QRG: How to renew your registration

If you’re a remittance service provider or a digital currency exchange register, you must apply to renew your registration every 3 years. Learn how to do this before your registration expires.

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What happens if you don’t renew your registration

If you don’t apply to renew your registration before it expires, you’ll no longer be registered as a remittance service provider or a digital currency exchange provider. This means you won't be able to provide designated services. 

Renewing registration – remittance sector register (ATRC1020HR)

To renew you registration on the remittance sector register:

  1. Go to AUSTRAC Online.
  2. Log in with your username and password.
AUSTRAC Online log in page
  1. If you’re a user for more than one reporting entity the screen below will appear. There’s a search function available.
  2. Select the business you want to renew the registration for.
Search field and select buttons for each of the businesses listed underneath
  1. Select My Registrations in the Registration menu.
Registration option on the left hand menu is expanded, with My registrations sub-menu option selected, and a list of registrations is displayed in a table
  1. If the expiry date is within the next 90 days, you’ll see the renew symbol (an alarm clock) in the ‘Expiry date’ column.
  2. Expand the registration row to view more details.
  3. Expand the ‘Renew remitter registration’ box.
  4. Select Renew remitter registration. 
Renew remitter registration button within an expanded registration row in the My registrations table
  1. Select Confirm to open the renewal form. 
Request renewal pop up message with a Cancel button and a Confirm button
  1. Complete all sections on the form.
Introduction page on the Renew remitter registration form
  1. Check the boxes to confirm the renewal request.
  2. Select Continue to go to the declaration page.
Checkboxes in the renewal request page of the Renew remitter registration form, and a Back button and Continue button at the bottom
  1. If you want to print or save a copy of your form, select Print as draft.
  2. When you’re ready to submit your form, select Submit.
Declaration and submit page on the Renew remitter registration form, with a Back button, Print as draft button, and Submit button at the bottom
  1. The confirmation page includes your receipt number, which you can quote for any enquiries about your submission form.
  2. Select Download receipt to save a copy of your submitted form for your records. 
Application received message and Download receipt button
  1. You’ll get a submission confirmation email from contact@austrac.gov.au. It will contain your receipt number, submission date and time, and a link to download your submitted form.
  2. Switch back to the browser tab to continue with other tasks or log out.

Renewing registration – digital currency exchange register (ATRC1020HD)

To renew your registration on the digital currency exchange register:

  1. Go to AUSTRAC Online.
AUSTRAC Online log in page
  1. If you’re a user for more than one reporting entity, the screen below will appear. There’s a search function available.
  2. Select the business you want to renew registration for.
Search field and select buttons for each of the businesses listed underneath
  1. Select My Registrations in the Registrations menu. 
Registration option on the left hand menu is expanded, with My registrations sub-menu option selected, and a list of registrations is displayed in a table
  1. If the expiry date is within the next 90 days, you’ll see the renew symbol (alarm clock) in the ‘Expiry date’ column. 
Alarm clock renew button
  1. Expand the registration row to view more details.
  2. Expand the ‘Renew DCE registration’ box.
  3. Select Renew DCE registration to bring up the form.
Renew DCE registration form button within an expanded registration row in the My registrations table
  1. Select Confirm to open the renewal form. 
Renew DCE registration form button within an expanded registration row in the My registrations table
  1. Complete all sections on the form.
Introduction page on the Renew DCE registration form
  1. Check the boxes to confirm the renewal request.
  2. Select Continue to go to the declaration page.
Checkboxes in the renewal request page of the Renew DCE registration form, and a Back button and Continue button at the bottom
  1. If you want to print or save a copy of your form, select Print as draft.
  2. When you’re ready to submit your form, select Submit.
Declaration and submit page on the Renew remitter registration form, with a Back button, Print as draft button, and Submit button at the bottom
  1. The confirmation page includes your receipt number. You can quote this for any enquiries about your submission form.
  2. Select Download receipt to save a copy of your submitted form for your records.
Application received message and Download receipt button
  1. You’ll get a submission confirmation email from contact@austrac.gov.au. It will contain your receipt number, submission date and time, and a link to download your submitted form.
  2. Switch back to the browser tab to continue with other tasks or log out.

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: 14 Nov 2025
Page ID: 1422

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