Yearly indexation of funding and donation thresholds 2018-2022
These amounts are indexed annually according to the formula prescribed in section 217Q of the Electoral Act 2002.
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Financial year
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2018–19 *As at 1 July 2018 |
2019–20
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2020–21
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2021–22
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donation disclosure threshold | $1,000 or more | $1,020 or more | $1,040 or more | To be indexed |
| General donation cap | $4,000 or more | $4,080 or more | $4,160 or more | To be indexed |
| Small contributions | $50 or less | $51 or less | $52 or less | To be indexed |
| Administrative expenditure funding for independent elected members (per year) | $200,000 | $204,100 | $208,200 | To be indexed |
| Administrative expenditure funding for registered political parties (per year) Capped at 45 members. |
$200,000 for the first member $70,000 for the second member $35,000 for the third to forty-fifth members |
$204,100 for the first member $71,430 for the second member $35,720 for the third to forty-fifth members |
$208,200 for the first member $72,860 for the second member $36,440 for the third to forty-fifth members |
To be indexed |
| Public funding (per first preference vote) |
Legislative Assembly candidates: $6 Legislative Council candidates: $3 |
Legislative Assembly candidates: $6.12 Legislative Council candidates: $3.06 |
Legislative Assembly candidates: $6.25 Legislative Council candidates: $3.12 |
To be indexed |
| Policy development funding | $1 per first preference vote or $25,000 (whichever is greater) | $1.02 per first preference vote or $25,510 (whichever is greater) | $1.04 per first preference vote or $26,020 (whichever is greater) | To be indexed |