Barristers brand anti-money-laundering laws ‘unconstitutional’

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login The application of anti-money-laundering laws to barristers could be unconstitutional and lead to a swath of unsafe convictions, according to legal advice commissioned by the Victorian and NSW bar associations. The constitutional claim is the latest gambit in barristers’ campaign against the long-awaited reforms, which will require lawyers, accountants and real estate agents to conduct due diligence on clients and report suspicious matters to AUSTRAC.

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