Pirate Congress 2014/Motions

FM-1: Conditional withdrawal from Pirate Parties International
Put by: Simon Frew, on behalf of the National Council

Motion
That the National Council be granted permission to withdraw Pirate Party Australia from Pirate Parties International if any of the following conditions are not met by 31 January, 2015:


 * 1) An online General Assembly is held.
 * 2) The following statute amendment proposals are instituted:
 * 3) Remote delegates are given equal ability to participate in the formal aspects of General Assemblies.
 * 4) Caps are introduced on the number of nominees for the Board a member of PPI may sponsor.
 * 5) An improved voting method (such as a preferential method) for electing the Board is instituted.
 * 6) A definitions section to define different types of majorities.
 * 7) The following is instituted by PPI:
 * 8) A fair and democratic process is ensured for determining who represents PPI at WIPO, WTO, etc.
 * 9) Liaison officers for regional representation are introduced (such as an Asia-Pacific Coordinator).
 * 10) The Board remains stable and does not suffer from resignations due to dysfunction.

Should any of these conditions fail to be met, the National Council may opt to withdraw the Party from PPI at its discretion.

Rationale
To be discussed at Congress.

PM-1: Constitutional reform
Put by: Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer, on behalf of the Policy Development Committee

Motion
To accept the proposed Constitutional Reform Policy http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/PDC:_Constitutional_Reform_Policy

PM-2: Copyright amendments
Put by: Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer, on behalf of the Policy Development Committee

Motion
To insert the proposed amendments at the end Copyright Policy: http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/PDC:_Copyright_Policy_insert_2013

PM-3: Education
Put by: Mark Gibbons, on behalf of the Policy Development Committee

Motion
To replace the existing Education and Skills Policy with the proposed Education Policy: http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/PDC:_Education_Policy_version_2

PM-4: Energy, Environment and Climate Change & Animal Welfare
Put by: Mark Gibbons, on behalf of the Policy Development Committee

Motion
To replace the existing Energy Policy  and relevant parts of the  Environment and Animal Welfare Policy with the proposed Energy, Environment and Climate Change Policy, and to replace the remainder of the  Environment and Animal Welfare Policy with the proposed Animal Welfare Policy:


 * http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/PDC:_Energy,_Environment_and_Climate_Change_Policy
 * http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/PDC:_Animal_Welfare

PM-5: Tort of Privacy
Put by: David Crafti, on behalf of the Policy Development Committee

Motion
To insert the proposed preamble and platform amendment as a sub-subsection under the Privacy subsection of the Civil Liberties Policy, and to insert the amendments to the policy text under the heading "Increase legal protections for privacy": http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/PDC:_Privacy_tort_working_group

PM–6: Tax and Welfare
Put by: Mark Gibbons, on behalf of the Policy Development Committee

Motion
To replace the existing Tax Policy and  Welfare Policy with the proposed Tax and Welfare Policy: http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/PDC:_Tax_and_Welfare_Policy_version_2