Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00916:reg:4:p23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00916
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 23/33)
Character Range: 62631–65372

payable.

           Note:  The person receiving the COVID‑19 supplement for the eligible person could be the eligible person's parent, a person approved by the Commission or the eligible person.

       3C.4.3 If the education allowance is payable to an institution or to a person providing board to the eligible person, the COVID‑19 supplement is payable to the person to whom the education allowance for the eligible person would be payable if payment of the education allowance to an institution or to a person providing board to the eligible person was not an option.

PART 4—Guidance and Counselling
 4.1.1 The Commission may refer students and their families to community welfare, education, guidance and counselling services or other professionals where appropriate.
 4.1.2 Guidance and counselling of beneficiaries of the Scheme and their families shall be:
 (a) in the case of a student under 18 years of age —  at the request of:
 (i) the student; or
 (ii) the student's parent, guardian or trustee; or
 (iii) the principal of the school, college or institution at which the student is enrolled;
 (b) in any other case, at the request of the student; or
 (c) in all cases at the discretion of the Commission.
 4.1.3 The Commission will monitor the progress of students and seek expert advice from relevant education and health experts to understand the needs of the student.
 4.1.4 The Commission will monitor the operation and performance of the Scheme to ensure it has a positive impact on students.

PART 5—Other Assistance

5.1  Fares allowance
 5.1.1 Where the Commission has approved payment to a student of an education allowance under paragraph 3.5.1, it may accept financial liability for a fare (or part thereof) paid, or to be paid, by the student for a journey between the student's home and place of study.
Note: a fare may be the cost of using private transport.
 5.1.2 In making a decision under paragraph 5.1.1 in respect of whether to accept liability for a fare, the Commission is to take into account Part 2.26 of the Social Security Act 1991 as it relates to the circumstances in which fares allowance under that Act is payable and as it relates to the level of fares allowance payable in those circumstances.
Note: under Part 2.26 of the Social Security Act 1991 (SSA) a determination may be made amending levels of fares allowance in the Act (Henry VIII clause).  The SSA as amended by any such determination would constitute the SSA "in force from time to time" (see definition of SSA) and therefore the Commission could lawfully consider those new levels of fares allowance as introduced by the determination.

5.2  Additional Tuition
 5.2.1 Where an education authority has established that a discrepancy