Minutes/National Council/2018-09-11

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Start: 21:08 AEST

End: 22:49 AEST

Attendance

• Alex Jago
• John August
• David Read
• Andrew Downing
• Miles Whiticker

Apologies

• Mark Gibbons

Absentees

• Daniel Oakley

Other Attendees

• Bryn Busai (DRC)
• Laura Killian (member)
• Sara Joyce (preselection candidate)
• Fletcher Boyd (DRC, IEWG)

Minutes

Previous Meeting Minutes (Alex)

• https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2018-08-28

Correspondence, reports, and action items (Secretariat)

• PO Box update (MarkG) [Deferred]
• PPI conference delegate callouts (Miles) [Deferred]

Discussion items, and motions

• Previous meeting minutes
  • See motion

• Preselection
  • time set to 5:30PM Sydney time (was tentatively 3PM)
  • Reminder email TODO
    • Reminder email to include a PS about Speakers Corner and link to notes on attending on mobile
    • Reminder email to note David's elevation to Councillor
    • Discuss thread TODO
  • Need to instruct IEWG to hold the online votes (see motions.)
  • Clarification of what Sara wants to do: Senate, but with most of her campaign effort in her local electorate (Macquarie)
    • this is eminently reasonable, a vote's a vote no matter where it's earned and local media is more amenable
  • Miles' candidates how-to guide: https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/candidate_howto_2018

• National Council vacancies
  • Joe Furi has put himself forward, initially for Councillor but then for any vacant position
    • See emails of September 5th
    • AlexJ to follow up to get EOI in PPAU's usual 5-question format that we use for Congress/Preselection
    • Joe to hopefully attend next NC meeting and we can make a final decision on it

General Business

• Federal election national campaign organising (Miles) [Deferred]

Motions

• MOTION: Accept minutes of previous PPAU National Council meeting of 28 August 2018 as presented.
  • Put by: Alex Jago
  • Ayes: 5 (Andrew Downing, Miles Whiticker, John August, David Read, Alex Jago)
  • Motion carries.

• MOTION: Instruct IEWG to run all requisite preselection balloting starting on Monday 17th September and finishing from 7 to 10 days later.
  • Put by: Alex Jago
  • Ayes: 5 (Andrew Downing, Miles Whiticker, John August, David Read, Alex Jago)
  • Motion carries.

• MOTION: Close the meeting.
  • Put by: Miles Whiticker
  • Ayes: 5 (John August, Alex Jago, David Read, Miles Whiticker, Andrew Downing)
  • Motion Carries

Meeting closed.