For real estate · Tranche 2 · 1 July 2026

AUSTRAC ready before your first July listing.

Tranche 2 hits independent agencies differently. Franchises hand their offices a vendor. You choose. Caltury runs the AML/CTF workflow for a single principal or a five-agent office, starting at A$99 a month.

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Real estate Tranche 2 facts

10days until
01 Jul 2026
AU real estate agencies
~45,000
Civil penalty cap
A$22.2m
SMR lodgement window
3 business days
Records retention
7 years
Caltury starting price
$99 ex GST/mo

Source: AUSTRAC, AML/CTF Act 2006 (Cth)

Built to

AUSTRAC AML/CTF Act 2006

Identity

Stripe Identity

Sanctions

OpenSanctions

Hosted

Sydney, AU

Buyer at the inspection

KYC done before the keys are in their hand.

One click sends the buyer a Stripe Identity hosted session. They scan their driver licence and selfie on their phone. Caltury runs document authenticity, face match and liveness against AUSTRAC’s acceptable-verification standard, records the result for 7 years, and turns the customer file green. No certified copies through the post.

  • Average buyer verification under 90 seconds
  • Stripe Identity is an AUSTRAC-acceptable reliable source
  • Verification evidence stored 7 years per s.107

James Miller

Buyer · 14 Esplanade

Verified
Driver licence verified
Stripe Identity
Face match + liveness
Passed
Sanctions clear
OpenSanctions
Evidence retained
7 years · s.107

Verified in 78 seconds · 28 May 2026

Why real estate

AUSTRAC is going to look at agencies first.

01

Cash and property is FATF's textbook risk vector

The Financial Action Task Force has called real estate one of the highest-risk channels for money laundering for two decades. AUSTRAC inherits that posture. Expect close scrutiny on high-value transactions and foreign buyers.

02

You meet the customer for the first time at inspection

Banks have months to build a customer profile. You have minutes. Tranche 2 still asks you to identify, verify and risk-rate every buyer and vendor before you proceed. The workflow has to be fast.

03

The principal carries the AUSTRAC penalty

Civil penalties under the AML/CTF Act run to A$22.2m per contravention, assessed against the reporting entity. For an owner-managed agency, that is the principal. The Compliance Officer role is not optional.

The workflow

How a listing flows through Caltury.

01

Add the vendor and buyer as customers

In the dashboard or via CSV import from your existing CRM. Caltury creates the customer file and starts the CDD clock.

02

Send a KYC link to verify identity

One click. Caltury emails the customer a Stripe Identity hosted session. Driver licence or passport, selfie, done. You see green when verified. No certified copies through the mail.

03

Run sanctions and PEP screening

Automated on creation. Hits are surfaced. Clear matches auto-flag for Enhanced Due Diligence. You only spend time on the cases that need it.

04

If something feels wrong, draft an SMR

Caltury structures the narrative into the three AUSTRAC-required sections. You provide the facts. Caltury fills the template. You review every line, finalise, then copy the package into AUSTRAC Online (no public API exists) within 3 business days.

05

Cash deposit of A$10,000 or more, draft a TTR

10 business days from the transaction. Caltury computes the deadline, formats the TTR fields for copy-paste into AUSTRAC Online, records the reference number you get back.

06

The records are kept for 7 years, automatically

Append-only audit log (no delete UI). Vault for identity verification records. When AUSTRAC asks for proof of compliance, you export a single file.

Scenarios

What it looks like when something is off.

Scenario 01 · observeBuyer offers A$85,000 cash deposit and won't provide source of funds.
Caltury doesTag as suspicious in Caltury. Guided SMR narrative drafting prompts you for what you observed. Review and lodge with AUSTRAC within 3 business days.
Scenario 02 · observeSettlement is being paid from a third party's account, claimed to be the buyer's uncle.
Caltury doesCaltury includes a third-party-payer SMR template you can trigger when the situation arises. Capture the supporting docs in the customer file. If the explanation is unsatisfactory, draft the SMR from the template.
Scenario 03 · observeForeign buyer asking the listing to be settled to a different name on title.
Caltury doesCapture beneficial owners for entity customers. Mark the customer high-risk and Caltury walks you through the EDD source-of-funds requirements, generates the EDD record, keeps it on file for 7 years.
Scenario 04 · observeA property is being resold within 60 days at a 30% lower price.
Caltury doesTrack time-between-purchases manually with notes and risk-rating updates against the customer file. The SMR-trigger questionnaire is ready if you decide to escalate.
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