Run every obligation as one workflow, with the evidence to prove it
The AUSTRAC starter kit gives you the templates. duely does the work, for every client, and keeps the audit-ready record the templates can't: evidence packs, the tipping-off firewall, deadlines that chase themselves, and proof your program keeps working.
The kit tells you the "what". duely runs the "how".
AUSTRAC's starter-kit materials are free, official, and a genuinely good way to learn what Tranche 2 requires, if you're getting oriented, start there. duely isn't a replacement for that guidance; it's the operating system for the obligations it describes. Read the kit to understand the requirements; use duely to do the work repeatably, for every client, with the evidence retained.
Every obligation the kit describes, run as a workflow
The starter kit gives you the template for each obligation. Here's how duely runs it.
| Obligation | What the starter kit gives you | How duely runs it |
|---|---|---|
| AML/CTF program | A template to fill in, version, and re-approve. | Guided wizard, versioned Draft → Approved → Superseded, approval-gated, output as a hashed PDF. |
| Customer due diligence | A checklist to follow for each client. | Structured CDD workflow with an identity-binding gate (a check that isn't satisfied can never read as “Verified”) with evidence captured on the matter. |
| Companies, trusts & beneficial owners (KYB) | A structure to map and beneficial owners to identify. | Two-layer KYB (the entity plus every beneficial owner as an individual), automatic 25% UBO calculation, and the kit's carve-out logic recorded as explicit, revocable decisions. |
| Risk assessment | A risk-matrix to complete and store. | Weighted risk-factor questionnaire, per-customer ratings, and automatic escalation to enhanced due diligence on high risk or a sanctions hit. |
| Suspicious matter reports (SMR) | A reporting form. | An isolated shadow case, statutory deadline auto-calculation, and AUSTRAC SMR 2.0 XML ready to upload through AUSTRAC Online. |
| Reliance on third parties (s37/s38) | The conditions to meet and an agreement to keep. | Partner registry, generated agreement PDFs, periodic-review and expiry reminders, and a formal inter-entity request-to-verify form. |
| Reporting registers (TTR / IFTI / CBM) | The thresholds and forms. | Draft registers with the physical-currency-correct TTR threshold and daily deadline watchdogs. |
| Record keeping (7 years) | A retention obligation to satisfy. | A retention anchor per matter and an immutable, append-only audit log. |
| Training | A requirement to train staff and keep it current. | Training assignments, currency tracking, escalating reminders, and a training report PDF. |
And beyond: the parts the templates leave out
The obligations are only half the job. The other half is the operational system that produces the evidence and keeps the program alive, which a set of documents can't do.
Audit-ready evidence packs
Every decision, rationale, timestamp, and approval captured as the work happens, assembled into a versioned, SHA-256-hashed, tamper-evident pack on demand.
The tipping-off firewall (s123)
Suspicious-matter handling isolated across every shared dashboard, list, export, and notification, so no one can accidentally commit a criminal tipping-off offence.
Program effectiveness testing
Quarterly checks across your reporting, CDD, and ECDD, a corrective-action re-test loop, and independent-evaluation tracking, so you can show the program keeps working.
Deadlines that chase themselves
Twelve daily watchdog jobs track enrolment, reviews, training, reporting, and reliance expiry, with escalating reminders. Nothing stays quietly overdue.
Event-driven monitoring
When your risk assessment or a designated service changes, the affected customers are automatically queued for re-review, with a structured checklist and sign-off.
One AMLCO escalation queue
Risk, sanctions, and review escalations consolidated into a single register the compliance officer works, not scattered alerts across modules.
Common questions
Is the AUSTRAC starter kit free?
Yes. AUSTRAC publishes starter-kit materials and guidance at no cost, and they are a legitimate way to understand your obligations. duely does not replace that guidance. It runs the same obligations as a workflow and keeps the evidence.
Does duely cover everything in the starter kit?
duely runs the full obligation lifecycle the starter kit describes (program, risk, CDD and KYB, ongoing monitoring, enhanced due diligence, suspicious matter reporting, reporting registers, reliance, record keeping, and training) as one guided workflow, and adds the operational layer the templates don't provide.
When is the starter kit enough on its own?
If you provide designated services rarely and at very low volume, the templates may be manageable by hand. The gap opens as soon as you run multiple matters, need to show the program keeps working, or have to isolate a suspicious matter to avoid tipping off.
Does duely guarantee I will pass an AUSTRAC assessment?
No, and no tool can. duely helps you run each obligation and produce an audit-ready evidence pack, but your firm remains responsible for its own compliance decisions.
See the whole obligation set handled
Take the 2-minute readiness assessment to see where your firm stands, or book a walkthrough and watch one matter go from scoping to a finished evidence pack.