David
Hawkins
David Hawkins has been working in the AML / Fincrime space for almost twenty years. He is currently a Director in the Regulatory Operations Branch at AUSTRAC with supervisory oversight of 6,000 businesses with compliance obligations under Australia’s AML/CTF Act, spanning banking, financial services and payment platforms. Prior to this role, David spent almost ten years leading intelligence functions in AUSTRAC, spanning strategic and tactical intelligence and working closely with a range of partner agencies. He also established AUSTRAC’s national ML/TF risk assessment capability. From 2021 to 2023 David was seconded to the ATO-led Serious Financial Crime Taskforce, where he was the Operational Coordinator for operations led by the ATO, the AFP, and other agencies, including members of the international J5 Alliance of tax revenue agencies. Prior to working at AUSTRAC, Mr Hawkins worked at the University of Sydney as well as investment banks in Sydney and London.