Dennis Miralis is a leading Australian defence lawyer with over 20 years of experience. Dennis is a Partner at Nyman Gibson Miralis and specialises in international criminal law.

AUSTRAC Information Sharing What Safeguards Apply

Australia’s FIU information sharing safeguards

  The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is the domestic watchdog which polices Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism measures, and acts as Australia’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). It is responsible for ensuring compliance with key legislation, particularly the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) and the Financial Transactions Reports Act 1988…

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Phishing and pharming

The cybercrimes of phishing and pharming

In an ever increasing globalised and digitalised world, the use and accessibility of the internet has put everyday people at constant risk of becoming victims of cybercrime. From simply opening an email from a sender you do not recognise to being randomly redirected to seemingly authentic websites. Below is some information to assist you in…

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money laundering sentencing guidelines

Money laundering sentencing guidelines

In the years 2014 to 2015, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions recovered $5,996,584.00 from its money laundering prosecutions in Australia. To put this in perspective, the International Monetary Fund estimate that the size of money laundering falls somewhere between 2% to 5% of global GDP.  As financial systems become more connected, incidents of money…

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