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-----Original Message-----
From: John Underling <[FOI #7878 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 19 September 2021 4:05 PM
To: INFO_ACCESS <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Blind Trust to Mr Porter [EXTERNAL]

Dear Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre,

With the former MP Mr.Christian Porter declaring that he is unaware of the source of $1,000,000 paid via a Blind Trust for his legal affairs, has AUSTRAC looked into these transactions as a potential source of interference?

Has AUSTRAC looked into these transactions to determine if they are in any way related to serious and organised crime?

Yours faithfully,

John

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