Is AUSTRAC enrolment free?
AUSTRAC enrolment is free in the sense that there is no application fee to lodge it. A separate industry contribution levy can apply to some larger reporting entities, and that levy is not the enrolment fee.
Quick answer
There is no AUSTRAC enrolment fee for lodging the form. The enrol guidance describes the form, not a price for sending it. Some larger reporting entities later pay an industry contribution levy, which this page does not calculate and does not quote. The cost a small firm should plan for is the program work and the client-pays checks, not an enrolment receipt.
People search “AUSTRAC enrolment fee” when a new reporting entity is hunting for an AUSTRAC invoice before it will enrol. Checked against AUSTRAC's enrol page on 4 October 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. This page does not reproduce that guidance. How to enrol is the AUSTRAC enrolment guide. What compliance actually costs a firm is AML compliance cost in Australia. The sector map is /tranche-2.
The form is not an application you pay to lodge
People search for an AUSTRAC enrolment fee because almost every other register has one. The enrol guidance tells a reporting entity how to enrol. It does not show a charge for lodging that enrolment. Treat the enrolment itself as free, and do not treat the rest of compliance as free.
An industry contribution levy is a different charge, and it is aimed at some larger reporting entities. This page does not quote a threshold and it does not quote a levy amount. A two-partner firm planning its first year should not put a made-up enrolment receipt in the budget.
- Enrolment is the form. No application fee sits on the enrol guidance. Waiting for an invoice is how a firm delays a step that has no price.
- The levy is not the fee. If a levy applies to your earnings later, it is not the price of pressing submit on enrolment. This page does not work it out.
- The real spend is the work. Writing the program, training the people who touch files, and the checks the program names are the costs to plan.
- Checks stay client-pays. The firm suite is A$0. The client pays the verification. That price is not an AUSTRAC enrolment fee.
Three charges people fold into one
A sorting aid for the enrolment-fee search. This table does not reproduce AUSTRAC's enrol guidance.
| Charge someone fears | What it actually is | What this page will not do |
|---|---|---|
| An enrolment application fee | Not a charge on the enrol guidance | Invent a dollar figure for lodging the form |
| An industry contribution levy | A separate charge for some larger reporting entities | Quote a threshold or a levy amount |
| A monthly compliance platform | A vendor price, if you choose one | Pretend every firm pays a platform to enrol |
| The customer check | Client-pays, at the list price, when the program requires it | Call that check an AUSTRAC fee |
Where the fee page stops
This page is whether enrolment has a fee. It is not the enrolment walk-through and it is not a full cost model. Use the AUSTRAC enrolment guide for the steps, and AML compliance cost in Australia for the wider spend.
What the client pays
On FreeAML the firm suite is A$0. The firm emails the client a link. Verification is client-pays. On the public list a personal KYC check is A$20 and a company or trust KYB check is A$40. Use KYB when the customer is a company or a trust. A free enrolment is not a free customer check, and the firm suite being A$0 does not change the client-pays price of verification. Confirm the live amounts on FreeAML pricing. FreeAML does not lodge your enrolment or calculate an industry levy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Enrolment is not the check. The check has a list price.
The firm suite is A$0. The firm emails the client a link. The client pays. KYC is A$20 for a person. KYB is A$40 for a company or trust.
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