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How the New AML-CTF Tranche 2 Regime Will Affect Property Market Participants From 1 July 2026, Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML-CTF) regime is expanding under the AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024 and associated rules. This expansion known as Tranche2, brings a wide range of property market participants into the regulatory net, with practical implications that will reshape compliance and daily practice across the sector.

The Victorian Government introduced the Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 into the Legislative Assembly on 3 June 2026, with the second reading speech delivered the following day. If passed in its current form, the Bill would represent the most significant shake-up of residential property transaction law in Victoria in years.