Minutes/National Council/2015-10-14

Agenda

 * Previous meeting's minutes
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2015-08-26
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2015-09-02
 * Strategy meeting reportback (Everyone)
 * Minutes in general (DanielJ)
 * Election Royal Commission (Frew)
 * Fundraising (Frew)
 * Tender draft finalisation (Keating)
 * Canning Pozible rewards (DanielJ)
 * DRC Issue resolution (Keating)

Start: 20:42 AEST

End: 22:51 AEST

National Council

 * Simon Frew
 * Thomas Randle
 * Fletcher Boyd
 * Daniel Judge
 * David Crafti
 * Adien Treleaven
 * Mark Gibbons
 * Michael Keating
 * Ben McGinnes

Previous meeting's minutes

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2015-08-26
 * See Motions


 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2015-09-02
 * See Motions

Strategy meeting reportback

 * We had a loose meeting last week to discuss strategy
 * was productive
 * Keating will tidy up the logs for sharing
 * we should probably do them monthly, its always good to stay in contact and engaged
 * we don't move as quick as some organisations but its great to chat and spitball ideas
 * especially as we do have some big ticket items (federal election etc) coming up

Minutes in general

 * DanielJ has had trouble finding time to get the minutes sorted/marked up.
 * Got two meetings worth sorted for tonight
 * Fletcher will assist to get backlog sorted before next meeting
 * Congress minutes also need to be done finished off (mostly discussion)
 * Audio files would need heavy editing before any kind of release due to possible capture of candid conversations in breaks etc
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Pirate_Congress_2015/Minutes
 * all votes and key decisions are minuted, it's really just discussion that is outstanding (not actually essential to be minuted)
 * also will need the financial report component added
 * MarkG points out: we're volunteers, the minutes will be done when they're done

AEC Returns

 * MarkG will have the key figures by tomorrow morning
 * Password that was needed was received no problems
 * MarkG expects this will be wrapped up tomorrow
 * its good that we had Xero

Election Royal Commission

 * http://electionroyalcommission.org.au/
 * we have the statement together
 * we should put it out on social media and then contact a wide variety of parties to put their names to it
 * and do a pr as needed should time or interest dictate
 * discussion about whether it should include our intentions, desired changes
 * the call is for a royal commission - to get widest support to then have an avenue to push for our desired changes the call for an RC should be as 'blank slate' as possible
 * ie "Let's not undermine an independent inquiry by demanding it gives us certain answers."
 * so far we've only talked to alliance for progress parties.
 * we should broaden that, maybe not engage with the outright fascists, but should be no problem in sending a message to the likes of PUP, LDP, Xenophon, Defence Veterans etc etc
 * also will have a catchall *@electionroyalcommission.org.au email address that will forward to NC

Fundraising

 * Everything on the warchest campaign is about ready to go, the volunteer page is the last piece of the puzzle
 * Then we email members
 * social media campaign
 * profit!
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/warchest
 * Yes some 'off-template' web design aspects - but needed to get done.
 * Anyone who has enough problems with that can feel free to fix.
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/costsgraphic_2015.jpg
 * Mel has ok'd use of her image in that pic
 * The other fundraising thing that needs attention is merch,
 * Keating said Etsy looks okay... we can put a few things on it and add from there
 * assuming treasury are ok with Etsy,
 * but it will need someone to monitor it in their spare time
 * we set up an email account, do our store pretty and stuff, Etsy takes care of the payment and takes a cut
 * then DanielJ can post out the item
 * Pozible
 * call for sizes etc went out
 * 36 people who gave a shirt level donation
 * some have indicated no need for a shirt
 * Small x1
 * Med x3
 * Large x4
 * Ladies XL x1
 * XL x1
 * XXL x2
 * "Size 16"? x1
 * No Shirt x3
 * 21 no answer yet
 * we also have two people who donated the $250 level
 * part of that reward was that they be named as a large donor
 * one so far of those two have said 'sure thing' to 'do you actually want to be named.
 * Options include named in the Warchest PR or a "hall of fame" gallery etc
 * Will liaise with them to determine what they are happy with, but can spin this into a feature of our ongoing warchest campaign with 'shout out' gallery/hall of fame etc.
 * So long as people are vetted to some extent
 * We should do a larger order of shirts, better price per unit, plus also gives us merch stock to sell.
 * We should do a larger order of shirts, better price per unit, plus also gives us merch stock to sell.

Tender draft finalisation

 * hopefully this doesn't need too much more discussion, we're way past when we wanted this to happen
 * Keating has had another read over it and doesnt see any problems with it
 * How do we put it out? Social media?
 * yeah and maybe possibly some sort of landing page?
 * https://github.com/ppau/tenders
 * We need somewhere to point people to, a final date and we can post it around
 * Happy with it to stay on github, unless someone volunteers to put it on the site, it will do
 * if Brendon is happy to edit the Github information and add it to the Tenders location thats cool
 * the idea is that if the tender needs to be updated, there's a history.
 * basically, Someone email a link, when the dates are added and we'll start posting it around

DRC Issue resolution

 * as noted earlier its not yet resolved
 * It's definitely in the Congress minutes, I believe there is an extraordinary Congress that needs to be called to resolve this?
 * Brendan suggest dcrafti head it up as he said he'd reform that section last year
 * It is important but not urgent.
 * if a legitimate dispute appears, the organ is functionless.
 * regardless of possible election, the strategy hasn't changed from growing state and local branches.
 * there's also the thing we need to fix in regard to changing from a NSW registered entity to a federally registered on (ie corporate thing not political party thing) and the extra constitutional stuff that entails.
 * there's an entire backlog of bureaucratic shit that has never been dealt with, like making a submission to NSW fair trading - and paying off like 7 years of fines.
 * dcrafti can work on it, but will need someone to bounce ideas and drafts off.
 * float things with the NC as a whole
 * Online congress for the outstanding issues should not be too hard:
 * it'd just be an irc meeting with a voting bot and DanielJ logging into the shiny and easy to use voting system (which will be v1.0 by November with a form editor)
 * Frew will sort out what needs to happen by the next meeting, discuss it more then


 * Note: Mozart points out:
 * DRC issue could be resolved with a by-law or temporary amendment. Rather than holding an extraordinary congress.
 * The DRC isn't exactly used; a by-law allowing the NC to appoint a suitable person would do.
 * so have a stop gap measure for now, but resolved to fix it formally and long termingly at the next full congress?
 * does it make sense to, as part of any temporary process, to have the existing members of the DRC have to formally approve the appointment and temporary by-law etc process? Does that preserve an element of independence or would that just be nonsensical window dressing
 * The NC isn't changing the structure.
 * and even if we were, it would be okay if the structure was designed such that we couldn't rig things after the fact
 * It is Thomas' view the NC should not touch the membership or structure of the DRC in any way without the memberships approval
 * However noted that the DRC is, however, non functioning at the moment
 * Keating is happy with Mozart's suggestion and is an answer to the question I proposed
 * we should refer this dispute to the...dammit
 * You can still refer things to the DRC. If both agree, then that's fine. There just can't be tie breakers.
 * We have voting for major disagreements
 * Except where the matter is private and can't go to that kind of a vote, this is the DRC we're talking about
 * the Constitution is equally vague as to whether this would be valid.
 * It will be hard to find anyone who wants to do it (ie be on the DRC)
 * Let's call an EGM to appoint another member *if* the need arises.
 * but given how often the DRC is used - not too concerned
 * Then, let's pass a bylaw that would automatically trigger the EGM if a complaint the NC is lodged that can't be resolved by the two members of the DRC. Then, the NC can't block the members.
 * To talk further about it over email
 * will need drafting over a few days

General Business

 * As stated earlier, Frew wants access to the website
 * we've had some media work over the last couple of days which has been really good
 * Keating had radio interview: went really well, got a plug in for our data retention site and was a good discussion
 * More alliance parties seem keen and should come on board
 * some want to put more pressure on the greens early - but starting softly keeps your options open, going in hard early means that's all you can ever do
 * membership bump since the data retention stuff, about 18 new members since mark posted Data Retention item on the facebook page.
 * and traffic to our dataretention page spiked quite a bit
 * MarkG notes: people who wrote that guide did good
 * we also had a version of it reprinted in gizmodo and a few media things linking to it

Motions

 * MOTION: Accept the minutes for 2015-08-26 as written.
 * Put by: Fletcher
 * Ayes: 6 (Frew, Keating, Rundll, Fletcher, DanielJ, dcrafti); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 1 (Ben)
 * Result: Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Accept the minutes for 2015-09-02 as written.
 * Put by: Fletcher
 * Ayes: 6 (Frew, Rundll, Fletcher, dcrafti, DanielJ, Adien); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 1 (Ben)
 * Result: Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Close meeting.
 * Put by: Fletcher
 * Ayes: 7 (Ben, Fletcher, Keating, Adien, Frew, dcrafti, MarkG); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 1 (Rundll)
 * Result: Motion carries.