Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Robert Schneider, Consultant, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Professional Skills
AML/CTF Compliance by 1 July 2026: Reforms, Risks and Best Practices
- AML/CTF reforms: what to do in the last three months before the reforms kick in
- AUSTRAC’s expectations of implementation
- Industry risks and key pain points
- Why governance is key
Presented by Caroline Marshall, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Financial Crime Investigations Specialist
Presenters
Caroline Marshall, Partner, Corrs Chambers WestgarthCaroline 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. She is advising a number of clients in financial services, bullion, real estate and accounting to uplift their AML/CTF programs and bring them in line with the upcoming AML/CTF reforms, as well as training boards and AML teams on new AML/CTF obligations. She also has extensive experience advising on AUSTRAC appointed external audits, compliance reviews and enforcement.
Robert Schneider, Consultant, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Robert has extensive experience acting and advising in commercial disputes and has specialised in retail and commercial lease disputes and other property related litigation. Robert has assisted a broad range of clients in the property industry, including owners of shopping centres, owners of other retail properties, owners of commercial properties, large retail and commercial tenants and property developers and investors. Robert regularly chairs and has previously presented at external seminars on commercial and retail leases and other property related seminars. Robert has been listed in Best LawyersTM Australia for Alternative Dispute Resolution in the 2020 and 2021 editions as well as the 2022 and 2023 editions.
