On 1 July 2026, legal practices that provide a designated service (for example, assisting a client with a property transaction or buying and selling a business) will have new regulatory obligations arising from the Commonwealth Government’s reforms to Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime.
As part of the next phase of helping you to prepare your practice for changes to Australia’s AML/CTF legislation, the Law Society of NSW has made available a new on-demand interactive course, Preparing your practice for Australia’s AML/CTF regime.
The course provides an update on Australia’s AML/CTF reforms, including what is meant by a ‘designated service’. It also provides an overview of solicitor and practice obligations under the new AML/CTF regime, and suggests ways practitioners can prepare their practice for compliance with the amended AML/CTF legislation.
The online, self-paced course is suitable for a wide range of audiences, including early career lawyers, senior staff needing to engage with the day-to-day management of AML/CTF compliance, and principal practitioners.
This course is complimentary to the legal profession.
