{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ABKJ Lawyers","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.abkj.com.au\/articles","author_name":"ABKJ Lawyers","author_url":"https:\/\/www.abkj.com.au\/articles\/author\/admin\/","title":"New AML\/CTF Client Checks From July 2026 | ABKJ Lawyers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lOhzzbphiG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abkj.com.au\/articles\/new-aml-ctf-client-checks-from-july-2026\/\">New AML\/CTF Client Checks From July 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abkj.com.au\/articles\/new-aml-ctf-client-checks-from-july-2026\/embed\/#?secret=lOhzzbphiG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;New AML\/CTF Client Checks From July 2026&#8221; &#8212; ABKJ Lawyers\" data-secret=\"lOhzzbphiG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.abkj.com.au\/articles\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.abkj.com.au\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/checklist-pexels-towfiqu-barbhuiya-3440682-11412596.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":801,"description":"From 1 July 2026, new Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML\/CTF) obligations will apply to certain legal services in Australia. The AML\/CTF regime is regulated by AUSTRAC, Australia\u2019s financial intelligence agency. These reforms are part of a broader national framework designed to prevent criminals from using professional services, property transactions, business structures and trust accounts to disguise the proceeds of crime or fund illegal activity. Lawyers have historically remained outside much of Australia\u2019s AML\/CTF regime. From July 2026, that position will change for legal services involving particular types of transactions. For clients, the most noticeable change will be that law... Continue Reading"}