148Administrative funding of independent Assembly Members for Assembly administrative expenditure

148 Administrative funding of independent Assembly Members for Assembly administrative expenditure

(1)  An independent Assembly Member is, subject to and in accordance with this Act, eligible for quarterly payments from the Administration Fund if –

(a) the Member was not, on the polling day in relation to the election at which the Member was elected, an Assembly candidate endorsed by a registered party; and

(b) the Commission is satisfied that the Assembly Member is not endorsed by a registered party on the date on which the entitlement for a quarterly payment is determined under this Part.

(2)  An independent Assembly Member is, subject to and in accordance with this Act, eligible for quarterly payments from the Administration Fund if –

(a) the Member was, on the polling day in relation to the election at which the Member was elected, an Assembly candidate endorsed by a registered party; and

(b) the Commission is satisfied that the Assembly Member is not endorsed by a registered party on the date on which the entitlement for a quarterly payment is determined under this Part and was not so endorsed during all of the quarter to which the quarterly payment relates.

(3)  The quarterly amount to be distributed from the Administration Fund to any independent Assembly Member who is eligible for payments from the Administration Fund is the amount of Assembly administrative expenditure incurred by or on behalf of the Assembly Member during the quarter to which the payment relates, but is not to exceed $9 641.

(4)  The amount referred to in subsection (3) is an adjustable amount that is to be adjusted for inflation as provided by Schedule 1 .