# [Financial Crime](../domain.md) ## Entities ### Company A Company is a legal entity that participates in financial relationships with the institution. It specialises Party and carries organisation-specific identification and registration attributes. Company legal structure is a primary AML risk factor. Shell companies, special purpose vehicles, and trusts carry elevated money-laundering risk due to beneficial ownership complexity — structure must be recorded to support risk rating and Enhanced Due Diligence decisions. ```mermaid --- config: layout: elk --- classDiagram class Company{ Company Registration Number : string Incorporation Country : string Incorporation Date : date Legal Structure : enum~CompanyLegalStructure~ Tax Identifier : string } Company --|> Party class CompanyLegalStructure["Company Legal Structure"]{<>} class Party["Party"] ``` ```yaml extends: Party existence: independent mutability: slowly_changing attributes: Company Registration Number: type: string description: > Government-issued registration identifier for the legal entity (e.g., ACN for Australian companies, NZBN for New Zealand companies). Required for legal entity identification under AML/CTF Act 2006 Part B. Incorporation Country: type: string description: > ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code where the company is incorporated. Used for jurisdiction risk scoring — entities incorporated in FATF-listed high-risk jurisdictions require Enhanced Due Diligence. Incorporation Date: type: date description: > Date the company was formally incorporated. Recently incorporated entities with no operating history are a risk signal, particularly when associated with high-value or complex transactions. Legal Structure: type: enum:Company Legal Structure description: > The legal form under which the company is constituted. Critical for AML risk assessment — trusts, special purpose vehicles, and foreign entities carry elevated beneficial ownership risk. The legal structure determines which additional due diligence obligations apply under the AML/CTF Act 2006 and RBNZ AML/CFT Act 2009. Tax Identifier: type: string description: > Tax registration number issued by the relevant revenue authority (e.g., Australian Business Number (ABN), New Zealand Business Number (NZBN), US Employer Identification Number (EIN)). Used as a supplementary identity verification attribute and cross-reference for adverse media and sanction screening. ``` ```yaml constraints: Registration Number Required For Active Company: not_null: Company Registration Number lifecycle_stage: Onboarding description: > A company must have a valid Company Registration Number before any designated service is provided. Required for legal entity identification under AML/CTF Act 2006 Part B customer identification obligations. ``` ```yaml governance: pii: false classification: Highly Confidential retention: 10 years retention_basis: Domain default retention aligned to AML/CTF record-keeping obligations description: > 10-year retention from the end of the business relationship, aligned to AUSTRAC and RBNZ record-keeping obligations. The regulatory minimum is 7 years under AUSTRAC AML/CTF Act 2006; the domain default of 10 years is applied as the conservative standard. access_role: - FINANCIAL_CRIME_ANALYST - KYC_OFFICER - COMPLIANCE_OFFICER compliance_relevance: - AUSTRAC AML/CTF Act 2006 — Part B legal entity identification - AUSTRAC AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024 - RBNZ AML/CFT Act 2009 — section 14 - FATF Recommendation 10 — Customer Due Diligence (legal persons) - FATF Recommendation 24 — Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons ``` ## Relationships No relationships are sourced directly from Company in the current domain model.