Day-to-Day Operations
How the regime plays out on the ground — onboarding, screening, filing.
- 08~4 min
Beneficial ownership — the trickiest part
How to identify the natural persons who ultimately own or control a corporate or trust customer.
- 09~4 min
PEP and sanctions screening
How to screen customers against politically exposed person and sanctions lists, and what to do with a hit.
- 10~6 min
Enhanced customer due diligence (ECDD) — when and how
When the AML/CTF Act makes enhanced customer due diligence mandatory, which measures the Rules require in particular cases, and when a senior manager must approve.
- 11~3 min
Suspicious matter reports (SMRs)
When you must file an SMR with AUSTRAC, the deadlines, and the rules around tipping off.
- 16~12 min
Can I rely on the solicitor's KYC instead of doing my own?
The three statutory pathways that let another reporting entity's customer due diligence count as yours, what each one actually deems, and where reliance saves real money in a property transaction.
- 17~5 min
Customer due diligence at auction — compressed timelines
How to handle AML/CTF customer due diligence when the buyer is only identified on auction day, and the deadline that applies once contracts are exchanged.
- 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 ownership chains.