Blind Trust to Mr Porter
Dear Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre,
With the former MP Mr.Christian Porter declaring that he is unaware of the source of $1,000,000 paid via a Blind Trust for his legal affairs, has AUSTRAC looked into these transactions as a potential source of interference?
Has AUSTRAC looked into these transactions to determine if they are in any way related to serious and organised crime?
Yours faithfully,
John
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Thank you for your correspondence, which is a request for AUSTRAC to provide you information concerning an identified individual.
I have considered the questions you have put forth in relation to an identified individual. AUSTRAC takes its Privacy Act 1988 obligations seriously and for the purposes of complying with the Privacy Act 1988, I intend on preserving this individual's right to Privacy.
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