Map the practice's work against the designated services
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the practice's matter-type list and the files opened over the last twelve months, build a row for each matter type against each item of Table 6 in subsection 6(5B) of the AML/CTF Act, extract the activity the practice actually performs in that work, and mark each row captured, not captured or unresolved with the item number it turns on.
- What the lawyer must review
- The principal reads every row against what the practice does on those files rather than against the matter-type label: an estate administration that sells real estate engages item 1 even though the file is called probate. Test the unresolved rows on real recent examples, because conveyancing, company formations, trust restructures and holding client funds are the rows that move. The enrolment decision and its date are the principal's, not the map's.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the practice's matter-type list and the files opened over the last twelve months, build a row for each matter type against each item of Table 6 in subsection 6(5B) of the AML/CTF Act, extract the activity the practice actually performs in that work, and mark each row captured, not captured or unresolved with the item number it turns on. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Read each captured and not-captured row against what the practice actually does on those files, not the matter-type name; correct any row the file sample contradicts.
- Confirm the geographical link under subsection 6(6) for work done for offshore clients or on offshore assets before marking a row not captured.
- Check that advisory and advocacy work with no transaction to plan or execute is marked not captured for a stated reason, never left blank.
- Test the map against a sample of ten recently opened files and add any matter type the sample shows the practice runs but the list omitted.
- Record the enrolment decision, its date and the AUSTRAC Account Number on the map; a practice providing designated services must apply to enrol by 29 July 2026 under section 51B.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRAC enrolment form for a reporting entity | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to AUSTRAC's enrol-a-business form in AUSTRAC Online. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- AUSTRAC: Professional designated services (Table 6, subsection 6(5B)) · 2026-09-27
- Law Society of NSW: Understanding designated services — when legal services trigger Tranche 2 AML/CTF obligations · 2026-09-27
- AUSTRAC: About the reforms · 2026-09-27
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.