The ARCPA Certification is an industry accreditation program that establishes the benchmark of compliance best practice for the registered remittance providers industry in Australia.

ARCPA is committed to elevating the compliance policy and operating standards in Australia by driving increased and continued participation by remittance providers.

The accreditation program is open to all AUSTRAC registered remittance providers in Australia who are ARCPA members and measures the compliance standards of applicants against the ARCPA Compliance Best Practice (CBP) using the ARCPA Enhanced Independent Review (EIR) Guidelines against a range of criteria.

Successful ARCPA Certified members will be awarded this national accreditation and be eligible to use the ‘ARCPA Certified Member’ branding as symbol of quality, professionalism and commitment to the highest compliance standard.

• ARCPA Compliance Best Practice (CBP)
• ARCPA Enhanced Independent Review (EIR) Guidelines

• Interested ARCPA members need to complete the application form.
• ARCPA will accept applications on a first-come, first-serve basis and share the EIR criteria with the member, and organise a time for an on-site assessment of the applicant to be conducted.
• The Enhanced Independent Review will be conducted by an external, experienced compliance professional who will assess the member’s business against the ARCPA Compliance Best Practice and the ARCPA Enhanced Independent Review Guidelines, and provide an assessment as to whether the member is Fully-Compliant or Non-Compliant.

• The applicant must be an ARCPA member to make an application for ARCPA Certification.
• The applicant must have had an Independent Review conducted by a reviewer in the last 12 months preceding the ARCPA Certification application.
• The Certifier assigned will be an external Compliance Professional, approved by ARCPA.
• For the sanctity of the Certification process, the Enhanced Independent Reviewer (EIR) must be a separate entity or individual to that who is the Certifier.

• The ARCPA Certification cost is $1,000 and the Certification is valid for 1 year from the day ARCPA grants the certification.
• The $1,000* is payable to ARCPA once ARCPA accepts the application.
• This fee is non-refundable if the ARCPA Certification is not successful.

Further to discussion at the AGM, from 1 January 2018, the fee to apply for the ARCPA Certification program will increase to $3,000 (ex. GST).

• Certification is valid for 2 years from the day ARCPA grants the Certification.
• $3,000 must be paid upon application.
• The onsite assessment must be booked within a month of making the application
• The fee is not refundable if the applicant is not successful. 
• If remediation is required, this must be completed within 1 months of the date of the remediation request otherwise a new application will be required. 

• Certification is valid for 2 years from the day ARCPA grants the Certification.
• $1,000 must be paid upon application.
• The onsite assessment must be booked by 1 March 2018. If ARCPA cannot book assessment date as a result of the Member not being ready to complete the assessment, the member will forfeit the application fee. ARCPA has allowed until 1 March 2018 as a result of the holiday period. 
• The fee is not refundable if the applicant is not successful. 
• If remediation is required, this must be completed within 1 months of the date of the remediation request otherwise a new application will be required.