Minutes/Policy Development Committee Meeting/2013-05-29

Agenda

 * Attendance/apologies
 * Form working groups
 * Cultural policy
 * Education policy
 * Foreign policy
 * Work group meeting times
 * Other business

Attendance

 * Melanie Thomas
 * Ben McGinnes
 * Andrew Downing
 * Mark Gibbons
 * Daniel Judge (8:30)
 * Joe Miles
 * David Crafti


 * Opened: 8:05PM
 * Closed: 8:40PM

Minutes

 * Mark: With existing work groups nearing completion, time is right to form the remaining ones so members can see where we're going.
 * Mel volunteers to chair education working group - work group formed.
 * Mark to chair foreign policy & cultural policy - work groups formed.
 * Work group meeting times agreed on and loaded to calendar (https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Policy_Development_Committee#Policy_Working_Groups)
 * Joe: Privacy work group nearing conclusion
 * Mark offers civil liberties draft policy for provisional feedback
 * Meeting closes.

Motions

 * Motion: That the PDC will develop policies related to arts & culture. A working group will be formed chaired by Mark Gibbons which will form a proposal including detailed policy and polly tables to be presented at least two weeks prior to next party Congress.
 * 6 ayes - carried


 * Motion: That the PDC will develop an education policy. A working group will be formed chaired by Melanie Thomas which will form a proposal including detailed policy and polly tables to be presented at least two weeks prior to next party Congress.
 * 6 ayes - carried


 * Motion: That the PDC will develop policies on foreign affairs and treaty making. A working group will be formed chaired by Mark Gibbons which will form a proposal including detailed policy and polly tables to be presented at least two weeks prior to next party Congress.
 * 6 ayes - carried

Action Items

 * New work groups to start meeting.