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AUSTRAC's Real Estate Town Hall: What Every Agent Needs to Know Now Obligations Have Commenced
AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas and Deputy CEO Katie Miller hosted Australia's first-ever AML/CTF town hall for real estate professionals. Here is everything they said — from $82B in crime costs to the red flags you must watch for.
Customer Due Diligence Explained: A Plain-English Guide for New Reporting Entities
What CDD actually means, the four types you need to know, how to rate customer risk, and key terms every compliance officer must understand.
AML/CTF Compliance for Precious Metals Dealers: What AUSTRAC Expects
AUSTRAC's sector-specific findings for bullion dealers — the risks unique to this industry, common compliance gaps, and what good practice looks like.
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From Tick-Box to Harm Prevention: The Shift Every Tranche 2 Entity Must Understand
AUSTRAC has removed the safe harbour. Even if you do everything they told you to do, if a criminal uses your channel, you are still responsible. Here's what that means in practice.
AUSTRAC's Program Starter Kits: What's Inside and How to Use Them
Five sector-specific kits, four documents each, and a three-step lifecycle. A practical guide to the compliance foundation AUSTRAC built for Tranche 2.
From Paper to Platform: How Lex-AML Supports Your AML/CTF Program
How Lex-AML helps Australian Tranche 2 organisations turn AUSTRAC's program guidance into an organised compliance workflow — preparation, onboarding, customer due diligence and audit-ready records.
Table 6: The 9 Services That Make Lawyers, Accountants & Conveyancers Reporting Entities
A line-by-line breakdown of every designated service in Table 6 — what triggers it, what doesn't, the exclusions, and how AUSTRAC interprets "assisting" in practice.
The Three Documents That Define Australia's AML/CTF Regime
A plain-English guide to the Act, the Amendment Act, and the Rules — the three foundational documents every Tranche 2 reporting entity needs to understand now that obligations have commenced.
Why Tranche 2 Professionals Need to Ask Source-of-Funds Questions
A plain-English guide to FATF, Australia's AML/CTF reforms, and why newly regulated professional services must now play a gatekeeper role.
Disclaimer: This content is general information only. It is not legal, financial or compliance advice. Organisations should check AUSTRAC guidance, legislation, their own AML/CTF Program and professional advice where needed.