Day-to-Day Operations
How the regime plays out on the ground — onboarding, screening, filing.
- 08~3 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.
- 10~3 min
Enhanced customer due diligence (ECDD) — when and how
When standard CDD is not enough, and what additional measures the AML/CTF Rules 2025 require.
- 11~3 min
Suspicious matter reports (SMRs)
When you must file an SMR with AUSTRAC, the deadlines, and the rules around tipping off.
- 16~4 min
Reliance arrangements — can someone else do my CDD?
When and how you can rely on another reporting entity to perform customer due diligence on your behalf, and the conditions that apply.
- 17~2 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 how to manage the settlement window 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 ownership chains.