Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2024
Part 1Transfers of value
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Part 1—Transfers of value
Omit “Electronic funds transfer instructions”, substitute “Transfers of value”.
Omit “transferred money”, substitute “transferred value”.
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Omit “registrable designated remittance services”, substitute “registrable remittance services”.
4 Section 5 (definition of batched electronic funds transfer instruction)
5 Section 5 (definition of beneficiary institution)
beneficiary institution: see subsections 63A(5) to (8).
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(a) definition of complete payer information;
(b) definition of designated remittance arrangement;
(c) definition of electronic funds transfer instruction;
(d) definition of funds transfer chain.
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institution: see subsection 63A(12).
intermediary institution: see subsections 63A(9) and (10).
(a) definition of multiple‑institution person‑to‑person electronic funds transfer instruction;
(b) definition of multiple‑institution same‑person electronic funds transfer instruction;
(c) definition of non‑financier.
9 Section 5 (definition of ordering institution)
ordering institution: see subsections 63A(1) to (4).
(a) definition of payee;
(b) definition of payer.
11 Section 5 (definition of registrable designated remittance service)
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registrable remittance service means a designated service that:
(a) is covered by item 29 or 30 of table 1 in section 6; and
(b) is provided by a person (other than a financial institution or casino) at or through a permanent establishment of the person in Australia; and
(c) does not involve a transfer of virtual assets; and
(d) is not of a kind specified in the AML/CTF Rules.
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(a) definition of remittance arrangement;
(b) definition of required transfer information;
(c) definition of same‑institution person‑to‑person electronic funds transfer instruction;
(d) definition of same‑institution same‑person electronic funds transfer instruction;
(e) definition of tracing information.
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transfer message, for a transfer of value, means a message that contains information relating to the content of the payer’s instruction for the transfer of value, but does not include a message of a kind specified in the AML/CTF Rules.