Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016:clause:7_302ab:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 302AB (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 313201–314732

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 of the party;
 (c) the person was a Senator.

Application of this section to State branches of federal parties and to federal parties
 (6) A registered political party that is a State branch of a federal party is not entitled to administrative assistance funding under this section. However, if a member of that State branch:
 (a) is a member of the House of Representatives or a Senator; and
 (b) is not a member of the federal party;
then that member of that State branch is taken to be a member of the federal party for the purposes of this Division.
Example: Josh is a Senator and a member only of the Quokka Party (NSW), which is a State branch of the Federal Quokka Party. Both parties are registered political parties.
 The Federal Quokka Party is entitled to administrative assistance funding in respect of Josh, but the Quokka Party (NSW) is not entitled to administrative assistance funding.

Multiple party memberships
 (7) If an individual is a member of more than one registered political party, then, for the purposes of subsection (1):
 (a) only the party nominated by the member may rely on the individual as a member; and
 (b) no party may rely on the individual as a member if, after the Electoral Commission has given the individual at least 30 days to do so, the individual has not nominated a party.