(1) This section applies if a party is eligible for payment for administrative expenditure for a quarter.
(2) The commissioner must pay the party the quarterly entitlement of each MLA who was a member of the party in the quarter.
(3) The quarterly entitlement of an MLA who was a member of the party in the quarter is worked out as follows:
"A" means—
(a) for a quarter in 2012—$5 000; or
(b) for a quarter in a later year—the quarterly amount for the year declared under section 215F.
"D" means the number of days in the quarter that the MLA was a member of the party.
"Q" means the number of days in the quarter.