In Australia, there are two (2) governing legislation that must be complied with by Clubs and Hotels that provide designated services to their customers; these are the:
- Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Act 2006; and
- Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules (Instrument 2007 (No. 1).
The AML/CTF Act was established to assist in the combat of money laundering and financing of terrorism. More than 14,000 individuals, businesses and organsisations have compliance obligations under Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing legislation. The legislation is aimed to protect businesses and the financial sector from abuse by criminals. Reporting entities have obligations to provide AML/CTF risk awareness training to our at-risk employees. The contents of this course include:
- AML/CTF Legislation
- Money laundering concepts
- Terrorism financing concepts
- Suspicious and unusual matters
- Customer identification
- Ongoing customer due diligence (OCDD)
- Privacy
- Non-compliance.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will have an understanding of:
- The objectives of, and reason for the course
- The concepts of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing
- Their obligations as an employee involved in the provision of designated services
- The processes, policy, and procedures in place at <>, that are relevant to the roles performed at the Club.