Minutes/Policy Development Committee Meeting/2013-01-28

= Policy Development Committee: Third IRC meeting (#ppau-pdc) / first voice chat meeting = Start: 20:45 28/01/13 AEST

Finish: 22:57 28/01/13 AEST

Agenda

 * Review / approval of remaining policy ideas

Attendance

 * Mark Gibbons
 * Andrew Downing
 * David Crafti
 * Daniel Judge
 * Sam Kearns

Conclusion of review / approval of policy ideas agenda item from prior meeting

 * Originators of policy ideas to identify immediate priority policies and develop them first to ensure manageable workload and easier coordination
 * Selection of urgent priority policies to include:
 * Copyright reform
 * Abolition of gene/software patents
 * Reform of libel/anti-discrimination laws - to be researched in order to define issues more clearly
 * Citizen petition system
 * Predatory pricing in telecommunications industry
 * Outlaw discrimination by taxpayer funded bodies
 * Improve safeguards against detention
 * Protect environment from CSG mining


 * Defer development of remaining policy ideas until some existing working groups have completed their tasks.

Motions
'''Motion: That the PDC, as a priority, will make formal policy from existing party views on the shortening of copyright duration. A working group will be formed for this policy area headed by MarkG that will produce a draft proposal including detailed policy and polly tables for the PDC meeting held nearest to 20th of February 2013
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

'''Motion: That the PDC will develop a policy (or policies) regarding the abolishment of gene and software patents. A working group will be formed for this policy area headed by MarkG that will produce a draft proposal including detailed policy and polly tables for the PDC meeting held nearest to 6th of march 2013.
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

'''Motion: That the PDC will undertake research into libel and anti-discrimination laws to form policy recommendations for the protection of all citizens right to free speech. A working group will be formed for this policy area headed by MarkG that will produce a report on policy recommendations for the PDC meeting held nearest to 6th of march 2013.
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

'''Motion: That the PDC will develop a policy on an official method for Australians to directly petition their federal government for a change in law or other government policy. A working group will be formed for this policy area headed by AndrewD that will produce a draft proposal including detailed policy and polly tables for the PDC meeting held nearest to 20th February 2013.
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

'''Motion: That the PDC will form policy to reform telecommunications regulation in such a way as to prevent predatory pricing. A working group will be formed for this policy area headed by Samk that will produce a draft proposal including detailed policy and polly tables for the PDC meeting held nearest to 6th of March 2013.
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

'''Motion: That the PDC will form policy to ensure that no organisation that receives government funding should be allowed to discriminate on any legally protected grounds. A working group will be formed for this policy area headed by David Crafti that will produce a draft proposal including detailed policy and polly tables for the PDC meeting held nearest to 20th of February 2013.
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

'''Motion: That the PDC will form policy requiring that when police detain a person, for any reason, there must be a paper trail which includes a receipt given to the detainee. A working group will be formed for this policy area headed by David Crafti that will produce a draft proposal including detailed policy and polly tables for the PDC meeting held nearest to 6th of March 2013.
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

'''Motion: That the PDC will form policy on preventing damage caused by the extraction of coal seam gas. A working group will be formed for this policy area headed by Mark Gibbons that will produce a draft proposal including detailed policy and polly tables for the PDC meeting held nearest to 20th of February 2013.
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

'''Motion: To accept the minutes of the PDC meeting held on 23rd January 2013 as recorded in the PPAU Wiki
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

'''Motion: To close the meeting
 * 5 ayes
 * carried

Meeting closed: 23:00

Action Items

 * Copyright duration policy to be developed by working group headed by MarkG by 20 Feb 2013.
 * Gene and software patents policy to be developed by working group headed by MarkG by 6 March 2013.
 * Freedom of speech protection policy to be researched by working group headed by MarkG by 6 March 2013.
 * Direct petition policy to be developed by working group headed by AndrewD by 20 Feb 2013.
 * Telecommunications policy o be developed by working group headed by SamK by 6 March 2013.
 * Discrimination policy to be developed by working group headed by David Crafti by 20 Feb 2013.
 * Detention policy to be developed by working group headed by David Crafti by 6 March 2013.
 * Goal seam gas draft policy to be developed by working group headed by MarkG by 20 Feb 2013.