Announcing the Publication of DIA’s AML/CFT Regulatory Approach and Compliance and Enforcement Strategy

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4 July 2022

The Department of Internal Affairs (The Department) AML Group has just announced the publication of DIA’s approach to regulation of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and A Guide to DIA’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism compliance and enforcement activities.

The publication of these documents is a milestone in embedding the regulatory foundations in the Regulatory Services Group Strategy 2021-26, and a step toward our vision to be a world-leading innovative AML system that operates with integrity and makes a difference.

The Approach to Regulation outlines why the AML Group operates along with the outcomes we seek to achieve from effective risk-based supervision of AML/CFT risk. It is intended to be multi-use and multi-audience. 

The Guide to Compliance and Enforcement activities sets out how we use our compliance and enforcement toolkit and how we go about making impactful and proportional decisions to change behaviour.

Both resources are available on our website here: https://www.dia.govt.nz/AML-CFT-Information-for-Businesses