Real estate professionals to join Australia's first cross-sector AML/CTF forum as new compliance laws take effect

Real estate agents across Australia will join the first forum to bring all four professions affected by Australia’s new AML/CTF laws together in one session, when InfoTrack convenes The Industry Collective Speaks on 18 June 2026, less than two weeks before new obligations for real estate professionals take effect on 1 July.

The event opens with a direct address from Brendan Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of AUSTRAC, followed by panel representation from the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales, whose General Counsel Nicole Unger will address what the new laws mean for agents on the ground.

For real estate professionals, 18 June represents a direct line to the conversations shaping how the industry responds to 1 July. Which agency activities are covered by the new laws, what a compliant program looks like for agencies of different sizes, how suspicious matter reporting works in practice, and how the new obligations sit alongside existing licensing frameworks, these are the questions answered by the regulator and four industry bodies in the same session.

“Real estate professionals are new to this compliance landscape, and they deserve straight answers from the regulator before the deadline,” said John Ahern, CEO of InfoTrack. “What we have built on 18 June is the clearest possible path to that clarity, the AUSTRAC CEO, the industry’s own peak body, and every other profession whose work intersects with real estate, all in one forum. No agent should go into 1 July without having had access to this conversation.”

The forum is complimentary and open to real estate professionals nationally. Attendees will receive post-event guides and on-demand resources to close gaps in your program before and after 1 July. Register your attendance here.