Manual

AML/CTF Program (all industries) - ACL, AFSL, Wholesale

Last updated: 11 Jan. 2026

All entities that provide designated services to customers must have an AML/CTF Program.

Our suite of documents includes:

  • our AML/CTF Policies (AML/CTF Program)
  • our ML/TF Risk Register (which includes our ML/TF Risk Assessment)
  • other supporting tools, registers and checklists

Our Program is broken into the following six chapters:

  1. Introduction
  2. ML/TF Riks Assessment
  3. Personnel and Governance
  4. Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
  5. AUSTRAC Enrolment, Registration (if applicable) and Reporting
  6. Program Maintenance and Review

There are over 30 supporting tools, registers and checklists, including:

  • ML/TF Risk Register
  • Personnel Due Diligence and Training Register
  • KYC Tool

To support you in customising this bundle, we have also included a Guide to customising your AML/CTF Program & Tools.

Important: At the time of release there remains a number of guidelines still outstanding. This coupled with AUSTRAC releasing the AML/CTF Rules and its guidance later than expected, has resulted in a compressed timeframe to produce our updated AML/CTF Program template. We are releasing this version now, so our customers have sufficient time to review and prepare their updated AML/CTF Program in advance of the 2026 commencement dates.

Endnotes and some source references have not been finalised in this version. We also anticipate multiple refinements over the next few months as AUSTRAC publishes additional guidance and as we receive user feedback.

To support you as you transition to the new regime, if you purchase this manual between now and 30 June 2026, you will be entitled to receive any updated versions of the manual and supporting tools until 30 June 2026 at no additional charge.

Included documents

Document Version Type Date
Guide to customising your AML/CTF Program and Tools 1.0 Guide 11 Jan. 2026
AML/CTF Program 4.0 Program 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 1A. AML/CTF Glossary 1.0 Guide 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 2A. Business Specific Data 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 2B. ML/TF Risk Register 1.0 Register 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 2C. Jurisdiction Risk Data 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 2D. Assessment of Proliferation Financing Risks Faced by our Business Template 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3A. Personnel Due Diligence and Training Register 1.0 Register 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3B. AML/CTF Standard Meeting Agenda 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3C. AML/CTF Compliance Officer Appointment and Ongoing Assessment Checklist 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3D. AML/CTF Compliance Officer Obligations and Procedures 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3E. AML/CTF Compliance Officer Report Template 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3F. AML/CTF Personnel Due Diligence Declaration Template 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3G. Reporting Group Member Procedure 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3H. Reporting Group Member Register 1.0 Register 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3I. Reporting Group Member Information Sharing Template 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3J. External Service Provider Appointment Assessment Template 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 3K. External Service Provider Ongoing Assessment Template 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 4A. AML/CTF KYC Tool 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 4B. High-Risk Customer and ECDD Register 1.0 Register 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 4C. Identification of Individuals who do not have standard identification documents Form 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 4D. CDD Arrangement Appointment and Ongoing Monitoring 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 4E. Third Party CDD Arrangement - CDD Risk Assessment 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 5A. AUSTRAC Enrolment Form 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 5B. Suspicious Activity Register 1.0 Register 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 5C. Suspicious Activity Report 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 5D. Suspicious Matter Report Content Requirements Guide 1.0 Guide 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 5E. AUSTRAC Registration Form 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 5F. Assessment of Suspicious Activity Form 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 6A. AUSTRAC Guidance Register 1.0 Register 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 6B. AML/CTF Program Review and Update Register 1.0 Register 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 6C. AML/CTF Document Destruction Schedule 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 6D. Assessment and Appointment of Independent Evaluator Checklist 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026
Tool 6E. Review and Response to Independent Evaluation 1.0 Tool 11 Jan. 2026