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Local Government Electoral Act 2011
sec.123EIndividual candidates for councillor (other than mayor)
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### sec.123E Individual candidates for councillor (other than mayor)
This section applies for an individual candidate for election as a councillor, other than mayor, of a local government.
If the local government is the Brisbane City Council, the individual candidate’s expenditure cap for the election is $55,000.
For a local government other than the Brisbane City Council, the individual candidate’s expenditure cap for the election is—
if the number of enrolled electors for the election is 20,000 or less—$15,000; or
if the number of enrolled electors for the election is more than 20,000 but less than 40,000—the amount worked out by—
multiplying the number of enrolled electors for the election by $0.75; and
rounding the result to the nearest $10 (rounding one-half upwards); or
if the number of enrolled electors for the election is 40,000 or more—$30,000.
However, if a monetary amount stated in subsection (2) or (3) has been adjusted under section 123Q , the monetary amount is the amount most recently published by the electoral commission under section 123Q (6) .
s 123E ins 2023 No. 8 s 41
(sec.123E-ssec.1) This section applies for an individual candidate for election as a councillor, other than mayor, of a local government.
(sec.123E-ssec.2) If the local government is the Brisbane City Council, the individual candidate’s expenditure cap for the election is $55,000.
(sec.123E-ssec.3) For a local government other than the Brisbane City Council, the individual candidate’s expenditure cap for the election is— if the number of enrolled electors for the election is 20,000 or less—$15,000; or if the number of enrolled electors for the election is more than 20,000 but less than 40,000—the amount worked out by— multiplying the number of enrolled electors for the election by $0.75; and rounding the result to the nearest $10 (rounding one-half upwards); or if the number of enrolled electors for the election is 40,000 or more—$30,000.
(sec.123E-ssec.4) However, if a monetary amount stated in subsection (2) or (3) has been adjusted under section 123Q , the monetary amount is the amount most recently published by the electoral commission under section 123Q (6) .
- (a) if the number of enrolled electors for the election is 20,000 or less—$15,000; or
- (b) if the number of enrolled electors for the election is more than 20,000 but less than 40,000—the amount worked out by— (i) multiplying the number of enrolled electors for the election by $0.75; and (ii) rounding the result to the nearest $10 (rounding one-half upwards); or
- (i) multiplying the number of enrolled electors for the election by $0.75; and
- (ii) rounding the result to the nearest $10 (rounding one-half upwards); or
- (c) if the number of enrolled electors for the election is 40,000 or more—$30,000.
- (i) multiplying the number of enrolled electors for the election by $0.75; and
- (ii) rounding the result to the nearest $10 (rounding one-half upwards); or