Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts33. Proportioning of security deposit between co-tenants
(1) A bond may specify the proportions of the security deposit paid in relation to each tenant under the tenancy agreement to which it relates.
(2) If a bond does not specify the proportions of the security deposit paid in relation to each tenant under the tenancy agreement to which it relates, the security deposit is to be taken to have been paid in equal proportions by all the tenants.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if:
(a) the Commissioner has determined otherwise; or
(b) all the tenants agree in writing with the proportions paid as security deposit in relation to each tenant,
and the landlord has been notified accordingly.