Minutes/National Council/2016-09-21

Agenda

 * Previous meeting minutes
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2016-08-24
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2016-09-07
 * Constitution CFV (Fletcher)
 * Pirate Party Pirate Fundraiser (Frew)
 * Pirate Bureau (Frew)
 * New Approvals Process (Frew)
 * 2016 Candidate returns due 20 Oct (Rundll) (David as well)
 * UQ Pirate Club
 * General Business
 * PAX update? (David)

Start: 20:34 AEST End: 22:42 AEST

Attendance

 * Michael Keating
 * Andrew Downing
 * Fletcher Boyd
 * Emily Seivers
 * Peter Fulton
 * David Crafti
 * Thomas Randle
 * Simon Frew
 * Mark Gibbons
 * David Read (Social Media Officer)
 * Miles Whiticker (Social Media Team member)
 * Jordan O'Keefe (Member)

Previous meeting minutes

 * See motions

Constituion CFV

 * Supplied documents:
 * Changes in raw form: https://github.com/ppau/documents/commits/Congress_2016
 * Final document in raw form: https://github.com/ppau/documents/blob/Congress_2016/constitution.tex
 * See motions

Pirate Party Pirate Fundraiser

 * Tickets are now on sale and David Read has created some graphical promotions
 * David Read suggests using existing pirate merch as prizes during the fundraiser.
 * More details: https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/PPAU_SocMed_Guide
 * Ticket pack suggestions include stickers, chocolate coins and chests

Pirate Bureau

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/The_Pirate_Bureau
 * ToR lists things the committee isn't responsible for in order to prevent confusion with other items
 * See motions
 * Michael Keating has expressed particular excitement for this motion

New Approvals Process

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Approvals_Process_Draft
 * Flickr is explicitly mentioned because the process has been written with Flickr features in mind.
 * Proposal amended to include that auth lines need to be included on every side of physical material that has content
 * See motions

2016 financial returns
Note: Michael Keating wishes the presence of a rabbit loose in Simon Frews room to be included in the minutes.


 * The party needs to assist candidates in submitting their financial returns to the AEC since an agent was not appointed
 * David Crafti needs financial information from the treasury in order to submit the yearly financial return for the party
 * David Crafti to assist candidates with returns, see motions for release of contact info

VU Pirate Club

 * Jordan is starting the process to form a Pirate club at Victoria University and requests formal approval as a method of increasing signups
 * See motions

PAX

 * David Campbell and David Crafti are enforcers this year
 * No update on the panel yet

Rum

 * Miles has been investigating branded rum
 * More investigation is required but the party does not have the funds for any significant startup costs
 * David Crafti has a family connection that may be able to assist on the licensing side

Motions

 * MOTION: Accept the minutes for 2016-08-24 and 2016-09-07 as written
 * Put by: Fletcher Boyd
 * Ayes: 9 (Michael Keating, Andrew Downing, Fletcher Boyd, Emily Seivers, Peter Fulton, David Crafti, Thomas Randle, Simon Frew, Mark Gibbons); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Confirm that the supplied changes to the party constitution and final generated document are an accurate reflection of the outcomes of the 2016 National Congress
 * Put by: Fletcher Boyd
 * Ayes: 8 (Fletcher Boyd, Emily Seivers, Andrew Downing, Michael Keating, Peter Fulton, Simon Frew, Thomas Randle, David Crafti); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Adopt the terms of reference for The Pirate Bureau as presented
 * Put by: Simon Frew
 * Ayes: 8 (Fletcher Boyd, Thomas Randle, Mark Gibbons, Simon Frew, Peter Fulton, Andrew Downing, Emily Seivers, Michael Keating); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Adopt the approvals process as amended
 * Put by: Simon Frew
 * Ayes: 8 (David Crafti, Simon Frew, Mark Gibbons, Andrew Downing, Michael Keating, Fletcher Boyd, Emily Seivers, Peter Fulton); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 1 (Thomas Randle)
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Provide David Crafti with personal contact information for all 2016 election candidates for the purposes of reports
 * Put by: Fletcher Boyd
 * Ayes: 6 (Michael Keating, David Crafti, Fletcher Boyd, Simon Frew, Andrew Downing, Emily Seivers); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Endorse the formation of a Pirate Party Australia club at Victoria University
 * Put by: Thomas Randle
 * Ayes: 7 (Simon Frew, Thomas Randle, David Crafti, Fletcher Boyd, Andrew Downing, Peter Fulton, Michael Keating); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Close meeting
 * Put by: Simon Frew
 * Ayes: 6 (Thomas Randle, Simon Frew, Peter Fulton, Andrew Downing, Fletcher Boyd, Mark Gibbons); Nays: 0 ; Abstains: 0
 * Motion carries.