National Council

The National Council is the group of people which governs the Pirate Party Australia at a federal level.

Members of the National Council
As laid out in the Constitution, the National Council is made up of the following elected members:
 * President
 * Deputy President
 * Party Secretary
 * Deputy Party Secretary
 * Treasurer
 * Deputy Treasurer

The National Council will also appoint a Party Agent (by election at the National Congress, in accordance with the Constitution) to fulfil the obligations and duties of the role as provided by the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

Members of the National Council can be appointed by the National Council on vacancies occurring before a National Congress, in accordance with the Constitution.

Powers and Responsibilities
The National Council is the overarching governing body of the PPAU, and as such has the ability to override or change any policy decision made by a subordinate organisation within the PPAU, with the exception of decisions made by the Dispute Resolution Committee. A two-thirds majority vote must be passed by the National Council in order to achieve this overriding or amendment.

The National Council is responsible for delegating responsibility of party business (such as the formulation of policy, organisation of fund raising, etc) to subordinate organisations or people. These organisations and positions can be created by the National Council at any time as the Council sees fit.

The major responsibility of the National Council is to organise the National Congress. This meeting must be organised within 12 months of the previous National Congress.

Current Members
The current National Council was decided by the elections at the Pirate Congress 2013. The Council consists of:


 * Simon Frew - President
 * Melanie Thomas - Deputy President
 * Daniel Judge - Party Secretary
 * Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer - Deputy Party Secretary
 * Ben McGinnes - Treasurer
 * Mark Gibbons - Deputy Treasurer
 * Glen Takkenberg - Party Agent
 * Brendan Molloy - Councillor (1)
 * David Campbell - Councillor (2)