Guides

• AML software for accountants: what Australian firms actually need

  Which AML software fits Australian accounting firms under Tranche 2 — verified pricing from $0 to $350/month, what each covers, and an honest decision framework.

• AML software for law firms: what practices actually need

  Which AML software fits Australian law firms under Tranche 2 — verified pricing, the trust-account trigger, practice-management integration, and how to choose.

• AML software for real estate agents: what agencies actually need

  Which AML software fits Australian real estate agencies under Tranche 2 — verified pricing, the auction-day CDD problem, and an honest way to choose.

• The AUSTRAC compliance officer: who qualifies, and the second 29 July deadline nobody talks about

  Enrolling with AUSTRAC isn't the last deadline. You must also notify your AML/CTF compliance officer — who qualifies, who can hold the role, and the exact dates.

• AUSTRAC enrolment vs registration: which one does your business actually owe?

  Do I need to register with AUSTRAC, or enrol? For most Tranche 2 professions it's enrolment only — the lighter of the two. The difference, in plain terms.

• AUSTRAC requirements: the Tranche 2 compliance checklist

  The AUSTRAC requirements for newly regulated Tranche 2 businesses, as a plain checklist — enrolment, program, customer ID, reporting, records and training.

• AUSTRAC's free starter kit vs paid AML software: what the free kit doesn't cover

  AUSTRAC's free starter kit gets you enrolled and gives you templates — but it won't run your CDD, monitoring or reporting. Exactly where the free kit stops.

• Do accountants need to enrol with AUSTRAC? It's what you do, not what you are

  Do accountants need to register with AUSTRAC? Technically it's enrolment — and it turns on the services you provide, not your title. The real test, plainly.

• Do conveyancers need to enrol with AUSTRAC? Yes — here's when the obligation actually starts

  Do conveyancers need to register with AUSTRAC? Technically it's enrolment, and conveyancing is squarely in Tranche 2 scope. What's captured and the deadline.

• Do lawyers need to enrol with AUSTRAC? Litigation mostly out, transactions in

  Do lawyers need to register with AUSTRAC? The obligation is technically enrolment, and it turns on your firm's services — not every practice is captured.

• Do real estate agents need to enrol with AUSTRAC? Sales yes, property management no

  Do real estate agents need to register with AUSTRAC? Technically it's enrolment, and sales work is in scope — including buyer's agents. What's captured, plainly.

• Missed the 29 July AUSTRAC enrolment deadline? What actually happens now

  Missed the 29 July 2026 AUSTRAC enrolment deadline? The real risk, what AUSTRAC has signalled on early enforcement, and the exact steps to enrol late today.

• What is a 'designated service'? The term the whole AUSTRAC regime hangs on

  Every Tranche 2 obligation switches on one question: do you provide a designated service? What the term means, what's in, what's out, and how to check properly.

• What is AML software? What it does for a Tranche 2 business

  What AML software actually does for an Australian Tranche 2 business, what it can't do, whether you need it at all, and how to choose — in plain terms.

• What is Tranche 2? Australia's AML reforms, in plain terms

  Tranche 2 brought lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, conveyancers and dealers into Australia's AML/CTF regime from 1 July 2026. Here's what it means.