AUSTRAC compliance · fintech to real estate

Compliance for every industry now in scope.

Crypto exchange, law firm, accounting practice, real estate agency, or jeweller — if AUSTRAC says you're regulated, TrustAxis Advisory tells you exactly what that means and handles it for you. No jargon, no generic templates.

  • AUSTRAC-aligned methodology
  • Fixed-fee options available
  • Australia-wide, remote or on-site
10-second check

Are you an AUSTRAC reporting entity?

Select your business type — the obligation attaches to the service, not the job title. Covers Tranche 1 (existing) and Tranche 2 (new, from 1 July 2026) entities.

AUSTRAC Rules 2025-aligned programs
Independent, objective reviews
Plain-English documentation
Built for sole practitioners to enterprise
Built for the industries newly under AUSTRAC
Crypto & fintech
Legal
Accounting
Real estate
Jewellery
Trust & company services
Why now

Tranche 2 isn't coming. It's here. And Tranche 1 hasn't gone away.

From 1 July 2026, lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, conveyancers, trust and company service providers, and dealers in precious metals and stones became AUSTRAC reporting entities for the first time — around 80,000–90,000 businesses newly in scope. If you provide a designated service, enrolment, a written program, and customer due diligence aren't optional extras. They're the law. And if you're an existing Tranche 1 entity — a crypto exchange, remittance provider, or other long-regulated business — the same 2026 reforms changed key parts of what your program needs to look like, whether you're starting fresh or updating what you've already got.

Read the plain-English guide
1 Jul 2026 Obligations commence
29 Jul 2026 AUSTRAC enrolment deadline
$31.3M Max civil penalty, per contravention
7 years Minimum record-keeping period
How an engagement runs

Four steps, always in this order.

01 — Week 1

Risk assessment

We map your services, clients, channels, and geographic exposure to identify where your real ML/TF risk sits.

02 — Weeks 2–3

Program design

A written AML/CTF program — policies, procedures, and controls — built around how your business actually operates.

03 — Week 4

Implementation & training

We help you roll it out: compliance officer briefing, staff training, and the due diligence workflow embedded in your day-to-day.

04 — Ongoing

Independent review

Scheduled evaluations keep the program current as your business, and the regulatory guidance, evolve.

Why TrustAxis

Three things we hold ourselves to.

Genuinely independent

We don't sell or resell AML/CTF software. No vendor relationship shapes our advice in either direction.

Human-led, not software-first

A real compliance expert reviews your business — not a generic rules engine applied to every client the same way.

Plain English, always

If a requirement can't be explained in a sentence a non-specialist understands, we haven't finished explaining it.

Not sure where to start?

A 20-minute call is usually enough to tell you exactly what you need — and what you don't.