Reference · R04
What checks cost, and what is free
Which checks cost money in eAML and which do not, as the application stood on 16 October 2026. Every price is shown on the button and in a confirmation dialog before anything runs, and nothing runs, or is charged, until someone confirms. Prices are set by eAML and can change, so read the one on the button; the figures below are the ones this guide was recorded against.
Checks that are charged
| Check | What it covers | Price shown (16 October 2026) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screening | Sanctions, politically exposed person and adverse media, for a person or a company, in one run. | $7.96 for one person or company | One run covers all three. A hit is read and decided on the person’s card; deciding costs nothing. |
| Identity verification by link | The person scans a document and takes a selfie on their own phone. | Depends on your plan | Billed as one identity verification when it completes; Billing shows each charge. Recording a check you did in-house, or relying on another firm’s check, is not billed. |
| Checked in another system | A check you ran yourself, such as in a provider’s own dashboard, recorded with its report. | As an identity verification | It stands in for an identity check, so it is billed the same way as one. |
| Company register check: Basic | Confirms the company on the ASIC register and lists its directors and secretaries. | $8.85 | Run from Customer identification on a company. |
| Company register check: Advanced | Basic, plus the company’s direct shareholders and how much each holds. | $39.65 | Checking two levels of companies with Advanced costs $79.30, and three levels $118.95. |
| Company register check: Ultimate owners | Traces the owners through parent companies to the people at the top. | $153.61 | Run from Beneficial ownership. If nothing is found only the lower price is charged. |
| ASIC Current Company Extract | The paid ASIC extract, uploaded as a document. | $10 | Paid to ASIC, not to eAML. |
Never charged
- The ASIC Company Summary, which is free, and the ABN register lookup.
- Every internal check eAML runs by itself: country risk, funding institution size, how complex an ownership structure is, income against property value, rapid resale, contract price against the appraisal, transaction patterns, the same person on other cases, declared funds against the bank balance, a person under 18 or 85 or over, and an identity document that had expired.
- Messages and forms sent to clients and colleagues, asking a colleague, the Waiting on page, and sharing a case with another firm.
- Reading, deciding on and recording the result of a check.
Where the money comes from
A charged check is taken from the firm’s prepaid wallet at once if it has funds, and otherwise added to the invoice for the billing period. If a funded wallet cannot cover a check it will not run: top the wallet up on the Billing page and run it again. Billing shows the plan’s usage this month, the wallet balance with its top-up amounts and minimum, and every invoice with the checks on it.
The subscription itself is charged up front, and what it includes depends on the plan chosen when the firm signed up. For the wallet, invoices and plan, see the Billing training.