Over the past 20 years, the ACI Annual Awards have been an opportunity to take a moment to honour our tireless volunteers, celebrate academic successes and call out excellence in thought leadership and the practice of compliance.
Australian Compliance Institute Awards
Since 2002, the Australian Compliance Institute has been recognising outstanding contributions and achievements in our community of people working in compliance.
Our Awards
In our revitalised Awards celebration, we will continue the tradition of acknowledging the remarkable contributions of our members
In 2025, Nominations are open for:
- Life Member Award – Nomination Form
- Compliance Champion of the Year – Nominate Online
- Compliance Professional of the Year – Nominate Online
- Compliance Professional Team of the Year – Nominate Online
Nomination close 6:00pm Monday, September 15, 2025
We also recognise achievements in education across our nationally recognised Compliance and AML qualifications. Our student awards are nominated by the course Assessor based on the quality of member post-course assessments received and awarded for:
- Certificate IV Compliance and Risk Management Student Award
- Graduate Certificate in Compliance and Risk Management Student Award
- Skill Set in AML and CTF Student Award
- Graduate Certificate in AML and CTF Student Award
The winners of our 2025 ACI Awards will be announced at the Annual Conference on 15th October 2025.
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Past Awards and Honours List
While we celebrate our current compliance achievers, we also acknowledge and honour those individuals and teams that have built the foundations of our Institute and shaped the landscape of the profession. These outstanding contributors have set the standards and best practices of compliance and helped us deliver on our mission to drive excellence in the Compliance community through thought leadership, sharing knowledge, setting standards, advocating change, and developing professionals.
2024 – Bronwyn Gallacher, Life Member Award
2024 – Taryn Clay, Compliance Professional of the year
2024 – Equifax, Compliance Professional Team of the Year
2024 – Stephen Whitchurch, Certificate IV Compliance and Risk Management Student Award
2024 – Daniel Salamie, Graduate Certificate in Compliance and Risk Management Student Award
2024 – Justin Capp, Skill Set in AML and CTF Student Award
2024 – Fiona Cikes, Graduate Certificate in AML and CTF Student Award
2022
2022 – Joe Murphy, Life Member Award
2022 – Renai Williams – Super Retail Group, Compliance Professional of the Year
2022 – Gina Conde – Mt St Michael’s College, Risk Professional of the Year
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2021 – Deborah Latimer, Life Member Award
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2018 – Carolyn Hanson, Life Member Award
2017 – Graham Caddies, Life Member Award
2017 – Penni James, Honorary Fellow Award
2017 – Patty Therrios – AAL, Winner, Risk Professional and Team of the Year
2017 – Wade Martin – Cbus Super, Highly Commended, Risk Professional and Team of the Year
2017 – Michelle El Khoury, CCP Graduate of the Year
2017 – Valerie King, Associate Graduate of the Year
2016 – Carole Ferguson, Life Member Award
2016 – Vick Naidu and Valerie King – Unitywater, Compliance Team of the Year
2016 – GE Capital – SBI Card, Gurgaon, India, Compliance Team of the Year – Overseas
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2015 – Alf Esteban, Life Member Award
2015 – Hydro Tasmania, Risk & Compliance Team of the Year
2015 – Kane Patena, Compliance Professional of the Year New Zealand
2015 – Medibank Private Limited – Enterprise Risk and Clinical Governance, Risk Management Team of the Year
2015 – Sarah Butler and Hock Choo – Westpace New Zealand Limited, Risk Management Team of the Year New Zealand
2015 – Paul Neunhoffer, CCP Graduate of the Year
2014 – Peter Whyntie, Life Member Award
2014 – Dr Angus Young, Honorary Fellow Award
2014 – Toyota Finance Australia Limited, Compliance Team of the Year Over All
2014 – Brisbane Airport Corporation, Risk and Compliance Team of the Year
2014 – Dr Danny CK Ho, Dr Alex KL Lau and Dr Angus Young, Brian Sharpe Memorial Essay Award
2014 – Julie Marie Phillips, CCP Graduate of the Year
2014 – Annemarie Kernot, Associate Graduate of the Year
2014 – AIA Hong Kong, Compliance Team of the Year Hong Kong
2014 – Surangika Gunasekara, Compliance Professional of the Year New Zealand
2014 – Toyota Finance Australia Limited, Compliance Team of the Year Australia
2014 – Brisbane Airport Corporation, Risk Management Team of the Year Australia
2013 – Graeme Douglas, Life Member Award
2013 – Sarah Court, Honorary Fellow Award
2013 – Sime Darby Berhad Group Compliance Office, Compliance Team of the Year
2013 – Rebecca Pickering, CCP Graduate of the Year
2013 – Amber Nutley, David Squire Memorial Associate Graduate of the Year
2012 – Rehana Box, Life Member Award
2012 – Professor Justin O’Brien, Honorary Fellow Award
2012 – AIA Thailand, Compliance Team of the Year Over All
2012 – Annette Donselaar, Brian Sharpe Memorial Essay Award
2012 – Isaacus Adzoxornu, CCP Graduate of the Year
2012 – Julie Phillips, Associate Graduate of the Year
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2011 – Belinda Gibson, Honorary Fellow Award
2011 – Louise Corica, Compliance Professional of the Year Over All
2011 – Willie Lewis and Peter Whyntie, joint winners (separate essays), Brian Sharpe Memorial Essay Award
2011 – Robyn Ziino, CCP Graduate of the Year
2011 – Lisa Van Der Heijden, Associate Graduate of the Year
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2010 – Calvert Duffy and Robert Emery, Life Member Award
2010 – Wendy Zreikavv of Regulatory & Compliance, Tabcorp Wagering, Compliance Professional and Team of the Year Over All
2010 – Joanna Lau of the IOOF Risk & Compliance Team, Risk Professional and Team of the Year
2010 – Greg Mullins, Brian Sharpe Memorial Essay Award
2010 – William Lewis, CCP Graduate of the Year
2010 – Grant Stockwell, Associate Graduate of the Year
2009 – Annette Donselaar and David Lawrence, Life Member Award
2009 – Dr. Katarina Hackman, Honorary Fellow Award
2009 – Victorian Department of Justice, Privacy Team, Executive Services, Compliance Team of the Year Over All
2009 – Lucienne Layton, Brian Sharpe Memorial Essay Award
2009 – Luke Wajsbrem, CCP Graduate of the Year
2009 – Murray Keen, Associate Graduate of the Year
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2008 – Bill Dee, Life Member Award
2008 – Dr Christine Parker, Honorary Fellow Award
2008 – Rosemarie Webster, Brian Sharpe Memorial Essay Award
2008 – Fiona Hooymans, CCP Graduate of the Year
2008 – Jody Taylor, Special Achievement
2007 – Sandra Birkensleigh, Life Member Award
2007 – Annette Donselaer, Special Achievement
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2006 – Neill Buck, Life Member Award
2006 – Randal Dennings, Honorary Fellow Award
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2005 – John W Murray, Life Member Award
2005 – Professor John Braithwaite, Honorary Fellow Award
2004 – Lucienne Layton, Life Member Award
2003 – Heather Loewenthal, Life Member Award
2003 – Bill Dee, Honorary Fellow Award
2002 – Bill Tearle, Life Member Award
2002 – Brian Sharpe, Honorary Fellow Award