68Persons to whom accounts may be paid

68 Persons to whom accounts may be paid

(1) Except as otherwise provided by directions given by the Secretary of the Department of Finance, payment of an account shall be made by cheque.

(2) Subject to the next succeeding subregulation, the payment shall be made:

(a) to the claimant;

(b) into any bank in the Commonwealth to the credit of the claimant’s account;

(c) to a person authorized by the claimant to receive payment;

(ca) to a person authorized to receive payment by a financial institution authorized by the claimant to receive payment under paragraph (c);

(d) to a person authorized by power of attorney to receive the payment;

(e) to the legal personal representative of the claimant, after production of probate or letters of administration;

(f) to a trustee in bankruptcy to whom the right to receive payment has devolved;

(g) to an authority appointed or authorized to administer or collect the estate of a deceased claimant; or

(h) to any person other than the original claimant to whom the Minister approves of payment being made.

(3) Payment of an account shall only be made in accordance with paragraph (2) (b), (c) or (ca) in the circumstances set out in, and in accordance with, directions given by the Secretary of the Department of Finance.