Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures (Adjustable Amounts) Notice (2011 SI 597)

1 Name of Notice

This Notice is the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures (Adjustable Amounts) Notice.

2 Definitions

In this Notice:

the Act means the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981.

Schedule 1 Notice of adjustable amounts

1 Applicable caps on political donations (section 95A of the Act)

(1) Political donations to or for the benefit of a registered party

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2011	$5,200
1 July 2012	$5,300
1 July 2013	$5,500
1 July 2014	$5,700

(2) Political donations to or for the benefit of a party that is not a registered party

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2011	$2,100
1 July 2012	$2,200
1 July 2013	$2,300
1 July 2014	$2,400

(3) Political donations to or for the benefit of an elected member

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2011	$2,100
1 July 2012	$2,200
1 July 2013	$2,300
1 July 2014	$2,400

(4) Political donations to or for the benefit of a group

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2011	$5,200
1 July 2012	$5,300
1 July 2013	$5,500
1 July 2014	$5,700

(5) Political donations to or for the benefit of a candidate

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2011	$2,100
1 July 2012	$2,200
1 July 2013	$2,300
1 July 2014	$2,400

(6) Political donations to or for the benefit of a third-party campaigner

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2011	$2,100
1 July 2012	$2,200
1 July 2013	$2,300
1 July 2014	$2,400

2 Applicable caps on electoral communication expenditure on State election campaigns (section 95F of the Act)

(1) Parties with Assembly candidates in a general election

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Column 1	Column 2
First day of election period	Adjustable amount
27 March 2011	$111,200

(2) Other parties with Council candidates in a general election

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of election period	Adjustable amount
27 March 2011	$1,166,600

(3) Independent groups of candidates in Council general elections

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Column 1	Column 2
First day of election period	Adjustable amount
27 March 2011	$1,166,600

(4) Party candidates in Assembly general election

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of election period	Adjustable amount
27 March 2011	$111,200

(5) Non-grouped candidates in Council general election

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of election period	Adjustable amount
27 March 2011	$166,700

(6) Candidates in Assembly by-election

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of election period	Adjustable amount
27 March 2011	$222,300

(7) Independent candidates in Assembly general election

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of election period	Adjustable amount
27 March 2011	$166,700

(8) Third-party campaigners

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Column 1	Column 2
First day of election period	adjustable amount
27 March 2011	For a State general election: (a)  $1,166,600 if the third-party campaigner was registered under the Act prior to the commencement of the capped expenditure period for the election, or (b)  $583,300 if the third-party campaigner was not registered under the Act prior to the commencement of the capped expenditure period for the election, or      for a by-election for the Assembly, $22,300

(9) Additional cap for individual Assembly seats

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Column 1	Column 2
First day of election period	adjustable amount
27 March 2011	(a)  $55,600 in the case of a party, or (b)  $22,300 in the case of a third-party campaigner

3 Public funding of eligible parties for administrative expenditure (section 97E of the Act)

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Column 1	Column 2
First day of calendar year	Adjustable amount
1 January 2013	(a)  $204,700 if there is only one elected member endorsed by the party, or (b)  $358,100 if there are only 2 elected members endorsed by the party, or (c)  $460,400 if there are only 3 elected members endorsed by the party, or (d)  $460,400 if there are more than 3 elected members endorsed by the party plus $85,000 for each such member in excess of 3 up to a maximum of 22 members in excess of 3.
1 January 2014	(a)  $209,000 if there is only one elected member endorsed by the party, or (b)  $365,500 if there are only 2 elected members endorsed by the party, or (c)  $469,900 if there are only 3 elected members endorsed by the party, or (d)  $469,900 if there are more than 3 elected members endorsed by the party plus $86,800 for each such member in excess of 3 up to a maximum of 22 members in excess of 3.

4 Public funding of Independent members for administrative expenditure (section 97F of the Act)

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of calendar year	Adjustable amount
1 January 2013	$204,700
1 January 2014	$209,000

5 Public funding of eligible parties for policy development expenditure (section 97I of the Act)

Table

Column 1	Column 2
First day of calendar year	Adjustable amount
1 January 2012	(a)  26 cents for each first preference vote received by any candidate at the previous State election who was endorsed by the party, or (b)  $5,200, whichever is the greater
1 January 2013	(a)  27 cents for each first preference vote received by any candidate at the previous State election who was endorsed by the party, or (b)  $5,400, whichever is the greater
1 January 2014	(a)  28 cents for each first preference vote received by any candidate at the previous State election who was endorsed by the party, or (b)  $5,600, whichever is the greater

sch 1: Am 2012 (426), Sch 1; 2012 (566), Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2013 No 13, Sch 2; 2013 (334), Sch 1; 2013 (702), cl 2 (1)–(4); 2014 (371), Sch 1 [1]–[6].