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Recorded Webinar: Getting Your House in Order: Preparing for the New Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financial Laws

The Commonwealth Government recently introduced significant legislation expanding Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws. This round of reforms will not only expand the regime to include lawyers, but it will also create additional obligations to verify the so
PRESENTED BY Robert Wyld Consultant - Johnson Winter & Slattery , Sydney

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About the Webinar

The Commonwealth Government recently introduced significant legislation expanding Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws. This round of reforms will not only expand the regime to include lawyers, but it will also create additional obligations to verify the source of money deposited into their accounts. These reforms are poised to be one of the most important changes to practice management impacting the legal profession. To help lawyers consider what these reforms will mean for their own practices, this session shall:

  • Examination of the new Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2024 – overview of the changes anticipated to come into effect with respect to lawyers, along with other professional service providers
  • Scope of the new obligations of lawyers and challenges for compliance in practice
  • Discuss the role lawyers will be expected to play to overcome these implementation challenges and outline practical steps to prepare for the changes and where to go for further guidance

Presented By

Robert Wyld
Consultant, Johnson Winter & Slattery Sydney, NSW

Robert is a dispute resolution lawyer specialising in competition, international trade and anti-corruption law.

Robert is a dispute resolution lawyer specialising in competition, international trade and anti-corruption law. He has advised many national and international clients, including individuals, public and private companies in the banking and securities, aviation, construction, power and energy industries and sovereign governments on all aspects of commercial crime regulation, investigations and prosecutions. His work has a particular focus on commercial crime and fraud, anti-corruption and bribery investigations and prosecutions, sanctions, money laundering, extradition and domestic and international taxation related disputes in Australia and overseas.

Robert has published texts (in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Europe) on Australia’s anti-bribery, compliance and sanctions regimes and on managing risks in international trade. He was the Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC) for 2015 and 2016 and is an Advisory Board Member of the ACC for 2021 and 2022. He appears regularly across the Australia media as a specialist and expert on bribery and corruption issues.

Robert was recognised in the 2018, 2020 and 2021. Who's Who Legal: Thought leaders – Investigations and is a 2019 Who's Who Legal Investigations leading individual, the only person in Australia to receive these accolades.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is suitable for lawyers - Australia wide.

CPD Information

Lawyers can claim 1 CPD unit - Practice Management & Business Skills

WA lawyers – Please note that TEN is unable to verify your completion of recorded webinars to the Legal Practice Board of WA. TEN is an accredited provider.

While TEN takes all reasonable care to include accurate and up-to-date information regarding CPD category classifications and compliance obligations, information regarding CPD point allocation are provided as a guide only. Allocation of CPD points is subject to the CPD requirements of your jurisdiction, personal circumstances and professional requirements. You are solely responsible for determining whether a particular product is appropriate for your CPD requirements.

Enquiries/Assistance

If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Webinar Coordinator, Lisa Tran on (03) 8601 7709 or email: [email protected]

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