29. What are the eligibility criteria for political parties to receive public funding?

Australian Electoral Commission, Election Funding

http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/public_funding/index.htm

To be eligible for public funding a political party needs to be registered with the Australian Electoral Commission under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.  A candidate or Senate group is eligible for election funding if they obtain at least 4% of the formal first preference vote in the division or the state or territory they contested.