Education and guidance
Find out more about education and guidance to help you meet your anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) obligations.
On this page
- Education and guidance to support businesses
- Upcoming education webinars to support new reporting entities
- Key dates
- Reform-related guidance currently available
- Further assistance
- Related pages
Education and guidance to support businesses
Guidance and educational materials are being developed to support both current reporting entities and tranche 2 entities to implement effective AML/CTF measures.
We will provide further guidance in 2025, including:
- the scope of the new regulated services
- core obligations and how they can be practically implemented.
We are also developing AML/CTF starter program kits for small businesses in tranche 2 sectors. The kits aim to increase the effectiveness of AML/CTF programs and will provide an AML/CTF program for a typical low complexity small business. They will reflect sector-wide money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing risk and industry practice.
Guidance is being developed in close consultation with industry associations and peak bodies.
Upcoming education webinars to support new reporting entities
AUSTRAC is hosting a series of webinars to help new reporting entities prepare for AML/CTF obligations.
Details of upcoming webinars and links to register are below.
Webinar 1: An introduction to AUSTRAC
This webinar will cover topics including:
- About AUSTRAC
- About the AML/CTF regime
- Money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing
- About reform – why you?
- Your AML/CTF obligations
- The risk-based approach
Webinar 2: An overview of AML/CTF obligations
This webinar will cover topics including:
- An overview of a risk-based approach
- AML/CTF programs
- Independent reviews
- ML/TF risk assessments
- Personnel due diligence and training
- Customer due diligence
- Transaction monitoring programs
- AML/CTF program governance
- Reporting obligations
- International value transfer service report
- Tipping off
- Reporting groups
Webinar 3: Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing risks (ML/TF risks)
This webinar will cover topics including:
- Overview of ML/TF risks
- The risk-based approach
- Risk management process
- Conducting an ML/TF risk assessment
- Risk indicators
Webinar 4: Outsourcing
This webinar will cover topics including:
- Outsourcing in the AML/CTF context
- Effective management of outsourcing arrangements
| Webinar | Date and time (Australian Eastern Time) | Link to register |
|---|---|---|
| Webinar 1: An introduction to AUSTRAC |
Tuesday July 15, 2025 10:00am – 10:45am |
Register now |
|
Wednesday July 30, 2025 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Register now | |
|
Tuesday August 19, 2025 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Register now | |
|
Tuesday September 9, 2025 10:00am – 10:45am |
Register now | |
| Webinar 2: An overview of AML/CTF obligations |
Wednesday July 16, 2025 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Register now |
|
Thursday July 31, 2025 10:00am – 10:45am |
Register now | |
|
Thursday August 21, 2025 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Register now | |
|
Wednesday September 10, 2025 10:00am – 10:45am |
Register now | |
| Webinar 3: Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing Risks |
Tuesday July 22, 2025 10:00am – 10:45am |
Register now |
|
Monday August 11, 2025 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Register now | |
|
Wednesday August 27, 2025 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Register now | |
|
Tuesday September 16, 2025 10:00am – 10:45am |
Register now | |
| Webinar 4: Outsourcing |
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:00am – 10:45am |
Register now |
|
Tuesday August 12, 2025 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Register now | |
|
Friday August 29, 2025 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Register now | |
|
Wednesday September 17, 2025 10:00am – 10:45am |
Register now |
Key dates
Key dates for developing guidance related to AML/CTF reform:
2025
- 31 March 2025: Commencement of changes to the tipping off offence
- May to July 2025: targeted consultation on draft core guidance in working groups with industry associations and peak bodies
- October 2025: Finalisation of core guidance
- October to November 2025: Targeted consultation on tranche 2 sector-specific guidance in working groups with industry associations and peak bodies
- December 2025: Finalisation of tranche 2 sector-specific guidance
2026
- 31 March 2026: Changes to obligations for current reporting entities and virtual assets service providers
- 1 July 2026: AML/CTF obligations commence for tranche 2 entities
- 2026: Ongoing enhancements to the sector-specific guidance for current reporting entities in partnership with industry associations and peak bodies
Reform-related guidance currently available
Further assistance
We are working with industry associations and peak bodies to develop guidance tailored to your industry. In the meantime, if you have questions about how the reforms impact you, your industry association or peak body may be able to assist.
Related pages
The content on this website is general and is not legal advice. Before you make a decision or take a particular action based on the content on this website, you should check its accuracy, completeness, currency and relevance for your purposes. You may wish to seek independent professional advice.