(1) The Minister may approve a policy about the
following—
(a) the criteria to be satisfied for the provision of a
scholarship, or payment of an allowance, under section 368;
(b) the basis
for calculating the amount of the scholarship or allowance;
(c) how a person
may apply to the Minister for the scholarship or allowance;
(d) how to deal
with an amount the Minister considers is an overpayment, including—
(i) a
thing required to be done by an overpaid governing body in relation to
repaying the overpayment to the State; and
(ii) a process to be followed by
the State to recover an overpayment from an overpaid governing body.
(2) The
chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved under subsection (1)
available for inspection and permit a person—
(a) to inspect the policy
without fee; and
(b) to take extracts from the policy without fee.
(3) For
subsection (2) —
(a) a copy of the policy—
(i) must be kept at the head
office of the department; and
(ii) may be kept at any other place the chief
executive considers appropriate; and
(b) the copy kept under paragraph (a)
must be available for inspection during office hours on business days for the
office or place.
(4) Also, the chief executive must keep a copy of a policy
approved under subsection (1) available for supply to a person and permit a
person to obtain a copy of the policy, or a part of the policy, without fee.
(5) In addition, the chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved
under subsection (1) on the department’s website.
