Regulatory resources and checklists

Getting ready for AML/CTF: Suggested steps to prepare for compliance

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.

Articles

• Tranche 2 AML/CTF reforms: navigating proliferation financing – By Carol Prasad and Anton Moiseienko – 26 August 2025
• Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing reforms – FAQs – By Carol Prasad – 27 May 2025
• AML regulation looms over the profession – By Gary Hughes – 23 April 2025
• Top five tips to prepare for AML reforms – By Carol Prasad – 24 Februry 2025
• An AML update for practitioners – By Carol Prasad – 26 November 2024
• Changes to Australia’s AML/CTF legislation are coming: key things to note – By Professional Support Unit – 22 August 2024 

Industry events

AUSTRAC webinar series: Conducting your risk assessment (February - March) 
AUSTRAC is delivering an interactive webinar series designed to support new reporting entities to conduct a money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) risk assessment. In this webinar, attendees will learn: 

• The purpose of a money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) risk assessment
• Key elements of an ML/TF risk assessment
• How to identify and assess risks specific to your business/sector.

View details and register on AUSTRAC's website. 

Australia’s new AML/CTF regime: Information session for solicitors and barristers - 17 February 2026 
Chaired by Justice Payne of the NSW Court of Appeal, this event will bring together senior regulators and legal leaders, including Brendan Thomas, CEO of AUSTRAC, Juliana Warner, immediate past president of the Law Council of Australia (LCA) and chair of its AML/CTF Working Group, Catherine Gleeson SC, member of the NSW Bar Association Executive, LCA director and member of its AML/CTF Working Group, and Bobbie Wan, Head of Regulatory Policy and Strategy at the Law Society of NSW. 

The presentations will provide an overview of the new AML/CTF regime, its scope of application to legal practitioners, the treatment of client legal privilege, AUSTRAC’s AML/CTF Program Starter Kits and regulatory priorities, and how the regime intersects with obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). 

The Supreme Court will live-stream and record the event, which can be accessed on the Supreme Court YouTube channel. 

View details and register now 

ACAMS AML/CTF Tranche 2 Workshop – 24 February 2026
The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Australasian Chapter is hosting its next Tranche 2 AML/CTF Reforms workshop on 24 February 2026.  It will be held in person at the Crown Conference Centre in Melbourne, and streamed online for those electing to attend virtually.  The workshop will provide guidance on upcoming regulatory changes for legal, accounting and property professionals. 
All attendees will have 30-day access to recordings. ACAMS is offering members of the NSW Law Society the same pricing as ACAMS members. To access discounted tickets, please email Susan Officer, ACAMS, at sofficer@acams.org.

Please click here for further information.

Podcast

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

Financial Crime Matters
Click here to listen to the latest episode of the Financial Crime Matters podcast in which the presenter talks to the AUSTRAC CEO about the evolving AML/CTF regulatory landscape, industry challenges and what lies ahead for tranche 2 entities.