Minutes/National Council/2018-08-14

Start: 20:51 AEST

Adjourned: 21:06 AEST (quorum)

Ceased: 23:10 AEST

Attendance

 * Miles Whiticker
 * Alex Jago
 * Mark Gibbons (until 20:16)
 * Andrew Downing
 * John August (from 20:51 to 21:06)
 * Daniel Oakley (from 22:47)

Apologies
None

Absentees
None

Other Attendees
None

Previous Meeting Minutes (Alex)

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2018-07-31

Correspondence, reports, and action items (Secretariat)

 * Minor party alliance
 * People weren't actually assigned to this
 * AndrewD volunteers to make preliminary contacts with Science Party in Sydney (and perhaps others)
 * see also https://discuss.pirateparty.org.au/t/minor-party-alliance/2203


 * Sydney crypto-party planning (AndrewD, during adjourned time)
 * John dealing with logistics (largely on hold as John is away for most of next fortnight)
 * Andrew dealing with content
 * Suggested venue: Humanist House
 * Room hire: $30–$40
 * To be email-voted later on (pending quote).
 * Good idea to be a bit broader than a CryptoParty
 * My Health Record, #waronmaths, Dept Home Affairs, etc.
 * Andrew is happy to speak himself but would be happy to have someone more famous to talk about it.


 * Forum account updates (AlexJ, during adjourned time)
 * Pretty much everyone still in the Officer group (who shouldn't be) has a forum account with a Party email


 * Wiki updates (DanO and MarkG, during adjourned time)
 * Still to do.


 * Correspondence: the AEC knows AlexJ is the Secretary now.


 * Voting results are available
 * Announcement for website: https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/congress-2018-blogpost


 * Email to members:
 * https://emailpad.pirateparty.org.au/load/mid-aug-2018-mailout
 * (subsequently split in two; one for announcing voting results and general update, one a few days later regarding preselection)


 * We've all been busy doing things that aren't writing the Code of Conduct, so please have a look at that
 * https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/ppau_coc


 * My Health Record press release
 * Brandon wrote the bulk of it, largely ready to go
 * To be finished, approved over email

Discussion items, and motions

 * Preselection (last NC wanted to have this done by the end of July, this NC hasn't voted on it yet)
 * By-laws: https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/By-laws#By-law_2013-02_.E2.80.94_Preselection
 * First thing to do is appoint an RO for it; suggest TR, FB or myself (AlexJ)
 * AlexJ willing to be the RO.
 * Motion to be email-voted: that preselection open {immediately} and that the Preselection Meeting be held on the 15th or 16th September (exact day TBD over email). Alex Jago to be the Returning Officer for the purposes of By-Law 2013-02.
 * Preselection member email to follow CFV vote (see Email Motion section)

General Business

 * Next meeting date
 * Agreed to Tuesdays fortnightly, starting 2018-08-28.
 * See Motions

Motions

 * MOTION: National Council Meetings will be fortnightly on Tuesdays, 20:30 AEST, commencing 28th August 2018.
 * Put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes: 5 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, Andrew Downing, John August)
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Accept minutes of previous PPAU National Council meeting of 31 July 2018 as presented.
 * Put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes: 5 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, Andrew Downing, John August)
 * Motion carries.

''Formal Meeting adjourned at 21:06 due to quorum lapse. Reports continued with remainder of attendees. Meeting closed at 23:10''

Meeting closed.

Email Motion

 * MOTION: that preselection open immediately and that the Preselection Meeting be held on the 16th September. Alex Jago to be the Returning Officer for the purposes of By-Law 2013-02.
 * Put by: Alex Jago on 2018-08-15
 * Ayes: 5 (Daniel Oakley, Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Andrew Downing, John August)
 * Motion carried on 2018-08-17.