But the reformed AML/CTF Act says your program must now be independently evaluated — and the firms offering to do it are priced for the big end of town.
Your program commits you to an independent evaluation. Every governing body meeting, it stays unresolved. Every review window that passes, it gets harder to explain.
And the quotes you're getting assume you're an institution: hourly rates, city overheads, hundred-page reports built for banks — for a small practice with a handful of clients and a low risk profile.
You shouldn't have to choose between overpaying and leaving it open.
Resolution Compliance exists for firms exactly like yours: practices that take compliance seriously but don't want big-firm cost or complexity.
No role in building or running your program — confirmed in writing. Meets AUSTRAC's criteria for an independent evaluator.
Structured, criteria-based audits and evaluations for regulated organisations Australia-wide.
What doesn't apply to your business is recorded as not applicable and explained — never treated as a gap.
20 minutes, free. We confirm your evaluation window and scope.
One page. Total cost known before we start — a single fixed fee, no hourly billing.
Independent Evaluation Report plus a Statement of Independent Evaluation for your governing body. Obligation closed.
The item comes off the agenda. Your governing body has the report and the statement in front of it. And you're back to doing what the practice is actually for — advising your clients.
Yes — your AML/CTF policies must provide for periodic independent evaluations, in addition to your own internal reviews. See the plain-English explainer.
At least every three years; many programs written for the 2026 reforms contemplate a first evaluation within 12 months of implementation. Your program document states your window.
AUSTRAC sets no mandatory qualification — but the evaluator must be independent, must not have built or run your program, and must know the obligations and your sector.
They go in the report with clear recommendations. Fixing them is your call — remediation is never bundled into the evaluation.
Typically a few weeks from signed proposal to delivered report, depending on how quickly documents arrive.
20 minutes. If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you.
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