In Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia v Sydney Wide Stores,the High Court held that:

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In Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia v Sydney Wide Stores, the High Court held that customers have a duty to draw cheques carefully to avoid material alterations. The court stated that a customer must take reasonable care to ensure that the amount written on the cheque cannot be easily altered, and if they fail to do so, they will be responsible for any loss suffered. Financial institutions, on the other hand, have a duty to pay a cheque that has not been materially altered, and they are not responsible for verifying the correctness of the amount written on the cheque.

In Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia V Sydney Wide Stores,the