AML/CFT News and Information

A record of news releases and other information issued by the Department of Internal Affairs' AML Group.

Latest news

New Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) registration and reporting requirement (19/03/2021)
Formal warning to Kidd Legal for Anti-Money Laundering non-compliance (17/03/2021)
Internal Affairs issues first formal warning to real estate agent (1/03/2021)
DNFBPs - Help us improve our guidance (23/02/2021)
Update to expiring regulations timeframe and impact on independent audit obligations (3/12/2020)
Help us reach you – Updating your details (2/12/2020)
Enhanced Customer Due Diligence Webinar published (21/10/2020)
Election financing laws (5/10/2020)
Updated enhanced CDD guideline (18/09/2020)
Real Estate Sector Regulatory Findings (31/08/2020)
Suspicious Activity Report released by Financial Intelligence Unit (27/08/2020)
Independent Audits Webinar (27/08/2020)
Independent ML/TF risk country rankings (17/08/2020)
Civil proceedings result in a total penalty of $7.585m against two money remitters (21/07/2020)
Legal Sector Regulatory Findings (21/07/2020)
Account monitoring for Bookkeepers July 2020 (15/07/2020)
Risks arising from COVID-19 (10/07/2020)
Outbound calling to unconfirmed reporting entities (9/07/2020)
FATF high risk and other monitored jurisdictions (6/07/2020)
Independent audit obligation (22/06/2020)
Expiring regulations update (17/6/2020)
Extension on interim solution for corporate trustee annual report obligations (5/6/2020)
Accountancy Sector Regulatory Findings (3/6/2020)

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This is a newsletter of AML/CFT updates and issues for reporting entities, published by the Department of Internal Affairs' AML Group.