Minutes/Policy Development Committee Meeting/2018-05-08

Agenda
Working Group Reporting:


 * Electoral System Reform Policy - Jebd
 * Check up review process
 * Patents - Creative Methods Act - Jesse_H
 * A dicourse has been created
 * Need to consider draft changes to the patent policy
 * Startup and Innovation Policy - Vacant
 * Mothballed
 * Rent Collection Policies - MarkG
 * Need to create a discourse discussion?
 * Anti-Rent Seeking Position Statement (ARSPS) under Declaration_of_platform_and_principles
 * Jesse_H to add in stuff on Resource Rents, water rights etc.
 * Job Guarantee Policy - Jesse_H
 * First draft finished
 * https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/PDC_Job_Guarantee
 * Need to consider whether the GetUp! policy material would make for a far more effective preamble, and use existing text as another page on the wiki. PDC to consider...
 * https://futuretofightfor.org.au/policies/01/
 * Note BI JG contrast made in BI policy: https://futuretofightfor.org.au/policies/04/
 * Agriculture Policy - Jesse_H
 * Mothballed
 * Will likely create a position statement at some point after JGWG

Follow up:
 * MarkG - draft updates for Energy policy?
 * Space WG - to be set up for recruitment?
 * MilesW to update space policy, digitise notes in a pad?
 * Treasury's tax/transfer model for BI

General Discussion

Attendance

 * Jesse H
 * Alex J
 * Jedb

Start: 08:30PM AEDT

End:   11:15PM AEDT

Working Group Reporting

 * Electoral System Reform Policy - Jedb
 * Draft approved in meeting and to be approved by remaining PDC members via email
 * Patents - Creative Methods Act - Jesse_H
 * Draft approved in meeting and to be approved by remaining PDC members via email
 * Discussion on separate policy amendment regarding IP courts for justice policy to be had
 * Startup and Innovation Policy - Vacant
 * Mothballed until resources are available
 * Rent Collection Policies - MarkG
 * MarkG to steer
 * Need to create a discourse discussion
 * Anti-Rent Seeking Position Statement (ARSPS) under Declaration_of_platform_and_principles to be made at a later date
 * Jesse_H to add in stuff on Resource Rents, water rights etc.
 * Job Guarantee Policy - Jesse_H
 * Draft being finalised
 * Jesse_H to finished editing using GetUp! resources and send to PDC members via email
 * Agriculture Policy - Jesse_H
 * Mothballed
 * Will likely create a position statement at some point after JGWG

Previous meeting minutes
https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/Policy_Development_Committee_Meeting/2018-04-10