Submissions Guide

This document sets out the guidelines for writing submissions to public inquiries conducted by governmental departments, parliamentary committees and independent bodies.

Authorisation process
Please see the authorisation process for submissions for details regarding:


 * Who writes submissions and how it should be done.
 * Topics submissions should address.
 * Requirements for distribution, proofreading, authorisation of drafts and the eventual submission.

PDF submissions
The Pirate Party uses a LaTeX template for submissions that specifies all of the appropriate formatting for PDF submissions.

Margins and spacing

 * All margins must be set at 1.25 inches.
 * Paragraph spacing must be equivalent to height of one line of text.
 * Paragraphs must not be indented.
 * Line spacing should be single.

Fonts

 * The font must be Open Sans (or a generic sans serif font such as Arial or Helvetica).
 * The font sizes must be:
 * Body text: 12 pt
 * Footnotes: 10 pt
 * Section headings: 24 pt bold
 * Subsection headings: 18 pt bold
 * Sub-subsection headings: 16 pt bold
 * Paragraph headings: 12 pt bold

Title pages
All submissions must have a title page if feasible. The title page must include the following as relevant:


 * the name of the receiving body and the title of the inquiry or review (20 pt)
 * the Party's full name (16 pt, bold)
 * the authors' names and email addresses (14 pt)
 * the full date of submission (12 pt)

Spacing between elements should be included as appropriate. All text should be aligned centre.

Authors' name and email addresses must be omitted if requested by an author. In such cases, enquiries@pirateparty.org.au should be substituted.