Court Officers' Fraud and Corruption Advanced Course
Session 2: Money Laundering and Ethics
Part 1 Money Laundering - Presentation by Alicia Ditton, Judicial Registrar of Federal Court of Australia, on Money Laundering Offences and Confiscation Regimes at the Advanced Managing and Reporting on Fraud and Corruption Cases Workshop held in Honiara 18-20 June 2024.
Presentation covered:
- Definition
- Purpose
- Stages
- International standards and domestic regulatory regimes
- Money laundering offences
- Case Examples
Part 2 Ethics - Presentation by Joanne Wilson, Judicial Registrar of Federal Court of Australia on Advanced Ethics at the Advanced Managing and Reporting on Fraud and Corruption Cases Workshop held in Honiara 18-20 June 2024.
The presentation discusses:
- Recap of the difference between ethics and integrity
- Ways in which integrity can be compromised
- Advanced ethics – soft or grey corruption
- Operation Watts Investigation
Presentation
- Money Laundering Offences and Confiscation Regimes | (PDF, 1.4MB)
- Advanced Ethics | (PDF, 440KB)
Learning Activity
Readings
- Criminal Code Act 1995(Cwlth)
- Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cwlth)
- Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 (Cth)
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cwlth)
- Singh v the Queen [2016] VSCA 163
- R v Ansari [2007] NSWCCA 204
- Betka v R [2020] NSWCCA 191
- R v Huang; R v Siu [2007] 174 A Crim R 370
- R v Columbus [2007] QCA 396
- Islam v R [2016] NSWCCA 233
- R v Eckl [2023] QSC 178
Additional Resources
- United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime 2000 (UNTOC, also called the Palermo Convention)
- Asia Pacific group on money laundering
- Financial Action Task Force
- How does money laundering Work?