Electoral Act 1907

The expenditure cap that applies to a registered political party in relation to electoral expenditure substantially incurred, during the capped expenditure period, in relation to the party’s endorsed candidate in a district in a general election for the Assembly is the LA candidate cap amount.

For the purposes of subsection (1), electoral expenditure is substantially incurred in relation to a registered political party’s endorsed candidate in a district in a general election for the Assembly if the expenditure relates to —

the production and broadcasting, publication or display of advertising or other material relating to the election that —

explicitly mentions the name of the candidate; and

is communicated to electors in the district; and

is not mainly communicated to electors outside the district;

a consultant’s or advertising agent’s fees in respect of services or material substantially used to promote the candidate or for the purposes of having the candidate elected.

The expenditure cap that applies to a third‑party campaigner in relation to electoral expenditure substantially incurred, during the capped expenditure period, in relation to a particular candidate in a district in a general election for the Assembly is —

if polling day is before 1 July 2025 — $13 000; or

otherwise — the amount calculated under section 175AC for the financial year in which polling day occurs.

For the purposes of subsection (3), electoral expenditure is substantially incurred in a general election for the Assembly in relation to a candidate in a district in a general election for the Assembly if the expenditure relates to —

the production and broadcasting, publication or display of advertising or other material relating to the election that —

explicitly mentions the name of the candidate; and

is communicated to electors in the district; and

is not mainly communicated to electors outside the district;

a consultant’s or advertising agent’s fees in respect of services or material relating to the election that are used in relation to electoral expenditure on the candidate, including for the purposes of having the candidate elected or not elected.