Residential Tenancies Act 1997
22Consecutive tenancy agreements
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22 Consecutive tenancy agreements (a) a bond is being held in relation to a residential tenancy agreement that terminates or is terminated; and (b) 1 or more tenants under the terminated agreement continue to occupy the premises under a consecutive tenancy agreement. (2) The lessor must not require or accept a bond in relation to the consecutive tenancy agreement unless a bond release application has been made under division 3.4 (Release of bond money) in relation to the bond for the terminated agreement. (3) If a bond release application is not made under division 3.4 in relation to the bond for the terminated agreement, the bond held in relation to the agreement is taken to be a bond paid under the consecutive
Depositing bond Division 3.2