Minutes/National Council/2018-07-17

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Start: 20:46 AEST

End: 22:55 AEST

Attendance

• Miles Whiticker
• Alex Jago
• Mark Gibbons
• John August
• Andrew Downing
• Daniel Oakley

Absentees

None

Other Attendees

• Bryn Busai (DRC)
• Brandon Selic

Minutes

Previous Meeting Minutes (Alex)

• https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2018-07-02

Correspondence, reports, and action items (Secretariat)

None

Discussion items, and motions

• Code of conduct (generalised) (Miles)
  • There is one for IRC
  • Isn't one for the forums
  • Much of the IRC one is specific to that platform, work commenced on transferring
  • https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/ppau_coc
  • Miles: "it's my intention that it be expanded to cover all internal interactions between members, as well as external interactions for office-bearers acting officially"
  • Mark: "Put it up on the forums and invite participants"

• Advocate for the party to women-in-STEM groups (Miles)
  • Miles has a couple of groups in mind
  • suggestions and research requested
  • e.g. Liam Pomfret mentioned librarians at Congress as an ideologically related group (radically pro-FOI) that is majority women
  • Dan: Important to not be patronising and have real action behind it

• Equity Officer position (Miles)
  • Discussion pad: https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/ppau_equity

• Public Officer
  • The previous Public Officer has resigned from the Party (and as Public Officer) so we must replace them
  • The Public Officer must reside in NSW (as we are NSW incorporated)
  • Request JohnA, MarkG or AndrewD to be it (as the NSW-residing current NC members)
  • JohnA volunteers (see motion)

• AEC Authorisation tag
  • We also previously used the Public Officer's address for the AEC authorisation tag
  • Usually the Secretary's name on it, but not their address
  • AlexJ volunteers his name as Secretary
  • DanielO volunteers his address
  • No motion required (at least, none was required last time the address changed)

• Meeting schedule
  • Agreed that next meeting be July 31 (20:30 AEST)
  • Longer discussion to be held to formalise ongoing schedule

• Member DB access
  • Proposal to give Tom Randle continued access until Alex knows what he's doing
  • end of August sunset
  • see motion

General Business

• Miles requests all present to consider running in the election
  • BrandonS points out the need for campaign committees

• Miles requests all present to consider running a workshop
  • Plan for cryptoparty TBA

Motions

• MOTION: Accept minutes of previous PPAU National Council meeting of 02 July 2018 as presented.
  • Put by: Alex Jago
  • Ayes: 4 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, John August), Abstain 2 (Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley), Nays 0
    • Motion carries.

• MOTION: Extend Tom Randle's access to the member database until the end of August.
  • Put by: Alex Jago
  • Ayes: 6 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, John August,Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley), Abstain 0, Nays 0
    • Motion carries.

• MOTION: Appoint John August as Public Officer.
  • Put by: Miles Whiticker
  • Ayes: 6 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, John August,Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley), Abstain 0, Nays 0
    • Motion carries.

• MOTION: Close the meeting.
  • Put by: Miles Whiticker
  • Ayes: 6 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, John August,Andrew Downing, Daniel Oakley), Abstain 0, Nays 0
    • Motion carries.

Meeting closed.