Section 982BCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Obligation to pay money into an account

(1) The licensee must ensure that money to which this Subdivision applies is paid into an account that satisfies these requirements:

(a) the account is:

(i) with an Australian ADI; or

(ii) of a kind prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph;

and is designated as an account for the purposes of this section of this Act; and

(b) the only money paid into the account is:

(i) money to which this Subdivision applies (which may be money lent by several different persons); or

(ii) interest on the amount from time to time standing to the credit of the account.

The money must be paid into such an account on the day it is received by the licensee, or on the next business day.

(2) The licensee may, for the purposes of this section, maintain a single account or 2 or more accounts.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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