Tuesday, 10 March 2026
New AML Amendments
- Recant legislative amendments
- Lessons from case law and recent enforcement action
- New guidance material for law firms
- DIA as the single supervisor: implications for reporting entities
- Australia phase 2 – what NZ law firms need to know
- Top tips for law firm reporting entities in 2026
Presented by Dr Giulia Dondoli, AML Specialist, Total AML
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Joe Biddles, Director, TBB Legal
Learning Objectives:
- Understand recent and proposed AML regulatory developments affecting reporting entities in New Zealand, including proposed supervisory and levy changes
- Identify key AML compliance risks and operational challenges facing conveyancing practitioners and property law firms
Presenters
Dr Giulia Dondoli, AML Specialist, Total AMLDr Giulia Dondoli is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) with an additional certification in audit (CAMS-Audit) and seven years of experience in AML/CFT compliance and consulting. Giulia is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Total AML and has audited and helped hundreds of reporting entities in New Zealand and Australia. Giulia holds a PhD in Law from the University of Waikato.
Joe Biddles, Director, TBB Legal
Joe Biddles is a specialist commercial property and real estate lawyer and a director of boutique law firm Thompson Blackie Biddles. Prior to this Joe worked at Russell McVeagh and formerly was the New Zealand Legal Counsel of Lion. Joe acts for a number of corporate and institutional clients and his practice covers all areas of commercial property including acquisitions and disposals, commercial leasing, developments, joint ventures and overseas investments in New Zealand.
