AML/CTF and professional services: the issue goes another round
AML/CTF and professional services: the issue goes another round
28 June 2021 6:16AM
The question of whether lawyers, accountants, real estate agents and other professional service providers should be regulated under anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing law is about to come up for debate yet again, with this and a number of other questions about Australia’s AML/CTF regime referred to a parliamentary committee last week.
The Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs will review the adequacy and effectiveness of Australia’s AML/CTF regulatory arrangements, with a focus on the extent to which they could be strengthened, particularly how weaknesses can be identified before systemic or large-scale breaches occur.
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This edition of the
Update covers:
Recent legal and regulatory developments, including the release of APRA s policy and supervision priorities for 2021, the launch of APRA s Cyber Security Strategy 2020 – 2024, Australian regulatory support for the ISDA IBOR Fallbacks Protocol and Supplement, and Australia s renewed focus on sanctions;
Two recent Federal Court decisions which support ASIC s position on obligations to comply with ASIC notices and to substantiate any claims for legal professional privilege;
The continuing fallout of the Financial Services Royal Commission and the recent cases which demonstrate that ASIC and APRA appear to remain committed to taking enforcement action in relation to matters referred by the Commissioner;
Keatley. Bill C-209 aims to amend
the
Act to clarify that no copyright subsists in
any work that is, or has been, prepared or published by or under
the direction or control of Her Majesty or any government
department, without prejudicing any rights or privileges of the
Crown. Mr. Masse, the Bill s sponsor, stated during the first reading that the government has a closed door when it comes to government
publications, research and a number of published periodicals. This
costs taxpayers a significant amount of money. It is against open
government and is based upon a law that Canada enacted in 1921,