Minutes/National Council/2018-09-11

Start: 21:08 AEST

End: 22:49 AEST

Attendance

 * Alex Jago
 * John August
 * David Read
 * Andrew Downing
 * Miles Whiticker

Apologies

 * Mark Gibbons

Absentees

 * Daniel Oakley

Other Attendees

 * Bryn Busai (DRC)
 * Laura Killian (member)
 * Sara Joyce (preselection candidate)
 * Fletcher Boyd (DRC, IEWG)

Previous Meeting Minutes (Alex)

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2018-08-28

Correspondence, reports, and action items (Secretariat)

 * PO Box update (MarkG) [Deferred]
 * PPI conference delegate callouts (Miles) [Deferred]

Discussion items, and motions

 * Previous meeting minutes
 * See motion


 * Preselection
 * time set to 5:30PM Sydney time (was tentatively 3PM)
 * Reminder email TODO
 * Reminder email to include a PS about Speakers Corner and link to notes on attending on mobile
 * Reminder email to note David's elevation to Councillor
 * Discuss thread TODO
 * Need to instruct IEWG to hold the online votes (see motions.)
 * Clarification of what Sara wants to do: Senate, but with most of her campaign effort in her local electorate (Macquarie)
 * this is eminently reasonable, a vote's a vote no matter where it's earned and local media is more amenable
 * Miles' candidates how-to guide: https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/candidate_howto_2018


 * National Council vacancies
 * Joe Furi has put himself forward, initially for Councillor but then for any vacant position
 * See emails of September 5th
 * AlexJ to follow up to get EOI in PPAU's usual 5-question format that we use for Congress/Preselection
 * Joe to hopefully attend next NC meeting and we can make a final decision on it

General Business

 * Federal election national campaign organising (Miles) [Deferred]

Motions

 * MOTION: Accept minutes of previous PPAU National Council meeting of 28 August 2018 as presented.
 * Put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes: 5 (Andrew Downing, Miles Whiticker, John August, David Read, Alex Jago)
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Instruct IEWG to run all requisite preselection balloting starting on Monday 17th September and finishing from 7 to 10 days later.
 * Put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes: 5 (Andrew Downing, Miles Whiticker, John August, David Read, Alex Jago)
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Close the meeting.
 * Put by: Miles Whiticker
 * Ayes: 5 (John August, Alex Jago, David Read, Miles Whiticker, Andrew Downing)
 * Motion Carries

Meeting closed.