Minutes/Policy Development Committee Meeting/2013-02-20

Agenda

 * Attendance/apologies
 * Possible changes to voice chat procedure
 * Reports from working groups / vote on draft policies
 * Establishment of new working groups
 * Asylum seeker policy
 * Other business

Attendance

 * Sam
 * Mark
 * Rodney
 * Brendan
 * Melanie
 * Ben
 * Andrew
 * David (21:33)

Start time: 20:14 End time: 21:35

Minutes

 * Brendan forced to do the minutes.
 * Future voice chat meetings will be held on Mumble as people do not have G+ accounts
 * Instructions will be provided to new committee members - http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Mumble
 * Two finalised draft policies
 * Copyright WG - http://pirateparty.openpad.me/202
 * Will be revisited next meeting
 * Whistleblowing WG - David missing from meeting
 * Brendan raises concern with two aspects of Drug Policy draft
 * "Drugs which meet these criteria include marijuana, as well as psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin." lacks citations
 * "Small quantities may, as examples, be defined as" lacks citations, remarked "right now it looks like a druggy's wish list."
 * Rodney raised issue with remark "not sure statements like druggy's wishlist are very helpful."
 * "I think it is. I'm talking specifically about the format." -- Brendan
 * Establishment of new working groups
 * Digital Liberties WG
 * Motion passes
 * Asylum Seekers WG
 * Motion passes
 * Meeting at 8pm Monday
 * AndrewD talks about Bill of Rights WG
 * Bill of Rights WG has formed a list of potential rights and criteria for their assessment, met to achieve concensus on those and all WG members have filled out numbers in a MAUT. We have to meet again to reconcile our positions and form an actual policy proposal.
 * Other business
 * Citation guide
 * Motion passes
 * Sam tenders resignation due to time constraints
 * Action item for modifying process
 * Mark Gibbons assumes chair of solar tariff working group
 * Motion for additional meeting passes
 * Meeting closed

Motions

 * Motion: that the PDC will develop a policy set on digital liberties. This will include the development of policies dealing with data retention, net neutrality, and internet censorship. A working group will be formed for this policy set headed by Ben McGinnes that will produce a draft proposal including detailed policy and MAUT tables for the PDC meeting held on 13 March 2013
 * 6 ayes


 * Motion: that the PDC will develop a policy regarding asylum seekers and refugees. The working group will be expected to liaise with relevant organisations for the purposes of gaining an understanding of good policy in this area. A working group will be formed for this policy headed by Brendan Molloy that will attempt to produce a draft proposal to be presented and accepted by the PDC, before the Policy Meeting in April
 * 7 ayes


 * Motion: adopt the Pirate Party Australia Refencing Style for the purposes of writing policy.
 * 6 ayes


 * Motion: that Mark Gibbons assume chairmanship of the solar tariff working group in place of Sam Kearns.
 * 6 ayes


 * Motion: that the PDC convene an additional meeting scheduled for March 13 at 8:30PM to conduct policy review.
 * 6 ayes

Action Items

 * Brendan to add "full membership review" and "citation review" to http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Policy_Development_Process