Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

An individual is entitled to administrative assistance funding for a quarter if the individual was an independent member for the whole or a part of the immediately preceding quarter.

The amount of administrative assistance funding the individual is entitled to for a quarter is the following amount:

if the individual was an independent member because of being a member of the House of Representatives for the whole of the immediately preceding quarter—$7,500;

if the individual was an independent member because of being a Senator for the whole of the immediately preceding quarter—$3,750;

if the individual was an independent member because of being a member of the House of Representative for some, but not all, of the days in the immediately preceding quarter—the amount worked out by:

multiplying $7,500 by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter in which the individual was an independent member and a member of the House of Representatives; and

then dividing the result by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter;

if the individual was an independent member because of being a Senator for some, but not all, of the days in the immediately preceding quarter—the amount worked out by:

multiplying $3,750 by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter in which the individual was an independent member and a Senator; and

then dividing the result by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter.

The dollar amounts specified are indexed each 1 July under section 321AC.

The amount worked out under subsection (2) is to be rounded to the nearest whole dollar (rounding 50 cents upwards).