95LGrant of free time on applications in relation to Senate elections

##### 95L Grant of free time on applications in relation to Senate elections (1) If, on receipt of an application by a person for a grant of free time in relation to a Senate election, the Tribunal is satisfied that: (a) the person is a candidate in the election; and (b) the person was a member of the Senate immediately before the end of the last sittings of the Senate held before the election; and (c) the person is not a member of a political party to whom a grant of free time has been made under section 95H; the tribunal must grant the person a period of free time. (2) The period to be granted to a person under this section is a period determined by the Tribunal in accordance with the regulations, being a period equal to not less than 5% of the total time in respect of the election nor more than 10% of that total time. (3) If the Tribunal is required under this section to grant a period of free time to 2 or more persons, the Tribunal must divide the period determined under subsection (2) between them in accordance with the regulations. (4) In this section: > total time has the same meaning as in section 95H.