Queensland Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 231

231 Deciding claim

(1) The commission must, after receiving a claim—

(a) decide whether to accept or refuse the claim, in whole or in part; and

(b) to the extent the commission accepts the claim, pay the amount required by section 232 .

(2) In deciding whether to accept or refuse a claim for election funding for an election in whole or in part, the commission must only consider—

(a) whether expenditure claimed is electoral expenditure; and

(b) if expenditure claimed is electoral expenditure—

(i) whether the electoral expenditure was incurred for the election; and

(ii) whether the registered political party or candidate is entitled under section 223 or 224 to the amount claimed.

(3) The commission may, by written notice, require the candidate or agent of the registered political party or candidate to provide further information the commission reasonably requires to decide whether to accept or refuse the claim.