User:Brendan

= TODO =


 * Formal responsibilities definition for election periods, and processes
 * Add something to preamble about principle of evidence based policy development

= Constitutional Amendments =

Motion

 * Replace "meeting- however" with "meeting. However, " in Article 6(3).
 * Replace "unaffiliate" with "disaffiliate" in Article 6.1(4).
 * Replace "competing in" with "contesting", and replace "Such branches would" with "These branches", in Article 2.1(2).

Motion

 * Replace Article 2(1) with:


 * Replace Article 2(5) with:

Justification
Clarifies that the NC has the power to create committees, working groups and branches, as it already has. It also clarifies that a branch is considered a subordinate organisation that can be overridden by the Federal Party.

Article 2(5) was a grammatical nightmare, so simplified it without changing its effect whatsoever.

Justification
I think I'm going to motion that the voting system can only be changed by a majority vote of the National Congress in line with how the people are elected, and will not take effect until the next National Congress. It's not feasible to change the voting system model at the National Congress.

Motion

 * Delete Art 4.1(2).
 * Replace Article 4.1(1)(d) with:


 * Add:

Justification
Relax the requirements regarding previous party membership, as this clause has never been enforced beyond requiring the knowledge of which party the new member has come from.

Motion

 * Replace Article 6(6) with:

Justification
It was a mess. Clean it up!

Motion

 * Delete Article 6(9).
 * Insert a subsection under Article 6.1 as 6.1.x as follows:

Justification
More shine.

Motion

 * Remove Article 11(1)(a) due to weasel words
 * Amend Article 11(1) to:

Justification
Consistency.

Motion

 * Add an item to Article 9.1:

Justification
We have required that nominations for preselection require seconding, and I believe that this requirement should be extended to all elections for consistency.

Motion

 * Art 3.1.1 becomes Art 4.5
 * Section "Powers" removed from NC

Justification
I don't know why I proposed this in the first place. It makes no sense in the context of the larger document.

Motion

 * Remove Article 3.3.7.1(3)

Justification
It does not make sense that this position is elected differently to the other candidates.

Motion

 * Italicise and correctly format all references to legislation in the Party Constitution

Section for Definitions

 * Define majorities, refer to the majorities in this section.

= Policy Proposals =

Motion

 * In the preamble, replace all references to Civil Unions Act with Vicious Governmental Relationship Invasion Disestablishment Act
 * Replace the policy text with the following:

If Vicious Governmental Relationship Invasion Disestablishment Act is not considered an appropriate name, here are a few alternative proposals:


 * Relationships Act
 * Relationship Registration Act
 * Bedroom Privacy Act
 * Free Agency Act
 * Vicious Inter-Agency Governmental Relationship Abolition Act

Justification
There is some controversy with the use of the term civil union, and having looked at European immigration websites, almost all of them refer to registered relationships in order to cover all types of registered unions recognised internationally. It is also worth noting that NSW uses a relationship register for registering relationships in lieu of civil unions.