Tranche 2 deadline: 1 July 202640 days remaining

Live Register · Updated May 2026

AUSTRAC Penalty Register

Every civil penalty order, enforceable undertaking and enforcement action AUSTRAC has taken since 2006 — documented in full. Federal Court civil penalty orders total $2.56 billion AUD. From 1 July 2026, many lawyers, accountants, real estate professionals, conveyancers and jewellers providing designated services will enter the AML/CTF regime as reporting entities under Tranche 2 reforms.

Federal Court civil penalty orders · AUSTRAC-related proceedings · 2006–2026

$2,562,000,000

AUD · Civil penalty orders only · Excludes enforceable undertakings · Active proceedings ongoing

Largest single penalty order

$1.3B

Civil penalty orders on register

8

Estimated new Tranche 2 entities

100K+

Enforcement actions are public

Yes

Compliance deadline

1 Jul 26

Civil Penalty Orders

Federal Court — ordered penalties only
$1.3BAUD · Record fine
$700MAUD · Then-record fine
$450MAUD · Combined penalty
$67MAUD
$45MAUD · Then-record fine
Not yet determinedFederal Court proceedings ongoing
Not yet determinedFederal Court proceedings ongoing
Not yet determinedFederal Court proceedings ongoing
Not yet determinedFederal Court proceedings ongoing

Tranche 2 brings lawyers, accountants, jewellers, real estate agents, and conveyancers into the AML/CTF regime for the first time from 1 July 2026.

What Tranche 2 means for your business

Australia's AML/CTF regime expands to professional services from 1 July 2026.

Many lawyers, accountants, real estate professionals, conveyancers and jewellers providing designated services will become AUSTRAC reporting entities on 1 July 2026. AUSTRAC publishes all enforcement actions publicly — regulatory action is visible to clients, professional bodies and competitors.

Penalty scale

Significant

Actions are public

Yes

Compliance deadline

1 Jul 2026

Days remaining

40

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