Minutes/NSW/2013-03-30

Meeting Minutes This document is a record of a meeting. Do not edit this document without contacting the relevant group first.

Agenda

• Erosion of civil liberties – silence and association.
• Policy and pre-selection meeting.
• Election stuff.

Attendance

• 10 members

Minutes

Erosion of civil liberties

• Diminishing of right to silence – it will end in a net result of more convictions.
• Right to association threatened – Bikie gang court case in Qld.
• Legislation being prepared in NSW.
• Policy for Bill of Rights being proposed next weekend.
• Constitution only protects or infers a limited number of rights.
• Will require a few court cases before the application of law becomes apparent.

Policy and pre-selection meeting

• Meeting on 6th and 7th April
• Only have two nominees for pre-selection, both from NSW.
• Still may have two candidates from Qld.
• Trying to get one more from Vic.
• Need two candidates to get a grouping.
• Might end up having a lot of policy discussion on the Saturday.
• Policies will probably take about 45 minutes each:
  • Two speakers for, two against.
  • Amendments.
  • Room vote.
  • Full party vote over seven days.
• Any candidates not physically present will be made to do a recorded video.
• Brendan will monitor IRC and motion on people's behalf.

Election stuff

& Last sitting of Parliament prior to spill vote of no-confidence against government.

• If an election is called now, it will only be called for House of Representatives.
• Earliest date for Senate election is July 1.
• Double dissolution may still happen.
• We would have better opportunity in a double dissolution because it halves the required threshold to 7%.
• Congress will need to be mid-June.