(1) The Committee shall, in accordance with the scheme, determine the eligibility of a claimant and the amount of the payment (if any) to be made to the claimant.
(2) A payment under the scheme to a claimant shall not be made except in accordance with a determination of the Committee.
(3) The Committee may, for the purpose of the performance of its functions under this Act or the scheme, require a claimant:
(a) to furnish to the Committee such information, or to make available to the Committee such documents, as the Committee specifies in writing; and
(b) to verify, by statutory declaration, any information or documents furnished or made available to the Committee.
(4) The Committee may refuse to consider a claim unless the claimant complies with any requirement made by the Committee under subsection (3).