Abstract
•The involvement of legal professionals in money laundering and terrorism financing is a significant and increasing problem.
•Australian legal professionals do not have comprehensive anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing obligations - at least not yet.
•It is clearly a question of when - not if - Australia will extend its anti-money laundering /counter-terrorist financing obligations to legal professionals. Sooner is better than later.
•Australian legal professionals do not have comprehensive anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing obligations - at least not yet.
•It is clearly a question of when - not if - Australia will extend its anti-money laundering /counter-terrorist financing obligations to legal professionals. Sooner is better than later.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 71-73 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | LSJ : Law Society of NSW journal |
| Issue number | 85 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2022 |
Keywords
- FATF
- AML
- CTF
- gatekeepers
- legal profession