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QUEENSLAND INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL ACT 2013 No. 32 - SECT 39

39 Meaning of recognised political party

(1) A recognised political party is—

(a) a registered political party of which at least 10% of the number of Assembly members provided for under the Constitution of Queensland 2001, section 11 (rounded up to the nearest whole number) are members; or
Note—
Constitution of Queensland 2001, section 11 (Number of members of Legislative Assembly)—
The Legislative Assembly is to consist of 89 members.
(b) a registered political party if—
(i) at least 3 Assembly members are party members and were party members at the most recent election at which the party member was elected as an Assembly member; and
(ii) for the most recent general election, the total number of first preference votes for all candidates who were party members was at least 10% of the total number of first preference votes for all candidates.

(2) However, a political party is not a recognised political party if an Assembly member who is a party member is also a Minister.

(3) A political party stops being a recognised political party under subsection (1)(b) if the total number of Assembly members who are party members is not at least 90% of the total number of Assembly members who were party members for the most recent general election (rounded up to the nearest whole number).

(4) Subsection (3) does not limit another way a political party may stop being a recognised political party.

(5) In this section—

Assembly member means a member of the Assembly.

first preference vote see the Electoral Act 1992, section 2.

party member, in relation to a political party, means a member of the political party.

registered political party means a political party registered under the Electoral Act 1992, part 6.



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