Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In every contract made with any worker, the wages of the worker shall be made payable in money only, and not otherwise; and if by agreement, custom, or otherwise, a worker is entitled to receive, in anticipation of the regular period of the payment of his or her wages, an advance as part, or on account, the wages, it shall not be lawful for the employer to withhold the advance, or make any deduction in relation to the advance, on account of poundage, discount or interest, or any similar charge.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) If, in any such contract, the whole, or any part, of such wages shall be made payable in any way other than in money, or shall provide for any deduction or charge as aforesaid in relation to any advance of the whole, or part, of the wages of the worker, the contract shall be, and is declared, illegal and void so far as any promise or consideration made or given by, or arising out of, the contract relates to the payment of the wages otherwise than in money, or as to making any such deduction or charge as mentioned in subsection (1); and the promise or consideration shall be deemed to be severable from the other part of the contract, which shall otherwise be and remain in force.