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Enrolment as a Reporting Entity - Australian Government

Description

You will need to enrol as a reporting entity if you provide a designated service with a geographical link to Australia.

Designated services include a range of business activities in:

  • financial services
  • bullion
  • gambling
  • remittance
  • virtual assets
  • real estate
  • professional services
  • precious metals, stones and products.

AUSTRAC regulates designated services that are recognised as posing a risk for money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Use the contact details for information about eligibility requirements.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Licence All

No fees are required.

Forms

Act(s) name

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 Australian Government

Additional information

From 1 July 2026, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) obligations apply to certain services typically provided by the following businesses:

  • real estate professionals - such as real estate agents, buyer's agents and property developers
  • conveyancers
  • dealers in precious metals, stones and products
  • lawyers
  • accountants
  • trust and company service providers.

For guidance about transitional arrangements, see here.

Administering agency

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.