William Morris is the director of the Guidance Section in AUSTRAC, which is responsible for producing guidance to help industries understand their existing and upcoming anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations.

Will started his career in the private sector, working in litigation and criminal defence before moving to the Office of International Law in Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department.

Will worked in financial crime policy before joining AUSTRAC, developing laws on anti-money laundering regulation, foreign bribery, criminal asset confiscation and sweeping changes to Commonwealth money laundering offences.