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LAWS6368: Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime
2025 unit information
This unit outlines and analyses different aspects of anti-money laundering (AML), confiscation of criminal assets, and the impact of such regulation. AML and proceeds of crime powers attract extensive attention at the international (eg FATF), European (eg EU), and national (eg Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC); Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision) levels. This unit explores the anti-assets strategy to tackling crime, including financially motivated crime and deviance. This unit will critically examine different aspects of AML regulation, as well as methods of ML. Relevant topics will include: the development of the international AML regime; ML in particular sectors; money laundering offences; suspicious activity; risk and de-risking; and confiscation of criminal assets. Where appropriate, different case studies will be used to explore these issues. Refer to the Sydney Law School timetable - https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable
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Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Available to law graduates only |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. describe the historical developments, modern criminal justice policy, and the contexts in which money laundering takes place.
- LO2. categorise different aspects of money laundering by the theoretical and practical challenges in anti-money laundering regulation.
- LO3. summarise contemporary money laundering case-studies, identify relevant issues and report on the ethical challenges (including ethical decision-making processes) faced by law enforcement and compliance officials.
- LO4. research and critically evaluate national law(s) and practice in the context of the development of global anti-money laundering regulation.
- LO5. apply research and academic writing skills to identify and analyse the potential for anti-money laundering law reform.
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