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AUSTRAC v Commonwealth Bank of Australia

[2018] FCA 930
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtFederal Court of Australia
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Summary

CBA liable for systemic AML/CTF Act contraventions including failure to report suspicious matters and threshold transactions via intelligent deposit machines, resulting in $700 million civil penalty.

Key Principle

AML/CTF Act contraventions; $700 million penalty for failure to report suspicious matters and threshold transactions through intelligent deposit machines

Area of Law

banking

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