Request removal from AUSTRAC roll or registers
You must apply to remove your business or organisation from AUSTRAC’s roll or registers if:
- you have stopped providing designated services
- you are unlikely to provide designated services again in the future
- you don’t have any outstanding reporting obligations.
If you are a motor vehicle dealer or solicitor no longer offering services you can use this process to close your AUSTRAC account.
You can apply to remove your business or organisation through AUSTRAC Online.
- Log in to AUSTRAC Online.
- To remove your business from Reporting Entities Roll: Select My Business to navigate to the My Business page. Select the Reporting Entities Roll removal form (ATRC1004H).
- To remove your Remittance business from Remittances Sector Register (ATRC1003HR): Expand Remittance Sector Register then select My Registrations. Select Remove this registration.
- To remove your DCE business from Digital Currency Exchange register (ATRC1003HD): Select My Business to navigate to the My Business page. Select the link under the Digital Currency Exchange service provider box. Select Remove this registration.
- To remove affiliate from the roll and/or register: Select My Affiliates. Select on the relevant affiliate's name. Select either Remove this registration to remove affiliate from register (ATRC1030HR) or Remove this registration and remove entity from Reporting Entities Roll to remove affiliate from roll (ATRC1005H).
- Complete the form and select Submit. You will also receive a link to the PDF copy of the completed form via email.
View the quick reference guides for further assistance:
- Quick reference guide: How to request removal from the reporting entities roll (PDF, 725 KB)
- Quick reference guide: How to request removal from the registers (PDF, 1.05 MB)
- Quick reference guide: How to manage affiliates (PDF, 2.51 MB)
Once we receive the form we will process your request.
We will notify you in writing when your request is processed and you have been removed from the roll or register, or your account has been closed.
Related guidance resources
- AUSTRAC Business Profile Form (ABPF) explanatory guide (PDF, 2.2 BM )
- AUSTRAC Business Profile Form (ABPF) explanatory guide (Word, 3.43 MB)
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