Leadership

LLB LLM (HUJI) PHD (UNSW), is an Associate Professor in Macquarie Law School, where he teaches in the field of Banking and Financial Crime. He is an authority on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regulations, with expertise in the related fields of compliance and financ… View full profile

LLB LLM (UFS) LLM (Cantab) LLD (UFS) FSALS, is a Professor at the La Trobe Law School. He has worked with the Consultative Group, the World Bank and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion…

Former President of the Law Council of Australia and former Director of the NSW Legal Aid Commission. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Stuart was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) by Macquarie University in 2017…

MBA, B.Ec, CAMS, CFE, Head of Financial Crime Operations – Learning & Capability at NAB, has a fraud risk management career spanning more than 20 years. Tony is a twice-commendation Australian Federal Police agent and previous director at AUSTRAC, investigating money laundering…

Armina Antoniou has approximately 20 years of experience as a risk and legal professional with a broad cross section of Australian and global companies. Antoniou is the executive general manager group money laundering risk officer at Crown Resorts…

BCOM (UNSW) PHD (MQ), is a risk governance Professor based in the Department of Applied Finance of Macquarie Business School. She is also on the board of the Governance, Risk and Compliance Institute and an active member of the Risk Managers' Association of Australia. In 2021 she published her first… View full profile

Michael’s practice covers specialist safety-related regulatory regimes. He is the author of numerous books on health and safety law. Michael is consistently ranked Band 1 in Chambers legal directory and is recognised by Best Lawyers, Legal 500 and Doyle’s Guide.…

Partner Forensic at KPMG, brings extensive experience in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF), with over 17 years of practice in Australia, London, New York, and Asia. She collaborates closely with AUSTRAC locally and holds a position on the APAC KPMG leadership team. Sue …

Senior Advisor at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, acts as advisor to several large financial institutions and corporates in relation to financial crime compliance. He is experienced in dealing with a range of AML/CTF regulators both in Australia and overseas, including AUSTRAC…

FHEA, LLB (Dunelm), LLM (Leiden), PhD (Amsterdam), is a Senior Lecturer in the Macquarie Law School, where he teaches International Law and Criminal Justice. Drawing on his expertise in the domestic implementation of international law, Dr Birkett's recent research has focused on asset recovery at a … View full profile

BA (Canterbury) PHD (UNSW), is a Senior Lecturer in Macquarie Law School, where she teaches Corporate Governance Law and Regulation. Dr Harris is a leading transnational regulation scholar, committed to tackling financial crime and corporate misconduct in global markets.… View full profile

BaCJ (Mount Royal), MPS (Connecticut), PhD (Loughborough), is a lecturer at the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security (CSU), where she is the head of Financial Crime Studies. Dr. Ferrill’s recent research focuses on border governance, transnational cooperation and collaboration…

Ben Scott, BA (Hons) (USyd), LLB (UNE), is a Ph.D. candidate at Macquarie University and serves as a Specialist Advisor in intelligence within the Commonwealth government. He has a background in financial crime compliance, sanctions, and intelligence roles in both banking and law enforcement. Ben's …

LLB (HCMCU), LLM (UNSW), MPA (Kaplan), MA (AML/CTF) (CSU), CAMS, PhD candidate (Macquarie) is a Specialist in the Regulatory Operations branch at AUSTRAC. Prior to joining the public sector, he worked in different AML/CTF compliance functions for CBA and Westpac. Giang is passionate about exploring …

B.A., Juris Doctor (USYD), PhD candidate (Macquarie), is a practicing solicitor. She is a casual teaching academic at Macquarie Law School. She is passionate about understanding the evolving ways in which criminals launder illicit proceeds in light of technological advancement and globalisation.…

BA, LLB (Macquarie), is a Tipstaff and Equity Researcher at the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He is passionate about investigating the intersection between money laundering, terrorism financing and new and evolving technological advancements, particularly cryptocurrencies and digital assets.…