South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts130U—Entitlement to and claims for half yearly entitlement to special
assistance funding
(1) Subject to this
Division, a registered political party is to be paid its
half yearly entitlement to special assistance funding if—
(a) for
all or part of the half yearly period, at least 1 member of the party is
a member of the Parliament of South Australia; and
(b) the
party—
(i)
was a registered political party on polling day for the
last preceding general election; and
(ii)
continued to be a registered political party for all of
the half yearly period; and
(c) the
agent of the party submits a claim to the Electoral Commissioner, in
accordance with subsection (3), setting out the amount of
administrative expenditure incurred by the party during that period.
(2) The amount to be
paid to a registered political party under this Division for a half yearly
period is the amount of administrative expenditure incurred by the party
during that period up to a maximum of—
(a) in
the case of a party which has 5 or fewer members of Parliament (as at the
last day of the relevant period)—$7 000 (indexed) or a greater
amount prescribed by regulation; or
(b) in
the case of a party which has 6 or more members of Parliament (as at the
last day of the relevant period)—$12 000 (indexed) or a
greater amount prescribed by regulation,
(the "half yearly entitlement").
(3) A claim under
subsection (1)(c) must—
(a) be
submitted within 30 days after the end of the half yearly period to which it
relates; and
(b) be
in a form determined by the Electoral Commissioner; and
(c) be
in writing and signed by the agent.