117Employees to be paid in money

#### 117 Employees to be paid in money 117 Employees to be paid in money > > (1) Remuneration payable to an employee must be paid in money and, if demanded, at least once each fortnight. > > > (2) Payment is made in money only if it is made— > > > > > (a) in cash, or > > > > > (b) with appropriate authority, by cheque payable to the employee, or > > > > > (c) with appropriate authority, into an account in the name of the employee (whether or not jointly with another person) at a financial institution by electronic transfer of funds or other means. > > > > Appropriate authority is authority conferred in writing by the employee or authority conferred by an industrial instrument. > > > (3) Payment of remuneration is to be made in advance if the employee is entitled to payments in advance by agreement, custom or otherwise. > > > (4) An employer must not pay remuneration to an employee contrary to this section. > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.