The Financial Intelligence Authority (the FIA) was established in October 2003 pursuant to the provisions of the Financial Intelligence Authority Act 2002 and continued its operations under the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act, Chapter 12.20 of the 2013 Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (the MLPA).
The FIA is responsible for receiving, analysing, obtaining, investigating and disseminating information which relate to the proceeds of criminal conduct and in particular information derived from suspicious transaction reports (STRs). In addition to the MLPA, the FIA is also guided by the following legislations, which assist in its mandate of detecting, preventing and prosecuting money laundering and other serious crimes as well as confiscating the proceeds of crime:
- The Proceeds of Crime Act, Chapter 3.04 of the 2013 Revised Laws of Saint Lucia
- The Anti-Terrorism Act, Chapter 3.16 of the 2010 Revised Laws of Saint Lucia
