(1) Subject to
subsections (2) and (3), a payment can be made under this Division in respect
of eligible votes given for a candidate in an election if, and only if, the
number of those eligible votes is more than 4% of the total number of eligible
votes given at the election.
(2) If a candidate in
a Council election is included in a group, a payment can be made under this
Division in respect of eligible votes given for the candidate as long as the
total number of eligible votes given for candidates in the election included
in the group is more than 4% of the total number of eligible votes given at
the election.
(3) In the case of a
claim lodged by the agent of the registered political party in accordance with
section 175LD(3), a payment can be made under this Division in respect of
eligible votes given for a candidate endorsed by the party as long as the
total number of eligible votes given, at the elections to which the claim
relates, for candidates endorsed by the party is more than 4% of the total
number of eligible votes given at those elections.
(4) Subsections (2)
and (3) do not limit each other’s operation.
[Section 175LF inserted: No. 55 of 2006 s. 6;
amended: No. 20 of 2021 s. 94.]