By-laws

By-law 2013-01 - State and Territory Coordinators

 * 1) State and Territory Coordinators will be appointed by election through a vote by those members enrolled to vote in that state or territory at the National Congress, for a term not exceeding twelve (12) months. Their term shall begin at the National Congress at which they are elected and end at the next National Congress.
 * 2) Those members that nominate themselves, or are nominated, must consent in writing to their nomination.
 * 3) State and Territory Coordinators shall be considered an Officer for the purposes of Article 8.1.3 of the Party Constitution.
 * 4) In the event a State or Territory Coordinator is unable or unwilling to perform their duties, the National Council may declare the position vacant and appoint an interim replacement by a two-thirds majority vote of the National Council. The next National Congress will then elect a member to fill that position.
 * 5) The method of voting will be that used to elect the National Council and Dispute Resolution Committee, as per the Party Constitution.
 * 6) The role of State or Territory Coordinator will cease in those states and territories who have a formally formed state or territory party as per the requirements of the National Council, unless the National Council determines that such a position should remain.
 * 7) The responsibilities of State and Territory Coordinators shall be defined by National Council resolution.

1. Administration & Responsibility

 * 1) The preselection process is to be overseen and managed by a Returning Officer appointed by the National Council, whose responsibilities include:
 * 2) Working with the relevant committees to have the relevant systems put into place,
 * 3) Attending and overseeing the relevant preselection meetings,
 * 4) Announcing the final result of the preselection process, and
 * 5) Ensuring the integrity of the preselection process.
 * 6) Nominations for preselection must be provided by the means determined by the National Council.
 * 7) Nominations must be submitted at least 3 days before the relevant meeting.

2. Nominations for the Senate

 * 1) The National Council will determine the Senate group size for each state and territory.
 * 2) Preselection candidates for the Senate ticket will be selected by a two-phase ballot, consisting of an approval voting phase and a preferential voting phase.
 * 3) Voting for preselection may be limited to members in the relevant state or territory where there is sufficient activity, at the discretion of the National Council.
 * 4) Approval voting phase will be used for determining whether or not a candidate has sufficient support to be placed on the ticket.
 * 5) Each candidate must receive 50% + 1 votes of support to be considered for preselection.
 * 6) Preferential voting phase will be used for ordering the candidates on the ticket should they pass the first phase.

3. Nominations for the House of Representatives

 * 1) The National Council will determine which electorates, if any, that will be contested.
 * 2) The National Council retains final authority regarding approval for the electoral division to be contested.
 * 3) Preselection candidates for any House of Representatives seats will be selected by a two-phase ballot, consisting of an approval voting phase and a preferential voting phase.
 * 4) Voting may be limited to a specific geographical subset of members, at the discretion of the National Council.
 * 5) Approval voting phase will be used for determining whether or not a candidate has sufficient support to be placed on the ticket.
 * 6) Each candidate must receive 50% + 1 votes of support to be considered for preselection.
 * 7) Preferential voting phase will determine who will run for the seat based on who receives the most preferences.

4. Character Assessment and Disclosure Requirements

 * 1) Disclosure of anything that would bring the party into disrepute, would be found through a police background check, or would disallow the candidate from legally running for a Federal election, is mandatory.
 * 2) If a preselection candidate wins the preselection ballot:
 * 3) Police background checks must be paid for and supplied by the pre-selection candidate 28 days before the Federal election nomination period.
 * 4) The National Council must disallow a candidate in the case where it would be illegal for said candidate to run for a position in Parliament
 * 5) If a background check returns anything that may bring the party into disrepute, then the National Council may, at its discretion:
 * 6) Require that the person disclose the record on the preselection ballot, or withdraw.
 * 7) Disallow the candidate to run for preselection.
 * 8) The National Council must produce on the request of any member the reasons for any such disallowance.
 * 9) All possible conflicts of interest must be disclosed to the National Council.

By-law 2013-03 - Constitutional Amendments

 * 1) This by-law clarifies Article 7.1(2).
 * 2) "notified in writing" includes placement at a specified place on the Party website or wiki before the 28 day deadline and informing the membership via email of the location of this document.
 * 3) "28 days prior to the National Congress" is considered to be 11:59pm AEST of the 28th day before the first day of the National Congress.
 * 4) New proposals may not be added after this deadline, but already proposed amendments may be modified by the proposer prior to the National Congress.
 * 5) These modifications must not substantially change the proposed amendments but may include updates in wording for clarity, or to correct errors.
 * 6) These modifications must be recorded and justified.