Minutes/Policy Development Committee Meeting/2013-05-01

Agenda

 * Attendance/apologies
 * Form working groups
 * Suggest Melanie leads the Asylum Seeker WG
 * Other business
 * PDC Survey for membership

Attendance

 * Melanie Thomas
 * Ben McGinnes
 * Brendan Molloy
 * Mark Gibbons
 * Daniel Judge
 * Joe Miles
 * Andrew Downing


 * Opened: 8:55PM
 * Closed: 9:50PM

Minutes

 * Mark: Old work groups need to be removed as they reflect an obselete work program. WGs to be replaced with newer, broader ones.
 * Brendan raises issue with motion on democratic institutions. Motion is made less vague- specific references to types of reform are included.
 * Brendan raises issue with scope of civil liberties WG: too broad. Privacy should be done seperate. Mark wants policies done together to ensure they connect.
 * Vote taken on splitting the civil liberties WG - carried 4-3. New seperate privacy WG is formed, chaired by Joe.
 * Work groups formed for civil liberties (minus privacy), privacy, environment (chaired by Mel), and reform of democratic institutions (chaired by David).
 * Brendan forced to give chairmanship of refugee WG due to time poverty. Mel accepts chairmanship in place.
 * Discussion of proposed membership survey. Brendan's Intent is to provide a more interactive mechanism for member feedback.
 * Concern raised by Andrew - will questions be written solely by one person? Mark to create a pad instead so everyone can contribute.
 * Meeting closes.

Motions
Carried
 * Motion: That the PDC will disband existing working groups with the exception of the refugee group.
 * 6 ayes


 * Motion: That the PDC will develop policy related to reform of democratic institutions, including but not limited to government and public bodies, which will incorporate existing policy relating to transparency, whistleblowers, FOI, anti-discrimination, nomination fees, accountability and related matters. A working group will be formed chaired by David Crafti which will form a proposal including detailed policy and polly tables to be presented at least one month prior to next party Congress.
 * 6 ayes


 * Motion: That the PDC will develop policy related to civil liberties including free speech. A working group will be formed chaired by Mark Gibbons which will form a proposal including detailed policy and polly tables to be presented at least one month prior to next party Congress.
 * 6 ayes


 * Motion: The PDC develop policy regarding privacy, using the Australian Privacy Foundation challenge as a focal point (http://www.privacy.org.au/Papers/ECF-2013.html). A working group will be formed chaired by Joseph Miles which will form a proposal including detailed policy and MAUT tables to be presented at least one month prior to the next party Congress.
 * 7 ayes


 * Motion: That the PDC will develop policy related to the environment, which will incorporate existing policy relating to CSG. A working group will be formed chaired by Melanie Thomas which will form a proposal including detailed policy and polly tables to be presented at least one month prior to next party Congress.
 * 7 ayes


 * Motion: the PDC conducts a survey of the membership regarding at least the following: priority of policy development, determine level of support for the development of certain policy areas, gather input on certain policy areas, and gather suggestions for policy areas to consider developing. The chair of the PDC will produce the content for the survey and Brendan will deploy the survey to the membership.
 * 7 ayes


 * Motion: Melanie takes the chair position of the asylum seeker WG.
 * 7 ayes

Action Items

 * New work groups to start meeting.


 * Mark and Brendan to collaborate on survey.