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Australia’s scam rules: the Scams Prevention Framework

The Scams Prevention Framework Act was made in February 2025, and most of its obligations apply from 31 March 2027. One dated rule is mapped here, with its status and public source, to the controls it calls for and the DeepID modules that support them. DeepID supports compliance and never guarantees it.

On this page

The rails and the IDs.

Real-time rail
PayTo
Regulators
Treasury, ACCC and ASIC
National ID
myID
Mobile operators in this market
Telstra, Optus, TPG

Named for orientation. Which routes are live with which operator is confirmed with you before a pilot.

Currency
AUD
Phone format
+61 41• ••• 678
Payee format
BSB 062-••• ••••4410
Amounts in examples
A$42,000, A$22 and a limit of A$1,000

Phone numbers, payees and amounts are the illustrative values this site uses for Australia.

Dated rules.

Each rule with its date, its status, what it asks of a bank and the controls it calls for. A proposal is listed for what it would touch, and never marks the map.

  1. Scams Prevention Framework Act 2025

    Applies later

    Treasury, ACCC and ASICAct Feb 2025 · obligations from 31 Mar 2027

    Designated banks, telcos and digital platforms must take reasonable steps to prevent, detect, disrupt, respond to and report scams, with documented governance and an internal dispute process. Most duties start on 31 March 2027.

    Calls for: Risk-based checks, Bank liability.

    Source: Federal Register of Legislation (Scams Prevention Framework Act 2025, as made, opens in a new tab), Feb 2025; ACCC (Scams Prevention Framework, opens in a new tab), as of Oct 2026

Control mapping.

Each control the rule map tracks, whether a rule in Australia calls for it, and the DeepID modules that support it.

ControlIn AustraliaDeepID modules and how they support it
Bind the customer to the phoneNot mapped yetSIM and device binding, Device intelligenceSIM and device binding at onboarding and re-binding on change, with the number confirmed by the network and device integrity read every session.
Move beyond SMS OTPNot mapped yetSilent network verification, Liveness and face matchOne-tap login that tries the network check and the SIM check before any one-time code, and face checks with injection defence where identity is in doubt.
Check risk at every key eventRule mappedDevice intelligence, Behavioural biometrics, Scam signals, Payee and mule graph, One decision, with reasonsDevice, behaviour, scam and payee signals read at login, new payee and payment, returned as one decision with its reasons.
Cool off and holdNot mapped yetSIM and device binding, One decision, with reasonsCool-off and hold decisions after a new device, SIM or payee, or when a payment looks coerced, set per market and journey.
Find and stop mule accountsNot mapped yetPayee and mule graphA payee and mule graph across accounts and devices, with recipient risk scored before the payment is sent.
The bank pays when controls failRule mappedOne decision, with reasonsDecision logs with their reasons and the message shown to the customer, and versioned policies, as evidence of what the bank did.

Not mapped yet means no rule is mapped to that control here, not that no rule exists. DeepID supports compliance and never guarantees it, and it claims no regulator approval.

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