Australia

Regulator/Supervisor

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre‍ (AUSTRAC)

Website

https://www.austrac.gov.au

De minimus threshold

unknown

Travel Rule enactment date

pending

Unhosted wallets

unknown

VASP licensing & registration requirements

Digital currency exchange service providers have to register with AUSTRAC and comply with AML/CTF rules, as well as capture cryptocurrency trading for CGT collection. A registrable digital currency exchange service consists of carrying out fiat-to-crypto or crypto-to-fiat exchanges as a business. Crypto-to-crypto exchanges are not covered by the definition.

VASP reporting obligations

unknown

VASP equivalent term

Crypto Asset Secondary Service Providers (CASSPrs)

Travel Rule applies to

tbc