ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 Credit Licensing: Responsible Lending Conduct (Australia) for Compliance Officers
What does ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 Credit Licensing: Responsible Lending Conduct (Australia) require of a Compliance Officer?
ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 (December 2019), the regulator's guidance on the responsible lending obligations of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act: how licensees scale their inquiries into a consumer's requirements, objectives and financial situation, verify income and expenses, use benchmarks such as the Household Expenditure Measure only as a check, respond to red flags, divide responsibility between lenders and brokers, assess whether a product is unsuitable because the consumer cannot repay without substantial hardship or because it does not meet their objectives, apply the credit card, small amount credit contract and reverse mortgage presumptions, handle refinancing and switching, give the written assessment on request, and keep records that show the obligations were met. Under ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 Credit Licensing: Responsible Lending Conduct (Australia), which defines 14 controls, a Compliance Officer's work is deciding which controls you own outright, which you share and which belong to another team, then holding the evidence for the first group.
Which ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 Credit Licensing: Responsible Lending Conduct (Australia) controls land on the Compliance Officer
Compliance Officers ensure the organisation meets its regulatory obligations. They manage audit programmes, maintain evidence repositories, track regulatory changes, and coordinate across business units to sustain compliance posture.
ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 Credit Licensing: Responsible Lending Conduct (Australia) defines 14 controls across 3 domains that directly affect the Compliance Officer role. Understanding which controls fall within your ownership, which are shared, and which are owned by other teams is the foundation of effective compliance management.
What a Compliance Officer is accountable for under ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 Credit Licensing: Responsible Lending Conduct (Australia)
Monitoring regulatory changes and assessing their impact on the organisation
Managing internal and external audit programmes and evidence collection
Maintaining compliance documentation, policies, and control frameworks
Coordinating with business units to implement and maintain required controls
Reporting compliance status to senior leadership and regulatory bodies
Where Compliance Officers lose time on ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 Credit Licensing: Responsible Lending Conduct (Australia)
These are the most common obstacles Compliance Officers face when managing ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 Credit Licensing: Responsible Lending Conduct (Australia) compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Tracking overlapping requirements across multiple regulatory frameworks
Challenge 2
Collecting evidence from multiple teams and systems for audit readiness
Challenge 3
Keeping policies and procedures current as regulations change
Challenge 4
Demonstrating compliance ROI to justify programme investment
Challenge 5
Managing the volume of regulatory change across jurisdictions
A working order for a Compliance Officer starting on ASIC Regulatory Guide 209 Credit Licensing: Responsible Lending Conduct (Australia)
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