Request removal from AUSTRAC roll or registers
You need to request removal from our roll and registers. Find out why, when you can request removal and how to do it.
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You must apply to remove your business or organisation from AUSTRAC’s roll or registers if you:
- have stopped providing designated services
- are unlikely to provide designated services again in the future
- don’t have any outstanding reporting obligations.
If you’re a motor vehicle dealer or solicitor no longer offering services, you can use this process to close your AUSTRAC account.
Removal from roll or registers
You must apply to remove your business or organisation from our roll or registers if you:
- have stopped providing designated services
- are unlikely to provide designated services again in the future
- don’t have any outstanding reporting obligations.
If you’re a motor vehicle dealer or solicitor no longer offering services, you can use this process to close your account.
You can apply to remove your business or organisation through AUSTRAC Online.
Remove business from reporting entities roll
To remove your business from our reporting entities roll:
- Log in to AUSTRAC Online.
- Select Business, then Business Profile to navigate to the Business Profile page.
- Select Remove from RE Roll.
- Complete the form and select Submit.
You can see a copy of the completed form by selecting download receipt. A link to access the receipt will be emailed.
Remove business from remittances services register
To remove your business from our remittance services register:
- Log in to AUSTRAC Online.
- Expand Registration then select My registrations.
- Expand the RNP registration then expand Remove remitter registration.
- Select REMOVE REMITTER REGISTRATION.
- Complete the form and select Submit.
You can see a copy of the completed form by selecting download receipt. A link to access the receipt will be emailed.
Remove business from digital currency exchange register
To remove your DCE business from our digital currency exchange register:
- Log in to AUSTRAC Online.
- Expand Registration then select My Registrations.
- Expand the DCE registration then expand Remove DCE registration.
- Select REMOVE DCE REGISTRATION.
- Complete the form and select Submit.
You can see a copy of the completed form by selecting download receipt. A link to access the receipt will be emailed.
Remove an affiliate from the roll or register
To remove an affiliate from the roll or register:
- Log in to AUSTRAC Online.
- Expand Registration then select Manage affiliates.
- Select the relevant affiliate's name.
- Select either Remove remitter registration to remove affiliate from register (ATRC1030HR) or Remove affiliate RE Roll to remove affiliate from roll (ATRC1005H).
- Complete the form and select Submit.
You can see a copy of the completed form by selecting download receipt. A link to access the receipt will be emailed.
We’ll confirm your removal or account closure
We’ll notify you in writing when your request is processed and you’ve either:
- been removed from the roll or register
- had your account has closed.
Related resources
For help, read our:
- QRG: How to request removal from the Reporting Entities Roll
- QRG: How to request removal from the registers
- QRG: How to manage affiliates
- AUSTRAC Business Profile Form (ABPF) explanatory guide (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- AUSTRAC Business Profile Form (ABPF) explanatory guide (Word, 3.43 MB)
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