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Tranche 2 AML/CTF compliance for conveyancers

Conveyancers joined the AML/CTF Act on 1 July 2026. The obligations apply now. Every settlement needs verified parties, a recorded risk decision, and a TTR when cash hits $10,000. duely scales the same workflow from a sole practitioner to a 40-file team.

What makes Tranche 2 hard for conveyancers

Conveyancing has its own pace and party structure. Compliance workflow needs to fit the realities of a settlement diary, not the other way around.

High settlement throughput

Conveyancers run many concurrent settlements with tight contract dates. Compliance steps need to fit between exchange and settlement without stretching the timeline.

Trust account movements

Funds move through your trust or settlement account around contract date, with cash components occasionally triggering TTR obligations. Each movement needs to tie back to the matter and its evidence.

Multi-party transactions

Vendors, purchasers, joint owners, guarantors, lenders, real estate agents. Every conveyancing matter pulls in multiple parties. Verifying each one without slowing the deal is a real challenge.

Late-stage party changes

Purchasing entities change from individuals to trusts at the eleventh hour. Compliance has to keep up with these changes without re-running every step manually.

What's available now and what's coming

The conveyancing template pack, the core compliance workflows, and delayed CDD for conveyancing buyers are live. Conveyancing-calibrated risk patterns are opening in phases. Each item below is tagged honestly so you know exactly what your firm gets today.

Conveyancing template pack

Available now

duely ships with a conveyancing-aligned policy template and designated-service catalog, so your firm's AML/CTF program starts with the right scaffolding rather than a blank page.

  • Conveyancing-specific designated service definitions
  • AUSTRAC-aligned policy template tuned for conveyancing practice
  • Pre-populated risk and CDD scaffolding to customise
  • Faster path from sign-up to a defensible AML/CTF program

Matter-first compliance

Available now

Every settlement gets its own compliance unit, scoping, parties, risk, evidence, independent of every other matter on your roll.

  • Separate matters per settlement
  • Independent compliance lifecycle per matter
  • Scoping for each conveyancing engagement
  • Full audit trail per matter, not just per client

Entity structure mapping

Available now

Map purchasing or selling entities, companies, trusts, partnerships, and identify beneficial owners with structured documentation.

  • Map multi-layered corporate and trust structures
  • Identify beneficial owners using 25% ownership threshold tracking
  • Record controllers, trustees, directors, and appointors
  • Document reasoning when ownership information cannot be obtained

Trust account TTR capture

Available now

When cash receipts at or above the $10,000 TTR threshold come through your trust or settlement account, your team flags the transaction in duely and the structured TTR capture workflow opens.

  • TTR capture workflow for trust account cash receipts at threshold
  • Matter-linked transaction records for compliance evidence
  • Structured AUSTRAC-aligned TTR data capture
  • Evidence trails connecting fund movements to specific matters

Audit-ready evidence packs

Available now

Generate tamper-evident evidence packs for any matter, with role-based Standard and AMLCO-only Sensitive profiles.

  • Versioned evidence packs with per-version SHA-256 integrity hashing
  • Two profiles by role: Standard (default) and AMLCO-only Sensitive
  • Complete decision trail: decision, rationale, timestamp, and approver
  • Export-ready snapshots for regulatory review or internal audit

Delayed CDD for real estate buyers

Available now

Under AML/CTF Rules 2025 s 6-32, initial CDD on the buyer or transferee can be completed after the engagement starts: as soon as reasonably practicable, and no later than 28 days after exchange of contracts or 3 days before the initially agreed settlement day, whichever is earliest. duely records the deferral and the reasoning, tracks the window from the exchange date, and alerts as the deadline approaches.

  • Record-and-complete workflow for delayed CDD
  • Deadline tracked from the exchange date with alerts
  • Full audit trail of when, why, and how the delay was applied
  • The party you act for is verified before you start; the allowance reaches the other side

Conveyancing-calibrated risk patterns

On the roadmap

Conveyancing-calibrated risk factors, settlement structure, cash components, jurisdiction overlays, are still being developed. The general matter-level risk wizard with ECDD triggers is available now.

  • Conveyancing-calibrated risk factors (in development)
  • Settlement-pattern risk guidance (in development)
  • Available now: general matter-level risk wizard
  • Available now: automatic ECDD triggers and SOF / SOW workflow when high-risk indicators are present

Build a defensible conveyancing compliance file from day one

Start with the conveyancing template pack and let the platform structure scoping, CDD, evidence, and reporting around every settlement.