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Financial Crime Matters: AUSTRAC Chief Discusses AML for DNFBPs

Kieran Beer
Editor-in-Chief, Director of Editorial Content

In this episode of Financial Crime Matters, Brendan Thomas, head of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, outlines the steps his agency has taken to prepare lawyers, accountants and real estate professionals to appoint compliance officers and begin flagging potentially illicit funds by July 2026. Thomas also discusses Australia’s particular vulnerabilities to illicit finance and the use of public-private partnerships to mitigate them.

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Topics : Anti-money laundering , Risk Assessment
Source: Australia: AUSTRAC , Australia
Document Date: November 10, 2025