Indexation
All values related to funding and disclosure laws increase on 1 July of each year.
This is 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
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2019–20
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2020–21
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2021–22
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donation disclosure threshold | $1,000 | $1,020 | $1,040 | $1,050 |
| General donation cap | $4,000 | $4,080 | $4,160 | $4,210 |
| Small contributions | $50 or less | $51 or less | $52 or less | $53 or less |
| Administrative expenditure funding for independent elected members | $200,000 | $204,100 | $208,200 | $210,870 |
| Administrative expenditure funding for registered political parties Capped at 45 members. |
$200,000 for the first member $70,000 for the 2nd $35,000 for the 3rd to 45th |
$204,100 for the first member $71,430 for the 2nd $35,720 for the 3rd to 45th |
$208,200 for the first member $72,860 for the 2nd $36,440 for the 3rd to 45th |
$210,870 for the first member $73,790 for the 2nd $36,910 for the 3rd to 45th |
| 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 |
Legislative Assembly candidates: $6.33 Legislative Council candidates: $3.16 |
| Policy development funding | $1 per first preference vote or $25,000 (whichever is more) | $1.02 per first preference vote or $25,510 (whichever is more) | $1.04 per first preference vote or $26,020 (whichever is more) | $1.05 per first preference vote or $26,350 (whichever is more) |