Day-to-Day Operations
How the regime plays out on the ground — onboarding, screening, filing.
- 08~2 min
Beneficial ownership — the trickiest part
How to identify the natural persons who ultimately own or control a corporate or trust customer.
- 09~3 min
PEP and sanctions screening
How to screen customers against politically exposed person and sanctions lists, and what to do with a hit.
- 10~2 min
Enhanced customer due diligence (ECDD) — when and how
When standard CDD is not enough, and what additional measures are required.
- 11~3 min
Suspicious matter reports (SMRs)
When you must file an SMR with AUSTRAC, the deadlines, and the rules around tipping off.
- 16~3 min
Reliance arrangements — can someone else do my CDD?
Whether you can rely on another reporting entity (such as a lawyer or bank) to do CDD on your behalf, and the conditions that apply.
- 17~3 min
Customer due diligence at auction — compressed timelines and practical solutions
How to handle AML/CTF customer due diligence when the buyer is only identified on auction day, and how to manage the compressed settlement timeline that follows.
- 18~3 min
CDD on companies, trusts, and SMSFs as buyers
How to conduct customer due diligence on corporate buyers, family trusts, unit trusts, and self-managed superannuation funds — including how to identify beneficial owners through complex ownership chains.