HTML::Template->output() : fatal error in loop output : HTML::Template::param()
: attempt to set parameter 'department' with an array ref - parameter is not a T
MPL_LOOP! at C:/xampp/perl/site/lib/HTML/Template.pm line 3068
 at file.pl line 18

##</code><code>##

<font size="4">Department: </font>
	<ul><li><select name="dept">
	<TMPL_LOOP DEPT>
	<option value="<TMPL_VAR DEPARTMENT>"><TMPL_VAR DEPARTMENT></option>
	</TMPL_LOOP>
	</select></li>
	</ul>

##</code><code>##

my @department = @{ $xml->{position}->{departments} };

$template->param(DEPT => \@department);
print $template->output();