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Electoral Act 2002
217QIndexation of certain amounts—consumer price index
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217Q Indexation of certain amounts—consumer price index
(1) An amount in dollars specified in column 2 of an item in the Table to this subsection must be varied, in respect of the financial year beginning on 1 July 2019 and each subsequent financial year, in accordance with the formula—
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where—
**A** is the amount specified in column 2 of that item or, if that amount has been varied in accordance with this section, that amount as last so varied;
**B** is the all groups consumer price index for Melbourne in original terms for the most recent reference period in the preceding calendar year most recently published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as at 15 June immediately preceding the date on which the variation is made;
**C** is the all groups consumer price index for Melbourne in original terms for the corresponding reference period one year earlier than the reference period referred to in B published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as at 15 June immediately preceding the date on which the variation is made.
**TABLE**
| *Column 1*<br>*Item* | *Column 2*<br>*Amount* |
| 1 | Section 206(1), definition of ***general cap***—$4000 |
| 2 | Section 206(1), definition of ***small contribution***—$50 |
| 3 | Section 206(1), definition of ***third‑party campaigner***—$4000 |
| 4 | Section 207GA(1)(a)—$200 000 |
| 5 | Section 207GA(1)(b)(i)—$200 000 |
| 6 | Section 207GA(1)(b)(ii)—$70 000 |
| 7 | Section 207GA(1)(b)(iii)—$35 000 |
| 9 | Section 211(2A)(a)—$6.00 |
| 10 | Section 211(2A)(b)—$3.00 |
| 10A | Section 215A(2)(a)—$1.00 |
| 10B | Section 215A(2)(b)—$25 000 |
| 11 | Section 216(1)—$1000 |
| 12 | Section 217B—$1000 |
(2) Where it is necessary for the purposes of this section to calculate an amount, the amount is deemed to have been calculated in accordance with this section if the calculation is made—
(a) if the amount is less than $10, to the nearest whole cent; or
(b) if the amount is less than $1000, to the nearest whole $1; or
(c) if the amount is $1000 or more, to the nearest whole $10.
Division 4—Miscellaneous