sec.368Provision of scholarships and payment of allowances

sec.368 Provision of scholarships and payment of allowances

The Minister may, under an approved policy— provide scholarships to be competed for by prospective students, or students, of a school in receipt of subsidy; or pay an allowance to the governing body of a non-State school in receipt of subsidy for its use in the operation of the school; or pay an allowance to a person to offset the person’s costs in attending a State school or non-State school; or pay an allowance to a person to offset the person’s costs in receiving home education under chapter 9 , part 5 ; or pay an allowance to a person operating a student hostel to defray the costs of operating the hostel; or pay an allowance or subsidy to a person to offset the person’s costs in participating in a distance education kindergarten learning program under chapter 19 , part 1A . computer hardware, internet or phone expenses An allowance paid to the governing body of a non-State school under subsection (1) (b) is subject to a condition that the governing body must repay an overpayment to the State in accordance with an approved policy. The Minister may pay an allowance under subsection (1) (b) on any other reasonable conditions the Minister considers appropriate. If an overpayment is made to a governing body, the amount of the overpayment is a debt owed by the governing body to the State and may be recovered from the governing body by the chief executive. In this section— student hostel means a hostel for the accommodation of students attending a school in receipt of subsidy. s 368 amd 2012 No. 35 s 13 ; 2016 No. 46 s 12 ; 2018 No. 1 s 150 sch 2 (sec.368-ssec.1) The Minister may, under an approved policy— provide scholarships to be competed for by prospective students, or students, of a school in receipt of subsidy; or pay an allowance to the governing body of a non-State school in receipt of subsidy for its use in the operation of the school; or pay an allowance to a person to offset the person’s costs in attending a State school or non-State school; or pay an allowance to a person to offset the person’s costs in receiving home education under chapter 9 , part 5 ; or pay an allowance to a person operating a student hostel to defray the costs of operating the hostel; or pay an allowance or subsidy to a person to offset the person’s costs in participating in a distance education kindergarten learning program under chapter 19 , part 1A . computer hardware, internet or phone expenses (sec.368-ssec.2) An allowance paid to the governing body of a non-State school under subsection (1) (b) is subject to a condition that the governing body must repay an overpayment to the State in accordance with an approved policy. (sec.368-ssec.2A) The Minister may pay an allowance under subsection (1) (b) on any other reasonable conditions the Minister considers appropriate. (sec.368-ssec.2B) If an overpayment is made to a governing body, the amount of the overpayment is a debt owed by the governing body to the State and may be recovered from the governing body by the chief executive. (sec.368-ssec.3) In this section— student hostel means a hostel for the accommodation of students attending a school in receipt of subsidy.