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(j) any notice of motion to amend, disallow, disapprove or declare void and of no effect any instrument made under any Act of the Assembly which provides for the instrument to be subject to amendment, disallowance or disapproval of the Assembly or subject to a resolution of the Assembly declaring the instrument to be amended or void and of no effect or any other order of the day to consider such a motion.”.

(7) Standing order 78 be omitted and the following standing order substituted:

“Order of Executive business

78. Subject to standing order 77, the Manager of Government Business may arrange the order of Executive business notices and orders of the day on the Notice Paper.”.

(8) Standing order 79 (Matter of public importance) be amended by omitting “4 hours” and substituting “2 hours”.

(9) The following new standing order be adopted:

“Petitions which do not conform with the Standing Orders

83A. Petitions which do not conform with the standing orders may be lodged with the Clerk and may be presented by a Minister in accordance with standing order 74. The Minister may indicate the subject matter of the paper and the number of signatories. If, in the opinion of the Speaker, the subject matter is not within the ministerial responsibility of the Territory or is critical of a character or conduct of a person, contains unbecoming expressions, is not respectful, decorous or temperate in its language or offends any standing order other than those relating to petitions, the paper shall be returned to the Member who lodged it.”.

(10) The following new standing order be adopted:

“Request for explanation concerning unanswered question

118A. If a Minister does not answer a question on notice (including a question taken on notice during questions without notice) asked by a Member, within 30 days of the asking of that question, and does not, within that period, provide to the Member who asked the question an explanation satisfactory to that Member of why an answer has not yet been provided, then:

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