Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016:clause:7_302ab:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 302AB (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 310766–313411

302AB  Administrative assistance funding for registered political parties

Entitlement to funding
 (1) A registered political party is entitled to administrative assistance funding for a quarter if:
 (a) the registered political party was registered under Part XI for the whole or a part of the immediately preceding quarter; and
 (b) at least one member of the political party was a member of the House of Representatives or a Senator for the whole or a part of the immediately preceding quarter.

Amount of funding
 (2) The amount of administrative assistance funding the registered political party is entitled to for a quarter is the sum of the following amounts:
 (a) for each person in respect of whom all of the days in the immediately preceding quarter are House of Representatives qualifying days for the person and the party—$7,500;
 (b) for each person in respect of whom all of the days in the immediately preceding quarter are Senate qualifying days for the person and the party—$3,750;
 (c) for each person in respect of whom some, but not all, of the days in the immediately preceding quarter are House of Representatives qualifying days for the person and the party—the amount worked out by:
 (i) multiplying $7,500 by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter that were House of Representatives qualifying days for the person and the party; and
 (ii) then dividing the result by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter;
 (d) for each person in respect of whom some, but not all, of the days in the immediately preceding quarter are Senate qualifying days for the person and the party—the amount worked out by:
 (i) multiplying $3,750 by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter that were Senate qualifying days for the person and the party; and
 (ii) then dividing the result by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter.
Note: The dollar amounts specified are indexed each 1 July under section 321AC.
 (3) The amount worked out under subsection (2) is to be rounded to the nearest whole dollar (rounding 50 cents upwards).

Qualifying days
 (4) A day in a quarter is a House of Representatives qualifying day for a person and a registered political party if all of the following apply on that day:
 (a) the party was a registered political party;
 (b) the person was a member of the party;
 (c) the person was a member of the House of Representatives.
 (5) A day in a quarter is a Senate qualifying day for a person and a registered political party if all of the following apply on that day:
 (a) the party was a registered political party;
 (b) the person was a member