Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (133 of 2020)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 3   Tipping-off offence

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

24   After subsection 123(5A)

Insert:

Exception - audit or review of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing program

(5B) Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure of information by a reporting entity if the disclosure is to a person appointed or engaged by the reporting entity to audit or review the reporting entity's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing program.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5B) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).

(5C) A person to whom information has been disclosed under subsection (5B) must not disclose the information unless the disclosure is made to another person in connection with the audit or review of the reporting entity's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing program.

Exception - Charter of the United Nations Act 1945