Adrian Pulido

Australia's Tranche 2 reforms bring real estate agents, buyers' agents, and property developers into the AML/CTF framework for the first time, with obligations commencing 1 July 2026. This blog breaks down who is in scope, what a compliant AML/CTF program requires, and where the hardest operational gaps tend to be, from CDD timing and beneficial ownership to source of funds screening and suspicious matter reporting.