Minutes/General Meeting/2013-10-08

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Meeting Minutes
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General IRC Meeting (#ppau)

Start: 20:02 08/10/13 AEST

Finish: 21:34 08/10/13 AEST

Rules

Rules conveyed as available here: https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/General_Meeting/Rules

Agenda

  • Branch Constitutions (Mozart)
  • Press Team (Mozart)
  • Innovation patent review (Mozart)
  • APP submission (Mozart)
  • PDC report (Mozart)
  • Digital Privacy Review (Rundll)
  • State reportbacks (State Coordinators, as present)


Attendance

National Council, Co-ordinators and Officers

  • Simon Frew (Pres/Chair)
  • Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer (PDC/Dep Sec)
  • Bryn Busai (SA Coord)
  • Daniel Judge (Sec)
  • Thomas Randle (Tas Coord)
  • Ben McGinnes (Vic Coord)

Apologies

  • David Campbell (Councillor)
  • Bryn Busai (SA Coord): for the last two meetings (post election and fortnight ago) study and tiredness got in the way. <-
  • Melanie Thomas (QLD Coord, Dep Pres): will be a little late


Minutes

Minutes

Branch Constitutions

  • Initially thought we could make a template for each state, but after looking each state's electoral act, there are some strict requirements for some states.
    • Some bits can be copy-pasted but each State's Electoral Act will need extensive reading.
    • Mozart has begun on QLD, NSW constitutions.
    • A lot of it has been deciding how much can be centralised rather than in the branch constitutions.
    • For example, dispute resolution. (The Queensland Act requires a dispute resolution procedure to be put in. Decision to use the Federal Party's DRC rather than replicate)
    • State Constitutions can refer to Federal can there can be a flow on effect for amendments etc
    • Positions of Secretary, Registered Officer, Agent/Party Agent are the usual key positions. (President and Treasurer also if brancesh are incorporated)
      • Give some flexibility in deciding the composition and responsibilities of boards — we've called them "State Councils" to be a state-level analog of the "National Council" in the Federal Party (likely 7 members)
  • Mozart expects to have QLD's complete by end of the month
  • Hopefully will have a NSW draft to present at the next meeting in Sydney.
  • Then move on to (possible order) Vic, Tas, WA (reflecting some increased interest there), SA, NT, ACT (which already has a branch but needs fixing up)
  • Time delay between branch founding and when it registers can give time to start on draft constitution, ratif by NC then amend prior to registration at later date.

Press Team

  • Press team was properly formed at least NC meeting.
    • This is the group for writing PR's
      • formally mostly the good work of Mozart, but post election we've now gotten some more on board.
      • Now we have a good 5 or 6 members, which should help take the burden off Mozart.
  • If you find something interesting in the news, and want PPAU to comment on it, send an email with the link and an outline of the issues to [email protected]
    • Note, it's really handy if you include a description of everything that should be included if yiou want a spoecific PR one a topic
      • doesnt have to be too detailed, a list of issues would suffice
  • Germans use similar tools and model to us, but have a 30min turnaround. UK and Dutch, two hours.
    • Be good to try to aim to get to those levels
  • The more news that funnels in, the more publicity.
  • http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-08/giant-free-trade-deal-to-link-asia-pacific/5009202


Innovation patent review

  • Innovation patent review deadline was last week.
    • Mozart applied for an extension and 2 week extension was granted. (ACIP are the most reasonable government-related anything ever)
    • If anyone is interested in helping write it, email [email protected]
    • Mozart has made a good head start but is running out of time because of all the things on his plate.
  • Submission is due Friday the 18th


Digital Privacy Review

APP Submission

Policy Development Committee Report

  • The survey is ready and should hopefully be issued this week
    • it as been lumped together with a general survey
  • PDC meetings should be every second Wednesday. 8:00 pm in #ppau-pdc (alternating with National Council meetings.)


State Reports

Tas

  • Tas has been really quiet, but Thomas will make sure to try and kick up a meetup this weekend
    • Probably down in Kingston since that's the area most of the election volunteers gravitate around
  • There's been a little interest in trying to form up a state party for state elections, but it would need to get moving very quickly (election March-ish 2014)
  • Palmer has been making noises in regard to Tas, so could be more parties than standard Green, Liberal, Labor.

Vic

  • quiet post-election recovery in Vic
  • also Ben may have issues organising much in next 2 months due to financial returns being due as well as other committments
    • will discuss options etc at a later date

SA

  • Online meeting day after election day failed to draw anyone in.
    • decided to wait few weeks and will organize another online meeting for next month.
  • Will also look at doing a recruitment drive during the next o-week next year

WA

  • Fletcher not officially co-ordinator yet, but already working at planning things. :-)
  • Student groups at the major tertiary institutions have been contacted with the possibility of a membership drive. Same with several of the popular conventions in perth.

NSW

  • Last meeting two saturdays ago, not a lot to report.
    • a documentary maker wants to come to the next one and use it as a backdrop for interviews

QLD

  • We have a meeting this Thursday evening.
    • On the agenda will be the draft constitution and a recruitment drive.
    • also will have a visitor from German PP
  • Last meeting was when Brendan was up here

ACT

  • nothing to report, quiet atm




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