sch.18-sec.10APayment of assistance

### sch.18-sec.10A Payment of assistance This section applies if the authority decides to approve an application for assistance under the scheme. The authority may pay the amount of the assistance approved in a way, and to an entity, the authority considers appropriate. If the applicant has paid the eligible berthing expenses for which the assistance is claimed, the authority may pay the assistance to the applicant. If the applicant has not yet paid eligible berthing expenses for which the assistance is claimed, the authority may pay the assistance to the entity that issued the invoice to the applicant for the eligible berthing expenses. Subsections (4) and (5) apply if the authority pays the amount of the assistance to an entity other than the applicant. The authority must, as soon as practicable after making the payment, give the applicant written notice stating— the authority has approved the application; and the amount that has been paid to the entity. The payment discharges the applicant from liability to the entity for the eligible berthing expenses for which the assistance is claimed, but only to the extent of the amount of the payment. sch 18 s 10A ins 2021 SL No. 134 s 17 (sch.18-sec.10A-ssec.1) This section applies if the authority decides to approve an application for assistance under the scheme. (sch.18-sec.10A-ssec.2) The authority may pay the amount of the assistance approved in a way, and to an entity, the authority considers appropriate. If the applicant has paid the eligible berthing expenses for which the assistance is claimed, the authority may pay the assistance to the applicant. If the applicant has not yet paid eligible berthing expenses for which the assistance is claimed, the authority may pay the assistance to the entity that issued the invoice to the applicant for the eligible berthing expenses. (sch.18-sec.10A-ssec.3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply if the authority pays the amount of the assistance to an entity other than the applicant. (sch.18-sec.10A-ssec.4) The authority must, as soon as practicable after making the payment, give the applicant written notice stating— the authority has approved the application; and the amount that has been paid to the entity. (sch.18-sec.10A-ssec.5) The payment discharges the applicant from liability to the entity for the eligible berthing expenses for which the assistance is claimed, but only to the extent of the amount of the payment. - 1 If the applicant has paid the eligible berthing expenses for which the assistance is claimed, the authority may pay the assistance to the applicant. - 2 If the applicant has not yet paid eligible berthing expenses for which the assistance is claimed, the authority may pay the assistance to the entity that issued the invoice to the applicant for the eligible berthing expenses. - (a) the authority has approved the application; and - (b) the amount that has been paid to the entity.