Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules 2025
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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules 2025
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(1) The report must contain the following information: (a) the reporting entity’s full name and the identifier assigned to the entity by AUSTRAC; (b) the date the report is given to the AUSTRAC CEO; (c) the date the suspicious matter reporting obligation arose for the reporting entity; (d) whether paragraph 41(2)(aa) of the Act (which deals with the timeframe for giving a report in certain circumstances relating to legal professional privilege) applies in relation to the report; (e) if the reporting entity considers that a report it has previously given to the AUSTRAC CEO under the Act (the previous report) is relevant to the matter—the following information about the previous report: (i) the date the previous report was given to the AUSTRAC CEO; (ii) the identifier given to the previous report by AUSTRAC (if any). Information about the individual completing the report (2) The report must contain the following information about the individual completing the report: (a) the individual’s full name; (b) the individual’s position with the reporting entity; (c) the individual’s contact details. Information about an individual with information about the formation of the suspicion (3) The report must contain the following information about an individual who can provide information about the reporting entity forming the suspicion mentioned in any of paragraphs 41(1)(d) to (j) of the Act that apply to the matter: (a) the individual’s full name; (b) the individual’s position with the reporting entity; (c) the individual’s contact details. Information about report to Commonwealth, State or Territory agencies (4) If the matter has been reported to a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency, the report must include the following information: (a) the name of the agency; (b) the part of, or unit in, the agency the matter was reported to (to the extent that the information is known); (c) the identifier given to the matter by the agency (if any); (d) the full name and contact details of an individual at the agency who can be contacted in relation to the report made to the agency (to the extent that the information is known, and subject to the agency’s requirements about disclosure of these details); (e) a description of the information about the matter provided to the agency; (f) the date the matter was reported to the agency.