Digital currency exchange (DCE) registration in Australia

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AUD 0 is payable as the government application fee for virtual asset service provider registration. Under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006, the authorisation allows virtual asset exchange, virtual asset transfer and virtual asset safekeeping. The statutory scope is domestic and does not passport into other territories. The buyer inherits ongoing supervisory obligations enforced by AUSTRAC, which operates from Barton, Canberra. No percentage-based ownership threshold applies when acquiring the entity. Instead, the company must submit a post-completion notification via AUSTRAC Online within 14 days. This filing must deliver new key personnel's police checks and disclose any criminal or civil enforcement history. AUSTRAC retains statutory discretion to suspend, cancel or attach conditions to the status if it determines that incoming controllers pose money-laundering or serious-crime risks. To confirm what ongoing conditions apply to this company, the buyer must run an interactive search on AUSTRAC's JavaScript-driven web application using the trading name. A valid register entry details the legal name, ABN, registered activities and any formal conditions imposed by the regulator. The law came into force on 2007-12-12 and incorporates amendments under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2024.