Direct Debit Terms & Conditions

About this agreement

This is your Direct Debit Service Agreement with Arcline by RACV Pty Ltd, ABN 236 0640 8879. It explains what your obligations are when undertaking a Direct Debit arrangement with us. It also details what our obligations are to you as your Direct Debit provider.

Please keep this agreement for future reference. It forms part of the terms and conditions of your Direct Debit Request (DDR) and should be read in conjunction with your DDR authorisation.

About Arcline by RACV - Energy

Arcline by RACV - Energy is a Victorian energy company that offers customers a fair and transparent energy product with our Australian-based team.

Terms of this agreement

1. Debiting your Account

1.1 By signing a Direct Debit Request or by providing us with a valid instruction, you have authorised us to arrange for funds to be debited from your account. You should refer to the Direct Debit Request and this Agreement for the terms of the arrangement between us and you.

1.2 We will only arrange for funds to be debited from your account as authorised in the Direct Debit Request

or

we will only arrange for funds to be debited from your account if we have sent to the address nominated by you in the Direct Debit Request, a billing advice which specifies the amount payable by you to us and when it is due.

1.3 If the Debit Day falls on a day that is not a Banking Day, we may direct your Financial Institution to debit your account on the following Banking Day. If you are unsure about which day your account has or will be debited you should ask your Financial Institution.

1.4 This debit or charge will be arranged by Energy Locals' financial institution and made through the Bulk Electronic Clearing System Framework (BECS) from your nominated account and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Direct Debit Request Service Agreement.

2. Amendments by Us

2.1 We may vary any details of this agreement or a Direct Debit Request at any time by giving you at least fourteen (14) days written notice.

3. Amendments by You

3.1 You may change, stop or defer a debit payment, or terminate this agreement by providing us with at least 3 days notification by contacting us at:

support@energy.arcline.com.au

or

1300 884 849 during our business hours (9.00am – 5:30 pm).

4. Your obligations

4.1 It is your responsibility to ensure that there are sufficient clear funds available in your account to allow a Debit Payment to be made in accordance with the Direct Debit Request.

4.2 If there are insufficient clear funds in your account to meet a Debit Payment:

(a) You may be charged a fee and/or interest by your Financial Institution;

(b) You may also incur fees or charges imposed or incurred by us; and

(c) You must arrange for the Debit Payment to be made by another method or arrange for sufficient clear funds to be in your account by an agreed time so that we can process the Debit Payment.

4.3 You should check your account statement to verify that the amounts debited from your account are correct.

4.4 It is a requirement as per your Energy Market Contract terms and conditions to pay for your energy usage with us via direct debit arrangement. If you cancel this agreement and pay your energy bills via another payment method, you may incur fees/charges imposed by us against your energy account.

5. Dispute

5.1 If you believe that there has been an error in debiting your account, please notify us directly on 1300 884 849 or support@energy.arcline.com.au.

Alternatively, you can contact your financial institution directly.

5.2 If we conclude through our investigations that your account has been incorrectly debited we will respond to your query by arranging for your Financial Institution to adjust your account (including interest and charges) accordingly. We will also notify you in writing of the amount by which your account has been adjusted.

5.3 If we conclude through our investigations that your account has not been incorrectly debited we will respond to your query by providing you with reasons and any evidence for this finding in writing.

6. Accounts

6.1 Contact your Financial Institution whether direct debiting is available from your account as direct debiting is not available on all accounts offered by financial institutions;

6.2 Ensure your account details which you have provided to us are correct by checking them against a recent account statement; and

6.3 Contact your Financial Institution before completing the Direct Debit Request if you have any queries about how to complete the Direct Debit Request.

7. Confidentiality

7.1 We will keep any information (including your account details) in your Direct Debit Request confidential. We will make reasonable efforts to keep any such information that we have about you secure and to ensure that any of our employees or agents who have access to information about you do not make any unauthorised use, modification, reproduction or disclosure of that information.

7.2 We will only disclose information that we have about you:

(a) to the extent specifically required by law; or

(b) for the purposes of this Agreement (including disclosing information in connection with any query or claim).

8. Support

8.1 If you wish to notify us in writing about anything relating to this Agreement, please write to:

Email: support@energy.arcline.com.au

or

Post: Arcline by RACV - Energy
11 Newton St,
Richmond, Victoria 3121

8.2 We will notify you by sending a notice in the ordinary post to the address you have given us in the Direct Debit Request.

8.3 Any notice will be deemed to have been received on the third Banking Day after posting.

Last updated October 2023

account means the account held at your Financial Institution from which we are authorised to arrange for funds to be debited.

agreement means this Direct Debit Request Service Agreement between you and us.

banking day means a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a public holiday listed throughout Australia.

debit day means the day that payment by you to us is due.

debit payment means a transaction where a debit is made.

direct debit request means the Direct Debit Request between us and you.

us or we means our customer (the Debit User) you have authorised by requesting a Direct Debit Request.

you means the customer who has signed or authorised by other means the Direct Debit Request.

your financial institution means the financial institution nominated by you on the DDR at which the Account is maintained.