Chaired by Justice Payne of the NSW Court of Appeal, this event will bring together senior regulators and legal leaders, including Brendan Thomas, CEO of AUSTRAC, Juliana Warner, immediate past president of the Law Council of Australia (LCA) and chair of its AML/CTF Working Group, Catherine Gleeson SC, member of the NSW Bar Association Executive, LCA director and member of its AML/CTF Working Group, and Bobbie Wan, Head of Regulatory Policy and Strategy at the Law Society of NSW.
The presentations will provide an overview of the new AML/CTF regime, its scope of application to legal practitioners, the treatment of client legal privilege, AUSTRAC’s AML/CTF Program Starter Kits and regulatory priorities, and how the regime intersects with obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
5:00pm, Tuesday 17th February
Supreme Court of NSW, Banco Court (Level 13, Law Courts Building) & online
Attendees are asked to arrive at 4.45pm for seating before the session starts at 5pm. The Supreme Court will live-stream and record the event which can be accessed on the
Supreme Court YouTube channel
The presentation will conclude with a Q&A session. Questions are invited via the link in the confirmation email.
Register now to secure your place.
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