The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is Australia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and specialist financial intelligence unit, originally established under the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 (FTR Act) and continued in existence by the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act).

AUSTRAC collects financial transaction reports information from a range of cash dealers and reporting entities including the financial services and gaming sectors, as well as solicitors and members of the public. This information is stored, analysed and disseminated as financial intelligence to domestic and international agencies.

The agency works with domestic law enforcement, revenue, national security and social justice agencies, as well as international counterparts, to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. It also plays an essential part in combating major crimes such as drug trafficking, fraud and tax evasion.

AUSTRAC is a prescribed authority within the Australian Government's Attorney General's portfolio. Our head office is in Sydney, and we have offices in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra.

Click here to view a copy of AUSTRAC's Management Structure in PDF format.

AUSTRAC VALUES
AUSTRAC adheres to the Australian Public Service Values and Code of Conduct, with a focus on particular characteristics that guide us in how we do business, how we relate to all of our partners and how we treat one another.

Our values are:

Professionalism: doing the best job we can, serving our cash dealers, partner agencies and others and working together in a practical, diligent, timely, rigorous and results driven manner.

Integrity: behaving ethically, acting with honesty, loyalty and courage.

Openness: being frank, open to ideas, and accessible to our personnel and others, being transparent in our decision-making, open in communicating decisions and making information available to our personnel and others, subject to security constraints.

Fairness: ensuring people get a fair go and that all are treated equally and justly.

Innovation: suggesting changes for the better; giving new ideas due consideration.

Respect: respecting each other, our families, our partners, diverse ideas, backgrounds and cultures.

Cooperation: working flexibly and inclusively with a focus on achieving the best possible results.

Trust: building trust through behaving in accordance with our values.
By basing our work on these values, we provide high quality results that meet the expectations of the Australian Government, our people and partners.

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