About UFA

Under the UFA Terms of Reference 2019 the UFA is structured as follows:

• Membership; 
• Co-Chairs; 
• Governance Committee;
• Mutual Evaluation Committee and Operations Committee;
• Secretariat.

The criteria for admission as a member jurisdiction of UFA is based on the Terms of Reference. Any jurisidiction with a presence in the Asia/Pacific region which:

1. Recognises the need to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing;
2. Recognises the benefits to be obtained by sharing knowledge and experience;
3. Takes active steps to develop, enact and implement anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing legislation and other measures based on accepted international standards;
4. Commits to implement UFA decisions;
5. Commits to participate in the UFA's mutual evaluation programme; and
6. Contributes to the UFA budget,

all without reservation, may be considered as a member jurisdiction. As of 2020 almost all Asia/Pacific countries and jurisdictions (with the exception of very few) had become members. 

It is not a precondition for membership that anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing and/or anti-proliferation financing laws be enacted at the time of membership application. However, most members will, on joining, have such laws in place and those that do not are required, as a membership obligation, to enact them very shortly after admission.