Newly regulated?
Get certified. Free*
The AML/CTF reforms brought 100,000 businesses inside of the Australian Privacy Act on 1 July — lawyers, accountants, conveyancers, real estate, TCSPs and precious metals dealers. This campaign gets your business certified to SMB1001: independent assurance you're taking reasonable steps to protect client data as defined in APP 11.
*Free certification credit - conditions apply, .
The Reason to Act.
1 Jul
Obligations live now$0*
Sponsored credit · limited availabilityCPD
Claimable via your member bodyThe AML/CTF reforms are live, and reasonable steps to protect client data are expected from a business your size, not just the big end of town.
SMB1001 certification is independent proof of those steps, achievable in one guided workshop or two self-directed weeks tracked and issued through your own portal.
The law changed on 1 July.
Up to 100,000 firms are newly regulated under the AML/CTF reforms (AUSTRAC estimate).
Your clients' data is the target.
Trust accounts and identity documents make small firms exactly where criminals go.
Reasonable steps are expected.
SMB1001 certification is independent proof you've taken them.
Pick your workshop or get certified now.
Law firms have an ethical duty to take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of client information. Criminals won't wait for the day you have time to sort it out — and being a small practice is no defence. SMB1001 provides an accessible, cost-effective foundation to strengthen your firm's cybersecurity position and demonstrate your commitment to client care.
David Bowles, Special Counsel, Ethics, Queensland Law Society
How It Works.
Register for your workshop.
Find your sector's session below — registering unlocks your sponsored $0 credit.
Attend live or go self-paced.
A guided small-cohort workshop, or a self-paced LMS path with your IT provider.
Leave certified, claim your CPD.
SMB1001 issued on completion, plus hours you can claim through your member body.
Get to Silver in a guided workshop
Find your sector's workshop and a sponsored credit covers your certification — $0. Two guided half-days with a small cohort. Leave certified, with a CPD certificate of completion. Sponsored credits are limited — subject to availability.
Self-directed, at your own pace
Not ready for a workshop? Go at your own pace. Your next workshop credit waits for when your sector launches.
Find your workshop.
Quick questions and we'll show you what to do next, no sign-in needed.
1 Jul
Obligations live now$0*
Sponsored credit · limited availabilityCPD
Claimable via your member bodyAlready know what you need?
Register for a webinar at any level and your sponsored credit covers the certification, $0 (subject to availability). Or buy now and start today.
Bronze
SMB1001 Level 1 · 7 controls
plus tax if applicable
Silver
SMB1001 Level 2 · 17 controls
plus tax if applicable
Gold
SMB1001 Level 3 · 27 controls
plus tax if applicable
Platinum
SMB1001 Level 4 · 32 controls
Plus A$3,000 audit fee required for certification.
plus tax if applicable
Diamond
SMB1001 Level 5 · 39 controls
Plus A$5,000 audit fee required for certification.
plus tax if applicable