Faculty of Law Money Laundering Control - Centre for Continuing Education Programmes - University of Johannesburg
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Faculty of Law Money Laundering Control Centre for Continuing Education Programmes
MONEY LAUNDERING NB: Attendance of the three day workshop
Money laundering is one of the most serious is compulsory.
financial offences that can be committed
under South African law. Penalties range WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
up to R1 billion and life imprisonment. These The programme is of particular benefit to
offences can be committed negligently by regulators, supervisors, compliance officers,
businesses as well as their managers and investigators and prosecutors of economic
employees who fail to comply with their crime, risk managers, company secretaries,
duties under the anti-laundering legislation. internal and external auditors, attorneys,
In practice, it is often challenging to interpret bankers, brokers, estate agents and casino
the law correctly and to ensure that the operators.
business is compliant. The environment has
been made even more challenging by the ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
adoption of related legislation regarding A bachelor’s degree or equivalent 3-year
corruption and financing of terrorism. qualification on the former (pre 2015) NQF
This programme was developed to enable Level 6 or current NQF Level 7.
students to form an understanding of the
law and the practical implications of money NB: Foreign applicants should contact the
laundering control in an international and a Faculty for relevant legislative requirements.
national context.
ASSESSMENT AND OUTCOME
THE PROGRAMME An examination will be written in
In 2000 the Centre for the Study of May 2018. Students may sit for the
Economic Crime at RAU took the initiative examination in a number of different
to develop one of the first university locations in South Africa.
programmes in money laundering control
internationally. Following the establishment FEES
of the University of Johannesburg on Please contact our offices to confirm the
1 January 2005, this programme was course fees.
continued by the new university. More
than 2 000 senior regulators, com-pliance Non-South African students pay an
officers, investigators and prosecutors in additional international levy. Please contact
Southern Africa have already completed our office to confirm same.
this programme. It has also developed into a
core module of the University’s Postgraduate Tuition fees include access to the University’s
Diploma in Compliance. library, study material and the technology
assisted learning system, Blackboard.
PROGRAMME FORMAT
AND DURATION Students who fail to pay all fees will not be
The programme in Money Laundering permitted to attend lectures.
Control is presented from January to May.
Contact tuition is compressed into a three- THIS UNIQUE PROGRAMME
day programme (January 2018, from 08:00- • Introduces students to the main aspects
16:00) at the Auckland Park Kingsway
of Money Laundering Law and Money
Campus of the University of Johannesburg.
Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Students will submit assignments and write
Control and Compliance;
a final examination in May 2017.
• Is affiliated to the Compliance Institute of
South Africa.
• Is a core module of the University of • Practical examples
Johannesburg Postgraduate Diploma in • Money laundering in different
Compliance. industries and sectors
• The Prevention of Organised
APPLICATION Crime Act No. 121 of 1998 (POCA)
The closing date for applications is • The Financial Intelligence Centre
31 October 2017. Act No. 38 of 2001 (FICA) (as amended)
• Relevant provisions of the
The completed application form and Protection of Constitutional Democracy
application fee must be sent to: Against Terrorist and Related Activities
Act No. 33 of 2004 (POCDATARA),
Faculty of Law the Prevention and Combating of
University of Johannesburg Corrupt Activities Act No. 12 of 2004
PO Box 524 (PRECCA) and the Financial Advisory
Auckland Park and Intermediary Services Act No. 37 of
Johannesburg, 2006 2002 (FAIS)
• Introduction to confiscation and
or madeleins@uj.ac.za asset forfeiture
Please attach certified copies of your ID 3. Money laundering and the law
document/passport, matric certificate and • Relevant laws and infrastructure
degree certificate to your online application • The abuse of companies,
close corporations and trusts
form. Also submit proof of payment of the
• Money laundering and criminal law
R200 application fee.
• Accessories after the fact
• Fraud, insider trading and
NB: Non-South African applicants should
tax evasion
contact the Faculty for relevant legislative
• Organised crime, racketeering and
requirements.
terrorism
• Successful money laundering
Please note that student numbers are prosecutions in South Africa
restricted to ensure maximum class • Money laundering and civil law
participation. • Misrepresentation
• Client confidentiality and bank
TOPICS secrecy
Topics covered include the following: • Attorney-client privilege
1. The development of money • Money laundering and international
laundering and terrorists financing laws
control • Extra-territorial jurisdiction of the
• Money laundering – basic concepts United States
• Financing of terrorism
• Important international and regional 4. Investigation and compliance
standards and initiatives, including the • Methods to detect money laundering
2012 revised FATF Recommendations and terrorist financing
2. Money laundering and terrorist • Sources of illicit money
financing control in South Africa • Compliance requirements
• Money laundering trends in
South Africa
ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES Application forms and more details on the programmes are available from the Faculty of Law. Tel: 011 559 3982/3739 Email: madeleins@uj.ac.za PROGRAMMES PRESENTED IN 2018 1. Postgraduate Diploma in Tax Law 2. Postgraduate Diploma in International Tax 3. Postgraduate Diploma in Drafting and Interpretation of Contracts 4. Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Law 5. Higher Certificate in Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigations 6. Postgraduate Diploma in Compliance 7. Money Laundering Control 8. Compliance Management 9. Board Governance 10. Legislative Drafting 11. Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law 12. Diploma in Paralegal Studies 13. Competition Law (New) 14. Intellectual Property Law
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