Real Estate Agents Obligations under AML/CTF Trance 2 Reforms

Are you ready for the reforms? Join experts who will guide you through your critical AML/CTF compliance, featuring insights from top legal and industry experts. Understanding the risks and complexity of AML compliance in real estate transactions is essential for all property industry professionals.  This webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills processes and procedures you need to be fully prepared and compliant in time for their implementation.

Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Practice Management
12.30pm to 1.15pm Leveraging Technology and Analytics to Strengthen AML/CFT Programs in Real Estate

 

  • The role of technology: How AI and data analytics are transforming AML/4CFT compliance
  • Tech solutions for Real Estate compliance: practical applications of technology in real estate businesses
  • Integrating Tech with compliance programs: best practices for combining technology and traditional compliance frameworks
  • Challenges and opportunities: overcoming challenges in adopting technology-driven compliance strategies

Presented by TBC

Description

Attend and earn 4 CPD units including: 
1.5 units in Substantive Law 
1.5 units in Practice Management and Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

Chair:

Megan Styles, Barrister, Foley’ List

9.00am to 9.50am Simplification Reforms and Services Impacted: Expectations for Real Estate Professionals

 

Overview of upcoming simplification reforms and how they will impact real estate services 

Presented by Neil Jeans, Partner, Grant Thornton

Practice Management
9.50am to 10.40am Risk Assessment and AML/CFT Program Requirements: Key Principles for Real Estate Professionals

 

  • Risk assessment frameworks: how to assess financial crime risks in real estate
  • AML/CFT program requirements: key program components for compliance
  • Legal obligations: understanding the AML/CFT requirements for real estate businesses
  • Practical steps: implementing a compliance framework within a real estate business 

Presented by Simon Taylor, Partner, PWC; 30 years of experience in AML/CTF compliance 

10.40am to 10.55am Morning Break
Professional Skills
10.55am to 11.45am Governance in AML/CFT Compliance: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

 

  • Governance structures: best practices for implementing AML/CTF governance frameworks, and requirements for board and senior management oversight
  • Common compliance pitfalls: how to avoid mistakes in AML/CTF risk management and governance
  • Board and senior management responsibilities: understanding leadership roles in compliance
  • Case studies: real-world examples of governance failures and successes 

Presented by Caroline Marshall, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Specialises in investigations of financial crime

11.45am to 12.30pm AUSTRAC Monitoring and Enforcement: What Real Estate Professionals Need to Know

 

  • Overview of AUSTRAC monitoring: the AUSTRAC compliance monitoring process
  • Red flags for AUSTRAC scrutiny: What triggers an investigation in real estate?
  • How to prepare for AUSTRAC compliance assessments: best practices for responding to AUSTRAC inquiries
  • Regulatory consequences: What real estate professionals should understand about enforcement actions 

Presented by Sue Bradford, Partner, Forensic, KPMG Australia and Timothy Goodrick, Director, Forensic, KPMG Australia; Specialising in design, implementation, remediation and operational control of AML systems and leading technology, machine learning and AI in the financial crime 

Presenters


Neil Jeans, Partner, Grant Thornton
Neil has a unique background in financial crime risk management spanning almost 30 years, including working at senior levels managing AML/CTF, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery compliance across Europe, the US, Latin America, Asia, and Australia within two major global investment banks, one European financial services company, and a major Australian bank. He has also worked within law enforcement agencies investigating financial crime and money laundering, and as a financial services regulator developing AML/CTF regulation and AML/CTF regulatory supervision techniques.


Caroline Marshall, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Caroline specialises in investigations and inquiries, with a particular focus on corporate or financial crime matters. She acts for corporations facing allegations of bribery and corruption, money laundering, sanctions violations and integrity issues, and has represented clients facing regulatory enforcement by AUSTRAC, ASIC and APRA. Her practice covers the full regulatory lifecycle, from regulatory advice to strategy, compliance, enforcement and remediation. She is also an expert in ESG. Caroline works with domestic and international clients across a variety of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, technology, media and telecommunications, energy and natural resources. She is a dual-qualified lawyer in Australia and England & Wales, and has previously worked in London and Hong Kong. Caroline is a company secretary and director on the board of the Australian Compliance Institute.


Megan Styles, Barrister, Foley’ List
Megan accepts briefs in a broad range of matters. She has a particular interest in matters involving AML/CTF legislation, asset tracing and proceeds of crime/asset confiscation, financial crime investigations, disclosure issues, law enforcement, bankruptcy and insolvency law and mortgage disputes. Prior to being called to the Bar, Megan was a Principal Litigation Lawyer and Team Leader with the Australian Federal Police Criminal Assets Litigation team of the Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce. Megan accepts briefs requiring a security clearance. Megan regularly advises and appears in matters involving state and federal agencies, corporations, law enforcement bodies and financial institutions, in a variety of courts and tribunals. Megan has also worked at the Victorian Court of Appeal including as a Court of Appeal Researcher and Associate to Justices Priest, Beach and McLeish. On secondment from the Court of Appeal, she worked at the Sentencing Advisory Council on an Attorney-General’s reference on restitution and compensation orders for victims of crime. Megan commenced her legal career in private practice. Megan holds a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours in Law from the University of Tasmania, where she received the subject prize for Corporations Law and was on the Dean’s Roll of Excellence. She is currently undertaking her PhD at Monash University, on proceeds of crime. In 2023, Megan was invited to present at the International Symposium on Economic Crime at Cambridge University and in 2024, attended the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Summer School on Transnational Organised Crime. Megan is a current International Editor of the Cambridge Law Review. Megan is reading with Astrid Haban-Beer and her senior mentor is Justin Hannebery KC.


Simon Taylor, Partner, PWC


Sue Bradford, Partner, Forensic, KPMG Australia
Sue has an indepth knowledge of Financial Crime compliance (FCC) with more than 17 years’ experience in Australia, Europe, North America and Asia. She joined KPMG Australia in 2021 with expertise across industry and globally specialising in delivering complex global Financial Crimes compliance programs, remediations and transformations. She has worked globally with regulators and financial institutions to deliver regulatory risk buy down, large Financial Crimes transformations covering AML/CTF, technology, data, KYC/CDD remediation, operational control and implementation of leading technology, machine learning and AI in the financial crime domain.


Timothy Goodrick, Director, Forensic, KPMG Australia
Tim is a Director in KPMG’s Financial Crime practice where he specialises in leading projects to design and implement effective systems to combat financial crime, with a focus on financial crime transformation. Tim works with clients in the financial and gaming sectors across the financial crime ecosystem including customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, targeted operating models, technology, data, remediation, and sanctions. Tim joined KPMG in 2019 from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) where he spent 5 years based in France and South Korea. At the FATF, Tim led projects to develop policy on beneficial ownership, anti-corruption and virtual assets, and assessed countries against the FATF standards. Most recently, Tim was the acting Director at the FATF’s Training and Research Institute in South Korea. Prior to joining the FATF, Tim worked in the Australian Government (2007-2012) as the Director of Financial Crime at the Australian Attorney-General’s Department, and previously at AUSTRAC in policy and compliance. Tim has represented Australia and the FATF internationally in various international fora, including at the FATF, G20, OECD, United Nations, Asia-Pacific Group, and the Basel Committee.

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