Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules 2025
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1‑5 Domestic politically exposed person
For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of domestic politically exposed person in section 5 of the Act, the following offices and positions are specified: (a) Governor‑General; (b) Governor of a State; (c) Administrator of a Territory; (d) Justice of the High Court; (e) Judge of the Federal Court of Australia; (f) Judge of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory; (g) accountable authority, or member of the accountable authority, of a Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; (h) member of the governing body of a wholly‑owned Commonwealth company within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; (i) head (however described) of: (i) a Department of State of a State or Territory; or (ii) an agency or authority of a State or Territory that has a prominent public function; (j) head (however described) of a local government council in a State or Territory; (k) any of the following offices of a company or other incorporated body that is wholly‑owned or majority‑owned by a State or Territory: (i) chair of the board; (ii) chief executive officer; (iii) chief financial officer; (l) Chief of the Defence Force, Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Chief of Navy, Chief of Army or Chief of Air Force; (m) officer of the Navy of the rank of Vice Admiral or a higher rank; (n) officer of the Army of the rank of Lieutenant General or a higher rank; (o) officer of the Air Force of the rank of Air Marshal or a higher rank; (p) any of the following offices of the Commonwealth in a foreign country, or to a public international organisation, to which appointments are made by the Governor‑General: (i) Ambassador; (ii) High Commissioner; (iii) Consul‑General; (iv) Australian Representative; (v) Special Representative; (vi) Representative; (vii) Permanent Representative; (viii) Chargé d’Affaires; (q) member of the governing body of a political party represented in the legislature of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory.