Electoral Act 1992

After the end of a 6-month period, the commission must decide—

for each registered political party—whether the party is entitled to a policy development payment for the period under section 239; and

for each elected member who is not a member of a registered political party on the last day of the period—whether the member is entitled to a policy development payment for the period under section 240; and

the amount of the policy development payment to which each eligible registered political party and independent member is entitled under section 241 for the period.

The commission must, after deciding the matters mentioned in subsection (1) for the 6-month period—

give each registered political party a notice that states the commission’s decisions under subsection (1)(a) and (c) for the party; and

for each elected member to whom subsection (1)(b) applies—give the member a notice that states the commission’s decisions under subsection (1)(b) and (c) for the member; and

pay the policy development payment for the 6-month period to each eligible registered political party and independent member within 1 month after the end of the period.

However, if a general election is held during a 6-month period and the writ for the election is not returned by the end of the period, the commission must pay a policy development payment for the period within 1 month after the day on which the writ for the election is returned.

For this division, a person who is elected at a general election is taken to have been elected on the day after the Legislative Assembly was last dissolved before the election was held.