New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL FUNDING ACT 2018 - SECT 30

30 Aggregation of applicable caps--State election campaigns

(cf section 95G EFED Act)

(1) Aggregation of expenditure of multiple endorsed candidates in Assembly electoral district The amount of $122,900 of electoral expenditure in respect of an election in an electoral district in which there are 2 or more candidates endorsed by the same party is, for the purpose of calculating the applicable cap on electoral expenditure by the candidates under section 29(6), to be shared by those candidates (and is not a separate amount for each of those candidates).

(2) Aggregation of expenditure of parties and endorsed Council candidates Electoral expenditure incurred by a party for a State election campaign that is of or less than the amount specified in section 29 for the party is to be treated as expenditure that exceeds the applicable cap if that expenditure and any other electoral expenditure incurred by a candidate or a group for election to the Council who or that is endorsed by the party exceed the applicable cap so specified for the party.

(3) Aggregation of expenditure of endorsed candidates and parties for Assembly by-elections Electoral expenditure incurred by a candidate endorsed by a party for an Assembly by-election that is of or less than the amount specified in section 29 for the candidate is to be treated as expenditure that exceeds the applicable cap if that expenditure and any other electoral expenditure incurred by the party for that by-election exceed the applicable cap so specified for the candidate.

(4) Aggregation of expenditure of parties, elected members and associated entities Electoral expenditure incurred by a party or an elected member for a State election campaign that is of or less than the amount specified in section 29 for the party is to be treated as expenditure that exceeds the applicable cap if that expenditure and any other electoral expenditure incurred by an associated entity of the party or elected member exceed the applicable cap so specified for the party or elected member.

(5) Aggregation of expenditure of elected members not contesting election Electoral expenditure incurred by a party for a State election campaign that is of or less than the amount specified in section 29 for the party is to be treated as expenditure that exceeds the applicable cap if that expenditure and any other electoral expenditure incurred by an elected member (being a member of Parliament) who is not a candidate at the State general election, but is a member of the party, exceed the applicable cap so specified for the party.

Note--: A member of Parliament may not be a candidate at a State general election because the member is retiring or is a member of the Legislative Council whose term of office does not expire until the following State general election.