Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2026
Amends the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 to: enable the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre to restrict or prohibit reporting entities from using high-risk mechanisms to provide designated services; amend the meaning of financing of terrorism to reference new offences for financing a state sponsor of terrorism; and make technical amendments.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| House | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Second reading moved |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Second reading agreed to |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Consideration in detail debate |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Second reading moved |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.