The Minister may enter into arrangements under which a student attending a Government or a non‑Government school and residing less than 4·8 kilometres from the school attended is permitted to travel on an approved transport service (other than a transport service established for students with disabilities) if—
(a) accommodation is available on the service after all students permitted to travel under regulations 105 and 106 have been accommodated; and
(b) other students who have a longer distance to travel to a Government school or a non‑Government school have been accommodated; and
(c) no suitable public transport is available to the student; and
(d) there is no additional cost to the Department.