Minutes/National Council/2018-08-14

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Start: 20:51 AEST

Adjourned: 21:06 AEST (quorum)

Ceased: 23:10 AEST

Attendance

• Miles Whiticker
• Alex Jago
• Mark Gibbons (until 20:16)
• Andrew Downing
• John August (from 20:51 to 21:06)
• Daniel Oakley (from 22:47)

Apologies

None

Absentees

None

Other Attendees

None

Minutes

Previous Meeting Minutes (Alex)

• https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2018-07-31

Correspondence, reports, and action items (Secretariat)

• Minor party alliance
  • People weren't actually assigned to this
  • AndrewD volunteers to make preliminary contacts with Science Party in Sydney (and perhaps others)
  • see also https://discuss.pirateparty.org.au/t/minor-party-alliance/2203

• Sydney crypto-party planning (AndrewD, during adjourned time)
  • John dealing with logistics (largely on hold as John is away for most of next fortnight)
  • Andrew dealing with content
  • Suggested venue: Humanist House
  • Room hire: $30–$40
    • To be email-voted later on (pending quote).
  • Good idea to be a bit broader than a CryptoParty
    • My Health Record, #waronmaths, Dept Home Affairs, etc.
  • Andrew is happy to speak himself but would be happy to have someone more famous to talk about it.

• Forum account updates (AlexJ, during adjourned time)
  • Pretty much everyone still in the Officer group (who shouldn't be) has a forum account with a Party email

• Wiki updates (DanO and MarkG, during adjourned time)
  • Still to do.

• Correspondence: the AEC knows AlexJ is the Secretary now.

• Voting results are available
  • Announcement for website: https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/congress-2018-blogpost

• Email to members:
  • https://emailpad.pirateparty.org.au/load/mid-aug-2018-mailout
    • (subsequently split in two; one for announcing voting results and general update, one a few days later regarding preselection)

• We've all been busy doing things that aren't writing the Code of Conduct, so please have a look at that
  • https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/ppau_coc

• My Health Record press release
  • Brandon wrote the bulk of it, largely ready to go
  • To be finished, approved over email

Discussion items, and motions

• Preselection (last NC wanted to have this done by the end of July, this NC hasn't voted on it yet)
  • By-laws: https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/By-laws#By-law_2013-02_.E2.80.94_Preselection
  • First thing to do is appoint an RO for it; suggest TR, FB or myself (AlexJ)
    • AlexJ willing to be the RO.
  • Motion to be email-voted: that preselection open {immediately} and that the Preselection Meeting be held on the 15th or 16th September (exact day TBD over email). Alex Jago to be the Returning Officer for the purposes of By-Law 2013-02.
    • Preselection member email to follow CFV vote (see Email Motion section)

General Business

• Next meeting date
  • Agreed to Tuesdays fortnightly, starting 2018-08-28.
  • See Motions

Motions

• MOTION: National Council Meetings will be fortnightly on Tuesdays, 20:30 AEST, commencing 28th August 2018.
  • Put by: Alex Jago
  • Ayes: 5 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, Andrew Downing, John August)
    • Motion carries.

• MOTION: Accept minutes of previous PPAU National Council meeting of 31 July 2018 as presented.
  • Put by: Alex Jago
  • Ayes: 5 (Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Mark Gibbons, Andrew Downing, John August)
    • Motion carries.

Formal Meeting adjourned at 21:06 due to quorum lapse. Reports continued with remainder of attendees. Meeting closed at 23:10

Meeting closed.

Email Motion

• MOTION: that preselection open immediately and that the Preselection Meeting be held on the 16th September. Alex Jago to be the Returning Officer for the purposes of By-Law 2013-02.
  • Put by: Alex Jago on 2018-08-15
  • Ayes: 5 (Daniel Oakley, Miles Whiticker, Alex Jago, Andrew Downing, John August)
    • Motion carried on 2018-08-17.