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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING ACT 2006 (NO. 169, 2006) - SECT 173

Simplified outline

                   The following is a simplified outline of this Part:

*       Pecuniary penalties are payable for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.

*       Authorised officers, customs officers and police officers may issue infringement notices for unreported cross‑border movements of physical currency and bearer negotiable instruments.

*       The AUSTRAC CEO is to monitor compliance by reporting entities with their obligations under this Act, the regulations and the AML/CTF Rules.

*       The AUSTRAC CEO may give a remedial direction to a reporting entity that has contravened a civil penalty provision.

*       The Federal Court may grant injunctions in relation to contraventions of civil penalty provisions.

*       The AUSTRAC CEO may accept enforceable undertakings.

*       Customs officers and police officers may exercise powers of questioning, search and arrest in connection with a cross‑border movement of physical currency or bearer negotiable instruments.


 



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