Electoral Act 1992

This section applies if, under previous part 11, division 5, a registered political party was entitled to a policy development payment for the 2020–2021 financial year.

Previous part 11, division 5 continues to apply as if the amending Act had not been enacted in relation to the instalment of the policy development payment that would have been payable to the registered political party on or before 31 January 2022.

Without limiting subsection (2)—

the commission must pay the instalment to the registered political party on or before 31 January 2022; and

the agent of a registered political party may apply to the commission under previous section 242 for the commission to reconsider a decision mentioned in that section in relation to the instalment; and

if an application mentioned in paragraph (b) is made—previous sections 243 and 244 apply for the application.

Despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 20, the registered political party is no longer entitled, under previous part 11, division 5, to be paid—

the instalment of the policy development payment for the 2020–2021 financial year that would have been payable to the party on or before 31 July 2022; or

a policy development payment for the financial year that starts on 1 July 2021.

In this section—2020–2021 financial year means the financial year that starts on 1 July 2020.