Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016:clause:7_302ac
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 302AC
Character Range: 314734–316551

302AC  Administrative assistance funding for independent members

Entitlement to funding
 (1) An individual is entitled to administrative assistance funding for a quarter if the individual was an independent member for the whole or a part of the immediately preceding quarter.

Amount of funding
 (2) The amount of administrative assistance funding the individual is entitled to for a quarter is the following amount:
 (a) if the individual was an independent member because of being a member of the House of Representatives for the whole of the immediately preceding quarter—$7,500;
 (b) if the individual was an independent member because of being a Senator for the whole of the immediately preceding quarter—$3,750;
 (c) if the individual was an independent member because of being a member of the House of Representative for some, but not all, of the days in the immediately preceding quarter—the amount worked out by:
 (i) multiplying $7,500 by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter in which the individual was an independent member and a member of the House of Representatives; and
 (ii) then dividing the result by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter;
 (d) if the individual was an independent member because of being a Senator for some, but not all, of the days in the immediately preceding quarter—the amount worked out by:
 (i) multiplying $3,750 by the number of days in the immediately preceding quarter in which the individual was an independent member and a Senator; 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).