Enrol or register

Tranche 2 entities – You don’t need to enrol yet

Businesses in the legal, accounting, real estate and jeweller industries don’t need to enrol yet.

Enrolment for tranche 2 entities open on 31 March 2026. You must be enrolled by 29 July 2026.

Learn more about the reforms. 

Enrol, register or create an online account

You must sign up for a user account to enrol a new business.

Sign up to enrol a new business

Once your user account is created, log in to access the AUSTRAC business profile form (ABPF) to get started on your enrolment.

When filling in the form, you can save your progress and return to the form for up to 14 days.

If you’re not sure if you need to enrol or register, you can check if you need to enrol.

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Enrolling with us

You must enrol with us within 28 days if you provide any designated services. 

If you provide remittance services or digital currency exchange services, you can’t start providing these services until you’ve also registered with us and we’ve confirmed your registration.

You’ll need to give us information about your business and key personnel. You must keep records of all the information you provide.

Information you’ll need

You’ll need information about:

  • the services your business provides
  • the structure of your business
  • contact details for your business
  • the names and contact details of key personnel in your business, such as directors and officeholders
  • financial statements for the most recent financial year
  • registration numbers such as ABNs or ACNs, if you have them
  • registration details if your business is registered in a foreign country
  • any criminal, civil or enforcement action relating to your business and key personnel.

How to sign up for a user account

For help signing up for a user account, you can view the:

If you get a new user invitation email, follow the email instruction to sign up for a user account.

How to complete the form

For help completing the form, you can: 

Once you submit the form, you’ll get: 

  • a confirmation message
  • an email with a link to download the completed form.

We’ll also send you a confirmation email to let you know when you’re enrolled, registered or have an online account. We may contact you to ask for more information.

Existing and additional accounts

If your business has been providing a designated service for some time, you probably already have an AUSTRAC account. 

Try to log in to AUSTRAC Online. Your username is usually your email address. You can reset your password through the log in screen.

If you think your business has an account but you cannot log in or reset your password, contact us. We’ll ask you for information about your identity and your organisation.

Adding a new business

If you have a new business with a different ABN to your existing business, you need to add a new business to your account.

Registering remittance service providers and digital currency exchange (DCE) providers

You must enrol and register with us if you’re a:

You must not provide remittance services or digital currency exchange services before we’ve confirmed your registration. 

It’s against the law to provide remittance or digital currency exchange services without being registered. Penalties may apply.

After you have enrolled, you’ll need to complete the registration form via AUSTRAC Online. For more information on how to register, view QRG: How to register a business.

To register you’ll also need an official police document for each of the key personnel in your business. These documents must have been issued within 6 months of the date you apply to register.

Acceptable documents include a:

  • National Police Certificate
  • foreign equivalent of a National Police Certificate
  • National Police History Check.

You should also tell us when you plan to start providing remittance or digital currency exchange services.

We can take up to 90 days to assess your application and may seek additional information as part of this process.

We can refuse, suspend or cancel the registration of any provider if we think they pose a significant risk of money laundering, terrorism financing or other serious crime.

Affiliates of remittance network providers

If you’re an affiliate of a remittance network provider, contact your registered network provider. It is their responsibility to register your business. You must only register yourself if you also provide remittance services as an independent remittance service provider.

Your remittance network provider must provide an official police document for:

  • each of the key personnel in their business
  • your key personnel when they register for you as an affiliate.

These documents must have been issued within:

  • 6 months of the date they apply to register for their own personnel
  • 12 months of this date for your personnel.

Acceptable documents include a:

  • National Police Certificate
  • foreign equivalent of a National Police Certificate
  • National Police History Check.

Related pages

Related guidance resources
AUSTRAC Business Profile Form (ABPF) guides

This guidance sets out how we interpret the Act, along with associated Rules and regulations. Australian courts are ultimately responsible for interpreting these laws and determining if any provisions of these laws are contravened. 

The examples and scenarios in this guidance are meant to help explain our interpretation of these laws. They’re not exhaustive or meant to cover every possible scenario.

This guidance provides general information and isn't a substitute for legal advice. This guidance avoids legal language wherever possible and it might include generalisations about the application of the law. Some provisions of the law referred to have exceptions or important qualifications. In most cases your particular circumstances must be taken into account when determining how the law applies to you.

Last updated: 15 Nov 2025
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