Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For election funding of more than $10,000 to be paid, a claim must be made by:
(a) for a registered political party:
(i) that is a State branch of a federal party; and
(ii) that the agent of the federal party has agreed may receive the election funding;
the agent of the State branch; or
(aa) for a registered political party:
(i) that is a State branch of a federal party; and
(ii) that the agent of the federal party has not agreed may receive the election funding;
the agent of the federal party; or
(ab) for any other registered political party--the agent of the registered political party; or
(b) the agent of a candidate or group.
Note: The amount of $10,000 is indexed under section 321.
(2) The agent may make:
(a) an interim claim; or
(b) both an interim claim and a final claim; or
(c) a final claim.
Note: If an interim claim only is made, see subsections 298C(3) and (4).
(3) A final claim must specify all electoral expenditure for which election funding is sought, even if:
(a) some of the election funding sought has already been paid under Subdivision BA; or
(b) some or all of the electoral expenditure has been specified in an interim claim.
(4) A final claim may specify electoral expenditure already specified in an interim claim by making reference to the interim claim.
(5) Only one interim claim and one final claim may be made (although a claim may be varied under section 298BA).