24 February 2026

Amendments are currently being made to our suite of 10 Customer ID AML forms, in light of the AML / CTF Amendment Act and other updates from AUSTRAC and the Department of Home Affairs. During this time, the FSC has decided to withdraw the 2017 editions of the AML/KYC forms from sale to non-members.

The Department of Home Affairs has announced transitional provisions that push the compliance deadline for current reporting entities’ Initial Customer Due Diligence (ICDD) requirements out by three years from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. During the three-year transition period, impacted entities are required to apply either the current rules or the new rules in full – i.e., entities continue using existing applicable customer identification procedures (ACIP) when onboarding a new customer until the date at which they choose to fully transition over to the reformed initial CDD obligations.

The FSC is still seeking to have our amended forms finalised in advance of AUSTRAC’s original deadline of 31 March 2026, for any entities that are ready to transition to the new requirements by Day 1.

During the transition period, the FSC will continue to retain both new and legacy sets of forms on the website.

These forms are provided free-of-charge for FSC members. 

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26 May 2017

This Guidance Note was updated in May 2017.

The Guidance Note is also accompanied by 13 forms (Schedules) designed to assist in managing customer identification obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act and certain customer due diligence obligations under the (United States) Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (described as “FATCA”). folder Click here to download all 13 forms or see below to download the individual forms separately. 

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CUSTOMER ID FORMS

  pdf Schedule 1: Individuals & Sole Traders

  pdf Schedule 2: Australian Companies

  pdf Schedule 3: Foreign Companies

  pdf Schedule 4: Australian Regulated Trusts

  pdf Schedule 5: Unregulated Australian Trusts & Foreign Trusts

  pdf Schedule 6: Partnerships & Partners

  pdf Schedule 7: Associations

  pdf Schedule 8: Registered co-operatives

  pdf Schedule 9: Government bodies

  pdf Schedule 10: Verifying Officer

 

US TAX STATUS DECLARATION FORMS

  pdf Schedule 11: US Tax Status Declaration Form – Individuals

  pdf Schedule 12: Tax Status Declaration Form - Individuals

  pdf Schedule 13: Foreign Tax Status Declaration Form – Entities