AUSTRAC Online Terms and Conditions

This site is designed to permit businesses, also known as reporting entities or cash dealers should they have obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) (AML/CTF Act) or the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 (Cth) (FTR Act), to:

  1. Voluntarily supply and maintain business profile information in order for the Australian Transaction and Reports Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) to provide assistance and to tailor reporting obligations to suit the business where possible.
  2. Allow providers of designated services to enrol with AUSTRAC.
  3. Allow providers of remittance services and digital currency (cryptocurrency) exchange (DCE) services to enrol and register with AUSTRAC; to renew registration with AUSTRAC; or to apply for removal from AUSTRAC’s roll and/or registers.
  4. Report specified transactions and meet certain obligations, electronically where possible, as required under law.
  5. Receive information from AUSTRAC.

By proceeding, you agree to accept the following:

  1. To protect any password created by you or issued to you, or any private key created by you or AUSTRAC, for the purpose of using this site.
  2. Understand that any information, transaction, or report authenticated by your password or private key will be attributed to you, except where you can establish positively that such occurred without your authorisation and was not facilitated by your failure to take reasonable precautions to protect the password or private key.
  3. Not attempt to compromise, subvert or bypass any password, private key or system of security established by AUSTRAC for the purposes of using this site.
  4. Immediately draw to the attention of AUSTRAC any threat or potential threat to the security of a password, private key or other system of security established by AUSTRAC.
  5. Co-operate generally with AUSTRAC for the purposes of protecting the security of this site.

While AUSTRAC makes every effort to ensure the availability of this service and to maintain security, to defend against viruses and denial of service attacks, uninterrupted access cannot be guaranteed. Also, from time to time, it may be necessary for AUSTRAC to interrupt access to this site for scheduled maintenance, upgrades, or to counter potential security threats.

AUSTRAC reserves the right from time to time to change any of these terms and conditions.

Disclaimer

The Commonwealth assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in this site.

The Commonwealth accepts no liability in regards to any loss or damage incurred by you resulting from a loss of service, malfunction, computer viruses, or any other cause connected with your use of the site.

Use of this site is voluntary. AUSTRAC does not give or purport to give legal or other advice via this site. A person must obtain their own legal or other advice in respect to their obligations under the law.

Privacy Notice

The information collected in this form will be used for the purposes of the Reporting Entity Roll, Remittance Sector Register and the Digital Currency Exchange Register, and for lawful purposes under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) (AML/CTF Act), Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules Instrument 2007 (No.1) (Cth) (AML/CTF Rules), Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 (Cth), Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Industry Contribution Act 2011 (Cth), Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Industry Contribution (Collection) Act 2011 (Cth), and the Privacy Act (1988) (Cth).

AUSTRAC’s Privacy Policy and Privacy Statement provide further information regarding AUSTRAC’s privacy policies and practices.

By having an AUSTRAC Online account, you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions of Use.