ACI Awards

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:

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.

 

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

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

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

 

2021

2021 – Deborah Latimer, Life Member Award

 

2018

2018 – Carolyn Hanson, Life Member Award

2017

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

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

 

2015

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

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

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

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

 

2011

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

 

2010

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

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

2008

 

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

2007 – Sandra Birkensleigh, Life Member Award

2007 – Annette Donselaer, Special Achievement

 

 

2006

2006 – Neill Buck, Life Member Award

2006 – Randal Dennings, Honorary Fellow Award

2005

 

2005 – John W Murray, Life Member Award

2005 – Professor John Braithwaite, Honorary Fellow Award

2004

2004 – Lucienne Layton, Life Member Award

2003

2003 – Heather Loewenthal, Life Member Award

2003 – Bill Dee, Honorary Fellow Award

2002

2002 – Bill Tearle, Life Member Award

2002 – Brian Sharpe, Honorary Fellow Award