(1) This section applies if a non-party MLA is eligible for payment for administrative expenditure for a quarter.
(2) The commissioner must pay the non-party MLA the MLA's quarterly entitlement 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 is a non-party MLA.
"Q" means the number of days in the quarter.