Minutes/Policy Development Committee Meeting/2013-05-29

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Agenda

  • Attendance/apologies
  • Form working groups
    • Cultural policy
    • Education policy
    • Foreign policy
  • Work group meeting times
  • Other business


Attendance

  • Melanie Thomas
  • Ben McGinnes
  • Andrew Downing
  • Mark Gibbons
  • Daniel Judge (8:30)
  • Joe Miles
  • David Crafti


  • Opened: 8:05PM
  • Closed: 8:40PM


Minutes

  • Mark: With existing work groups nearing completion, time is right to form the remaining ones so members can see where we're going.
  • Mel volunteers to chair education working group - work group formed.
  • Mark to chair foreign policy & cultural policy - work groups formed.
  • Work group meeting times agreed on and loaded to calendar (https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Policy_Development_Committee#Policy_Working_Groups)
  • Joe: Privacy work group nearing conclusion
  • Mark offers civil liberties draft policy for provisional feedback
  • Meeting closes.

Motions

  • Motion: That the PDC will develop policies related to arts & culture. A working group will be formed chaired by Mark Gibbons which will form a proposal including detailed policy and polly tables to be presented at least two weeks prior to next party Congress.
    • 6 ayes - carried
  • Motion: That the PDC will develop an education policy. A working group will be formed chaired by Melanie Thomas which will form a proposal including detailed policy and polly tables to be presented at least two weeks prior to next party Congress.
    • 6 ayes - carried
  • Motion: That the PDC will develop policies on foreign affairs and treaty making. A working group will be formed chaired by Mark Gibbons which will form a proposal including detailed policy and polly tables to be presented at least two weeks prior to next party Congress.
    • 6 ayes - carried

Action Items

  • New work groups to start meeting.