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From 1 July 2026, changes to Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing laws may affect how some legal services are provided.
These changes are designed to help prevent money laundering, terrorism financing and other serious financial crime.
For clients, this means there may be times when Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers is required to collect and verify certain information before we can provide some services, or while we continue to act for you.
We understand this may feel like an extra step. Our team will guide you through what is needed and will only ask for information required for your matter.
AML/CTF stands for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing.
These laws are designed to stop criminals from using legitimate businesses and professional services to hide, move or disguise money linked to crime.
Under these requirements, some legal services may require us to collect and verify information about our clients, the purpose of the legal work, the people involved in a business or company, and in some matters, the source of funds.
The upcoming AML/CTF requirements are intended to help protect clients, businesses and professional services from being misused for criminal activity.
These steps help:
Depending on your matter, you may be asked to provide information or documents so we can meet our legal obligations.
This may include asking you to:
These checks are a standard legal requirement and may apply to many clients and services.
You may be asked to verify your identity by providing official documents that confirm your name, date of birth and/or residential address. This could include a driver licence, passport, Medicare card, birth certificate or recent utility bill. Depending on your matter, this may be done in person, by certified copies of documents, or through a secure electronic verification system.
If you are acting for, or on behalf of, a business, company, trust or other structure, we may need to collect and verify information about the people who own or control that entity.
This may include information about directors, shareholders, beneficial owners, trustees, appointors, beneficiaries or other people who have ownership or control.
The information required will depend on the type of matter and the structure involved.
In some matters, we may be required to ask where funds have come from, particularly where money is being deposited into our trust account.
This may include asking for information or documents that help confirm the source of those funds.
Examples may include documents relating to a property sale, loan, savings, business funds, inheritance, sale of assets or other relevant sources.
If we are unable to collect or verify the information required under the AML/CTF laws, we may not be able to provide some legal services.
If this applies, we will explain what is needed and work with you to make the process as clear and straightforward as possible.
Protecting your privacy and confidentiality remains important to us.
Any information you provide will be managed securely and in accordance with our privacy obligations.
We have prepared a simple client information sheet explaining what these changes may mean for you and what information you may be asked to provide.
This resource explains the types of information we may need to collect or verify, including identity details, source of funds information, ownership or control of a business or company, and supporting documents where required.
Download the AML/CTF Client Information Sheet
If you have any questions about what information is required, or why we are asking for it, our team is here to help.
Contact Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers on 1300 268 887 or speak with the lawyer handling your matter.
You can also learn more about these changes on the AUSTRAC website.
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