Minutes/National Council/2018-07-17

Start: 20:46 AEST

End: 22:55 AEST

Attendance

 * Miles Whiticker
 * Alex Jago
 * Mark Gibbons
 * John August
 * Andrew Downing
 * Daniel Oakley

Absentees
None

Other Attendees

 * Bryn Busai (DRC)
 * Brandon Selic

Previous Meeting Minutes (Alex)

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2018-07-02

Correspondence, reports, and action items (Secretariat)
None

Discussion items, and motions

 * Code of conduct (generalised) (Miles)
 * There is one for IRC
 * Isn't one for the forums
 * Much of the IRC one is specific to that platform, work commenced on transferring
 * https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/ppau_coc
 * Miles: "it's my intention that it be expanded to cover all internal interactions between members, as well as external interactions for office-bearers acting officially"
 * Mark: "Put it up on the forums and invite participants"


 * Advocate for the party to women-in-STEM groups (Miles)
 * Miles has a couple of groups in mind
 * suggestions and research requested
 * e.g. Liam Pomfret mentioned librarians at Congress as an ideologically related group (radically pro-FOI) that is majority women
 * Dan: Important to not be patronising and have real action behind it


 * Equity Officer position (Miles)
 * Discussion pad: https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/ppau_equity


 * Public Officer
 * The previous Public Officer has resigned from the Party (and as Public Officer) so we must replace them
 * The Public Officer must reside in NSW (as we are NSW incorporated)
 * Request JohnA, MarkG or AndrewD to be it (as the NSW-residing current NC members)
 * JohnA volunteers (see motion)


 * AEC Authorisation tag
 * We also previously used the Public Officer's address for the AEC authorisation tag
 * Usually the Secretary's name on it, but not their address
 * AlexJ volunteers his name as Secretary
 * DanielO volunteers his address
 * No motion required (at least, none was required last time the address changed)


 * Meeting schedule
 * Agreed that next meeting be July 31 (20:30 AEST)
 * Longer discussion to be held to formalise ongoing schedule


 * Member DB access
 * Proposal to give Tom Randle continued access until Alex knows what he's doing
 * end of August sunset
 * see motion

General Business

 * Miles requests all present to consider running in the election
 * BrandonS points out the need for campaign committees


 * Miles requests all present to consider running a workshop
 * Plan for cryptoparty TBA

Motions

 * MOTION: Accept minutes of previous PPAU National Council meeting of 02 July 2018 as presented.
 * Put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes: 4 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, John August), Abstain 2 (Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley), Nays 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Extend Tom Randle's access to the member database until the end of August.
 * Put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes: 6 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, John August,Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley), Abstain 0, Nays 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Appoint John August as Public Officer.
 * Put by: Miles Whiticker
 * Ayes: 6 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, John August,Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley), Abstain 0, Nays 0
 * Motion carries.


 * MOTION: Close the meeting.
 * Put by: Miles Whiticker
 * Ayes: 6 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, John August,Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley), Abstain 0, Nays 0
 * Motion carries.

Meeting closed.