anywhere, because it depends on the day: it is roughly what Bankwest loses by re-lending your fixed money at today’s wholesale rate for the rest of your fixed term. If rates have gone up since you fixed, it can be zero. If they have come down, it can be thousands. To get the number: message Bankwest in the app or online banking, or ask a Home Loan Specialist. Extra repayments up to $10,000 a year don't trigger it. Bankwest also charges a $50 administration fee alongside it. Bankwest publishes a worked example.
In Bankwest’s words: “To understand more about your options and what your potential costs would be message us in the Bankwest App or via online banking.” Get the quote in writing before you sign anything with the new lender, and get it again the week of settlement, because it moves with the market.
Getting the payout figure
The number your conveyancer or new lender needs to book settlement: the balance, plus interest to the day, plus the fees.
Message Bankwest in the app or online banking; that is also how you get the discharge form, and the fees come back in a letter. Bankwest doesn't publish a turnaround. No fee for the letter is published. In Bankwest’s words: “To discharge your mortgage message us in the Bankwest App or via online banking and we'll issue you a copy of the Discharge Authority Form.”
A payout figure is only good for the date on it. Interest accrues daily, so a figure for the 12th is wrong on the 15th, and if settlement slips your conveyancer will ask for a fresh one. Ask for it once the settlement date is booked, not before.
Cancelling the direct debit
The loose end. After settlement the old loan is closed, but a repayment set up from another bank can still try to run.
Repayments you set up yourself can be edited in the app under Money, Payments, or in online banking under Scheduled payments. A direct debit Bankwest set up needs a message in the app or a call. Bankwest’s form is the Home Loan Repayments Direct Debit Request Form, the same one you use to change the account repayments come from or the repayment amount. In Bankwest’s words: “This form is used to tell us how you want to make repayments to your home loan. If you have an existing home loan, you can also email cs.supportingdocs@bankwest.com.au”
If the repayment comes from a Bankwest account, the debit stops when the loan closes. If it comes from another bank, cancel it at that bank on the day after settlement, not before, or the final repayment bounces and the payout figure is short.
Same group, different form
Bankwest is part of the CommBank Group. The process is similar across the group, but each brand has its own form and its own discharge team — use the one for the name on your loan.
Common questions
How long does a Bankwest discharge take?
Bankwest doesn't publish a processing time. The other big lenders ask for at least 10 business days, so plan on that as a floor and allow three weeks end to end. Call 13 17 19 if you have a settlement date locked in.
Does Bankwest charge a discharge fee?
Usually yes, but Bankwest doesn't publish a standard amount. It's set in your loan contract, so check your letter of offer or the fees and charges booklet you were given at settlement. Expect it to be deducted from the payout figure rather than billed separately. If you took the loan out with a fixed rate that hasn't ended, break costs are separate and can be much larger.
What is a Bankwest discharge authority?
It's the form that tells Bankwest to release its mortgage over your property. You need one whether you're selling, refinancing to another lender, or paying the loan off entirely. Bankwest calls theirs the Discharge Authority (Release of Security and/or Funds Distribution).
Should I discharge my Bankwest mortgage after paying it off?
Yes, and it doesn't happen on its own. Paying the balance to zero closes the loan account; it does not remove Bankwest's mortgage from your title. Until you lodge the Discharge Authority (Release of Security and/or Funds Distribution) and the discharge is registered with the land titles office, the property still shows Bankwest as mortgagee, which you will discover the day you try to sell, refinance or borrow against it. Do it while the paperwork is fresh.
What happens if I don't discharge my Bankwest mortgage?
Nothing, until you need the title clean. The mortgage stays registered against the property with a zero balance behind it. A sale or a new loan then has to wait for Bankwest to process the discharge, which takes a couple of weeks, and settlement can't be booked until it's done. Some lenders also keep charging a package or account fee on a loan that is paid out but not closed.
How do I get the Bankwest discharge form?
Bankwest tells you to request the form through the app, but the same PDF is published openly on their site — linked above, so you can start filling it in now. Once it's filled in and signed, send it to the instructions on the form. Bankwest asks you to message them in the app or online banking and they will issue a copy.
How much does Bankwest charge to break a fixed rate?
There is no set figure. Bankwest calls it "fixed rate break cost", and it is worked out on the day from the difference between your fixed rate and the wholesale rate for the rest of your term, so it can be zero or thousands. message Bankwest in the app or online banking, or ask a Home Loan Specialist. Extra repayments up to $10,000 a year don't trigger it. A $50 administration fee is charged alongside it. In Bankwest's words: "To understand more about your options and what your potential costs would be message us in the Bankwest App or via online banking."
How do I get a payout figure from Bankwest?
Message Bankwest in the app or online banking; that is also how you get the discharge form, and the fees come back in a letter. It is only accurate for the date on it, because interest accrues daily, so ask for it once the settlement date is booked. In Bankwest's words: "To discharge your mortgage message us in the Bankwest App or via online banking and we'll issue you a copy of the Discharge Authority Form."
How do I change or cancel the direct debit on my Bankwest home loan?
Repayments you set up yourself can be edited in the app under Money, Payments, or in online banking under Scheduled payments. A direct debit Bankwest set up needs a message in the app or a call. Bankwest's form is the Home Loan Repayments Direct Debit Request Form. If the repayment comes from another bank, cancel it there the day after settlement so the final repayment doesn't bounce. In Bankwest's words: "This form is used to tell us how you want to make repayments to your home loan. If you have an existing home loan, you can also email cs.supportingdocs@bankwest.com.au"
Checked against Bankwest’s own discharge page on 8 September 2026. Lenders change forms, addresses and timeframes without much warning — if something here doesn’t match what they’ve told you, theirs is right and we’d like to know.
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