Making a claim for a discretionary support awardN.I.
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4.—(1) Claims for a discretionary support award may be made in such manner as the Department may accept as sufficient in any particular case.
(2) Claims may be made in writing on the prescribed form and shall be completed in accordance with the instructions on the form.
(3) Every claim shall be communicated, delivered or sent to an appropriate office.
(4) The Department may require a person who wishes to make a claim for discretionary support to attend for interview at an office of the Department and to make the claim to a discretionary support officer.
(5) The Department shall give the claimant reasonable notice of the date, time and place at which such an interview is to take place.