Senator DUNIAM (Tasmania—Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries and Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism) (15:37): I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the Electoral Amendment (Territory Representation) Bill 2020, allowing it to be considered during this period of sittings. I also table a statement of reasons justifying the need for this bill to be considered during these sittings and seek leave to have the statement incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The document read as follows— STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR INTRODUCTION AND PASSAGE IN THE 2020 SPRING SITTINGS ELECTORAL AMENDMENT (TERRITORY REPRESENTATION) BILL 2020 Purpose of the Bill The bill amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act) to implement a new method of calculating the number of seats in the House of Representatives for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory by: setting aside the Electoral Commissioner's determination of 3 July 2020 to the extent required to ensure that the Northern Territory will have two members of the House of Representatives chosen at the next federal election; adopting a harmonic mean method for determining the allocation of House of Representative seats to the territories; repealing the margin of error provisions that are less generous than a harmonic mean and better align the redistribution provisions for the NT and the ACT to modernise and simplify the administration of the Electoral Act. Reasons for Urgency Legislation is necessary to guarantee the representation of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory in the House of Representatives prior to the next federal election, and is considered a matter of priority.