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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
34FBond release application—discrepancy in named tenant
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34F Bond release application—discrepancy in named tenant
(a) a lessor or tenant makes a bond release application to the
Territory in relation to a residential tenancy agreement; and
(b) the name of a tenant in the bond release application does not
match the name of the tenant that has been notified to the
Territory under—
(i) section 23 (3) (b) (Deposit of bond by lessor); or
(ii) section 24 (1) (b) (Deposit of bond by tenant); or
(iii) section 35B (2) (b) (Repayment of bond to leaving
co-tenant); or
(iv) section 35BA (2) (b) (Repayment of bond to former
co-tenant—consecutive tenancy agreement); or
(v) section 35F (2) (b) (Payment of bond by new co-tenant); or
(vi) section 35FA (2) (b) (Payment of bond by new co-tenant—
consecutive tenancy agreement).
(2) The Territory may refer the bond release application to the ACAT.
(3) If a bond release application is referred to the ACAT, the ACAT
(a) decide who is entitled to receive the released bond; and
(b) make an order directing the Territory to release the bond in
accordance with the decision.