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In forceBanking: Points of presenceLast checked 11 November 2026

Points of presence, branches, ATMs and EFTPOS (ARS 796.0)

A regulatory return listed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australia.

Collects information on an ADI's points of presence. APRA uses it to publish statistics. Source

Official title: Reporting Standard ARS 796.0 Points of Presence

The facts

Who files
This Reporting Standard applies to all authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) other than purchased payment facility providers (PPF providers). Source
How often
Annually, for each year ending 30 June. Source
Deadline
Within 28 calendar days after the end of the reporting period. Source
Format
XML, Excel, Web form. A former D2A collection now in APRA Connect: entities can upload XML or Excel or enter the data manually. APRA ended the temporary Alternate Submission Process (which also took XBRL files) for ADI collections from the 31 July 2026 (ARF 210.5), 31 August 2026 (EFS) and 30 September 2026 (other migrated collections) reporting periods. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the APRA: APRA Connect; Alternate Submission Process (temporary). See how firms file with the APRA.
Status
In force
Legal basis
Group
Banking: Points of presence

Templates (3)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the APRA's code in brackets.

  • Points of Presence - Face-to-Face Service Channels (ARF_796_1)
  • Points of Presence - ATMs (ARF_796_2)
  • Points of Presence - EFTPOS Terminals (ARF_796_3)

Forms listed in APRA’s APRA Connect taxonomy for this migrated D2A collection (Points of Presence). Source

Validation rules

12 rules, as counted from the APRA's published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source

How they are written: Excel Rules worksheet with an Expression column (APRA Connect expression syntax), a constraint column and a failure message for each rule..

The rules, on apra.gov.au

How they were counted

Rules in the Rules worksheet of the APRA Connect taxonomy whose List Name, Display Text or Forms column names a form of this standard: 12 of the 15 rules in APRA-ADI - Points of Presence.xlsx (3 rules in that file name no single form, such as ABN, reporting date and some cross-form checks, and are not counted).

Counts are in the APRA's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.

Public data

Published firm by firm. Data from this return appear in: ADI points of presence statistics (firm by firm). Source

Where it is published (Excel (June 2017 onwards))

  • ADI points of presence statistics

    Firm by firm · Excel (June 2017 onwards)

    Annual listing of physical banking service channels (branches, other face-to-face outlets, Bank@Post, ATMs and EFTPOS) by sector, institution and location. The file notes say it is based on ARS 796.0 Points of Presence since June 2017. Source

Official documents (9)

The APRA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

Sources

Every page and document this return's facts were read from.

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Last checked 11 November 2026.