Advance payments relating to House of Assembly districts at general elections
130PA Advance payments relating to House of Assembly districts at general elections
Subject to this Division, in relation to a general election, the Electoral
Commissioner must, in a manner prescribed by the regulations, pay to the agent of a person or body referred to in the second column of the following table (under the heading "Recipient") the payments referred to in the third and fourth columns of the table (under the headings "Payment A" and "Payment B") in accordance with the provisions of the table:
| Advance payments relating to House of Assembly districts at general elections | |||
| Item | Recipient | Payment A | Payment B |
| 1 | entitled registered political party that endorses 1 or more candidates in the election | if— (a) the party elects to be treated as a recontesting party—60% of the notional amount for the party; or (b) the party does not so elect—$2 500 (2026 indexed) for each candidate endorsed by the party in a House of Assembly district (up to the prescribed maximum number) at the general election, to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the day on which a certificate under section 130PF is lodged in respect of the party | if— (a) the party elects to be treated as a recontesting party—20% of the notional amount for the party; or (b) the party does not so elect—$2 500 (2026 indexed) for each candidate endorsed by the party in a House of Assembly district (up to the prescribed maximum number) at the general election, to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the day on which a certificate under section 130PF is lodged in respect of the party or the issue of the writs for the general election (whichever occurs later) |
| 2 | registered political party (other than an entitled registered political party) that endorses 1 or more candidates in the election | 60% of the notional amount for the party, to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the day on which a certificate under section 130PF is lodged in respect of the party | 20% of the notional amount for the party, to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the issue of the writs for the general election |
| 3 | candidate in a House of Assembly district who is not endorsed by a registered political party and is a member of Parliament (or was a member at the time of the dissolution of the Parliament in relation to the general election) | 60% of the notional amount for the member's agent, to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the day on which a certificate under section 130PF is lodged in respect of the candidate | 20% of the notional amount for the member's agent, to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the issue of the writs for the general election |
| 4 | entitled candidate in a House of Assembly district | if— (a) the candidate elects to be treated as a recontesting candidate—60% of the notional amount for the candidate; or (b) the candidate does not so elect—$2 500 (2026 indexed), to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the day on which a certificate under section 130PF is lodged in respect of the candidate | if— (a) the candidate elects to be treated as a recontesting candidate—20% of the notional amount for the candidate; or (b) the candidate does not so elect—$2 500 (2026 indexed), to be paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the day on which the person is nominated as a candidate |
The following provisions apply for the purposes of the table:
the agent of a recipient referred to in the second column must lodge a certificate with the Electoral Commissioner in accordance with section 130PF;
for the purposes of the payments referred to in item 1, the notional amount means the amount calculated by multiplying—
the number of eligible votes given at the previous general election for each candidate endorsed by the party in a House of Assembly district; by
the amount of election funding payable under section 130P for each such eligible vote as if they were given at the general election to which the payments referred to in the item relate;
for the purposes of the payments referred to in item 2, the notional amount means the amount calculated by multiplying—
the number of eligible votes given at the previous general election for each candidate endorsed by the party in a House of Assembly district; by
the amount of election funding payable under section 130P (after deducting any deductible amount (within the meaning of section 130Q) applying in relation to the previous general election from that amount) for each such eligible vote as if they were given at the general election to which the payments referred to in the item relate;
Example—
Party
A has at least 1 member of Parliament (or had at least 1 member at the time of the dissolution of the Parliament for the 2026 general election). The number of eligible votes given at the 2022 general election for candidates endorsed by Party A in House of Assembly districts is 100 000. The amount of election funding payable under section 130P for each eligible vote as if those votes were given at the general election to which the payments referred to in item 2 relate (that is, the 2026 general election) is $5.50 (2026 indexed). The notional amount is $550 000.
for the purposes of the payments referred to in item 3, the notional amount means the amount calculated by multiplying—
the number of eligible votes given at the previous general election for the member at the previous election at which the member was elected;
by
the amount of election funding payable under section 130P for each such eligible vote as if they were given at the general election to which the payments referred to in the item relate;
for the purposes of the payments referred to in item 4, the notional amount means the amount calculated by multiplying—
the number of eligible votes given at the previous general election for the candidate at the previous election at which the candidate was elected; by
the amount of election funding payable under section 130P for each such eligible vote as if they were given at the general election to which the payments referred to in the item relate;
the
prescribed maximum number is the number equal to the number of House of Assembly districts in the State.
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