Australia has a developed anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism system. Australia holds one of the two co-chair positions of the APG.

Australia's Financial Intelligence Unit is AUSTRAC which also acts as AML/CFT regulator. Australia is also a member of the FATF and has undergone a joint FATF/APG Mutual Evaluation as part of the APG's 2nd round of evaluations. Australia's full Mutual Evaluation Report is available under the Documents section of this website.   

Australia is a founding member of the APG (1997).

Link to FIU: See the AUSTRAC website www.austrac.gov.au  for further information on Australia's AML/CFT system and links to relevant agencies.

 Attorney General's Department - AML/CFT Reform Website

Mutual Evaluation Report - adopted by APG 4 July 2006.