Standing Orders

The below standing orders are proposed by the Agenda Committee. If adopted by Conference these will replace the previous standing orders in Regulation 2.9.

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Notable Changes

There a a few notable changes in these standing orders including:

1. Closure time for submission of Amendments and General Resolutions to be set by the Agenda Committee. This time has been set to 11:59pm Thursday 18 August.
2. Movers and seconders are now able to pre-register their intention to move or second. Priority will be given to delegates in the following order
   
   • any delegate who originally moved or seconded the motion when it was passed at a referring party unit
   • any delegate who belongs to the delegation of a party unit or affiliate union which proposed the motion
   • any other delegate
3. The chair is is now empowered to
   • extend speaking time for a speaker where necessary to promote the accessibility of speaking before conference
   • give priority to a delegate that is member of an affected community when selecting speakers about a motion affecting that community being considered by conference.
4. Delegates are now given the option of deferring consideration of a motion to a point in the future.