Minutes/National Council/2014-10-16

Agenda

 * Previous meeting's minutes
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2014-10-02
 * Monthly briefs (Fletcher)
 * Bank accounts (Brendan)
 * Shirts for pozible (Brendan)
 * PPI progress (Brendan/Frew)
 * Disband Congress Review Committee (Brendan)
 * Reconsider purpose of General Meeting (Brendan)
 * General Business

Start: 20:33 AEST End: 21:39 AEST

Attendance

 * Brendan Molloy
 * Daniel Judge
 * David Campbell
 * Fletcher Boyd
 * Michael Keating
 * Melanie Thomas
 * Simon Frew
 * Mark Gibbons

Apologies

 * None

Absent

 * Ben McGinnes

Previous Meetings Minutes

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2014-09-18
 * See Motions

Previous Action Items

 * Public Officer forms were for Constitutional Updates were emailed Friday (David)
 * Ben is doing the returns, progressing, Keating will follow up
 * Relevant pages (bio's & groups) were updated
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/groups
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/national-council/

Monthly briefs

 * In an effort to make monthly briefs easier the draft for each brief is in the staff section of discourse
 * alas only admins have access, so not workable for NC to use
 * Not all NC are admins on discourse
 * In light of this, email secretary@pirateparty.org.au with anything and everything that you want in the brief.
 * someone whinged about the bird pictures, so next month the bird pictures get their own section in "The Monthly Squawk" and there'll be more

Bank accounts

 * Ben tied up with returns
 * Signatory forms send to Brisbane... unsure why, should not have needed to?
 * MarkG to follow up.
 * Brendan will be putting in the necessary expense claims on the server costs from the last month or two in a few days.
 * ideally he will never have to do this again (by next month)

Shirts for Pozible

 * Brendan sent an old shirt to our Belgian member
 * https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7611623/belgians.png
 * About 15 shirts need to be produced.
 * that's about $20 per shirt
 * should add up to roughly $500 incl shipping etc
 * Includes shirts missed in previous Pozible
 * See Motions

PPI progress

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/PPI:_Statutes_Review in happening
 * PPI has called the online GA without considering our recommendations.
 * We shall just pretend that there's no bad blood here and have statute amendments prepared
 * We'll do what we can and if we fail, so be it
 * We have to vote in their "doodle" to choose a time for the mumble meeting they're having which we will do even though the meeting is not the format we desire
 * consensus is that people are ok with the IR team choosing the time.
 * Brendan proposing we accept two dates in December as anything else is too late, or too early.
 * 13/14 Dec, 20/21 Dec
 * So far only PPNZ and us have responded.
 * PPCZ got the highest vote in local elections recently

Disband Congress Review Committee

 * There has been little to no interest from anyone in getting this off the ground
 * See motions

Reconsider purpose of General Meeting

 * Very few people beyond a couple NC show up to these anymore.
 * Possibly due to detailed monthly briefs, engaging forums and people chatting the rest of the time when it suits them
 * Brendan proposing that we should retarget it as a monthly live discussion of some kind
 * Where we discuss deeper topics that are better discussed live like emerging policy areas
 * Consensus is that this is worth trying
 * General meeting originally was really a placeholder to broadcast to members, forum etc is doing the job now

General Business

 * 29 Oct, Brendan is going to Australian Parliament to sign an anti-data retention document with a bunch of other supporting organisations
 * LDP, Greens and Xenophon are making a big thing about it
 * a signed letter to AG and Shadow AG from random orgs opposing data retention
 * people welcome to come (not a random call though, more invite only)


 * Discussion about QLD looking at recruiting motorcycle enthusiasts
 * We don't want to target bikies or specifically recruit via motorcycle groups
 * We don't want bulk member signups on a club basis, would rather individuals who agree with our principles and policies
 * Coordinators are to please discuss recruitment ideas with the NC prior to enacting anything
 * A general voice based informal catchup meeting with Brandon re QLD scheduled for next Thursday: 8.30pm AEDT (7.30pm QLD)


 * Note Qld has enough members as per the ToR to start forming the branch proper
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Branch_Formation_Working_Group_ToR#Goals
 * Brandon will have a fresh look at the ToR
 * Keating will forward Brandon the details of members of the previously formed BFWG
 * It would be worth putting an email around the QLD list to get an idea of who is keen
 * A draft constitution from Mozart for Qld should be coming soon


 * Officer Reports are here: https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Officer_Reports/2014-10-16


 * From now on, let us host NC meetings 8.30pm AEDT


 * Binary Lane stuffed up & deleted our join server for a while
 * it is back now, no data lost.


 * There is a PUP senate inquiry into QLD govt that is taking submissions til November
 * In two minds,
 * if you want to do a response, you can call the inquiry a farce, but also point out no other mechanism for review has been provided.
 * 1. Something is rotten in the state of Queensland, and the inquiry can address this;
 * 2. However, would rather not dance to the PuP's tune either and provide them with any further legitimacy
 * if you want to make a sub, just write it and have the NC review it.


 * New design@ email address created


 * Fletcher has requested admin access to website (as per last meetings access motion)


 * Over 80 new members in the Pay what you want promotion/drive.

Motions

 * MOTION: Accept the minutes of 2014-10-02.
 * Put by: Brendan
 * Ayes: 7 (Brendan, DanielJ, David, Fletcher, Keating, mel, Frew__); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Approve $500 for shirt production.
 * Put by: Brendan
 * Ayes: 8 (DanielJ, David, mel, Brendan, Frew__, Keating, MarkG, Fletcher); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Disband the Congress Review Committee due to lack of interest.
 * Put by: Brendan
 * Ayes: 7 (Brendan, Frew__, Fletcher, David, MarkG, DanielJ, Keating); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Close meeting.
 * Put by: Brendan
 * Ayes: 6 (Brendan, Frew__, DanielJ, Keating, David, mel); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.

Action Items

 * DanielJ to update the NC calendar entries
 * MarkG to ensure banking is sorted (and follow up signatory forms)
 * Ben and Keating to ensure returns are sorted