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title: "AML/CTF — the practice as a reporting entity: precedents"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aml-ctf-the-practice-as-a-reporting-entity"
type: "precedent_area"
site: "AI Law Framework"
area_id: "A52OB"
precedent_count: 6
last_reviewed: "2026-10-17"
---

# AML/CTF — the practice as a reporting entity: precedents

> 6 starting-point precedents for AML/CTF — the practice as a reporting entity, each with the law behind it and how far AI may help.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aml-ctf-the-practice-as-a-reporting-entity  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-17

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## Precedents

| Precedent | Kind | Jurisdictions | AI level | Summary | Law stated as at |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AML/CTF program for small legal practices: AUSTRAC legal profession starter kit adoption guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aml-ctf-the-practice-as-a-reporting-entity/amlctf-program-starter-kit.md) | Policy | Australia | Yellow | Links to AUSTRAC's legal profession program starter kit and guides a small practice through checking suitability, customising the risk assessment, policy and process documents, approving the… | 2026-10-17 |
| [Designated services capture map and enrolment decision record (AML/CTF Act s 6(5B), table 6)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aml-ctf-the-practice-as-a-reporting-entity/designated-services-capture-map.md) | Form | Australia | Yellow | Worksheet mapping each of the practice's matter types against the nine items in Table 6 of s 6(5B), recording whether each is captured, the activity and item it turns on, exclusions, the… | 2026-10-17 |
| [Initial customer due diligence checklist for law practice designated services](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aml-ctf-the-practice-as-a-reporting-entity/cdd-onboarding-checklist.md) | Checklist | Australia | Green | Checklist for completing initial customer due diligence before a designated service starts: identity, beneficial owners, agents and authority, PEP and sanctions screening, nature and purpose, risk… | 2026-10-17 |
| [AI and automated tools in the AML/CTF program: control standard](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aml-ctf-the-practice-as-a-reporting-entity/ai-controls-amlctf-program.md) | Policy | Australia | Yellow | Control standard to insert into a legal practice's AML/CTF program covering e-verification, screening, document checks and generative AI: approval and validation, deepfake and synthetic document… | 2026-10-17 |
| [Suspicious matter escalation, reporting and legal professional privilege procedure](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aml-ctf-the-practice-as-a-reporting-entity/smr-escalation-lpp-procedure.md) | Policy | Australia | Red | Procedure from internal escalation to lodgement of a suspicious matter report: when the obligation arises, the 24-hour, 3 and 5 business day deadlines, privilege review and LPP forms, what AI may… | 2026-10-17 |
| [Client letter: why we need to verify your identity (AML/CTF obligations)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aml-ctf-the-practice-as-a-reporting-entity/client-aml-identification-letter.md) | Letter | Australia | Green | Plain-English letter explaining to new clients that Australian AML/CTF law now requires the practice to identify and verify them (and their owners or controllers) before certain work starts, what is… | 2026-10-17 |

The area's guidance on AI use: [AML/CTF — the practice as a reporting entity](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/aml-ctf-the-practice-as-a-reporting-entity.md). All areas: [Precedents](https://ailawframework.com/precedents.md).

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*