AML/CTF, explained for your profession.
Plain-English guides to Australian obligations, each linked to AUSTRAC and legislative sources.
Categories
Tranche 2 foundations
Start with the reforms, designated services and plain-English concepts that apply across Australia's newly regulated professional sectors.
Tax agents
Separate routine tax work from designated services and operate defensible scope, CDD, ownership, risk and reporting controls.
BAS agents
Understand when bookkeeping, client-money, entity and transaction services move beyond routine BAS work into AML/CTF scope.
Accountants
Apply Tranche 2 obligations to entity formation, restructuring, business transactions, client money and trust or company services.
Lawyers
Build matter-centred controls for captured legal work while preserving privilege boundaries, confidentiality and restricted reporting.
Conveyancers
Manage vendor, purchaser, counterparty, beneficial-ownership, payment and settlement risks across a captured property file.
Real estate
Run listing-to-settlement controls for vendors, purchasers, counterparties, beneficial owners and higher-risk property transactions.
Trust and company services
Control formation, registered-office, nominee, trustee, ownership and offshore-structure risks throughout an entity relationship.
Precious-items dealers
Apply the distinct bullion and regulated-item rules to cash, virtual assets, linked transactions, CDD, TTRs and suspicious behaviour.
Virtual asset services
Operate Australian exchange, transfer, safekeeping and offer or sale services with registration, CDD, wallet, Travel Rule, monitoring and reporting controls.
Core obligations
Use practical guides for enrolment, programs, CDD, beneficial ownership, reporting, record keeping, evaluation and ongoing monitoring.