Pirate Emergency Congress 2017/Constitutional Amendments

Constitutional Amendment Proposals must be submitted to [mailto:secretary@pirateparty.org.au secretary@pirateparty.org.au] before Saturday 7th October 2017 9:00am (AEDT)

Proposals to change the Constitution are Special Resolutions under the NSW Associations Incorporation Act 2009.

{{CAP|0|Constitution|Tom Randle| That the Constitution of Pirate Party Australia Incorporated, as presented to this meeting which serves the purposes of a Special General Meeting under the NSW Associations Incorporation Act 2009, be adopted in whole as the Constitution of Pirate Party Australia Incorporated in substitution for and to the exclusion of Pirate Party Australia Incorporated's existing Constitution.

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 * Web version: https://pirateparty.org.au/constitution-enc-2017/
 * PDF version: ENC 2017 proposed constitution.pdf
 * At the July 2017 Annual National Congress all Constitutional Amendment Proposals lapsed due to low participation during the online vote.
 * The Constitution in the form presented here is the complete Constitution of the Party as it would have been following the July 2017 Annual National Congress, including all changes ratified at previous National Congresses.
 * This Constitution proposal includes clarification of National Councillor terms, required as part of recent NSW legislative changes to the NSW Associations Incorporation Act 2009 and regulations.
 * All 6 of the Constitutional Amendment Proposals at this year's July 2017 Annual National Congress had greater than 95% support from those members who cast a vote.
 * The exact wording of the lapsed Constitutional Amendment Proposals from this year's July 2017 Annual National Congress can be viewed in an easy to read format here https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Pirate_Congress_2017/Constitutional_Amendments
 * The exact wording of the lapsed Constitutional Amendment Proposals from this year's July 2017 Annual National Congress can be viewed in an easy to read format here https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Pirate_Congress_2017/Constitutional_Amendments

Further information
The National Council has endorsed this proposal and recommends the members of the Party adopt the motion.