Real estate agents, lawyers and accountants to avoid money laundering laws
Real estate agents, lawyers and accountants have won a reprieve from tough new anti-money laundering measures with the federal government delaying a planned crackdown on the professions.
The government had aimed to pass laws to cover these sectors before the end of this year, following a highly critical report from the international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which warned three years ago that Australia's real estate sector was at significant risk for money laundering.
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