Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES REGULATION 1998 - REG 2

The period within which the amount of the bond must be deposited with the Territory is—

        (a)     if the tenant pays the bond to the lessor, the period that ends 2 weeks after the later of the following:

              (i)     the day the bond is paid;

              (ii)     the day the tenancy commences; or

        (b)     if the tenant pays the bond to the lessor's agent, the period that ends 4 weeks after the later of the days mentioned in paragraph (a).