Applicable Customer Identification Procedures (ACIP)
This course provides a clear and practical understanding of Applicable Customer Identification Procedures (ACIP) for non-individual customers within hospitality and gaming environments. It focuses on how venues such as clubs, hotels, and gaming venues collect and verify Know Your Customer (KYC) information for companies and trustees when providing designated services under Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) legislation.
Course overview
The course supports frontline staff, supervisors, managers, compliance officers, business owners, and board members in meeting AUSTRAC requirements while helping protect gaming venues, their patrons, and the wider community from being exploited for criminal activity.
Languages
Available in English
What you’ll learn
- Understand Applicable Customer Identification Procedures (ACIP) for non-individual customers
- Identify the required KYC information for companies, trusts, and other legal entities
- Learn how to verify customer identity in line with AML/CTF obligations
- Recognise when enhanced due diligence is required for higher-risk customers
- Understand how to record and maintain accurate customer identification data
- Apply consistent ACIP processes across hospitality and gaming environments
- Identify compliance risks linked to poor or incomplete customer verification
Why choose this course?
- Support compliance with AUSTRAC AML/CTF customer identification requirements
- Reduce financial crime risk through accurate and consistent verification processes
- Improve staff capability in handling complex non-individual customers
- Strengthen governance and regulatory readiness across your venue
Legal context
Under Australia’s AML/CTF framework regulated by AUSTRAC, reporting entities must apply appropriate customer identification procedures before providing designated services. This includes verifying the identity of non-individual customers such as companies, trusts, and other legal arrangements. Failure to comply with ACIP