{"id":37504,"date":"2026-07-03T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/?p=37504"},"modified":"2026-09-16T18:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:25:05","slug":"austrac-registration-for-accountants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/en\/austrac-registration-for-accountants\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSTRAC Registration for Accountants and Lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37504\" class=\"elementor elementor-37504\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7625f44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7625f44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4869ec9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4869ec9\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1,200 words\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfd759 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dfd759\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116333b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"116333b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9dfc7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9dfc7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0418c09 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0418c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTRAC registration for accountants applies to firms providing designated services under the AML\/CTF Act. Enrolment is the first step; obligations including customer due diligence, reporting and record-keeping begin from the point the entity starts providing designated services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42044e elementor-toc--content-ellipsis elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"d42044e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;container&quot;:&quot;Main&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;collapse_subitems&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__d42044e\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__d42044e\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__d42044e\" class=\"elementor-toc__body elementor-toc__list-items--collapsible\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce311db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce311db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AUSTRAC Registration for Accountants and Lawyers: <br>The 2026 Guide<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f938f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f938f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTRAC registration for accountants and lawyers is the visible first step of a much longer obligation. Enrolment itself is administrative. What follows, from the day you begin providing designated services, is customer due diligence, monitoring, reporting and record-keeping. Firms that treat enrolment as the finish line are the ones caught out. Confirm current dates and requirements against AUSTRAC guidance.<\/p><p>This guide explains who needs to register, what the registration process involves, and what reporting entities must have in place from registration onwards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395e198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"395e198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4827cea elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_uc_icon_accordion\" data-id=\"4827cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_uc_icon_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Icon Accordion -->\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-css' href='https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-all.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-4-shim-css' href='https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-v4-shims.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Icon Accordion *\/\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea *{\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea .uc_container .uc-heading{\n\tcursor:pointer;\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea .uc_container .uc-heading span.bbb{\n\tdisplay:block;\t  \n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea .uc_ac_box.uc-item-active span.uc_dactive{\n\tdisplay:none;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea .uc_ac_box:not(.uc-item-active) span.uc_active{\n\tdisplay:none;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea .ue_icon_holder,\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea .ue_icon_spacing{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0; 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The substantive obligations, including customer due diligence, monitoring, reporting and record-keeping, begin alongside it.<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class=''><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea_item2-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea_item2-title\" >\n          \n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea_item3\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-7d630f0\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea_item3-content\" tabindex=\"0\" 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\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea_item4\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-7fd6cd7\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea_item4-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n          <div class=\"ue_icon_holder\">\n        <div class=\"ue_icon\"><i class='icon icon-check'><\/i><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_icon_spacing\"><\/div>\n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea_item4-title\" class=\"ue_title\">Registration details must be kept current, and changes to your firm's structure or services may need to be notified.<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class=''><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb 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guidance.<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class=''><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea_item5-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4827cea_item5-title\" >\n          \n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- end Icon Accordion -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2916ca7 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2916ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/austrac-registration-intro.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/austrac-registration-intro.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/austrac-registration-intro-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/austrac-registration-intro-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/austrac-registration-intro-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/austrac-registration-intro-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/austrac-registration-intro-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdcfa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afdcfa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AUSTRAC Registration for Accountants: <br>Who Is Captured<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff692c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff692c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Registration is required for any person or entity that provides a designated service. For the professional services sector, the key designated services are:<\/p><ul><li>Accounting firms: preparation of financial statements, bookkeeping, tax compliance services, and other services listed in the AML\/CTF Act for the accounting sector<\/li><li>Legal practices: property transactions, trust and company formation, management of client funds, and other legal services listed as designated services<\/li><li>Conveyancers: property settlement and conveyancing services<\/li><li>Real estate agents: buying, selling, or leasing real property on behalf of clients<\/li><li>Trust and company service providers: formation, management, or administration of legal persons or legal arrangements for clients<\/li><li>Dealers in precious metals, stones, and bullion: transactions involving physical precious metals and gemstones above prescribed thresholds<\/li><\/ul><p>Whether a specific service constitutes a designated service requires reference to the AML\/CTF Act&#8217;s definition of designated services. If you are uncertain whether your firm&#8217;s services are designated, legal advice or a consultation with DBA Advisory before the commencement date is strongly recommended.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5677d5f elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5677d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The AUSTRAC Registration Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8aa90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b8aa90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTRAC registration is completed through AUSTRAC Online, the agency&#8217;s secure web portal. The registration process requires the entity to provide: the entity&#8217;s legal name and ABN; details of the designated services to be provided; details of the entity&#8217;s ownership and control structure; the name and contact details of the nominated AML\/CTF Compliance Officer; and confirmation that the entity has adopted, or is in the process of adopting, a compliant AML\/CTF program.<\/p><p>AUSTRAC does not charge a registration fee. The registration must be completed before the entity provides any designated service after the commencement date. Entities that provided designated services before 1 July 2026 that have since become designated services must register by the commencement date. They cannot continue providing those services after 1 July without registration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29dcb32 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"29dcb32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tRegistration without a compliant AML\/CTF program is insufficient. AUSTRAC's supervisory approach will examine whether registered entities have adopted and are maintaining a compliant program. Registration is the threshold obligation. The program is the ongoing obligation.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8646d elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e8646d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Reporting Entities Must Do After Registration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07725d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07725d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Registration is the beginning of the compliance obligation, not the end. From registration, entities must:<\/p><ul><li>Maintain a compliant AML\/CTF program (Part A and Part B) that reflects the entity&#8217;s designated services, customer types, and risk assessment<\/li><li>Conduct customer due diligence for all new designated service customers, including identity verification and, for entities, beneficial ownership identification<\/li><li>Lodge suspicious matter reports with AUSTRAC where the entity suspects that information held is relevant to a money laundering or terrorism financing offence<\/li><li>Lodge threshold transaction reports for cash transactions of $10,000 or more<\/li><li>Lodge international funds transfer instruction reports for international electronic funds transfers<\/li><li>Maintain records of customer identification and transaction records for seven years<\/li><li>Train all staff involved in providing designated services on their AML\/CTF obligations<\/li><li>Review and update the AML\/CTF program when required by regulatory changes or material changes to the entity&#8217;s operations<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784269d elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"784269d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After enrolment: The first-year obligations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5bd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b5bd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enrolment is the start line, not the finish. From that point the entity carries a set of recurring obligations that deserve calendar entries on day one: the annual compliance report to AUSTRAC, notification of changes to enrolment details (new services, structural changes, key personnel), and the ongoing program obligations (reviews, training, monitoring) that the rest of this library covers.<\/p><p>The practical move for a newly enrolled firm: build the twelve-month compliance calendar in the same week you enrol, with named owners for each date. Firms that treat enrolment as a project that ends discover the second-year obligations as surprises; firms that treat it as the first entry in a calendar simply keep going.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517ebc8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"517ebc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-faqs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37034\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-faqs.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-faqs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-faqs-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-faqs-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-faqs-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad5602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ad5602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AUSTRAC registration for accountants: <br> Getting the first fortnight right<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e14427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e14427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DBA Advisory handles enrolment and the first-year obligations that follow it, so nothing sits waiting on a form nobody was sure how to complete.<\/p><p>Enrolment follows the capture conclusion, not the other way round. Work out whether you actually provide designated services first, and document that analysis even where the answer is no. Firms that enrol reflexively without doing the work end up carrying obligations they may not have had, and firms that assume they are outside it without recording why have nothing to show when asked.<\/p><p>The sequence is: confirm capture, gather the details (entity structure, ABN, the designated services list, and the people who will hold compliance roles), enrol within the required window, and understand the difference between enrolling and registering, because certain service types require both. What follows enrolment is the harder part: the program, the training and the reporting obligations all start running.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57f631 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f57f631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-hero.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37035\" alt=\"an image of a sunset over the beach seen through a crystal ball symbolising\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-hero.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-hero-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-hero-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-hero-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/austrac-registration-hero-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b3069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5b3069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How DBA Advisory Supports You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e67031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e67031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DBA Advisory offers fixed-fee AUSTRAC registration, AML\/CTF program build, and compliance advisory engagements with no hidden costs. Contact our team at dbaadvisory.com to discuss your requirements. General information only, not legal, tax, or compliance advice. Verify all obligations against current AUSTRAC, ATO, and legislative guidance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2227a elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"dc2227a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tNot sure where your firm stands under Tranche 2? The AML\/CTF Compliance Readiness Assessment is a scored, plain-English self-assessment you can complete in fifteen minutes. Download it free or book a meeting today!\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Not+sure+where+your+firm+stands+under+Tranche+2%3F+The+AML%2FCTF+Compliance+Readiness+Assessment+is+a+scored%2C+plain-English+self-assessment+you+can+complete+in+fifteen+minutes.+Download+it+free+or+book+a+meeting+today%21&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dbaadvisory.com%2Fen%2Faustrac-registration-for-accountants%2F&amp;via=dbaadvisory\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95cf43d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95cf43d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How DBA AML Supports You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b975d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b975d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This work is delivered by <a href=\"https:\/\/dbaaml.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DBA AML Group Pty Ltd<\/a>, the specialist AML\/CTF compliance entity within DBA Advisory. It is a service rather than software: real AML\/CTF practitioners do the work, so what leaves your desk is the function itself, not a portal to configure and operate. You remain the reporting entity; the operations move.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f425d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09f425d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>DBA AML Group Pty Ltd \u00b7 ACN 697 643 404 \u00b7 hello@dbaaml.com \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dbaaml.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dbaaml.com<\/a> \u00b7 We respond within one business day. Scope and fees are confirmed after a discovery call.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b60e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b60e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4197858 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_uc_icon_accordion\" data-id=\"4197858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_uc_icon_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Icon Accordion -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Icon Accordion *\/\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 *{\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_container .uc-heading{\n\tcursor:pointer;\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_container .uc-heading span.bbb{\n\tdisplay:block;\t  \n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_ac_box.uc-item-active span.uc_dactive{\n\tdisplay:none;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_ac_box:not(.uc-item-active) span.uc_active{\n\tdisplay:none;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_icon_holder,\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_icon_spacing{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0; \n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_content{\n\tdisplay: none;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_icon{\n  display:flex;\n  justify-content:center;\n  align-items:center;\n  line-height:1em;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_icon svg{\n  height:1em;\n  width:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_expand_inside{\n  display:flex;\n  justify-content:center;\n  align-items:center;\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_expand_inside svg{\n  height:1em;\n  width:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_expand,\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_expand_spacing{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_title{\n  flex-grow:1;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_ac_box:last-child{\n  margin-bottom:0px;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_ac_box{\n  overflow:hidden;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_material_accordion  \"  id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858\" data-name=\"\" data-closeothers=\"true\"  data-scrolltohead=\"off\">\n  <div class=\"uc_container uc-items-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item1\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-80b2886\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item1-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item1-title\" class=\"ue_title\">Who must register with AUSTRAC from 1 July 2026?<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item1-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item1-title\" >\n          <p>Any person or entity that provides a designated service after 1 July 2026 must register with AUSTRAC. The Tranche 2 expansion brings accountants, lawyers, conveyancers, real estate agents, trust and company service providers, and dealers in precious metals and stones into the AML\/CTF regime. Registration must be completed before the entity provides any designated service after the commencement date.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-482d5cb\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2-title\" class=\"ue_title\">How do I register with AUSTRAC?<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2-title\" >\n          <p>Registration is completed through AUSTRAC Online at austrac.gov.au. The process requires providing the entity's legal details, ABN, ownership structure, designated services, and Compliance Officer details. AUSTRAC does not charge a registration fee. Entities should allow sufficient time before 1 July 2026 to complete the registration and adopt a compliant AML\/CTF program.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-7d630f0\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3-title\" class=\"ue_title\">What happens if I provide designated services without being registered?<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3-title\" >\n          <p>Providing a designated service without being registered with AUSTRAC is a contravention of the AML\/CTF Act from 1 July 2026. AUSTRAC can take enforcement action including civil penalty proceedings. The maximum civil penalty for operating without registration is significant. AUSTRAC has stated that supervisory activity in the Tranche 2 sectors will commence from the commencement date.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-229d70d\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4-title\" class=\"ue_title\">Do I need to register if I only occasionally provide designated services?<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4-title\" >\n          <p>Yes. The obligation to register applies to any entity that provides a designated service, regardless of the frequency or volume of that service. There is no minimum threshold of activity below which the registration obligation is waived. If your firm provides a designated service on even an occasional basis, registration is required.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- end Icon Accordion -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00259c6 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00259c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77ebf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a77ebf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disclaimer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea35bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea35bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a9 DBA Advisory 2026. This article is intended as general information only and does not constitute legal or compliance advice. Businesses should seek qualified advice specific to their circumstances before acting on any information contained in this article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce6d83 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon-text elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"bce6d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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