AML/CTF Compliance Update From the Law Council of Australia
Online
21 October 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm AEDT
Online
1 hrs
Mitch Hillier
Sinéad O'Brien Butler
Steven Stevens
| Topic | Operational Management | |
| Type | Webinar | |
| CPD | 1 - Practice Management and Business Skills | |
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Presented by
Mitch Hillier, Law Firms Australia
Sinéad O'Brien Butler, Law Council of Australia
Steven Stevens, Law Council of Australia's Professional Ethics Committee
This session addresses questions about the recent changes to the Solicitors’ Conduct Rules are, what the impact of the obligations on Tranche 2 entities means in practice for legal practice, and how firms should be applying this in day-to-day client engagement.
In this session, the Law Council of Australia joined by Chair of the Law Council of Australia's Professional Ethics Committee will be covering:
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Regulatory Update
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Designated Services and what is covered and not covered, including exemptions
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Reporting and notice obligations
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Suspicious matter reporting
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SMR’s and Privileged Information
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Navigating SMR’s - tipping off, ethical duties and privilege
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Changes to Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules
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Retainer and termination disclosures
You’ll then work through practical scenarios and structured questions followed by a short open Q&A.
If you have questions, please enter them below in advance so we can do our best to get the answers for you!
Who should attend: Practice Managers, General Managers, and Managing Principals / Partners. All those involved in AML/CTF compliance in their firm.
Presented by
Mitch Hillier
Executive Director at Law Firms Australia
Mitch Hillier is the Executive Director of Law Firms Australia, a position he has held since 2017. Law Firms Australia represents multi-jurisdictional law firms, Allens, Ashurst, Clayton Utz, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Mallesons, MinterEllison, and Norton Rose Fulbright Australia.
Sinéad O'Brien Butler
Senior Policy Lawyer at Law Council of Australia
Sinéad is a Senior Policy Lawyer specialising in AML/CTF at the Law Council of Australia. Working closely with the Law Council’s AML/CTF Working Group, Sinéad leads the Law Council’s advocacy regarding the new AML/CTF legislative regime. Prior to joining the Law Council in 2025, Sinéad managed the Legal Policy team at the Law Institute of Victoria, in which role she led legal policy advocacy and law reform initiatives across a range of practice areas.
Steven Stevens
Chair at Law Council of Australia's Professional Ethics Committee
Steven is Chair of the Law Council of Australia’s Professional Ethics Committee and a member of the inaugural Legal Services Council established under the Legal Profession Uniform Law, and formerly, President of the Law Institute of Victoria and Co-Chair of the International Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee. Steven has extensive experience in legal ethics and professional regulation, and has been heavily involved in the Law Council’s advocacy regarding the recent AML/CTF reforms.
