Resources 

Getting ready for AML/CTF checklist

To help you prepare, this short guide outlines the suggested steps to help organisations prepare for AML/CTF compliance, providing a clear and practical starting point to understand key requirements and plan next steps. Read the guide.

Sanctions compliance for legal professionals 

The Australian Sanctions Office has released a guidance note, ‘Sanctions compliance for legal professionals’. While this guidance is intended for all practices, practices that are AML/CTF reporting entities may find this particularly useful for managing their sanctions obligations and mitigating sanctions risk, which may arise when conducting customer due diligence and dealing with controlled assets.

CPD courses

Following the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2024  in December 2024, the Law Society of NSW has increased efforts in educating the profession about the AML/CTF reforms (known as Tranche 2 reforms), and what solicitors can do now to ready their practice for 1 July 2026, when obligations under the AML/CTF Act will commence for certain solicitors and law practices. 

As part of the next phase of helping you to prepare your practice for changes to Australia’s AML/CTF legislation, the Law Society of NSW has made available a new on-demand interactive course, Preparing your practice for Australia’s AML/CTF regime. 

The online, self-paced courses are suitable for a wide range of audiences, including early career lawyers, senior staff needing to engage with the day-to-day management of AML/CTF compliance, and principal practitioners. 

The courses are complimentary. See link below for details. 

BROWSE ALL LAWINFORM AML/CTF COURSES >

Industry events

AML Sorted: The Masterclass for Australian Law Firms​
For further information and to register, click here.