Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1980 No. 29 STUDENT ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENTS) - REG 5

5. After regulation 47 of the Student Assistance Regulations the following
regulation is inserted: Claims for fares allowance

"47A. (1) A grantee may submit a claim for fares allowance before or within
the specified period.



"(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 47, where an authorized
person receives a claim for fares allowance otherwise than before or within
the specified period, the authorized person shall disregard the claim.



"(3) Sub-regulation (2) does not apply-

   (a)  where-

        (i)    the grantee has taken reasonable steps to ensure that his claim
               is received by an authorized person before or within the
               specified period; and

        (ii)   by reason of circumstances beyond the grantee's control, the
               claim is not received by an authorized person before or within
               that period; or

   (b)  where-

        (i)    by reason of circumstances beyond the grantee's control, the
               grantee is unable to take reasonable steps to ensure that his
               claim is received by an authorized person before or within the
               specified period; and

        (ii)   as soon as practicable after those circumstances cease to be
               applicable in respect of the grantee, the grantee takes
               reasonable steps to furnish his claim to an authorized person.



"(4) In this regulation-
'fares allowances' means an allowance payable under regulation 47;
'specified period' means the period commencing on the date on which the
journey in respect of which fares allowance is payable is completed and ending
on 31 March in the next succeeding year.".