Electoral Funding Act 2018

Parties are, subject to and in accordance with this Act, eligible for quarterly payments from the Administration Fund.

A party is eligible for payments from the Administration Fund if—

it was a registered party on the election day for the previous State election and continues to be a registered party on the date that the entitlement for a quarterly payment is determined under this Division, and

candidates endorsed by the party were elected at a State election (including at a joint sitting to fill a vacancy in the Council) and the Electoral Commission is satisfied that the elected members claimed to be endorsed by the party, and

the Electoral Commission is satisfied that the elected members continue to be members or representatives of the party on the date that the entitlement for a quarterly payment is determined under this Division.

The quarterly amount to be distributed from the Administration Fund to any such eligible party is the amount of actual administrative expenditure incurred by or on behalf of the party during the quarter to which the payment relates, but not exceeding—

$87,500 if there is only one elected member endorsed by the party, or

$150,000 if there are only 2 elected members endorsed by the party, or

$187,500 if there are only 3 elected members endorsed by the party, or

$187,500 if there are more than 3 elected members endorsed by the party plus $30,000 for each such member in excess of 3 up to a maximum of 22 members in excess of 3.

The number of endorsed elected members of a party in relation to any quarterly payment is to be determined as at the date that the entitlement for a quarterly payment is determined under this Part.

Despite subsection (4), the number of endorsed elected members of a party in relation to any quarterly payment for a quarter during which a dissolution or expiry of the Assembly occurs is to be determined as at the date immediately before the date of the dissolution or expiry.

Each of the amounts referred to in subsection (3) is an adjustable amount that is to be adjusted for inflation as provided by Schedule 1.

A party is not eligible for a payment from the Administration Fund for an item of administrative expenditure for which an elected member of the party has also made a claim for an additional entitlement.