Minutes/NSW/2013-03-30

Agenda

 * Erosion of civil liberties – silence and association.
 * Policy and pre-selection meeting.
 * Election stuff.

Attendance

 * 10 members

Erosion of civil liberties

 * Diminishing of right to silence – it will end in a net result of more convictions.
 * Right to association threatened – Bikie gang court case in Qld.
 * Legislation being prepared in NSW.
 * Policy for Bill of Rights being proposed next weekend.
 * Constitution only protects or infers a limited number of rights.
 * Will require a few court cases before the application of law becomes apparent.

Policy and pre-selection meeting

 * Meeting on 6th and 7th April
 * Only have two nominees for pre-selection, both from NSW.
 * Still may have two candidates from Qld.
 * Trying to get one more from Vic.
 * Need two candidates to get a grouping.
 * Might end up having a lot of policy discussion on the Saturday.
 * Policies will probably take about 45 minutes each:
 * Two speakers for, two against.
 * Amendments.
 * Room vote.
 * Full party vote over seven days.
 * Any candidates not physically present will be made to do a recorded video.
 * Brendan will monitor IRC and motion on people's behalf.

Election stuff
& Last sitting of Parliament prior to spill vote of no-confidence against government.
 * If an election is called now, it will only be called for House of Representatives.
 * Earliest date for Senate election is July 1.
 * Double dissolution may still happen.
 * We would have better opportunity in a double dissolution because it halves the required threshold to 7%.
 * Congress will need to be mid-June.