Charter of Responsibilities

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Application of the Charter

 * 1) The Charter of Responsibilities applies to
 * 2) Councillors, and
 * 3) Officers, and
 * 4) State and Territory Coordinators, and
 * 5) any person holding an @pirateparty.org.au email address, and
 * 6) any person otherwise specified by the National Council.
 * 7) The Charter of Responsibilities applies when conducting official business on behalf of Pirate Party Australia.
 * 8) The Charter of Responsibilities does not apply to
 * 9) official use of social media (see the  Social Media Standards instead), or
 * 10) matters not directly related to Pirate Party Australia, or
 * 11) matters relating to a person's role as a member of Pirate Party Australia as distinct from any official capacity within Pirate Party Australia.

Failure to comply with the Charter

 * 1) The National Council may take reasonable action where there is a breach of this charter.
 * 2) Reasonable action is action appropriate to the nature of the breach, and may include reminders, warnings or removals from office.
 * 3) Removal from office may only occur where breaches are repeated or so serious as to warrant removal.
 * 4) All actions with regard to breaches must comply with the Party Constitution, By-laws and National Council Resolutions.
 * 5) All actions with regard to breaches are appealable to the Dispute Resolution Committee.

The Charter
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 * 1) All persons to whom this charter applies must
 * 2) read and respond to emails at least once per day, and
 * 3) provide a phone number to the National Council as an alternative means of contact, and
 * 4) use the email signature template provided for in  Appendix C — Email Signature Template of the National Council Resolutions, and
 * 5) inform the National Council in advance if they know they will be out of contact for more than 48 hours, and
 * 6) use their @pirateparty.org.au email addresses for official communication, and
 * 7) attend meetings relevant to their position or provide apologies in advance, or as soon after the meeting as possible.
 * 8) The President, Deputy President or an appointed stand in must chair all general meetings and National Council meetings.
 * 9) Councillors must attend National Council meetings and should attempt attendance of general meetings.
 * 10) Coordinators should organise and chair at least one meeting in their state capital per month.
 * 11) Other Officers may have meeting obligations, usually set out in the terms of reference for their team or committee.