Minutes/Policy Development Committee Meeting/2014-08-13

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


Attendees

  • Andrew Downing (Chair)
  • Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer (Inquiries Officer)
  • Mark Gibbons
  • David Crafti (half baby feeding, but lurking and voting)
  • Bill McLean
  • Laura Killian

Apologies

  • Daniel Judge

Agenda

Itemise current activities

Inquiries

Introducing new role "Inquiries Officer" = Mozart

  • Japan-Australia EPA inquiry submission (Mozart). No Submission
  • Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper inquiry submission (Mozart).
  • Data retention legislation inquiry submission (Mozart).

Recently Completed Policies

  • Constitutional Reform Working Group (Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer)
    • Examine potential reforms of the Australian Constitution, including recognition of Indigenous Australians as recommended by the Expert PanelCongress, July 2014
  • ProposedEnergy Working Group (Mark Gibbons)
    • Work on updating the energy policyCongress, July 2014
  • ProposedPrivacy Tort Working Group (David Crafti)
    • Focus on the development of a policy regarding a tort for privacy violationsCongress, July 2014
  • ProposedSenate Elections Working Group (Brendan Molloy)
    • Determine a position statement on preferencing for Senate elections3 April, 2014Completed

Policies pending action

  • Universal Healthcare Working Group
    • Focus on the development of a universal healthcare policy, with specific consideration of dental and ambulance cover
    • New Chair Assigned by vote of PDC today: Bill McLean
    • Status: Active
  • Universal Education Working Group (Chair was Mark Gibbons)
    • Focus on the development of a universal education policy, with specific consideration of the cost of education and accessibility
    • Status: Inactive. Moved to backlog by vote of PDC today.
  • Universal Childcare Working Group
    • Focus on the development of a universal childcare policy
    • Status: Inactive. Moved to backlog by vote of PDC today.
  • Sexual Offences Working Group
    • Focus on the development of a revenge pornography policy that considers the introduction of a concept of "permanent publication", a potential sentencing requiring placement on a list for sexual predators, and the ability for police to act upon threatening calls
    • Status: Inactive. Moved to backlog by vote of PDC today and recommended to be combined with "National Domestic Violence Strategy"
  • Startups Working Group (Chair=Andrew Downing)
    • Focus on investigating policies to advance the opportunities for small to medium startup businesses in Australia to enhance the digital economy
    • Status: Active, though no progress to-date.
    • MarkG, Mozart assigned to working group as of today.
  • Agriculture and Food Working Group (Chair=Laura Killian, status="Under discussion")
    • Develop a policy addressing key issues of the Australian agriculture and food system.
    • Laura will call a meeting on this policy WG soon.
    • Other member = MarkG
  • Corporate Stalking
    • Develop a policy regarding the surreptitious gathering of data about people for creepy purposes. E.g. insurance companies reading social media in order to determine premiums.
    • Chair: David Crafti, pending participation by Liam.

Policy Development Strategy for the new Pirate year

  • Distributed Digital Currencies and Economies Policy
    • Vote of PDC to create this policy working group.
    • Chair=AndrewD
    • Members: Mark Gibbons, David Crafti, Bill McLean
  • Library Development Policy
    • Deferred onto top of Backlog. Re-raise in 3 months.
    • Post on Forum for discussion.
  • National Domestic Violence Strategy
    • Deferred to Backlog.


Active Policy Developments

  • Universal Healthcare Working Group (Chair=BillM)
    • Focus on the development of a universal healthcare policy, with specific consideration of dental and ambulance cover
    • Members: AndrewD, BrendanM, MarkG
  • Corporate Stalking (Chair=DavidC) ... pending participation by Liam
    • Develop a policy regarding the surreptitious gathering of data about people for creepy purposes.
    • E.g. insurance companies reading social media in order to determine premiums.
    • Members: Liam?
  • Agriculture and Food Working Group (Chair=Laura Killian, status=Uncertain)
    • Develop a policy addressing key issues of the Australian agriculture and food system.
    • Laura will call a meeting on this policy WG soon.
    • Members: MarkG
  • Startups Working Group (Chair=AndrewD)
    • Focus on investigating policies to advance the opportunities for small to medium startup businesses in Australia to enhance the digital economy
    • Members: MarkG, Mozart
  • Distributed Digital Currencies and Economies Policy (Chair=AndrewD)
    • Members: MarkG, dcrafti, BillM

Policy Development BackLog

  • Library Development Policy
    • Reraise in 3 months. Post now on Forum for discussion.
  • Universal Childcare Working Group (Chair=????)
    • Focus on the development of a universal childcare policy
  • Universal Education Working Group (Chair=Mark Gibbons)
    • Focus on the development of a universal education policy, with specific consideration of the cost of education and accessibility
  • Sexual Offences Working Group (Chair=????)
    • Focus on the development of a revenge pornography policy that considers the introduction of a concept of "permanent publication", a potential sentencing requiring placement on a list for sexual predators, and the ability for police to act upon threatening calls
    • PDC recommended to be combined with "National Domestic Violence Strategy"
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