For Conveyancers

AML/CTF Compliance Software for Conveyancers

Purpose-built AML/CTF compliance for Australian conveyancing firms — KYC verification, risk assessments, AML programs, and AUSTRAC reporting in one dashboard.

Which conveyancing services trigger AML/CTF obligations?

Conveyancers acting on behalf of clients in property transactions are clearly in scope for Tranche 2. If you act on property settlements, you are almost certainly a reporting entity.

✓ Acting in a property sale or purchase

Assisting a buyer or seller in the transfer of real property is the designated service that captures most conveyancers.

✓ Holding settlement funds

Receiving, holding or disbursing client money through a trust account for a property settlement triggers Tranche 2 obligations.

✓ Transfers to and from entities

Acting where the buyer or seller is a company, trust or partnership — you must identify the beneficial owners behind it, not just the entity.

✓ Business and share sale transfers

Assisting in the sale or transfer of a business, or of shares in a company that holds property, may also be captured.

How CompliDesk works

One dashboard. All your conveyancing clients.

CompliDesk is the only AML/CTF platform built for professionals managing compliance for multiple clients — not just their own firm.

Verify client identities

Run KYC checks electronically via Didit biometrics. Individuals verified in seconds. Companies and trusts mapped with full beneficial ownership.

Generate AML programs

Create a tailored AML/CTF program for each client in minutes using AUSTRAC-aligned templates.

Monitor and alert

Automated risk monitoring across all clients. Alerts when action is needed — before AUSTRAC notices.

Maintain your audit trail

Every action timestamped and stored for 7 years. AUSTRAC-ready reports exportable in one click.

Features built for conveyancing firms

CompliDesk covers your AUSTRAC obligations end to end — plus the ARNECC identity work that comes with every matter.

Multi-client dashboard

See all your clients' compliance status at a glance. Risk flags and overdue reviews surfaced automatically.

Electronic KYC verification

Remote clients verify their photo ID and likeness from their phone in minutes — biometric e-KYC, faster and more defensible than certified copies.

AML program builder

Generate tailored AML programs for each client in minutes. AUSTRAC-aligned and customisable.

Verification of Identity (ARNECC)

Run the face-to-face VOI inside CompliDesk: guided document categories, attestations, captured copies, a certificate stored on the client file, and a reminder before the 2-year currency lapses. Meeting the client anyway? The VOI can also serve as their AML identity check — one meeting, both records. Included with every conveyancer account — your first 2 checks are free, then $10 per completed check.

7-year audit trail

Every action logged and stored automatically. One-click compliance report for AUSTRAC inspection.

AUSTRAC reporting support

Keep suspicious-matter and threshold-transaction decisions documented with the evidence behind them, so you're ready when a report needs to be lodged with AUSTRAC.

New: Privacy Act

The Privacy Act now applies to your AML data

From 1 July 2026, reporting entities are covered by the Privacy Act for personal information handled in connection with their AML/CTF obligations — even under $3 million turnover. See what changed and get early access to the CompliDesk Privacy module, now live.

See what changed

Questions conveyancers ask us most

Yes — CompliDesk includes a dedicated Verification of Identity module built around ARNECC's VOI Standard: a guided face-to-face interview covering the Standard's document categories, originals-sighted and likeness attestations, captured copies, and a VOI certificate stored on the client file. It sits alongside the AML/CTF e-KYC check, and where you've sighted original documents in person, the VOI can also be adopted as the client's AML identity verification. We still recommend confirming your state Land Registry's specific evidentiary requirements — VOI and AML/CTF verification serve related but distinct purposes.

Generally yes — if you're providing a designated service to both parties in a transaction (which is common in conveyancing), each client relationship you hold an obligation for needs its own KYC verification and risk assessment. CompliDesk lets you run and track both sides of a transaction from the one client file.

Most straightforward residential settlements between individual Australian buyers and sellers sit at low-to-medium inherent risk. Risk rises with cash-heavy settlements, overseas parties, complex trust or company purchasers, or unusually rapid on-sales. CompliDesk's risk engine calculates this automatically from the client type, transaction details, and geography you enter — so you're not guessing at a risk rating.

Biometric identity verification typically completes in under a minute once the client uploads their ID and takes a selfie via the secure link CompliDesk sends them. For time-pressured settlements, this is significantly faster than requesting certified copies or booking an in-person JP appointment.