Deciding applications for assistance
131M Deciding applications for assistance
On receiving an application lodged with him under section 131L, the chief executive officer shall, after satisfying himself that that application is in order, deal with the application, by —
considering the application and if, in the opinion of the chief executive officer, the application contains sufficient information to enable the merits of the application to be properly assessed, the chief executive officer may consider the application; or
referring the application to an advisory committee established for that purpose under section 23A, or to the Property Industry Advisory Committee, for consideration.
The relevant committee shall consider each application referred to it under subsection (1)(b) and, if in its opinion that application contains information sufficient to enable the chief executive officer properly to assess the merits of that application, return that application to the chief executive officer.
On considering an application under subsection (1)(a) or receiving an application and recommendation returned under subsection (2), the chief executive officer may, in accordance with the criteria formulated under section 131O(2) which were current at the date of the lodging of the application under section 131L(1) —
make a grant to the applicant of the whole or any part of the amount of the incidental expenses sought by that application up to a maximum amount of $1 000 or such other maximum amount as is prescribed; or
refuse that application.
[Section 131M inserted: No. 29 of 1982 s. 10; amended: No. 43 of 1994 s. 8; No. 59 of 1995 s. 36; No. 58 of 2010 s. 124.]
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