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s 175SL

Expenditure caps for elections in districts not part of conjoint elections

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Part 6Electoral finance and disclosure of political contributions, income and expenditure
Division 4ACaps on electoral expenditure in relation to elections
Subdivision 2Expenditure caps for particular elections

175SL Expenditure caps for elections in districts not part of conjoint elections

(1)

This section applies to an election in a district that is not held as part of a conjoint election.

(2)

For a general election for the Assembly, the expenditure cap that applies to a person specified in column 1 of the Table in relation to electoral expenditure incurred during the capped expenditure period for the election is set out, or is to be worked out in accordance with the method set out, opposite the person in column 2 of the Table.

Table

Column 1

Political entity

Column 2

Expenditure cap for general election for the Assembly

Non‑party candidate

The LA candidate cap amount

Registered political party

The number of the party’s endorsed candidates in the general election multiplied by the LA candidate cap amount

Third‑party campaigner

The third‑party general cap amount

Notes for this subsection:

1. See section 175SM(1) in relation to the expenditure cap that applies to registered political parties for electoral expenditure substantially incurred, during the capped expenditure period, in relation to the party’s endorsed candidate in a particular district in a general election for the Assembly.

2. See section 175SM(3) in relation to the expenditure cap that applies to third‑party campaigners for electoral expenditure substantially incurred, during the capped expenditure period, in relation to a particular district in a general election for the Assembly.

3. See section 81A(2A) and (2B) in relation to the maximum number of valid party nominations for single member elections that can be made by registered political parties.

(3)

For an election in a district, other than an election held as part of a general election for the Assembly, the expenditure cap that applies to a person specified in column 1 of the Table in relation to electoral expenditure incurred during the capped expenditure period for the election is set out, or is to be worked out in accordance with the method set out, opposite the person in column 2 of the Table.

Table

Column 1

Political entity

Column 2

Expenditure cap for election in district that is not part of general election

Non‑party candidate

The LA by-election cap amount

Registered political party with an endorsed candidate in the election

The LA by-election cap amount

Third‑party campaigner

If polling day in the election is before 1 July 2025 — $39 000; or

If polling day in the election is in a financial year that begins on or after 1 July 2025 — the amount calculated under section 175AC for the financial year in which polling day occurs

[Section 175SL inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 145.]

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