29Applicable caps on electoral expenditure for State election campaigns

29 Applicable caps on electoral expenditure for State election campaigns

29 Applicable caps on electoral expenditure for State election campaigns

(cf section 95F EFED Act)

(1) General The applicable caps on electoral expenditure for a State election campaign are as provided by this section, as modified by section 30 (Aggregation of applicable caps—State election campaigns).

(2) Parties with Assembly candidates in a general election For a State general election, the applicable cap for a party that endorses candidates for election to the Assembly is $122,900 multiplied by the number of electoral districts in which a candidate is so endorsed.

Note.

Under section 9(9) any amount of electoral expenditure incurred by a party for the benefit of a candidate endorsed by the party and invoiced by that party to the candidate for payment is the electoral expenditure of the candidate (that is subject to the applicable cap). Therefore it is not electoral expenditure of the party that is subject to the applicable cap under this subsection.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a party that endorses candidates in a group for election to the Council and endorses candidates for election to the Assembly in not more than 10 electoral districts.

Note.

The total cap for a party that endorses candidates in all 93 electoral districts at a general election is $11,429,700.

(4) Other parties with Council candidates in a general election For a State general election, the applicable cap for a party that endorses candidates in a group for election to the Council, but does not endorse any candidates for election to the Assembly or does not endorse candidates in more than 10 electoral districts, is $1,288,500.

(5) Independent groups of candidates in Council general elections For a periodic Council election, the applicable cap for a group of candidates who are not endorsed by any party is $1,288,500.

(6) Party candidates in Assembly general election For a State general election, the applicable cap for a candidate endorsed by a party for election to the Assembly is $122,900.

(7) Independent candidates in Assembly general election For a State general election, the applicable cap for a candidate not endorsed by any party for election to the Assembly is $184,200.

(8) Non-grouped candidates in Council general election For a periodic Council election, the applicable cap for a candidate who is not included in a group is $184,200.