Simplified outline of this Division
302AA Simplified outline of this Division
Administrative assistance funding may be payable to a registered political party or an independent member for quarters in a calendar year.
The amount of the funding for a registered political party for a quarter is $7,500 for each member of the party who was a member of the House of Representatives, and $3,750 for each member of the party who was a Senator, for the whole of the immediately preceding quarter.
The amount of the funding for a person who is an independent member for a quarter is $7,500 if the person was a member of the House of Representatives, and $3,750 if the person was a Senator, for the whole of the immediately preceding quarter.
In some circumstances, the amount of the funding is worked out on a pro‑rata basis.
The dollar amounts of funding are indexed each 1 July.
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