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2nd December 2013 - 03:12 AM
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Senate Docket
This is the official docket of the Senate, where we will organize and list our upcoming legislation for debate. Preferably we will consider three pieces of legislation at a time. Legislation may be rushed to the top of the list by majority vote, but otherwise we shall debate in order of submission. Please submit legislation using the following format.
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[b]Name of the submitter:[/b] [b]Full name of the Act:[/b] [b]Short name:[/b]
[b]Text of the Act:[/b] [spoiler]TEXT[/spoiler]
[b]Text in code:[/b] [spoiler]TEXT IN CODE BRACKETS[/spoiler]
*Please also note that a second version of the text in code is necessary, for ease of transfer to the debate floor.
Formatting of Acts:
Please note that Acts should be formatted in the following way:
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[center][big][big][b]The Act (YYYY)[/b][/big][/big]
[i]An Act do something.[/i][/center]
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
[u][b]Short Title[/b][/u]
(1) This Act may be referred to as The Act (YYYY).
[u][b]Article 1[/b][/u]
(2) Section goes here, etc.
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The Rt. Hon. Marquess Elpidia - Factbook - NS Page - EBC - Vignettes - Characters

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2nd December 2013 - 03:17 AM
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: "An Act to specify and defined crimes and to impose punishments therefore, for the maintenance of peace, order and democratic Government within the Independent Order." Short name: Criminal Code (2013)
Text of the Act:
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An Act to specify and defined crimes and to impose punishments therefore, for the maintenance of peace, order and democratic Government within the Independent Order.
Short Title
(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code (2013).
High Crimes Treason (2) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) levies, attempts to levy, incites others to levy, or attempts to incite others to levy war against The Independent Order;
(ii) seizes, attempts to seize, incites others to seize, or attempts to incite others to seize a position in any fashion other than a lawful election or appointment; or
(iii) uses, attempts to use, incites others to use, or attempts to incite others to use the powers of any position not gained by a lawful election or appointment.
is guilty of the offense of Treason under this law and liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.
Sedition (3) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) aids, attempts to aid, incites others to aid, or attempts to incite others to aid enemies of The Independent Order in a time of war;
(ii) rebels, incites, or attempts to incite rebellion against The Independent Order civilian government or the chain of command of the The Independent Order Armed Forces from within The Independent Order or outside of it;
is guilty of the offense of Sedition under this law and liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban. Crashing, Spamming, Phishing, Hacking (4) Any citizen, resident, or member of The Independent Order who knowingly crashes, spams, phishes, or hacks any off-site property belonging any NationStates region, or attempts to do so, with the intent to damage or destroy the off-site property is guilty of the offense of Offsite Terrorism and is liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.
Felonies
Threatening Conduct (6) Anyone who knowingly uses intimidation, threats, blackmail, or other similar threatening measures to cause damage to anther's sense of security, freedom of choice, sense of dignity, or in any other way threatens a member of the The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Threatening Conduct under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Unlawful Representation (7) Anyone who knowingly represents, attempts to represent, or purports to represent The Independent Order in an official capacity while abroad in a domestic or foreign environment without proper legal authorization is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Representation under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Abuse of Administrative Powers (8) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) deletes or edits a post or topic without authorization or just cause;
(ii) deletes or edits a forum account, or the information contained within, without authorization or just cause;
(iii) alters or attempts to alter moderator or administrator logs;
(iv) accesses a member account other than their own without express permission;
(v) uses or attempts to use administrative or moderative powers to assist an act of treason;
(vi) commits other actions unbecoming of an administrator or moderator; or
(vii) edits The Independent Order law without proper authorization and documentation
is guilty of the offense of Abuse of Administrative Powers under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Harassment (9) Anyone who knowingly cyber-stalks, harasses, or otherwise bothers a member of The Independent Order in a way that makes them feel vulnerable, insecure, or intimidated is guilty of the offense of Harassment under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Identity Theft (10) Anyone who knowingly impersonates or attempts to impersonate another member of The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Identity Theft under this law, and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Unlawful Interference with Recruitment or Welcoming (11) Anyone who knowingly interferes with or attempts to interfere with recruitment or welcoming efforts by acting in any manner including but not limited to the following:
(i) sending unauthorized recruitment or welcoming telegrams, or authorized telegrams with unauthorized edits;
(ii) falsely asserting to have sent any amount of recruitment or welcoming telegrams
is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Interference with Recruitment or Welcoming under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Deceiving the Public (12) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) provides members with misleading or deceitful information in order to favor one's self; or,
(ii) provides members with misleading or deceitful information to attempt to obtain through deceit or deliberate silence or omission more than one account with citizenship in The Independent Order
is guilty of the offense of Deceiving the Public and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Release of Classified Information (13) Anyone who knowingly releases or distributes classified information that is deemed protected or confidential in relevant legislation, by any manner of communication(s), to a party who is not authorized to view such information, is guilty of the offence of Release of Classified Information, and is liable to punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Defamation (14) Anyone who knowingly provides member(s) with any allegation about a person or entity, by any manner of communication(s) to a third party, that is untrue and has the potential to injure the reputation of said entity or person shall be guilty of the offence of Defamation, and is liable to punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Contempt of Court (15) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) shows repeated disregard for the proper procedures of the Court;
(ii) purposefully disrupts, derails, or otherwise knowingly disturbs the order within the Court;
(iii) fails to follow the orders of the Presiding Judge within the Court;
(iv) provides false information to the Court; or
(v) fails to follow a court order or sentence
is guilty of the offense of Contempt of Court and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Repeated Misdemeanors (16) Anyone who knowingly commits multiple or frequent misdemeanors is guilty of the offense of Repeated Misdemeanors under this law and is liable to having their offenses upgraded to a Felony by the Justice presiding over such a case and punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
Unlawful Use of a Proxy (17) Any citizen who uses a proxy, defined as a website, program, or server which allows said citizen to change or conceal their Internet Protocol Address to view the forums of The Independent Order, is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Use of a Proxy and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a three (3) month ban.
Misdemeanors
Obscenity (19) Anyone who knowingly uses, in excess, obscene, offensive, profane or derogatory language or implications towards another member of The Independent Order, on the The Independent Order forums or RMB, or as a representative, authorized or unauthorized, of The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Obscenity and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.
Maintaining an Obscene Profile (20) Anyone who knowingly uses or has an avatar, information or images displayed in a signature, or any other user-created profile information that can be deemed offensive, obscene, or inappropriate, towards any user or specific group of users is guilty of the offense of Maintaining an Obscene Profile and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.
Unlawful Spamming (21) Anyone who knowingly spams (hereby defined as "posting in an irrelevant, useless, nonconstructive or incoherent manner") or posts out of turn or out of context, in an official governmental area or discussion is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Spamming and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.
Maintaining an Excessive Signature (22) Anyone who knowingly has a signature incorporating such pictures excessive in quantity or size or otherwise using text or information that is considered to be in excessive length or font size is guilty of the offense of Maintaining an Excessive Signature and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.
Illegal Campaigning (23) Any person, political party, action committee or other political group who knowingly posts campaign messages giving or requesting support in any subforum designated by the Chief Administrator as for non-political purposes, excepting reasonable advertisements in signatures or avatars, is guilty of the offense of Illegal Campaigning under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a 48 hour ban. The Court may at their discretion hold the individual or the group responsible for the offense.
Definitions
(26) Crashing: any action which could cause a forum to go out of service or lose information, including: the deletion of posts, the deletion of the forum, spamming, or any other act of this kind.
(27) Off-site property: Any forums, websites or Wiki pages owned or maintained by a Nationstates nation, organization or region.
(28) Spamming: Any action undertaken by non-region nationals to waste space on forums or to cause forums to crash. This includes any attempts to force a DOS error on forums and any attempts to flood the RMB of a region which is not your normal abode.
(29) Phishing: Any attempts to gain forum controls or passwords by deception, especially by posing as administrators or moderators.
(30) Hacking: Trying to gain access or accessing illegally a forum moderation or administrative controls by trying to use code or by trying to force entry into another account.
(31) Knowingly: With a reasonable expectation of deliberate intent.
Statute of Limitations
(32) A charge of an alleged High Crime must be submitted to the Court within 365 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.
(33) A charge of an alleged Felony must be submitted to the Court within 180 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.
(34) A charge of an alleged Misdemeanor must be submitted to the Court within 30 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.
Miscellaneous
(35) The format and layout of this law shall be used as a template for all future laws.
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[big][b][center]Criminal Code (2013)[/center][/b][/big]
[i]An Act to specify and defined crimes and to impose punishments therefore, for the maintenance of peace, order and democratic Government within the Independent Order.[/i]
[u][b]Short Title[/b][/u]
(1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code (2013).
[u][b]High Crimes[/b][/u] [b]Treason[/b] (2) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) levies, attempts to levy, incites others to levy, or attempts to incite others to levy war against The Independent Order;
(ii) seizes, attempts to seize, incites others to seize, or attempts to incite others to seize a position in any fashion other than a lawful election or appointment; or
(iii) uses, attempts to use, incites others to use, or attempts to incite others to use the powers of any position not gained by a lawful election or appointment.
is guilty of the offense of Treason under this law and liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.
[b]Sedition[/b] (3) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) aids, attempts to aid, incites others to aid, or attempts to incite others to aid enemies of The Independent Order in a time of war;
(ii) rebels, incites, or attempts to incite rebellion against The Independent Order civilian government or the chain of command of the The Independent Order Armed Forces from within The Independent Order or outside of it;
is guilty of the offense of Sedition under this law and liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban. Crashing, Spamming, Phishing, Hacking (4) Any citizen, resident, or member of The Independent Order who knowingly crashes, spams, phishes, or hacks any off-site property belonging any NationStates region, or attempts to do so, with the intent to damage or destroy the off-site property is guilty of the offense of Offsite Terrorism and is liable to punishment up to a maximum sentence of an indefinite ban.
[u][b]Felonies[/b][/u]
[b]Threatening Conduct[/b] (6) Anyone who knowingly uses intimidation, threats, blackmail, or other similar threatening measures to cause damage to anther's sense of security, freedom of choice, sense of dignity, or in any other way threatens a member of the The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Threatening Conduct under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Unlawful Representation[/b] (7) Anyone who knowingly represents, attempts to represent, or purports to represent The Independent Order in an official capacity while abroad in a domestic or foreign environment without proper legal authorization is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Representation under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Abuse of Administrative Powers[/b] (8) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) deletes or edits a post or topic without authorization or just cause;
(ii) deletes or edits a forum account, or the information contained within, without authorization or just cause;
(iii) alters or attempts to alter moderator or administrator logs;
(iv) accesses a member account other than their own without express permission;
(v) uses or attempts to use administrative or moderative powers to assist an act of treason;
(vi) commits other actions unbecoming of an administrator or moderator; or
(vii) edits The Independent Order law without proper authorization and documentation
is guilty of the offense of Abuse of Administrative Powers under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Harassment[/b] (9) Anyone who knowingly cyber-stalks, harasses, or otherwise bothers a member of The Independent Order in a way that makes them feel vulnerable, insecure, or intimidated is guilty of the offense of Harassment under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Identity Theft[/b] (10) Anyone who knowingly impersonates or attempts to impersonate another member of The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Identity Theft under this law, and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Unlawful Interference with Recruitment or Welcoming[/b] (11) Anyone who knowingly interferes with or attempts to interfere with recruitment or welcoming efforts by acting in any manner including but not limited to the following:
(i) sending unauthorized recruitment or welcoming telegrams, or authorized telegrams with unauthorized edits;
(ii) falsely asserting to have sent any amount of recruitment or welcoming telegrams
is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Interference with Recruitment or Welcoming under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Deceiving the Public[/b] (12) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) provides members with misleading or deceitful information in order to favor one's self; or,
(ii) provides members with misleading or deceitful information to attempt to obtain through deceit or deliberate silence or omission more than one account with citizenship in The Independent Order
is guilty of the offense of Deceiving the Public and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Release of Classified Information[/b] (13) Anyone who knowingly releases or distributes classified information that is deemed protected or confidential in relevant legislation, by any manner of communication(s), to a party who is not authorized to view such information, is guilty of the offence of Release of Classified Information, and is liable to punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Defamation[/b] (14) Anyone who knowingly provides member(s) with any allegation about a person or entity, by any manner of communication(s) to a third party, that is untrue and has the potential to injure the reputation of said entity or person shall be guilty of the offence of Defamation, and is liable to punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Contempt of Court[/b] (15) Anyone who knowingly:
(i) shows repeated disregard for the proper procedures of the Court;
(ii) purposefully disrupts, derails, or otherwise knowingly disturbs the order within the Court;
(iii) fails to follow the orders of the Presiding Judge within the Court;
(iv) provides false information to the Court; or
(v) fails to follow a court order or sentence
is guilty of the offense of Contempt of Court and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Repeated Misdemeanors[/b] (16) Anyone who knowingly commits multiple or frequent misdemeanors is guilty of the offense of Repeated Misdemeanors under this law and is liable to having their offenses upgraded to a Felony by the Justice presiding over such a case and punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
[b]Unlawful Use of a Proxy[/b] (17) Any citizen who uses a proxy, defined as a website, program, or server which allows said citizen to change or conceal their Internet Protocol Address to view the forums of The Independent Order, is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Use of a Proxy and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a three (3) month ban.
[u][b]Misdemeanors[/b][/u]
[b]Obscenity[/b] (19) Anyone who knowingly uses, in excess, obscene, offensive, profane or derogatory language or implications towards another member of The Independent Order, on the The Independent Order forums or RMB, or as a representative, authorized or unauthorized, of The Independent Order is guilty of the offense of Obscenity and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.
[b]Maintaining an Obscene Profile[/b] (20) Anyone who knowingly uses or has an avatar, information or images displayed in a signature, or any other user-created profile information that can be deemed offensive, obscene, or inappropriate, towards any user or specific group of users is guilty of the offense of Maintaining an Obscene Profile and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.
[b]Unlawful Spamming[/b] (21) Anyone who knowingly spams (hereby defined as "posting in an irrelevant, useless, nonconstructive or incoherent manner") or posts out of turn or out of context, in an official governmental area or discussion is guilty of the offense of Unlawful Spamming and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.
[b]Maintaining an Excessive Signature[/b] (22) Anyone who knowingly has a signature incorporating such pictures excessive in quantity or size or otherwise using text or information that is considered to be in excessive length or font size is guilty of the offense of Maintaining an Excessive Signature and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a ban of 48 hours.
[b]Illegal Campaigning[/b] (23) Any person, political party, action committee or other political group who knowingly posts campaign messages giving or requesting support in any subforum designated by the Chief Administrator as for non-political purposes, excepting reasonable advertisements in signatures or avatars, is guilty of the offense of Illegal Campaigning under this law and liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding a 48 hour ban. The Court may at their discretion hold the individual or the group responsible for the offense.
[u][b]Definitions[/b][/u]
(26) Crashing: any action which could cause a forum to go out of service or lose information, including: the deletion of posts, the deletion of the forum, spamming, or any other act of this kind.
(27) Off-site property: Any forums, websites or Wiki pages owned or maintained by a Nationstates nation, organization or region.
(28) Spamming: Any action undertaken by non-region nationals to waste space on forums or to cause forums to crash. This includes any attempts to force a DOS error on forums and any attempts to flood the RMB of a region which is not your normal abode.
(29) Phishing: Any attempts to gain forum controls or passwords by deception, especially by posing as administrators or moderators.
(30) Hacking: Trying to gain access or accessing illegally a forum moderation or administrative controls by trying to use code or by trying to force entry into another account.
(31) Knowingly: With a reasonable expectation of deliberate intent.
[u][b]Statute of Limitations[/b][/u]
(32) A charge of an alleged High Crime must be submitted to the Court within 365 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.
(33) A charge of an alleged Felony must be submitted to the Court within 180 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.
(34) A charge of an alleged Misdemeanor must be submitted to the Court within 30 days of the date that the alleged crime occurred.
[u][b]Miscellaneous [/b][/u]
(35) The format and layout of this law shall be used as a template for all future laws.
*Credit to the region of Europeia, this is basically their criminal code with a few minor edits.
Edited by Elpidia, 2nd December 2013 - 06:20 PM.
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2nd December 2013 - 04:49 AM
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: The Constitution of the Independent Order Short name: N/A
Text of the Act:
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We the members of the Independent Order, resolved to create a government so as to strengthen liberty, democracy, independence and peace in a spirit of solidarity and openness towards the world, and in the knowledge that only those who use their freedom remain free, do adopt and ordain the following Constitution.
Article I.
(1)The Grand Chancellor shall be the head of state of The Independent Order.
(2)All laws and treaties passed by the Senate must be formally signed by the Grand Chancellor to take effect.
(3)The Grand Chancellor shall be responsible for the out of context operation and safety of the declared assets of The Independent Order.
(4)The Grand Chancellor shall be responsible for the timely management of elections.
(5)The Grand Chancellor may not hold another office of the government of the Independent Order.
(6)The Grand Chancellor shall have the authority to pardon convictions and to commute or reduce sentences.
Article II.
(7)All legislative power is hereby vested in the Senate of the Independent Order.
(8)The Senate shall be made up of no less than five (5) and no more than fifteen (15) members, as determined by law, though the number must remain odd.
(9)Elections for the Senate shall be held on the 27th and 28th of every month (GMT), with nominations opened on the 24th (GMT). To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order.
(10)The Senate shall vote for a speaker from their own ranks upon the commencement of the legislative term. Should the Senate be unable to determine a Speaker from the candidates available after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor will appoint one from the nominated candidates in order to allow the Senate to function.
(11)Any proposed act or resolution in the Senate will be debated for no more than seven (7) days, upon which time the item will be voted upon for two (2) days. Any senator may move to vote to shorten the debate time should the seven (7) day period appear to be unnecessary.
(12)Any act or resolution in the Senate will be considered passed should it achieve fifty-one (51) percent or more votes in favor of the number of votes possible in the Senate at that time.
(13)Any law or treaty that achieves seventy-five (75) percent or more votes in favor of the number of votes possible in the Senate at that time will automatically bypass the requirement for the Grand Chancellor to sign the law or treaty.
(14)The Senate may determine the rules of its proceedings.
(15)A senator shall automatically vacate his/her seat if he/she fails to log into the forum for more than seven (7) days.
(16)Vacancies in the Senate shall be filled by the Grand Chancellor.
(17)The Senate may overturn a pardon, commutation, or sentence reduction by the Grand Chancellor by a vote of sixty (60) percent.
Article III.
(18)The executive power shall be vested in the Premier of the Independent Order.
(19) The Premier shall be elected by the members of The Independent Order, on an election held on the 27th and 28th of every month (GMT), with nominations opened on the 24th (GMT).
(20)To run for Premier, the candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order for a period no less than forty-five (45) days. (21)Upon election, the Premier shall appoint a Vice Premier, who will act in his absence should the Premier declare a formal leave of absence, or should the Premier fail to log into the forum of The Independent Order for a period of seven (7) days.
(22)The Cabinet shall be made up of the following portfolios; The Minister of Culture The Minister of Truth The Minister of Foreign Affairs The Minister of Integration The Minister of Armed Forces The Minister of Imperial Affairs
(23)Cabinet positions are appointed by the Premier, at the start of the term, and then upon the resignation of a minister, or the automatic vacancy of a portfolio.
(24)Should a minister fail to log into the forums of The Independent Order for a period of seven (7) days without a declared leave of absence, their portfolio will be deemed vacant.
(25)Both the Premier and Deputy Premier will occupy a portfolio themselves.
(26)At the discretion of the Premier one minister may occupy two portfolios.
Article IV.
(27)The judicial power of the Independent Order is hereby vested in the High Court.
(28)The High Court will hear cases of criminal and civil prosecution, as well as provide advice on the constitutional legality of any matter brought before it.
(29)The Senate is required to create a criminal code, in order to define what acts are criminal and civil offenses.
(30)The Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Judge to preside over the High Court.
(31)A Judge shall automatically vacate his/her office if he/she fails to log into the forum for seven days.
(32)If the office of judge is vacated the Premier shall appoint a Judge to fulfill the remainder of the previous judge’s term.
(33)A Judge may not simultaneously hold any other office of the government of the Independent Order.
Article V.
(34)This constitution may be amended with vote of sixty six (66) percent or more votes in favor of the number of votes possible in the Senate at that time, and the signature of the Grand Chancellor.
(35)In the event that this document proves inadequate or incapable of solving a significant issue, the Grand Chancellor, with the consent of the Premier and Senate, will openly consult the population of the region to determine a solution. Article VI.
(36)All nations that reside within the NationStates region of The Independent Order may consider themselves members of the region.
(37)Nations shall be required to possess a forum account to vote in elections or hold a government office.
(38)Nations that are in the region as diplomats from other regions may not vote in elections or hold a government office.
Article VII.
(39)The previous Charter of the Independent Order is repealed.
(40)This Constitution is the supreme law of the Independent Order.
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[i]We the members of the Independent Order, resolved to create a government so as to strengthen liberty, democracy, independence and peace in a spirit of solidarity and openness towards the world, and in the knowledge that only those who use their freedom remain free, do adopt and ordain the following Constitution.[/i]
[big][u][b]Article I. [/b][/u][/big]
(1)The Grand Chancellor shall be the head of state of The Independent Order.
(2)All laws and treaties passed by the Senate must be formally signed by the Grand Chancellor to take effect.
(3)The Grand Chancellor shall be responsible for the out of context operation and safety of the declared assets of The Independent Order.
(4)The Grand Chancellor shall be responsible for the timely management of elections.
(5)The Grand Chancellor may not hold another office of the government of the Independent Order.
(6)The Grand Chancellor shall have the authority to pardon convictions and to commute or reduce sentences.
[big][u][b]Article II.[/b][/u][/big]
(7)All legislative power is hereby vested in the Senate of the Independent Order.
(8)The Senate shall be made up of no less than five (5) and no more than fifteen (15) members, as determined by law, though the number must remain odd.
(9)Elections for the Senate shall be held on the 27th and 28th of every month (GMT), with nominations opened on the 24th (GMT). To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order.
(10)The Senate shall vote for a speaker from their own ranks upon the commencement of the legislative term. Should the Senate be unable to determine a Speaker from the candidates available after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor will appoint one from the nominated candidates in order to allow the Senate to function.
(11)Any proposed act or resolution in the Senate will be debated for no more than seven (7) days, upon which time the item will be voted upon for two (2) days. Any senator may move to vote to shorten the debate time should the seven (7) day period appear to be unnecessary.
(12)Any act or resolution in the Senate will be considered passed should it achieve fifty-one (51) percent or more votes in favor of the number of votes possible in the Senate at that time.
(13)Any law or treaty that achieves seventy-five (75) percent or more votes in favor of the number of votes possible in the Senate at that time will automatically bypass the requirement for the Grand Chancellor to sign the law or treaty.
(14)The Senate may determine the rules of its proceedings.
(15)A senator shall automatically vacate his/her seat if he/she fails to log into the forum for more than seven (7) days.
(16)Vacancies in the Senate shall be filled by the Grand Chancellor.
(17)The Senate may overturn a pardon, commutation, or sentence reduction by the Grand Chancellor by a vote of sixty (60) percent.
[big][u][b]Article III. [/b][/u][/big]
(18)The executive power shall be vested in the Premier of the Independent Order.
(19) The Premier shall be elected by the members of The Independent Order, on an election held on the 27th and 28th of every month (GMT), with nominations opened on the 24th (GMT).
(20)To run for Premier, the candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order for a period no less than forty-five (45) days. (21)Upon election, the Premier shall appoint a Vice Premier, who will act in his absence should the Premier declare a formal leave of absence, or should the Premier fail to log into the forum of The Independent Order for a period of seven (7) days.
(22)The Cabinet shall be made up of the following portfolios; The Minister of Culture The Minister of Truth The Minister of Foreign Affairs The Minister of Integration The Minister of Armed Forces The Minister of Imperial Affairs
(23)Cabinet positions are appointed by the Premier, at the start of the term, and then upon the resignation of a minister, or the automatic vacancy of a portfolio.
(24)Should a minister fail to log into the forums of The Independent Order for a period of seven (7) days without a declared leave of absence, their portfolio will be deemed vacant.
(25)Both the Premier and Deputy Premier will occupy a portfolio themselves.
(26)At the discretion of the Premier one minister may occupy two portfolios.
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(27)The judicial power of the Independent Order is hereby vested in the High Court.
(28)The High Court will hear cases of criminal and civil prosecution, as well as provide advice on the constitutional legality of any matter brought before it.
(29)The Senate is required to create a criminal code, in order to define what acts are criminal and civil offenses.
(30)The Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Judge to preside over the High Court.
(31)A Judge shall automatically vacate his/her office if he/she fails to log into the forum for seven days.
(32)If the office of judge is vacated the Premier shall appoint a Judge to fulfill the remainder of the previous judge’s term.
(33)A Judge may not simultaneously hold any other office of the government of the Independent Order.
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(34)This constitution may be amended with vote of sixty six (66) percent or more votes in favor of the number of votes possible in the Senate at that time, and the signature of the Grand Chancellor.
(35)In the event that this document proves inadequate or incapable of solving a significant issue, the Grand Chancellor, with the consent of the Premier and Senate, will openly consult the population of the region to determine a solution. Article VI.
(36)All nations that reside within the NationStates region of The Independent Order may consider themselves members of the region.
(37)Nations shall be required to possess a forum account to vote in elections or hold a government office.
(38)Nations that are in the region as diplomats from other regions may not vote in elections or hold a government office.
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(39)The previous Charter of the Independent Order is repealed.
(40)This Constitution is the supreme law of the Independent Order.
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If you place a cap on how much legislation you consider at any one time, you place a cap on the number of bills that the senate can pass during a term. Depending on debate times, only allowing 1 bill to be processed at a time means you could be passing as few as 5 bills a term when there might be a dozen changes that are needed. If you must cap, cap it at 3; it's not overwhelming, but you wouldn't need to pass more than 15 bills in a month.
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In fact, it might be worth writing a law on the details of the legislative process.
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In fact, it might be worth writing a law on the details of the legislative process. Indeed it might, but then the problem seems to me to be that the legislative term is too short. And now we've cluttered my beautiful docket
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3rd December 2013 - 11:52 PM
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Here you go. Submitter: TheAtom117 Bill Name: The Providing of Freedom of Information act Short name: The News act
Spoiler: click to toggle The Providing of Freedom of information Act The News act I Congressional Votes 1) Congressional Votes will be put on a spread sheet along with the creator of a bill, did it pass, and did the Grand Chancellor sign it. 2) This should be available in a senate pinned topic. 3) This information can be used in elections 4) The Speaker of the Senate is required to maintain it. II Government News Network 5) The ministry of culture will have to have a news network which will belong to its own forum. 6) This news will consist of Role Play and Government. 7) There is no limit on the median of the news. 8) Anyone in the ministry of culture can write articles. 9) The news will need a check for bias and the bias must be stated i.e. Liberal, Conservative, against, for. 10) The post must be made by the Ministry of Culture. 11) The Government News can be shutdown with 4 news networks operating for a months. III Private News Networks 12) Private News Networks can be created by citizens. 13) The get there own forums 14) The Company owner can assign people to post information on their network forum. 15) They do not need to provide bias. 16) Approval for creation of news network will be approved be the Minister of Culture. 17) The Application of the creation of the news networks will be created by the ministry of culture and approved by the senate. This bill will go into effect two days after passing to providing enough time for the respected people could prepare.
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to create a peerage system. Short name: The Peerage Act (2013)
Text of the Act:
Peerage Act The Peerage Act (2013)
An act to create a peerage system.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as The Peerage Act (2013).
Establishment
(2) The Peerage of the Independent Order is hereby established.
Ranks
(3) The ranks of the Peerage shall be the following, in descending order of precedence: Count/Countess, Baron/Baroness, Knight/Dame.
Forms of Address
(4) A Count/Countess shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Count/Countess (name)"
(5) A Baron/Baroness shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Baron/Baroness (name)"
(6) A Knight/Dame shall be properly addressed as "Sir/Lady", and in written correspondence as "Sir/Lady (name)"
Ennoblement
(7) The awarding of any and all peerages shall be at the discretion of the Grand Chancellor.
Removal
(8) Any peer may be stripped of his/her rank and title, or be demoted, by the Grand Chancellor, with the consent of a majority of Peers of the Independent Order.
(9) Any peer shall be stripped of his/her rank and title if he/she fails to log into the forums for two weeks.
(10) The exception to the above shall be announced leaves of absence of no more than one month. Peers on announced leaves of absence shall not figure into the calculations for a majority as stated in section (8) of this act.
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(2) The Peerage of the Independent Order is hereby established.
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(3) The ranks of the Peerage shall be the following, in descending order of precedence: Count/Countess, Baron/Baroness, Knight/Dame.
[b][u]Forms of Address[/b][/u]
(4) A Count/Countess shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Count/Countess (name)"
(5) A Baron/Baroness shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Right Honorable Baron/Baroness (name)"
(6) A Knight/Dame shall be properly addressed as "Sir/Lady", and in written correspondence as "Sir/Lady (name)"
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(7) The awarding of any and all peerages shall be at the discretion of the Grand Chancellor.
[b][u]Removal[/u][/b]
(8) Any peer may be stripped of his/her rank and title, or be demoted, by the Grand Chancellor, with the consent of a majority of Peers of the Independent Order.
(9) Any peer shall be stripped of his/her rank and title if he/she fails to log into the forums for two weeks.
(10) The exception to the above shall be announced leaves of absence of no more than one month. Peers on announced leaves of absence shall not figure into the calculations for a majority as stated in section (8) of this act.
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to amend the Criminal Code (2013) to criminalize unauthorized raiding. Short name: Criminal Code (2013)-First Amendment
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An act to amend the Criminal Code (2013) to criminalize unauthorized raiding.
Short Title
(1)This act may be cited as Criminal Code (2013)-First Amendment.
Amendment
(2)The following section shall be added after section (14):
"Unauthorized Military Activity (15)Anyone who knowingly participates in raiding or defending in the name of the Indpendent Order without the direct authorization of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Independent Order, or the subordinates authorized by him/her to authorize such action, is guilty of the offense of Unauthorized Military Activity and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
(3) The above section shall be numbered section (15), and the remaining numbering in the act shall be adjusted accordingly.
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An act to amend the Criminal Code (2013) to criminalize unauthorized raiding.
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(2)The following section shall be added after section (14):
"[b]Unauthorized Military Activity[/b] (15)Anyone who knowingly participates in raiding or defending in the name of the Independent Order without the direct authorization of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Independent Order, or the subordinates authorized by him/her to authorize such action, is guilty of the offense of Unauthorized Military Activity and is liable to a punishment at judicial discretion not exceeding an five (5) month ban.
(3) The above section shall be numbered section (15), and the remaining numbering in the act shall be adjusted accordingly.
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Act: An Act to Amend the Constitution of the Independent Order Short name: Constitutional Amendment Act
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An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
Amendments
(1)The following section shall be added after section (5):
“(6)The Grand Chancellor shall have the right, with the advice and consent of the Premier and Senate, to delegate any power or authority, vested in Grand Chancellor to a devolved body or other member.”
(2)The following sections shall be added and/or amended after section (9): “(10)To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order. If more than fifteen (15) members are nominated, or there are an even number of nominations, then elections shall take place using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system as defined by law.”
“(11)The term of the Senate shall be forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened on the thirty-ninth (39th) day of a Senate term, and elections for the Senate shall be held on the forty-third(43rd) through the forty-fifth (45th) days. If there are both the required number of nominations, and an odd number of nominations, then the Senate term may commence on the forty-third(43rd) day.”
(3)The following section shall be added after section (16): “(17)The Senate shall have the right to delegate any part of its legislative authority to a devolved body, excluding the ability to amend the Constitution or overturn a decision made by the Grand Chancellor.”
(4)The following sections shall be added/amended after section (20): “(21)The term of the Premier shall be no less than forty-three (43) days, and no more than forty-seven (47) days. Nominations shall be opened on the thirty-ninth (39th) day of a Senate’s term, and elections for the Premier shall be held on the forty-third(43rd) through the forty-fifth (45th) days.”
“(22)The Premier shall be elected by the members of the Independent Order. If there are less than three candidates, a simple plurality system shall be used. If there are three or more candidates, then the Supplementary Vote electoral system shall be used, as defined by law. If there is only one nomination, then that member shall automatically become Premier without requiring elections.”
(5)The sections above shall be renumbered accordingly.
(6)All laws passed before the passage of this constitutional amendment, and not in conflict with the same, shall continue to be in effect.
(48)The amendment shall come into effect on the thirty-ninth (39th) day of the Senate’s term.
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An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
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(1)The following section shall be added after section (5):
“(6)The Grand Chancellor shall have the right, with the advice and consent of the Premier and Senate, to delegate any power or authority, vested in Grand Chancellor to a devolved body or other member.”
(2)The following sections shall be added and/or amended after section (9): “(10)To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order. If more than fifteen (15) members are nominated, or there are an even number of nominations, then elections shall take place using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system as defined by law.”
“(11)The term of the Senate shall be forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened on the thirty-ninth (39[sup]th[/sup]) day of a Senate term, and elections for the Senate shall be held on the forty-third(43[sup]rd[/sup]) through the forty-fifth (45[sup]th[/sup]) days. If there are both the required number of nominations, and an odd number of nominations, then the Senate term may commence on the forty-third(43[sup]rd[/sup]) day.”
(3)The following section shall be added after section (16): “(17)The Senate shall have the right to delegate any part of its legislative authority to a devolved body, excluding the ability to amend the Constitution or overturn a decision made by the Grand Chancellor.”
(4)The following sections shall be added/amended after section (20): “(21)The term of the Premier shall be no less than forty-three (43) days, and no more than forty-seven (47) days. Nominations shall be opened on the thirty-ninth (39[sup]th[/sup]) day of a Senate’s term, and elections for the Premier shall be held on the forty-third(43[sup]rd[/sup]) through the forty-fifth (45[sup]th[/sup]) days.”
“(22)The Premier shall be elected by the members of the Independent Order. If there are less than three candidates, a simple plurality system shall be used. If there are three or more candidates, then the Supplementary Vote electoral system shall be used, as defined by law. If there is only one nomination, then that member shall automatically become Premier without requiring elections.”
(5)The sections above shall be renumbered accordingly.
(6)All laws passed before the passage of this constitutional amendment, and not in conflict with the same, shall continue to be in effect.
(48)The amendment shall come into effect on the thirty-ninth (39[sup]th[/sup]) day of the Senate’s term.
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Thanks for your submission CGJ, as you can see from the post above yours there is a standard way of amending legislation that's a bit easier to read than yours. You can put it in that format yourself, if you wish, or you can highlight the changes in your submission and I'll do it for you.
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Name of the submitter: Great Jonathania Full name of the Act: Act of Territorial Growth and Expansion Short name: Territorial Growth Act
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If a nation Triumphs over another in role play war, they may claim some of their territories if the treaty calls for it.
In this goes through, the nation that gave up land may claim new land, but the old land is part of the other nation.
Article II
A nation may buy or sell land with another nation.
If a nation sells land, they may not claim replacements.
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If a nation Triumphs over another in role play war, they may claim some of their territories if the treaty calls for it.
In this goes through, the nation that gave up land may claim new land, but the old land is part of the other nation.
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A nation may buy or sell land with another nation.
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Thanks for your submission CGJ, as you can see from the post above yours there is a standard way of amending legislation that's a bit easier to read than yours. You can put it in that format yourself, if you wish, or you can highlight the changes in your submission and I'll do it for you. I have changed my post to include only amendments. Although will review it in the morning to check I haven't missed anything
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to define the size of the Senate. Short name: The Senate Size Act (2014)
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An act to define the size of the Senate.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as The Senate Size Act (2014).
Number of Seats
(2) The number of seats in the Senate shall be seven (7) (3) If there are fewer than seven (7) nominees for the Senate, the size of the Senate shall be five (5). (4) If there are fewer than five (5) nominees for the Senate, the Grand Chancellor may appoint members to fill the empty seats.
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(2) The number of seats in the Senate shall be seven (7) (3) If there are fewer than seven (7) nominees for the Senate, the size of the Senate shall be five (5). (4) If there are fewer than five (5) nominees for the Senate, the Grand Chancellor may appoint members to fill the empty seats.
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to amend the constitution. Short name: Constitution - Second Amendment (2014)
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An act to amend the constitution of the Independent Order.
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(1) This act may be referred to as Constitution - Second Amendment (2014).
Amendment
(1)Section (16) shall be amended thusly:
"(16)The Senate may may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of its members, expel a member."
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(1)Section (16) shall be amended thusly:
"(16)The Senate may may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of its members, expel a member."
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Name of the submitter: Beatrice Full name of the Act: An Act to clarify the responsibilities of the World Assembly Delegate and World Assembly Procedure. Short name: The WA Procedures Act (2014)
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An act to establish World Assembly Procedure and clarify the responsibilities of the World Assembly Delegate.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as The WA Procedures Act (2014).
Recognition of WA Delegate's Position and Selection
(2) The position of World Assembly Delegate (herein 'WA Delegate') of the Independent Order is not a governmental position, the holder of the position being determined by the Independent Nation with the most World Assembly endorsements.
(3) The WA Delegate shall continue to be a non-government position and the free-for-all system used to determine its holder shall be retained.
General Assembly Responsibilities
(4) As the chief representative of the Independent Order to the World Assembly it is the duty and responsibility of the WA Delegate to vote in accordance with the majority opinion of the WA Members on any Resolution presently At Vote before the General Assembly.
(5) This vote shall be determined by the voting tally as noted with the Resolution at vote, accessible via the Details link included with the Resolution At Vote.
(6) The Delegate shall check this tally daily and must change his or her vote to match the majority opinion of Independent WA Members.
Security Council Responsibilities
(7) Recognizing the potential political implications of Resolutions before the Security Council the Speaker shall be empowered to call a vote of the Senate to determine the vote cast in Commendation, Condemnation and Liberation proposals.
(8) The Speaker may defer this vote to the majority opinion of Independent WA Members in cases of Commendations and Condemnations with the advise and consent of the Premier. In such cases the WA Delegate shall follow the same procedure used when voting for General Assembly votes to determine the majority opinion of Independent WA Members.
(9) Recognizing the political implications of Liberation proposals a vote of the Senate shall determine the vote cast by the WA Delegate when a Liberation is At Vote before the Security Council. Upon certification by the Speaker the WA Delegate shall be directed to cast his or her vote as determined by the Senate vote.
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(1) This act may be referred to as The WA Procedures Act (2014).
[u][b]Recognition of WA Delegate's Position and Selection[/u][/b]
(2) The position of World Assembly Delegate (herein 'WA Delegate') of the Independent Order is not a governmental position, the holder of the position being determined by the Independent Nation with the most World Assembly endorsements.
(3) The WA Delegate shall continue to be a non-government position and the free-for-all system used to determine its holder shall be retained.
[u][b]General Assembly Responsibilities[/u][/b]
(4) As the chief representative of the Independent Order to the World Assembly it is the duty and responsibility of the WA Delegate to vote in accordance with the majority opinion of the WA Members on any Resolution presently At Vote before the General Assembly.
(5) This vote shall be determined by the voting tally as noted with the Resolution at vote, accessible via the Details link included with the Resolution At Vote.
(6) The Delegate shall check this tally daily and must change his or her vote to match the majority opinion of Independent WA Members.
[u][b]Security Council Responsibilities[/u][/b]
(7) Recognizing the potential political implications of Resolutions before the Security Council the Speaker shall be empowered to call a vote of the Senate to determine the vote cast in Commendation, Condemnation and Liberation proposals.
(8) The Speaker may defer this vote to the majority opinion of Independent WA Members in cases of Commendations and Condemnations with the advise and consent of the Premier. In such cases the WA Delegate shall follow the same procedure used when voting for General Assembly votes to determine the majority opinion of Independent WA Members.
(9) Recognizing the political implications of Liberation proposals a vote of the Senate shall determine the vote cast by the WA Delegate when a Liberation is At Vote before the Security Council. Upon certification by the Speaker the WA Delegate shall be directed to cast his or her vote as determined by the Senate vote.
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia & CGJ Full name of the Act: An act to amend the constitution. Short name: Constitution - Second Amendment (2014)
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An act to amend the constitution of the Independent Order.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as Constitution - Second Amendment (2014).
Amendment
(2)Section (25) shall be amended thusly:
"(25)Cabinet positions are appointed by the Premier, at the start of the term, and then upon the resignation or dismissal of a minister, or the automatic vacancy of a portfolio. The Premier can, at his or her discretion, dismiss members of the Cabinet and fill vacancies."
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[i]An act to amend the constitution of the Independent Order.[/i]
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(1) This act may be referred to as Constitution - Second Amendment (2014).
[u][b]Amendment[/b][/u]
(2)Section (25) shall be amended thusly:
"(25)Cabinet positions are appointed by the Premier, at the start of the term, and then upon the resignation or dismissal of a minister, or the automatic vacancy of a portfolio. The Premier can, at his or her discretion, dismiss members of the Cabinet and fill vacancies."[/spoiler]
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24th January 2014 - 10:23 PM
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Act: An act to establish the electoral systems of the Independent Order in compliance with the first Constitutional Amendment Act (2014). Short name: Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014)
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An act to establish the electoral systems of the Independent Order in compliance with the first Constitutional Amendment Act (2014).
Short Title (1) This act may be referred to as the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014).
Elections (2) If there are two candidates standing for Premier, a standard plurality system shall be used in which a member votes for their preferred candidate. (3) If there are more than two candidates standing for Premier, the Supplementary Vote electoral system shall be used. (4) All Senate elections shall use the Single Transferable Vote electoral system. (5) All elections shall be conducted by the Grand Chancellor.
Supplementary Vote (6) The Supplementary Vote electoral system is where a member votes by posting their first and, optionally, their second preference candidates. (7) If a candidate does not win an overall majority of first-preference votes, then all candidates beside the top two shall be eliminated and their second-preference votes redistributed.
Single Transferable Vote (8) A single transferable vote is a vote: (8.1) Capable of being given so as to indicate the member’s order of preference for the candidates, and; (8.2) Capable of being transferred to the next choice when the vote is not needed to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes or when a prior choice is eliminated from the list of candidates because of a deficiency in the number of votes given for him. (9) The Grand Chancellor shall count each post as one vote to the candidate marked 1 thereon; he shall also count the total number of votes. (10) He shall calculate the quota. The quota is the smallest number which will ensure the return of a candidate, whatever combination be made of the other votes given in the election. This figure will be obtained by dividing the votes cast by the number of seats to be filled plus one, and adding one to the result.
Counting and Calculating Results (11) The Grand Chancellor shall count all votes manually. (12) The Grand Chancellor may calculate the results using automated calculation software. (13) Automated calculation software is defined as software, either online or downloaded, that can be used to calculate election results. This may include a spreadsheet, application or website. (14) The Grand Chancellor may use more than one automated calculation software to verify the results. (15) Prior to an election, the Grand Chancellor must publicly inform the Premier what software is being used to calculate and verify the results. (16) Following an election, the Grand Chancellor must publish verifiable proof of the electoral process, which may be scrutinised and challenged by any member of the Independent Order.
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[i]An act to establish the electoral systems of the Independent Order in compliance with the first Constitutional Amendment Act (2014).[/i]
[b][u]Short Title[/u][/b] (1) This act may be referred to as the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014).
[b][u]Elections[/u][/b] (2) If there are two candidates standing for Premier, a standard plurality system shall be used in which a member votes for their preferred candidate. (3) If there are more than two candidates standing for Premier, the Supplementary Vote electoral system shall be used. (4) All Senate elections shall use the Single Transferable Vote electoral system. (5) All elections shall be conducted by the Grand Chancellor.
[b][u]Supplementary Vote[/u][/b] (6) The Supplementary Vote electoral system is where a member votes by posting their first and, optionally, their second preference candidates. (7) If a candidate does not win an overall majority of first-preference votes, then all candidates beside the top two shall be eliminated and their second-preference votes redistributed.
[b][u]Single Transferable Vote[/u][/b] (8) A single transferable vote is a vote: (8.1) Capable of being given so as to indicate the member’s order of preference for the candidates, and; (8.2) Capable of being transferred to the next choice when the vote is not needed to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes or when a prior choice is eliminated from the list of candidates because of a deficiency in the number of votes given for him. (9) The Grand Chancellor shall count each post as one vote to the candidate marked 1 thereon; he shall also count the total number of votes. (10) He shall calculate the quota. The quota is the smallest number which will ensure the return of a candidate, whatever combination be made of the other votes given in the election. This figure will be obtained by dividing the votes cast by the number of seats to be filled plus one, and adding one to the result.
[b][u]Counting and Calculating Results[/u][/b] (11) The Grand Chancellor shall count all votes manually. (12) The Grand Chancellor may calculate the results using automated calculation software. (13) Automated calculation software is defined as software, either online or downloaded, that can be used to calculate election results. This may include a spreadsheet, application or website. (14) The Grand Chancellor may use more than one automated calculation software to verify the results. (15) Prior to an election, the Grand Chancellor must publicly inform the Premier what software is being used to calculate and verify the results. (16) Following an election, the Grand Chancellor must publish verifiable proof of the electoral process, which may be scrutinised and challenged by any member of the Independent Order.
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2nd February 2014 - 01:10 AM
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An Act to establish and regulate the Independent Order Intelligence Agency (IOIA) Short name: Intelligence Agency Act (2014)
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Intelligence Agency Act (2014)
An Act to establish and regulate the Independent Order Intelligence Agency (IOIA).
Short Title
(1)This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Agency Act (2014).
Mandate
(2)The IOIA is hereby created, and shall be the organization responsible for all of the Independent Order’s intelligence-gathering operations and for the maintenance of the security of the Independent Order.
Leadership
(4)The Grand Chancellor shall have full power over and responsibility for the affairs of the IOIA, except as otherwise provided by law.
Classification of Information
(5)The Grand Chancellor shall classify and de-classify information at his discretion, and such information shall be deemed to be protected and/or confidential for all other purposes.
(6) Any information gathered by the IOIA may be submitted as evidence in criminal prosecutions.
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[i]An Act to establish and regulate the Independent Order Intelligence Agency (IOIA).[/i]
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(1)This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Agency Act (2014).
[b][u]Mandate[/u][/b]
(2)The IOIA is hereby created, and shall be the organization responsible for all of the Independent Order’s intelligence-gathering operations and for the maintenance of the security of the Independent Order.
[b][u]Leadership[/u][/b]
(4)The Grand Chancellor shall have full power over and responsibility for the affairs of the IOIA, except as otherwise provided by law.
[b][u]Classification of Information[/u][/b]
(5)The Grand Chancellor shall classify and de-classify information at his discretion, and such information shall be deemed to be protected and/or confidential for all other purposes.
(6) Any information gathered by the IOIA may be submitted as evidence in criminal prosecutions.[/quote]
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10th February 2014 - 02:42 AM
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Petition: A Petition recommending the Grand Chancellor hold mock elections using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.
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A Petition recommending the Grand Chancellor hold mock elections using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.
Recognition
Members of the Senate recognise:
(1) The Constitutional Amendment Act (First Amendment, 2014) and Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014) mandate a significant change to the previous electoral system; (2) It is in the region’s best interests for any difficulties regarding the electoral system to be ironed out before the next election.
Petition
(3) We, the undersigned members of the Senate, hereby petition the Most Honourable Grand Chancellor to host a mock election using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system, as defined by the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014).
Recommendations
The Senate recommends:
(4) The Grand Chancellor create a list of candidates for the mock elections; (5) These candidates are not directly related to the role play or region; (6) The Grand Chancellor seek advice from members of the government or Senate regarding the conduct or procedure of said mock elections.
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[i] A Petition recommending the Grand Chancellor hold mock elections using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.[/i]
[b][u]Recognition[/u][/b]
Members of the Senate recognise:
(1) The Constitutional Amendment Act (First Amendment, 2014) and Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014) mandate a significant change to the previous electoral system; (2) It is in the region’s best interests for any difficulties regarding the electoral system to be ironed out before the next election.
[b][u]Petition[/u][/b]
(3) We, the undersigned members of the Senate, hereby petition the Most Honourable Grand Chancellor to host a mock election using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system, as defined by the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014).
[b][u]Recommendations[/u][/b]
The Senate recommends:
(4) The Grand Chancellor create a list of candidates for the mock elections; (5) These candidates are not directly related to the role play or region; (6) The Grand Chancellor seek advice from members of the government or Senate regarding the conduct or procedure of said mock elections.
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4th March 2014 - 03:09 PM
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to amend the Peerage Act (2013) to allow the creation of more than one order of chivalry. Short name: First Amendment to the Peerage Act (2013)
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An act to amend the Peerage Act (2013) to allow the creation of more than one order of chivalry.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as The First Amendment to the Peerage Act (2013).
Amendment
(2) Section (11) shall be amended thusly:
"(11)The Grand Chancellor is authorized to create and maintain orders of chivalry. All appointments to any order of chivalry, and removals from the same, shall be at the discretion of the Grand Chancellor."
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[i]An act to amend the Peerage Act (2013) to allow the creation of more than one order of chivalry.[/i]
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(1) This act may be referred to as The First Amendment to the Peerage Act (2013).
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(2) Section (11) shall be amended thusly:
"(11)The Grand Chancellor is authorized to create and maintain orders of chivalry. All appointments to any order of chivalry, and removals from the same, shall be at the discretion of the Grand Chancellor."
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Act: An Act to amend the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014) following recent elections. Short name: Electoral Amendment Act (2014)
Text of the Act:
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Act to amend the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014) following recent elections.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as Electoral Amendment Act (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (15) shall be amended thusly:
“(15) Prior to an election, the Grand Chancellor must state publicly the software being used to calculate and/or verify the results.”
(3) Section (16) shall be amended thusly:
“(16) Following an election, the Grand Chancellor must publish verifiable proof of the electoral results process."
(4) The following sections shall be added after section (7):
“(8) If, after first-preference votes have been counted, there is an equal split of the votes between more than two candidates, then all candidates following shall be eliminated and their second-preference votes counted. If there are no other candidates, then the incumbent shall remain office until a candidate withdraws.”
“(9) If, after second-preference votes have been counted, there is an equal split of the vote, then the incumbent shall remain in office until a candidate withdraws.”
(5) The following section shall be added after (16):
“(18) If any other issue arises during the election process, the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Premier and Speaker of the Senate, shall proceed in a way that he deems most feasible.
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[i]Act to amend the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014) following recent elections.[/i]
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(1) This act may be referred to as Electoral Amendment Act (2014).
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(2) Section (15) shall be amended thusly:
“(15) Prior to an election, the Grand Chancellor must state publicly the software being used to calculate and/or verify the results.”
(3) Section (16) shall be amended thusly:
“(16) Following an election, the Grand Chancellor must publish verifiable proof of the electoral results process."
(4) The following sections shall be added after section (7):
“(8) If, after first-preference votes have been counted, there is an equal split of the votes between more than two candidates, then all candidates following shall be eliminated and their second-preference votes counted. If there are no other candidates, then the incumbent shall remain office until a candidate withdraws.”
“(9) If, after second-preference votes have been counted, there is an equal split of the vote, then the incumbent shall remain in office until a candidate withdraws.”
(5) The following section shall be added after (16):
“(18) If any other issue arises during the election process, the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Premier and Speaker of the Senate, shall proceed in a way that he deems most feasible.
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Submitted Legislation The Kingdom of Dartfordia (Factbook - Vignettes - News - Press Office) Founding member of the Cross-Straits Treaty Alliance (CSTO), Commonwealth Treaty Organisation (CTO) and Congress of Albion (PAC). Member of the Cultural Exchange Treaty Organisation (CETO). Signatory to the Mundus Convention on Universal Rights (MCUR), Fair Seas Concordat (FSC) and Uppsala Convention. |
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to establish procedures to deal with emergency situations that threaten the existence and integrity of the Independent Order. Short name: The Emergency Procedures Act (2014)
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The Emergency Procedures Act (2014)
An act to establish procedures to deal with emergency situations that threaten the existence and integrity of the Independent Order.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as The Emergency Procedures Act (2014).
Declaration of a State of Emergency
(2) When a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, a State of Emergency may be declared.
(3) There shall be two levels of States of Emergency.
Level Two State of Emergency
(4) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, and that the Senate, Premiership, and/or Cabinet of the Independent Order are incapable or unwilling to address the issue, of that any of these offices have been compromised by foreign agents, he may ask the Regional Nobility to declare a Level Two State of Emergency, which shall be done by a 2/3rds majority vote of the active members of the Regional Nobility.
(5) During a Level Two State of Emergency the powers and duties of the Senate shall be transferred to a Council of the Regional Nobility chosen by the Grand Chancellor, numbering no less than the number of Senators at the time. The Grand Chancellor shall have the right to initiate legislation along with the Councillors. The Council of Regional Nobility may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.
(6) A Level Two State of Emergency shall last up to four months, as determined by the Council of Regional Nobility.
(7) At the end of the four month period the Grand Chancellor must either end the State of Emergency, or seek permission to extend the State of Emergency by a referendum of the residents of the Independent Order.
Level One State of Emergency
(8) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, he may ask the Senate to declare a Level One State of Emergency, which shall be done by a 2/3rds majority vote of the members of the Senate.
(9) During a Level One State of Emergency the Grand Chancellor shall be empowered to initiate legislation to the Senate. Any such legislation shall be moved to debate immediately by the Speaker. Any such legislation shall be voted on after five days of debate, unless closed earlier, or extended by majority vote of the Senate.
(10) During a Level One State of Emergency the Senate may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.
(11) After a period of two months a Level One State of Emergency shall expire.
Right to Appeal
(12) Any member may appeal to the High Court for redress of grievances occurring during any State of Emergency, after such State of Emergency shall have ended.
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[i]An act to establish procedures to deal with emergency situations that threaten the existence and integrity of the Independent Order.[/i]
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(1) This act may be referred to as The Emergency Procedures Act (2014).
[u][b]Declaration of a State of Emergency[/b][/u]
(2) When a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, a State of Emergency may be declared.
(3) There shall be two levels of States of Emergency.
[u][b]Level Two State of Emergency[/b][/u]
(4) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, and that the Senate, Premiership, and/or Cabinet of the Independent Order are incapable or unwilling to address the issue, of that any of these offices have been compromised by foreign agents, he may ask the Regional Nobility to declare a Level Two State of Emergency, which shall be done by a 2/3rds majority vote of the active members of the Regional Nobility.
(5) During a Level Two State of Emergency the powers and duties of the Senate shall be transferred to a Council of the Regional Nobility chosen by the Grand Chancellor, numbering no less than the number of Senators at the time. The Grand Chancellor shall have the right to initiate legislation along with the Councillors. The Council of Regional Nobility may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.
(6) A Level Two State of Emergency shall last up to four months, as determined by the Council of Regional Nobility.
(7) At the end of the four month period the Grand Chancellor must either end the State of Emergency, or seek permission to extend the State of Emergency by a referendum of the residents of the Independent Order.
[u][b]Level One State of Emergency[/b][/u]
(8) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, he may ask the Senate to declare a Level One State of Emergency, which shall be done by a 2/3rds majority vote of the members of the Senate.
(9) During a Level One State of Emergency the Grand Chancellor shall be empowered to initiate legislation to the Senate. Any such legislation shall be moved to debate immediately by the Speaker. Any such legislation shall be voted on after five days of debate, unless closed earlier, or extended by majority vote of the Senate.
(10) During a Level One State of Emergency the Senate may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.
(11) After a period of two months a Level One State of Emergency shall expire.
[u][b]Right to Appeal[/b][/u]
(12) Any member may appeal to the High Court for redress of grievances occurring during any State of Emergency, after such State of Emergency shall have ended.
Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to establish procedures to deal with foreign agents. Short name: The Foreign Agent Act (2014)
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The Foreign Agent Act (2014)
An act to establish procedures to deal with foreign agents.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as The Foreign Agent Act (2014).
Definition
(2) A foreign Agent is defined as a member of the Independent Order who clandestinely reports, has reported, conspires to report, or has conspired to report information about the Independent Order to a foreign government or entity.
Procedure
(3) If the Grand Chancellor believes that a member of the Independent Order is a foreign agent, he may, with the advice and consent of the Senate, strip said member of their voting rights.
(4) Any such member may appeal to the High Court, which shall determine if the member is in fact a foreign agent. If the High Court determines the member to be a foreign agent they may be tried for treason. If the High Court determines the member to not be a foreign agent, they shall have their voting rights restored.
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[i]An act to establish procedures to deal with foreign agents.[/i]
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(1) This act may be referred to as The Foreign Agent Act (2014).
[u][b]Definition[/b][/u]
(2) A foreign Agent is defined as a member of the Independent Order who clandestinely reports, has reported, conspires to report, or has conspired to report information about the Independent Order to a foreign government or entity.
[u][b]Procedure[/b][/u]
(3) If the Grand Chancellor believes that a member of the Independent Order is a foreign agent, he may, with the advice and consent of the Senate, strip said member of their voting rights.
(4) Any such member may appeal to the High Court, which shall determine if the member is in fact a foreign agent. If the High Court determines the member to be a foreign agent they may be tried for treason. If the High Court determines the member to not be a foreign agent, they shall have their voting rights restored.
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Act: An Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order. Short name: Constitutional Amendment Act – Third Amendment (2014)
Text of the Act:
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An Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Third Amendment (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (9) shall be amended thusly:
"(9)The number of Senators shall be determined by law, but must always remain odd."
(3) Section (21) shall be amended thusly:
"(21)A senator shall automatically vacate his/her seat if he/she fails to log into the forum without a declared leave of absence for more than seven (7) days."
(3) The following sections shall be added after section (34):
“(35) A motion of no confidence, for either the entire executive or individual ministers, may be passed by the Senate with sixty-six (66) percent of the vote.”
(4) The following section shall be added after (43):
“(45) The Constitution may be suspended following a declaration of a state of emergency for a maximum of three (3) months. This may also be extended following a referendum with the support of sixty-six (66) percent of pre-emergency members, as determined by law.”
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Third Amendment (2014).
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(2) Section (9) shall be amended thusly:
"(9)The number of Senators shall be determined by law, but must always remain odd."
(3) Section (21) shall be amended thusly:
"(21)A senator shall automatically vacate his/her seat if he/she fails to log into the forum without a declared leave of absence for more than seven (7) days."
(3) The following sections shall be added after section (34):
“(35) A motion of no confidence, for either the entire executive or individual ministers, may be passed by the Senate with sixty-six (66) percent of the vote.”
(4) The following section shall be added after (43):
“(45) The Constitution may be suspended following a declaration of a state of emergency for a maximum of three (3) months. This may also be extended following a referendum with the support of sixty-six (66) percent of pre-emergency members, as determined by law.”
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Act: An Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order. Short name: Constitutional Amendment Act – Fourth Amendment (2014)
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An Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Fourth Amendment (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (16) shall be amended thusly:
"(16) Any proposed bill or act shall be debated in the Senate for seven days, after such time any Senator may move to vote on the bill. The Speaker may move to vote on the bill before the elapsed time period. If a majority of the Senate supports the motion the Speaker must move the bill to vote within twenty-four hours.”
(3) Section (24) shall be amended thusly:
“(24) The Cabinet shall be made up of a number of portfolios. The Premier may create and/or abolish portfolios at his/her discretion, however, it must consist of at least the following portfolios: The Minister of Culture The Minister of Foreign Affairs The Minister of Armed Forces The Minister of Justice”
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Fourth Amendment (2014).
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(2) Section (16) shall be amended thusly:
"(16) Any proposed bill or act shall be debated in the Senate for seven days, after such time any Senator may move to vote on the bill. The Speaker may move to vote on the bill before the elapsed time period. If a majority of the Senate supports the motion the Speaker must move the bill to vote within twenty-four hours.”
(3) Section (24) shall be amended thusly:
“(24) The Cabinet shall be made up of a number of portfolios. The Premier may create and/or abolish portfolios at his/her discretion, however, it must consist of at least the following portfolios: The Minister of Culture The Minister of Foreign Affairs The Minister of Armed Forces The Minister of Justice”
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Act: An Act to outline the procedure following a vacancy in the Senate. Short name: By-Election Procedures Act (2014)
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An Act to outline the procedure following a vacancy in the Senate.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the By-Election Procedures Act (2014).
Early Vacancies
(2) If a seat is vacated within the first 23 days of the start of the Senate term, then it shall be known as an early vacancy.
(3) Following an early vacancy, the Grand Chancellor shall create a list of potential candidates to fill it.
(4) The Grand Chancellor shall then hold a by-election, using the Supplementary Vote system as defined in the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014).
Late Vacancies
(5) If a seat is vacated following 23 days of the start of a Senate term, then it shall be known as a Late Vacancy.
(6) Following a late vacancy, the Grand Chancellor may, at his discretion, hold a by-election or manually appoint another member to fill it.
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(1) This act may be referred to as the By-Election Procedures Act (2014).
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(2) If a seat is vacated within the first 23 days of the start of the Senate term, then it shall be known as an early vacancy.
(3) Following an early vacancy, the Grand Chancellor shall create a list of potential candidates to fill it.
(4) The Grand Chancellor shall then hold a by-election, using the Supplementary Vote system as defined in the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014).
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(5) If a seat is vacated following 23 days of the start of a Senate term, then it shall be known as a Late Vacancy.
(6) Following a late vacancy, the Grand Chancellor may, at his discretion, hold a by-election or manually appoint another member to fill it.
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18th April 2014 - 11:07 PM
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia & CGJ Full name of the Act: An Act to outline expanding the size of the Senate and amend the Senate Size Act (2014). Short name: Senate Expansion Act (2014)
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Senate Expansion Act (2014)
An Act to outline expanding the size of the Senate and amend the Senate Size Act (2014).
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Senate Expansion Act (2014).
Provisions
(2) This Act authorizes the Grand Chancellor to immediately expand the size of the Senate to nine (9) members.
(3) When expanding the Senate, the Grand Chancellor shall appoint the next highest ranked candidates from the most recent Senate Election.
(4) This can be determined by selecting the highest scoring candidates from the final calculated round of votes.
Amendments
(5) The following amendments shall be made to The Senate Size Act (2014)
(6) Section (2) shall be amended thusly:
“(2) The number of seats in the Senate shall be nine (9)”
(7) Section (3) shall be amended thusly:
“(3) If there are fewer than nine (9) nominees for the Senate, the size of the Senate shall be reduced to seven (7).”
(8) The following section shall be added after Section (3):
“(4) If there are fewer than seven (7) nominees for the Senate, the size of the Senate shall be further reduced to five (5).”
(9) Section (4) shall be amended thusly:
“(5) If there are fewer than seven (5) nominees for the Senate, the Grand Chancellor may appoint members to fill the empty seats.”
(10) The following section shall be added after Section (5):
“(6) If there are more than eighteen (18) nominees for the Senate, the size of the Senate shall be increased to eleven (11).”
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Name of the submitter: DaveIronside Full name of the Act: An Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order. Short name: Constitutional Amendment Act. Fifth (?) Amendment
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Short Title (1)This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Fifth Amendment (2014).
Amendments (2)Section (10) shall be amended thusly
"(10)The term of the Senate shall be forty-five (45) days. To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order and that they have made a minimum of six (6) posts in the forum. Nominations shall be opened on the thirty-ninth (39th) day of a Senate term, and elections for the Senate shall be held on the forty-third(43th) through the forty-fifth (45th) days."
(3)Section (22) shall be amended thusly "(22)To run for Premier, the candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order for a period no less than forty-five (45) days and have contributed a minimum of ten (10) posts to the forum."
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[u][b]Amendments[/b][/u] (2)Section (10) shall be amended thusly
"(10)The term of the Senate shall be forty-five (45) days. To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order [b][i]and that they have made a minimum of six (6) posts in the forum[/i][/b]. Nominations shall be opened on the thirty-ninth (39th) day of a Senate term, and elections for the Senate shall be held on the forty-third(43th) through the forty-fifth (45th) days."
(3)Section (22) shall be amended thusly "(22)To run for Premier, the candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order for a period no less than forty-five (45) days and have contributed a minimum of ten (10) posts to the forum."
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19th April 2014 - 03:23 PM
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Name of the submitter: Beatrice Full name of the Act: An Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order. Short name: Constitutional Amendment Act - Sixth Amendment
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Short Title (1)This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Sixth Amendment (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (22) shall be amended thusly:
"(22)To run for Premier, the candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order and have taken an active role in the community for a period no less than forty-five (45) days. This requirement shall be fulfilled by a minimum of twenty (20) non-spam posts to the forums. Furthermore, Premier candidates shall be required to introduce themselves to the members of the Independent Order and take an active role in the conduct of their campaign beyond their initial nomination.
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Amendments
(2) Section (22) shall be amended thusly:
"(22)To run for Premier, the candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order and have taken an active role in the community for a period no less than forty-five (45) days. This requirement shall be fulfilled by a minimum of twenty (20) non-spam posts to the forums. Furthermore, Premier candidates shall be required to introduce themselves to the members of the Independent Order and take an active role in the conduct of their campaign beyond their initial nomination.
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Poor E 
Here's a merged version of the above posts, since ultimately these two amendments need to be together:
Name of the submitter: Beatrice and Davelronside (edited by CGJ) Full name of the Act: An Act to Amend the Constitution of the Independent Order Short name: Constitutional Amendment Act – Fifth Amendment (2014)
Text of the Act:
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Short Title
(1)This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Fifth Amendment (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (10) shall be amended thusly:
"(10) The term of the Senate shall be forty-five (45) days. To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order and that they have made a minimum of six (6) posts in the forum. Nominations shall be opened on the thirty-ninth (39th) day of a Senate term, and elections for the Senate shall be held on the forty-third(43th) through the forty-fifth (45th) days."
(3) Section (22) shall be amended thusly:
"(22) To run for Premier, the candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order and have taken an active role in the community for a period no less than forty-five (45) days. This requirement shall be fulfilled by a minimum of twenty (20) non-spam posts to the forums. Furthermore, Premier candidates shall be required to introduce themselves to the members of the Independent Order and take an active role in the conduct of their campaign beyond their initial nomination."
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(1)This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Fifth Amendment (2014).
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(2) Section (10) shall be amended thusly:
"(10) The term of the Senate shall be forty-five (45) days. To run for the position of Senator, the candidate must demonstrate that they have a nation in The Independent Order and that they have made a minimum of six (6) posts in the forum. Nominations shall be opened on the thirty-ninth (39th) day of a Senate term, and elections for the Senate shall be held on the forty-third(43th) through the forty-fifth (45th) days."
(3) Section (22) shall be amended thusly:
"(22) To run for Premier, the candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order and have taken an active role in the community for a period no less than forty-five (45) days. This requirement shall be fulfilled by a minimum of twenty (20) non-spam posts to the forums. Furthermore, Premier candidates shall be required to introduce themselves to the members of the Independent Order and take an active role in the conduct of their campaign beyond their initial nomination."
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19th April 2014 - 03:40 PM
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Do the two authors agree to the merger? If they don't we'll have to get a motion in the debate to merge them.
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19th April 2014 - 03:49 PM
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Was just on my way to suggest a merging myself. More than happy to go ahead with this suggested merged version.
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20th April 2014 - 05:53 PM
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I'm pretty sure Beatrice will be okay with this. Merged.
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to provide for the creation, maintenance, and administration of the dependencies of the Independent Order. Short name: Imperial Administration Act (2014)
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Imperial Administration Act (2014)
An act to provide for the creation, maintenance, and administration of the dependencies of the Independent Order.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Imperial Administration Act (2014).
Definitions (2) For the purposes of this act the following terms are defined as such: Imperial Government: The government of the Independent Order Dependency: Any region under the protection of the Independent Order TIO: The Independent Order
Levels of Dependencies (3) Dependencies shall be organized into three levels of sovereignty, as follows: Dominion, Colony, Territory. (4) The status of a dependency shall be determined by the Senate. The status of a Dominion, however may not be changed without a plebiscite of the members thereof.
Dominions (5) A dependency classified as a Dominion shall be entitled to a responsible, representative government. (6) Upon the creation of a Dominion a constitutional convention shall be organized by the Imperial Government from the members of the Dominion. (7) The powers not delegated to the Imperial Government by this act, nor prohibited by it to the same, are reserved to the government of a Dominion. (8) The Imperial Government shall be responsible for the foreign relations and defense of Dominions. (9) Changes to the constitution of a Dominion may be vetoed by the Senate. (10) The High Court of the Independent Order shall be the court of last appeal for Dominions. (11) The Imperial Government shall be represented in a Dominion by a Governor-General, who shall be appointed by the Grand Chancellor with the consent of the Senate. (12) The Governor-General of a Dominion shall act as the head of state of the Dominion, but shall not exercise a role in the internal politics or administration thereof.
Colonies (13) A dependency classified as a Colony shall be governed by a Council, elected by the members of the region. (14) The powers not delegated to Colonies by this act are reserved to the Imperial Government. (15) The Colonial government shall be responsible for the internal administration of the region. (16) The Senate may make laws governing a Colony or Colonies, any such laws shall be supreme to Colonial laws. (17) The High Court of the Independent Order shall be the court of last appeal for Colonies. (18) The Imperial Government shall be represented in a Colony by a Governor, who shall be appointed by the Premier with the consent of the Senate. (19) The Governor of a Colony shall act as the head of state and government of the Dominion. He or she shall chair the Colony’s Council, and shall be a voting member thereof.
Territories (20) A dependency classified as a Territory shall be directly governed by the Imperial Government through an appointed Commissioner. (21) The Commissioner of a Territory shall be appointed by the Premier. He or she shall act as the administrator of the Territory, under the control of the Imperial Government. (22) The Senate may make laws governing a Territory or Territories. (23) All cases arising from a Territory shall be handled by the judicial system of the Independent Order.
Governors-General, Governors, and Commissioners (24) Governors-General shall serve at the pleasure of the Grand Chancellor. (25) Governors and Commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the Premier. (26) If the government of a Dominion is not satisfied with its Governor-General the government of a Dominion may return him/her through a vote of no confidence thirty (30) days after he/she shall have been appointed. (27) Governors-General, Governors, and Commissioners shall be appointed from among the members of the Independent Order. (28) Upon appointment a Governor-General, Governor, or Commissioner shall create a nation to place in the dependency to which they have been appointed. The nation shall be used to act within the dependency, and shall be named as such "The [pretitle] of [Governor-General, Governor, Commissioner] [Name Used in TIO Forum] [/big][/big]
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Name of the submitter: Beatrice Full name of the Act: An Act to ensure the fairness, legitimacy and security of the Order's electoral system. Short name: The Electoral Fairness Act (2014)
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An Act to ensure the fairness, legitimacy and security of the Order's electoral system.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as The Electoral Fairness Act (2014).
Ensuring Fairness, Legitimacy and Security of the Electoral System
(2) To provide for fair and legitimate elections those members who have been a part of the Independent Order for a period greater than one (1) week before the start of an electoral cycle shall be recognized as legitimate participants in that election.
(3) Those members who join The Independent Order one (1) week before the start of an election shall be barred from participating in that election, however, they shall be permitted to participate in the election which follows.
(4) The start of the the one-week period shall be recognized as a week before the start of elections.
(5) To participate in the election which follows these members must exhibit activity in the region, whether that be on the forums or the Regional Message Board, in the time prior to the next elections. This metric will be left to the ultimate determination of the Grand Chancellor.
(6) The purpose of this Act is not to limit voter activity, thus following the passage of this Act the Senate will gather to create a Voter's Bill of Rights to further ensure the democratic rights of the members are established and protected.
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(1) This act may be referred to as The Electoral Fairness Act (2014).
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(2) To provide for fair and legitimate elections those members who have been a part of the Independent Order for a period greater than one (1) week before the start of an electoral cycle shall be recognized as legitimate participants in that election.
(3) Those members who join The Independent Order one (1) week before the start of an election shall be barred from participating in that election, however, they shall be permitted to participate in the election which follows.
(4) The start of the the one-week period shall be recognized as a week before the start of elections.
(5) To participate in the election which follows these members must exhibit activity in the region, whether that be on the forums or the Regional Message Board, in the time prior to the next elections. This metric will be left to the ultimate determination of the Grand Chancellor.
(6) The purpose of this Act is [i]not[/i] to limit voter activity, thus following the passage of this Act the Senate will gather to create a [i]Voter's Bill of Rights[/i] to further ensure the democratic rights of the members are established and protected.
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Name of the submitter: CGJ and Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to establish The Infinite Alliance as a Dominion of The Independent Order, pursuant to the Imperial Administration Act (2014), and to formalise the procedure of acquiring Dependencies. Short name: Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014)
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An act to establish The Infinite Alliance as a Dominion of The Independent Order, pursuant to the Imperial Administration Act (2014), and to formalise the procedure of acquiring Dependencies.
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014).
The Infinite Alliance
(2) The region known as ‘The Infinite Alliance’ is hereby made a Dominion of The Independent Order, pursuant to the Imperial Administration Act (2014).
Requisition Procedures
(3) The establishment of Dominions of The Independent Order shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Senate, requiring an Act of the Senate.
(4) Colonies of The Independent Order may be established following the procedure in Section (3), or, when presented by the Premier, through a motion.
(5) The Senate hereby delegates the authority of establishing Territories, pursuant to Article 21 of the Constitution, to the Premier of The Independent Order.
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014).
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(2) The region known as ‘The Infinite Alliance’ is hereby made a Dominion of The Independent Order, pursuant to the Imperial Administration Act (2014).
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(3) The establishment of Dominions of The Independent Order shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Senate, requiring an Act of the Senate.
(4) Colonies of The Independent Order may be established following the procedure in Section (3), or, when presented by the Premier, through a motion.
(5) The Senate hereby delegates the authority of establishing Territories, pursuant to Article 21 of the Constitution, to the Premier of The Independent Order.
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to establish the Privy Council. Short name: Privy Council Act (2014)
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Privy Council Act (2014).
Definitions
(2) Cabinet is defined as the Premier, the Vice Premier, and the Ministers appointed by the Premier. (3) Noble is defined as a member of the Peerage of the Independent Order, or a member of a chivalric order of the Independent Order.
Privy Council
(2) The Privy Council is hereby established. (3) The Council shall be headed by the Grand Chancellor, and shall consist of the Cabinet of the day, and any such members of the nobility as the Grand Chancellor shall see fit to appoint. The number of nobles appointed to the Council may not exceed the number of members of the Cabinet. (4) The Council shall advise the Grand Chancellor on the exercise of his prerogatives. (5) All powers, authorities, and functions of the Grand Chancellor granted by the Constitution or Acts of the Senate are to be exercised by him with the advice and consent of the Council. The Grand Chancellor’s powers as Commander-in-Chief, and those powers granted under Sections (3) and (45) of the Constitution are excepted from the above requirement.
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Name of the submitter: Elpidia Full name of the Act: An act to amend the Peerage Act (2013) Short name: The Second Peerage Amendment Act (2014)
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An act to amend the Peerage Act (2013)
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(1) This act may be referred to as The Second Peerage Amendment Act (2013).
Amendments
(2) The following section shall be added after (2): “(3) The Grand Chancellor shall be the fount of honor, and shall be the head of the Peerage of the Independent Order and any Orders of Chivalry founded by virtue of this Act.
(3) Section (3) shall be amended thusly: “(3) The ranks of the Peerage shall be the following, in descending order of precedence: Grand Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Marquess/Marchioness, Count/Countess, Baron/Baroness.”
(4) The following sections shall be added after (3): “(4) The Grand Chancellor shall be properly addressed as "Sir/Ma’am," and in written correspondence as "His Excellency the Grand Chancellor.”
(5) The Vice Chancellor shall be properly addressed as “Sir/Ma’am,” and in written correspondence as “The Most Honorable Vice Chancellor (name).”
(6) Section (4) shall be amended thusly: “(4) A Marquess/Marchioness shall be properly addressed as "My Lord/Lady", and in written correspondence as "The Most Honorable Marquess/Marchioness (name)"”
(7) The following sections shall be added after (11) “Senators & Ministers
(12) A Minister shall be properly addressed as “The Right Honorable Minister of [Ministry]”
(13) A Senator shall be properly addressed as “The Honorable Senator [name]”
(14) Any member appointed to the Privy Council shall be properly addressed as “The Right Honorable [name], and shall be entitled to the use of the post-nominal letters "PC".”
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Name of the submitter: Achkaerin Full name of the Act: The Judicial Process, Sentencing and Evidence Act (2014) Short name: The Judicial Process Act (2014)
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Preamble
This Act establishes the Court Processes and Judicial systems of the Independent Order.
Article One Court Etiquette
(1) Criminal Cases (those prosecuted by the Minister of Justice or authorized agent) shall be named as IO v Defendant’s Name.
(2) Civil Cases (Those brought by one member against another member) shall be named as Claimant’s Name v Defendant’s Name.
(3) Counsel, Parties, Witnesses and the Judge may refer to the parties as any of the following: (i) My Client (ii) The Claimant (iii) The Defendant (iv) The Victim (v) The Appellant (Appeal Cases only) (vi) The Respondent (Appeal Cases only) (vii) By their user name (viii) By any title they possess
(4) Counsel must refer to each other as either “My learned friend” or Mr/Mrs/Ms User Name or by any title of nobility they possess.
(5) Counsel, Parties and Witnesses must at the minimum address and refer to the judge as either “Your Honour” “Judge” or “Sir/Ma’am” They may address the judge by any title of nobility that they possess.
(6) In the Appeal Court Counsel is expected to address judges by title followed by User Name.
(7) The Judge is expected to refer to counsel as Mr/Mrs/Ms/Noble title User Name.
(8) Sections 1-6 are designed to show the respect of Counsel and Parties to the judge and it is the responsibility of the Judge to enforce this in the court room.
(9) Section 7 is designed to show the respect of the Judge towards Counsel, Witnesses and Parties, it is the responsibility of Counsel to make it known if they believe there has been any disrespect by the Judge.
(10) All those involved in cases are expected to inform the court if there is anything that may affect their participation in the case.
Article Two Court Hierarchy
(11) The court of first instance shall be the High Court. (12) Appeals shall be heard by the Privy Council (Assuming the Privy Council is established otherwise this will be the Senate.)
Article Three Court Process
(13) The following principles shall be the cornerstone of the Judicial Process. i) The Defendant is innocent until proven guilty. ii) The yard stick by which a verdict is reached is that guilt must be proven “Beyond all reasonable doubt”. iii) The accused has the right to face their accuser. iv) The Court system is a hybrid of an Inquisitorial and Adversarial system. v) The rulings of the High Court do not bind itself. vi) The rulings of the Privy Council do not bind itself but they do bind the High Court.
(14) The following shall be the process of hearings for a case guidance for content of those hearings contained within:
(i) Pre Trial 1. Only one judge needs to be present. 2. The Prosecution calls for a session of court and files the indictment within the limitation period of the offence. 3. The Defence Counsel and Prosecution will need to agree a date, otherwise the judges can set one themselves if a suitable agreement cannot be reached (after 7 days after the indictment is filed) 4. Evidence is submitted at this stage, but more evidence can be submitted later if the judge agrees and defense have time to look it over. 5. Defendant can commit intention to plea (guilty/not guilty) here. A court date will be required. 6. At this point a bail application may be made (see section 15)
(ii) Plea Hearing
1. One judge needs to be present. 2. The judge makes sure that the Pre-Trial stuff was taken care of correctly. 3. The defendant issues their formal plea here (chance to change their mind). Guilty moves onto sentence hearing. Not Guilty moves onto trial hearing. 4. The prosecution and defence inform the court of any witnesses, issues in the case, evidence exhibits, admissions, and any point of law that might arise regarding the admissibility of evidence 5. The defence counsel can ask what the likely sentence is going to be depending on whatever plea may be given. 6. The judge will then set an agreed date for the trial hearing and provide directions to the Prosecution and Defence of how to proceed with the information that has been provided to the court. 7. Any difficulties with compliance with the Judge's words needs to be presented right here. 8. A formal notice of the date of the trial hearing will be sent by the clerk to the Judge, Defence and Prosecution. 9. Copies of evidence must be dispatched to the three judges that will be hearing the case as well as the defence and prosecution from the Clerk. 10. If the case looks like it is a complex case then the judges will need to be informed by the person who spots it first.
(iii) Trial Hearing
1. The judges can make sure that Pre-trial has been conducted fairly. 2. Sitting judges will listen to the evidence and may ask questions at any time. It's their court (No title is higher than that of the sitting Judge) 3. Prosecution opens the case with a summary of the evidence, the indictment, what the charge is. Defence also has opportunity for opening statement. 4. Any witnesses and evidence for the Prosecution. 5. Any applications from the Defence 6. Defence opens their case with their arguments against the evidence, whether it is valid and so on. 7. Any witnesses for the Defence (character witnesses for instance) And any evidence. 8. Prosecution summarises their argument. 9. Defence summarises their argument. 10. The Clerk then summarises to the judge. (This is mainly to clear up legal stuff and make it easier for readers to understand rather than for the judges). 11. Judges then retire and return with a verdict. 12. If guilty then a sentencing hearing date will be given. 13. If not guilty then defendant walks away free.
(iv) Sentencing Hearing 1. The clerk gives the charge and the verdict. 2. The prosecution will speak first and outline the facts of the case, including statutory requirements and extent of the breaches. All aggravating issues should be given. 3. Prosecution may also accept mitigating arguments they feel are present. 4. Prosecution may draw attention to any precedent. 5. It's the prosecutions job to remind the court of its sentencing powers (if any). 6. Defence counsel now effectively do the same thing in reverse, with mitigating issues being given rather than aggravating ones. 7. Defence may explain why a plea has been given. Though the prosecution doesn't have to accept this. 8. The prosecution may respond to the Defence Counsel's argument particularly if new points have been raised. Defence will have opportunity to counter this. 9. The judges may adjourn to consider the sentence the judges then given the sentence they have come up with.
Bail Hearing
(15) At the pre trial hearing the defence may make a bail application to the court, it is the responsibility of the defence to make this application, failure to make this application may result in the defendant being remanded in custody (temporary posting ban for the duration of the legal process this does not include all PM’s).
(16) Bail may be unconditional (no restrictions on posting) or conditional (Defendant may continue to post but only under certain conditions).
(17) It is the responsibility of the Defence to propose conditions for bail.
(18) Conditions of bail may include (but are not limited to) the following: (i) Not attempting to contact certain members (They should report any contact coming from the opposite direction). (ii) The Defendants posting to be restricted to certain topics (e.g. factbook, News service). (iii) If the accused is a member of the executive or legislative they are to cease all activity within that role for the duration. This should be interpreted as a vacation of position as per sections 23 and 32 of the Constitution of the Independent Order (should the Defendant be found not guilty they will of course be reinstated).
(19) The Prosecution has the right to object to proposed conditions but must give reasons for their objection.
(20) Even if remanded in custody the Defendant is still permitted to contact his or her counsel by PM this is to ensure that they are not placed at a disadvantage at trial (This is the only thing they will permitted to do.)
(21) Breaching of bail conditions once will result in a warning from the judge persistent breaches will result in an automatic withdrawal of bail thus remanding the defendant in custody.
(22) Breached bail will not be looked on favourably by the Judge at trial and can be used to infer bad character on the part of the defendant.
Article Four Judges
(23) Judges are appointed to the Judiciary by the Premier with the approval of the Senate (this section and total article five not yet in force- pending constitutional amendment).
(24) Any User with a previous conviction for a High crime or Felony as defined under the Criminal Code of the Independent Order is disqualified from serving as a judge (unless sentence is commuted).
(25) Any User with previous convictions defined as Misdemeanours under the Criminal Code of the Independent Order is disqualified from serving as a judge if the previous conviction is less than three (3) months old.
(26) During hearings the role of the judge shall be as follows:- i. to keep order in the court ii. to guide prosecution and defence counsel as to procedure and protocol. iii. to reassure and inform witnesses when required iv. to ensure the hearings proceeds at a reasonable pace (it is assumed that as this is a message board that we would need to have a time restraint on each part of the case to be negotiated between judge, prosecution and defence in advance e.g 3 days for prosecution and defence to each present their case) v. where there is disputed evidence to rule on the admissibility or inadmissibility of such evidence vi. at the beginning of each hearing the judge should remind those present what the prosecution MUST prove for a guilty verdict (Intended to help all concerned in terms of case building and in the case of the judge reaching a verdict. Should happen at minimum during pre-trial to ease appeal process) vii. When required to give rulings (e.g evidence, objections raised) the judge must give detailed reasons for the decision, which may be revealed at the end of the trial if queried. In the case of the judgement the full judgement with reasons should be posted in a single post. The reasoning again is to help the appeals panel see what the judge was thinking. viii. After the final hearing of a case the Judge is required to publish any posts that guided his/her decision ix. the decisions of the Judge in the judgement must be based on the evidence presented otherwise there is an automatic ground for appeal. x. After the hearing the clerk is responsible for updating the precedent archive unless there is no clerk available in which case the judge is ultimately responsible.
(27) In the course of a hearing the Judge: i. MAY ask questions of the prosecution and defence counsel for clarification and procedural purposes only (unless either one is vacant or represented by litigant in person. In which case for the purposes of justice the judge may take on a more inquisitorial role) ii. MAY adjourn a case to a later date at the request of either counsel with the consent of another, or with the consent of both counsels if there is a reason why the Judge cannot be present. iii. MAY dismiss a case if no progress is made within a reasonable time frame (in accordance with point iv of section 26 above) iv. MAY charge counsel or a witness with contempt of court if the criteria of the Independent Order Criminal Code is met. v. MAY request discussions with counsel (to be done via PM and in a stated period during an adjournment) vi. MAY NOT discuss the details of the case with anyone except counsel and other judges. In the case of counsel only with both counsel present (see 27 v above)
(28) A Judge is expected to recuse (remove himself) from a case if there is a conflict of interest or other such serious reason that would affect his/her ability to judge the case before them fairly.
(29) During hearings a Judge may need to interpret wording within pieces of legislation the Judge is permitted to do any of the following: i. In order to remedy the situation at hand the Judge may use the mischief rule to interpret the intended will of the Senate (The judge may look at the legislation itself. The debate regarding the legislation or any notes attached to the legislation to infer the intended meaning of the legislation) ii. In order to avoid an absurd result the Judge may consider using the Golden Rule to depart from a word's normal or most frequent meaning. iii. If all else fails, the Judge should grab the Oxford World English dictionary and look up the meaning of the word in what is known as the literal rule.
Article Five The Judiciary (Section Not in Force pending constitutional amendment)
(30) All appointed judges shall be termed as members of the judiciary (31) The judiciary shall have their own sub forum within the High Court for their eyes and the Minister of Accountability’s eyes only (for discussion and opinion on cases, Minister of Accountability for impartial observation.) (32) One judge shall be appointed by the executive to serve as Lord Chief Justice (33) The role of the Lord Chief Justice shall be to liaise with the Minister of Justice on behalf of the Judiciary. (The Lord Chief Justice is not a government post)
(34) The Judiciary shall be subject to a quarterly review by a panel of five (5) executive ministers and Senators to be chaired by the Minister of Accountability and include the Minister of Justice.
(35) The Judiciary shall be represented at the review detailed in section 34 by the Lord Chief Justice or his authorized agent.
(36) As outlined within this Act certain offences will disqualify Judges from serving, this applies during their service as well.
Article Six The Clerk
(37) Clerks are appointed by the Minister of Justice.
(38) The role of the Clerk shall be as follows: i. To update the precedent archive with the judgement of each case once that case has finished. ii. To serve as the judge's liaison should there ever be cause to switch judge mid case. iii. To keep the court diary (how many cases are going on at the same time, when are cases set down for) iv. To relay messages from counsel and others to the Judge. v. To make sure that any questions asked by the judge comply with evidence guidelines vi. To record the process of court and serve as a reminder to the judge and to the counsel if process has not been followed or what process should be followed. vii. To provide and make sure that all parties have received the facts of the case. viii. To summarise the facts of the case in plain english. -- so that everyone without a legal brain can also read it. ix. To manage the process of the court itself. Unless the Clerk is not present in which case the role of the Clerk falls to that of the Judge.
(39) Upon passing of this legislation the Minister of Justice shall appoint a Clerk to establish the relevant threads required for the administration of the Judicial System.
The Precedent Archive
(40) The Precedent Archive shall be a sticky thread within the High Court. (41) The Precedent Archive shall contain an index of cases by offence as per the Criminal Code of the Independent Order.
(42) Each entry in the Precedent Archive index will have the following format:
Case Name: Offence: Court: Judge: Verdict:
(43) Each individual entry in the Precedent Archive will start with the format as described in section 41 and contain the full text of the judgement in that case.
Article Seven Counsel
(44)Definition- Counsel refers to legal representative and can be substituted for Prosecution, Defence, Claimant, Appellant, Respondent.
(45) Professionally Embarrassed- Associated normally with the defence but can apply to prosecution; simply put the client confesses to counsel something that is contrary to what they intend to testify to and counsel is unable to convince them to either confess to the court or not testify (the client plans to take the stand and lie). It may also mean where either counsel admits to a breach of process and/or where the defendant would no longer receive a fair trial because of their actions.
(46) The role of Counsel during the judicial process shall be as follows: i. to represent their clients best interests and advise their client in the same way. ii. to give notice to the Judge (or the clerk) of availability dates for hearings promptly once proceedings are issued (see iii). iii. (Prosecution, Claimant or Appellant only) to issue proceedings (give notice to the court by means of a post) no less than one week before the proposed date for pre-trial hearing. The notice must include the name of the Defendant and the charge. iv. To give notice to the Court of any changes in their case v. To provide a bundle (copy of their evidence) to the Judge and other side at the Pre-trial hearing, this should include any witnesses or witness statements as well as any other evidence. vi. To ask to withdraw from the case should they become "Professionally Embarrassed" (failure to do so will result in being charged with contempt of court). vii. (Defence) may make a submission of no case to answer once the prosecution or claimant has closed its case but reasons must be given. viii. May request the Judge withdraw from the case if they have reason to believe a fair hearing is compromised, reasons must be given. ix. May seek clarity from the Judge about a line of questioning they wish to take. x. May seek leave to appeal the judgement at the close of a case but must cite the grounds for the appeal. A judge (not the same one who tried the case) or the Premier (in the absence of any other judge) must give leave for the appeal. xi. If counsel cannot be found then either side may be represented as Litigant in Person (The client himself) xii. To examine the evidence of the case before them.
Prosecution
(47) It is the responsibility of the Minister of Justice to determine whether a case should be prosecuted or not.
(48) The Minister of Justice may prosecute a case himself or may authorize someone else to carry out the prosecution.
(49) Having decided to prosecute a case the Minister of Justice or in his absence either the Premier or Vice Premier must issue proceedings (as per section 46 3) in a thread titled “Issued Proceedings” in the High Court within the limitation period for the offence and in the following format.
Name of Defendant Charge Detail of charge (summary) Proposed date of pre-trial hearing (no less than one week from issue of proceedings) Is bail to be opposed or not Signature (Premier/Vice Premier/Minister of Justice’s user name)
(50) The person who issues proceedings is required to inform the Defendant by PM of the proceedings so that equal preparation time is gained and a fair trial is ensured in this sense.
Defence
(51) The Defendant picks their own advocate.
(52) If the Defendant cannot find an advocate then the Court shall delay commencement of proceedings whilst it attempts to find a willing advocate for the Defendant.
(53) Should the Court not be able to find an advocate then as per section 46 xi the Defendant may represent themselves as a litigant in person.
Article Eight Procedural Objections and Applications
(54) Counsel are permitted to make any of the following objections or applications concerning the process of the trial, they are required to give reasons supporting the application, the Judge then decides whether to sustain or overrule the matter. i Objection to the Judge hearing the case ii Objection as to process taken by the Judge in conducting the hearing iii Objection as to conduct of opposing counsel iv Application for case to be dismissed (will normally result in a re-trial)
(55) The Defence may before opening its case make an application of no case to answer. To be successful this application must show that the Prosecution has failed to meet the basic requirements to suggest a reasonable degree of guilt on the part of the defendant. If successful the case is automatically dismissed.
Article Nine Sentencing
(56) the Process at a sentencing hearing shall be as found under section 14 of the Act.
(57) If a court imposes a sentence outside the ranges indicated in the guideline it should state its reasons for doing so.
(58) These guidelines cover all laws which are applicable to the High Court when a criminal case is being pursued.
(59) The sentence must be just and proportionate and must never exceed the statutory maximum.
(60) The court should follow any guideline relevant to the case at hand.
(61) When sentencing a court should reflect the seriousness of the offence considering any mitigating or aggravating factors.
(62) A court should consider reductions for defendants that help to speed up the process of the court through their own actions.
Totality
(63) It is the principle of totality to: i. Reflect all offending behaviour before it is just and proportionate and to decide whether sentences should run concurrently or consecutively. ii. To address the offending behaviour together with the unique factors to the case. iii. To apply a sentence that is just and proportionate.
(64) Concurrent sentences are appropriate where:- i. Offences arise out of the same incident. ii. The series of offences are of the same kind. iii. Where to be passed the sentence should relfect the aggravated presence of associated offences.
(65) Consecutive sentences are appropriate where:- i. The offences are not related by either fact or incident. ii. Where the overall criminality is not sufficiently reflected by a concurrent sentence. iii. Where an offence would undermine any minimum tarriffs. iv. Where to be passed the court should consider whether the sentence is just and proportionate.
Previous Offences
(66) Where an offender asks for previous criminal conduct to be taken into account the court shall: i. Decide whether to take previous criminal conduct into consideration (Where previous criminal conduct taken into consideration, pass a sentence which reflects all behaviour.) ii. Consider whether the offender has not hindered the prosecution and has otherwise demonstrated a genuine determination by the offender to make amends. iii. Previous offences should not be taken into consideration where: iii(i) The offences together are likely to attract a greater sentence iii(ii)It is in the intrest of justice to apply the matter as a seperate case entirely. iii (iii) The offence constitutes a breach of an earlier sentence. iii (iv)The previous conviction is not similar at all to the case in hand.
(67) The Court should only take offences into consideration whereby it does not offend the process of the court in such cases as: i. They do not conflict with the Prosecutors list of prior offences. ii. Where the date of the offences, relevant detail and other brief details about the offences has been made available to the court. iii. Where the defendant has agreed with the Clerk to permit the previous offences. iv. The defendant has admitted in open court the offences.
(68) If there is any doubt as to the admission under section 67 iv, the offence should not be taken into consideration
Sentencing Process
(69) It is the role of the court to: i. Determine the starting point of the sentence for the initial offence ii. Consider the aggravating and mitigating circumstances that justify an adjustment. In which case previous offences should be an aggravating circumstance. Where there is a large number of offences it may be agreeable to move beyond the normal range of the sentence. iii. Consider whether the admission of the offences is an indicator of the remorse of the defendant and a demonstration of steps taken to address the offending behaviour.
Aggravating Factors
(70) Aggravating Factors may include (but are not limited to) issues similar to the following i. Previous Convictions for similar offences (date relevant) ii. Seriousness of the offence iii. Bad conduct by the defendant between charge and sentence (may include breach of bail conditions, contempt of court, outbursts etc) iv. Defendant is of questionable character.
Mitigating Factors
(71) Mitigating Factors may include (but are not limited to) issues similar to the following First offence of this type (or first offence of this type for a 'reasonable' time) i. Good conduct by the defendant throughout the process ii. Defendant is of previous good character. iii. Defendant pleaded Guilty (Sentence reduction may be reduced by greater scale the earlier the guilty plea is made) iv. Defendant has other relevant circumstances (must be stated clearly in mitigation)
(72) When considering a sentence a Judge must consider precedents but may determine that there are significant circumstantial differences that distinguish the cases enough to render the precedent irrelevant.
Article Ten Appeals
(73) There is no automatic right to appeal
(74) In order to seek leave to appeal an application to appeal must be lodged in the “Appeals” thread in the High Court no more than seven (7) days after the sentence at first instance is given.
(75) The application to appeal must contain the specific grounds on which the case is being appealed and who is appealing it.
(76) The appeal can only be judged on the grounds on which the appeal is brought
(77) The Judge at first instance may not hear the appeal
(78) It is the decision of the Privy Council to give notice of a case that they intend to hear the appeal of.
(79) Appeals are heard by a panel of no less than three (3) judges (members of the Privy Council) But may have any number.
(80) All rules relevant to the case at first instance apply on appeal as well. (judge’s asking questions, objections etc)
(81) All rulings of the Privy Council are to be recorded in the Precedent Archive
(82) The process of an Appeal hearing is as follows i. The chairing judge opens proceedings by stating the case details ii. The Appellant states the facts of the case, grounds of appeal and presents his argument as to why the appeal should be allowed iii. the Respondent states his argument as to why the appeal should be refused iv. the Appellant has the right to respond to the Respondent’s argument v. the Judges consider and deliver their ruling.
(83) The Privy Council may do any of the following in terms of sentence i. Increase the sentence ii. Decrease the sentence iii. Quash the sentence
(84) The Privy Council may if it deems it appropriate order a re-trial of the case. Article Eleven Evidence
(85) The following shall be the process for questioning witnesses.
i. Examining in Chief - Meaning the counsel that has called the witness:- a. May not generally ask leading questions. ii. Cross Examining - Meaning the opposing counsel is questioning the witness:- a. May ask leading questions. b. May ask questions about the character of the witness. (see section 90) iii. Re-examination - Meaning the counsel that has called the witness is able to clarify any information behind leading questions. a. Is confined only to the matters raised in Cross Examination. b. Leading questions are not allowed.
(86) The witness may not be expected to answer a question (and the Judge should remind them of this) if: i. It may incriminate the witness. ii. Disclose information discussed between witness and counsel for the purpose of obtaining advice.
(87) Hearsay evidence, whereby the witness hears someone else say they know something is generally inadmissible as evidence unless the original witness can be questioned or has been questioned and established as a fact in the case. (88) Witnesses may only give factual evidence; they may not give an opinion unless it is a means of conveying relevant facts as observed by the witness. i. For instance if a witness saw someone else being threatened, they may express that in their opinion the claimant was ''frightened''. Even if that may not be the testimony of the claimant.
(89) Expert opinion is admissible by the court when the court deems that an expert opinion is necessary.
(90) The Defendant may not generally be asked about any previous convictions or prosecutions they have on their record however should the Defence seek to bring into doubt the character of a witness then the Prosecution may make an application under this section to introduce evidence of the Defendant’s previous convictions and prosecutions.
(91) At the Judges discretion witnesses may give evidence by means of a formal statement but reasons for this must be made known to the Court by the witness in question. Since there will be no opportunity to question the witness sentencing will reflect that this occurred.
(92) Counsel may make an application to treat a witness as hostile- i.e the witness was supposed to be supporting their case and is actually harming it. This application must be made to the Judge since it brings about a more aggressive tone of questioning.
Evidence provided by documentation
(93) Documentation evidence shall include all of the following i. Forum posts ii. IRC comments iii. Personal Messages iv. Emails
(94) The content of documentation is open to interpretation by the Judge
(95) Any documentation evidence may be withdrawn at counsels request with the Judge's discretion. However this may affect sentencing since facts reliant on that evidence will fall.
(96) Hearsay evidence, whereby the witness hears someone else say they know something is generally inadmissible as evidence unless the original witness can be questioned or has been questioned and established as a fact in the case.
Real Evidence
(97) Where evidence is reproduced in court to demonstrate something. The Judge must agree to its admissibility.
Admissibility of Evidence
(98) Evidence should not be admissible if i. the evidence is not relevant ii. the evidence has not been documented and or collected according to proper procedure. iii. the evidence has no weight and/or is not strong enough to be considered evidence.
(99) Evidence is to be gathered by those authorized to do so by the Minister of Justice
(100) All evidence is to be disclosed to all other parties at the Pre-Trial stage introducing evidence not disclosed in this way will render it inadmissible
Late Evidence
(101) If evidence should be obtained during a trial for some reason (admin on an LOA for example) then an application to admit it may be made however this must include the reason why this evidence was not previously available.
(102) The opposing counsel will have the opportunity to challenge late evidence (103) If required then the case progress will be halted while a mini-hearing concerning admissibility of the late evidence is held (mini-hearings concern counsel and Judges only).
Authors: Achkaerin, Dretsyej
Note: Given the length of the Act (it's got 103 sections) I suggest the debate be conducted on an Article by Article basis either one part at a time or in multiple threads as follows- Article 1 and 2 first, then Article 3, then Article 4 and 5, then Article 6, then Article 7 and 8, then Article 9, then Article 10, then Article 11.
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[center][u][b]The Judicial Procedures, Sentencing and Evidence Act (2014)[/b][/u][/center]
[u][b]Preamble [/b][/u]
This Act establishes the Court Processes and Judicial systems of the Independent Order.
[u][b]Article One Court Etiquette[/b][/u]
(1) Criminal Cases (those prosecuted by the Minister of Justice or authorized agent) shall be named as IO v Defendant’s Name.
(2) Civil Cases (Those brought by one member against another member) shall be named as Claimant’s Name v Defendant’s Name.
(3) Counsel, Parties, Witnesses and the Judge may refer to the parties as any of the following: (i) My Client (ii) The Claimant (iii) The Defendant (iv) The Victim (v) The Appellant (Appeal Cases only) (vi) The Respondent (Appeal Cases only) (vii) By their user name (viii) By any title they possess
(4) Counsel must refer to each other as either “My learned friend” or Mr/Mrs/Ms User Name or by any title of nobility they possess.
(5) Counsel, Parties and Witnesses must at the minimum address and refer to the judge as either “Your Honour” “Judge” or “Sir/Ma’am” They may address the judge by any title of nobility that they possess.
(6) In the Appeal Court Counsel is expected to address judges by title followed by User Name.
(7) The Judge is expected to refer to counsel as Mr/Mrs/Ms/Noble title User Name.
(8) Sections 1-6 are designed to show the respect of Counsel and Parties to the judge and it is the responsibility of the Judge to enforce this in the court room.
(9) Section 7 is designed to show the respect of the Judge towards Counsel, Witnesses and Parties, it is the responsibility of Counsel to make it known if they believe there has been any disrespect by the Judge.
(10) All those involved in cases are expected to inform the court if there is anything that may affect their participation in the case.
[u][b]Article Two Court Hierarchy[/b][/u]
(11) The court of first instance shall be the High Court. (12) Appeals shall be heard by the Privy Council (Assuming the Privy Council is established otherwise this will be the Senate.)
[u][b]Article Three Court Process[/b][/u]
(13) The following principles shall be the cornerstone of the Judicial Process. i) The Defendant is innocent until proven guilty. ii) The yard stick by which a verdict is reached is that guilt must be proven “Beyond all reasonable doubt”. iii) The accused has the right to face their accuser. iv) The Court system is a hybrid of an Inquisitorial and Adversarial system. v) The rulings of the High Court do not bind itself. vi) The rulings of the Privy Council do not bind itself but they do bind the High Court.
(14) The following shall be the process of hearings for a case guidance for content of those hearings contained within:
(i) Pre Trial 1. Only one judge needs to be present. 2. The Prosecution calls for a session of court and files the indictment within the limitation period of the offence. 3. The Defence Counsel and Prosecution will need to agree a date, otherwise the judges can set one themselves if a suitable agreement cannot be reached (after 7 days after the indictment is filed) 4. Evidence is submitted at this stage, but more evidence can be submitted later if the judge agrees and defense have time to look it over. 5. Defendant can commit intention to plea (guilty/not guilty) here. A court date will be required. 6. At this point a bail application may be made (see section 15)
(ii) Plea Hearing
1. One judge needs to be present. 2. The judge makes sure that the Pre-Trial stuff was taken care of correctly. 3. The defendant issues their formal plea here (chance to change their mind). Guilty moves onto sentence hearing. Not Guilty moves onto trial hearing. 4. The prosecution and defence inform the court of any witnesses, issues in the case, evidence exhibits, admissions, and any point of law that might arise regarding the admissibility of evidence 5. The defence counsel can ask what the likely sentence is going to be depending on whatever plea may be given. 6. The judge will then set an agreed date for the trial hearing and provide directions to the Prosecution and Defence of how to proceed with the information that has been provided to the court. 7. Any difficulties with compliance with the Judge's words needs to be presented right here. 8. A formal notice of the date of the trial hearing will be sent by the clerk to the Judge, Defence and Prosecution. 9. Copies of evidence must be dispatched to the three judges that will be hearing the case as well as the defence and prosecution from the Clerk. 10. If the case looks like it is a complex case then the judges will need to be informed by the person who spots it first.
(iii) Trial Hearing
1. The judges can make sure that Pre-trial has been conducted fairly. 2. Sitting judges will listen to the evidence and may ask questions at any time. It's their court (No title is higher than that of the sitting Judge) 3. Prosecution opens the case with a summary of the evidence, the indictment, what the charge is. Defence also has opportunity for opening statement. 4. Any witnesses and evidence for the Prosecution. 5. Any applications from the Defence 6. Defence opens their case with their arguments against the evidence, whether it is valid and so on. 7. Any witnesses for the Defence (character witnesses for instance) And any evidence. 8. Prosecution summarises their argument. 9. Defence summarises their argument. 10. The Clerk then summarises to the judge. (This is mainly to clear up legal stuff and make it easier for readers to understand rather than for the judges). 11. Judges then retire and return with a verdict. 12. If guilty then a sentencing hearing date will be given. 13. If not guilty then defendant walks away free.
(iv) Sentencing Hearing 1. The clerk gives the charge and the verdict. 2. The prosecution will speak first and outline the facts of the case, including statutory requirements and extent of the breaches. All aggravating issues should be given. 3. Prosecution may also accept mitigating arguments they feel are present. 4. Prosecution may draw attention to any precedent. 5. It's the prosecutions job to remind the court of its sentencing powers (if any). 6. Defence counsel now effectively do the same thing in reverse, with mitigating issues being given rather than aggravating ones. 7. Defence may explain why a plea has been given. Though the prosecution doesn't have to accept this. 8. The prosecution may respond to the Defence Counsel's argument particularly if new points have been raised. Defence will have opportunity to counter this. 9. The judges may adjourn to consider the sentence the judges then given the sentence they have come up with.
[b]Bail Hearing[/b]
(15) At the pre trial hearing the defence may make a bail application to the court, it is the responsibility of the defence to make this application, failure to make this application may result in the defendant being remanded in custody (temporary posting ban for the duration of the legal process this does not include all PM’s).
(16) Bail may be unconditional (no restrictions on posting) or conditional (Defendant may continue to post but only under certain conditions).
(17) It is the responsibility of the Defence to propose conditions for bail.
(18) Conditions of bail may include (but are not limited to) the following: (i) Not attempting to contact certain members (They should report any contact coming from the opposite direction). (ii) The Defendants posting to be restricted to certain topics (e.g. factbook, News service). (iii) If the accused is a member of the executive or legislative they are to cease all activity within that role for the duration. This should be interpreted as a vacation of position as per sections 23 and 32 of the Constitution of the Independent Order (should the Defendant be found not guilty they will of course be reinstated).
(19) The Prosecution has the right to object to proposed conditions but must give reasons for their objection.
(20) Even if remanded in custody the Defendant is still permitted to contact his or her counsel by PM this is to ensure that they are not placed at a disadvantage at trial (This is the only thing they will permitted to do.)
(21) Breaching of bail conditions once will result in a warning from the judge persistent breaches will result in an automatic withdrawal of bail thus remanding the defendant in custody.
(22) Breached bail will not be looked on favourably by the Judge at trial and can be used to infer bad character on the part of the defendant.
[u][b]Article Four Judges[/b][/u]
(23) Judges are appointed to the Judiciary by the Premier with the approval of the Senate (this section and total article five not yet in force- pending constitutional amendment).
(24) Any User with a previous conviction for a High crime or Felony as defined under the Criminal Code of the Independent Order is disqualified from serving as a judge (unless sentence is commuted).
(25) Any User with previous convictions defined as Misdemeanours under the Criminal Code of the Independent Order is disqualified from serving as a judge if the previous conviction is less than three (3) months old.
(26) During hearings the role of the judge shall be as follows:- i. to keep order in the court ii. to guide prosecution and defence counsel as to procedure and protocol. iii. to reassure and inform witnesses when required iv. to ensure the hearings proceeds at a reasonable pace (it is assumed that as this is a message board that we would need to have a time restraint on each part of the case to be negotiated between judge, prosecution and defence in advance e.g 3 days for prosecution and defence to each present their case) v. where there is disputed evidence to rule on the admissibility or inadmissibility of such evidence vi. at the beginning of each hearing the judge should remind those present what the prosecution MUST prove for a guilty verdict (Intended to help all concerned in terms of case building and in the case of the judge reaching a verdict. Should happen at minimum during pre-trial to ease appeal process) vii. When required to give rulings (e.g evidence, objections raised) the judge must give detailed reasons for the decision, which may be revealed at the end of the trial if queried. In the case of the judgement the full judgement with reasons should be posted in a single post. The reasoning again is to help the appeals panel see what the judge was thinking. viii. After the final hearing of a case the Judge is required to publish any posts that guided his/her decision ix. the decisions of the Judge in the judgement must be based on the evidence presented otherwise there is an automatic ground for appeal. x. After the hearing the clerk is responsible for updating the precedent archive unless there is no clerk available in which case the judge is ultimately responsible.
(27) In the course of a hearing the Judge: i. MAY ask questions of the prosecution and defence counsel for clarification and procedural purposes only (unless either one is vacant or represented by litigant in person. In which case for the purposes of justice the judge may take on a more inquisitorial role) ii. MAY adjourn a case to a later date at the request of either counsel with the consent of another, or with the consent of both counsels if there is a reason why the Judge cannot be present. iii. MAY dismiss a case if no progress is made within a reasonable time frame (in accordance with point iv of section 26 above) iv. MAY charge counsel or a witness with contempt of court if the criteria of the Independent Order Criminal Code is met. v. MAY request discussions with counsel (to be done via PM and in a stated period during an adjournment) vi. MAY NOT discuss the details of the case with anyone except counsel and other judges. In the case of counsel only with both counsel present (see 27 v above)
(28) A Judge is expected to recuse (remove himself) from a case if there is a conflict of interest or other such serious reason that would affect his/her ability to judge the case before them fairly.
(29) During hearings a Judge may need to interpret wording within pieces of legislation the Judge is permitted to do any of the following: i. In order to remedy the situation at hand the Judge may use the mischief rule to interpret the intended will of the Senate (The judge may look at the legislation itself. The debate regarding the legislation or any notes attached to the legislation to infer the intended meaning of the legislation) ii. In order to avoid an absurd result the Judge may consider using the Golden Rule to depart from a word's normal or most frequent meaning. iii. If all else fails, the Judge should grab the Oxford World English dictionary and look up the meaning of the word in what is known as the literal rule.
[u][b]Article Five The Judiciary (Section Not in Force pending constitutional amendment)[/b][/u]
(30) All appointed judges shall be termed as members of the judiciary (31) The judiciary shall have their own sub forum within the High Court for their eyes and the Minister of Accountability’s eyes only (for discussion and opinion on cases, Minister of Accountability for impartial observation.) (32) One judge shall be appointed by the executive to serve as Lord Chief Justice (33) The role of the Lord Chief Justice shall be to liaise with the Minister of Justice on behalf of the Judiciary. (The Lord Chief Justice is not a government post)
(34) The Judiciary shall be subject to a quarterly review by a panel of five (5) executive ministers and Senators to be chaired by the Minister of Accountability and include the Minister of Justice.
(35) The Judiciary shall be represented at the review detailed in section 34 by the Lord Chief Justice or his authorized agent.
(36) As outlined within this Act certain offences will disqualify Judges from serving, this applies during their service as well.
[b]Article Six The Clerk[/b]
(37) Clerks are appointed by the Minister of Justice.
(38) The role of the Clerk shall be as follows: i. To update the precedent archive with the judgement of each case once that case has finished. ii. To serve as the judge's liaison should there ever be cause to switch judge mid case. iii. To keep the court diary (how many cases are going on at the same time, when are cases set down for) iv. To relay messages from counsel and others to the Judge. v. To make sure that any questions asked by the judge comply with evidence guidelines vi. To record the process of court and serve as a reminder to the judge and to the counsel if process has not been followed or what process should be followed. vii. To provide and make sure that all parties have received the facts of the case. viii. To summarise the facts of the case in plain english. -- so that everyone without a legal brain can also read it. ix. To manage the process of the court itself. Unless the Clerk is not present in which case the role of the Clerk falls to that of the Judge.
(39) Upon passing of this legislation the Minister of Justice shall appoint a Clerk to establish the relevant threads required for the administration of the Judicial System.
[b]The Precedent Archive[/b]
(40) The Precedent Archive shall be a sticky thread within the High Court. (41) The Precedent Archive shall contain an index of cases by offence as per the Criminal Code of the Independent Order.
(42) Each entry in the Precedent Archive index will have the following format:
Case Name: Offence: Court: Judge: Verdict:
(43) Each individual entry in the Precedent Archive will start with the format as described in section 41 and contain the full text of the judgement in that case.
[u][b]Article Seven Counsel[/b][/u]
(44)Definition- Counsel refers to legal representative and can be substituted for Prosecution, Defence, Claimant, Appellant, Respondent.
(45) Professionally Embarrassed- Associated normally with the defence but can apply to prosecution; simply put the client confesses to counsel something that is contrary to what they intend to testify to and counsel is unable to convince them to either confess to the court or not testify (the client plans to take the stand and lie). It may also mean where either counsel admits to a breach of process and/or where the defendant would no longer receive a fair trial because of their actions.
(46) The role of Counsel during the judicial process shall be as follows: i. to represent their clients best interests and advise their client in the same way. ii. to give notice to the Judge (or the clerk) of availability dates for hearings promptly once proceedings are issued (see iii). iii. (Prosecution, Claimant or Appellant only) to issue proceedings (give notice to the court by means of a post) no less than one week before the proposed date for pre-trial hearing. The notice must include the name of the Defendant and the charge. iv. To give notice to the Court of any changes in their case v. To provide a bundle (copy of their evidence) to the Judge and other side at the Pre-trial hearing, this should include any witnesses or witness statements as well as any other evidence. vi. To ask to withdraw from the case should they become "Professionally Embarrassed" (failure to do so will result in being charged with contempt of court). vii. (Defence) may make a submission of no case to answer once the prosecution or claimant has closed its case but reasons must be given. viii. May request the Judge withdraw from the case if they have reason to believe a fair hearing is compromised, reasons must be given. ix. May seek clarity from the Judge about a line of questioning they wish to take. x. May seek leave to appeal the judgement at the close of a case but must cite the grounds for the appeal. A judge (not the same one who tried the case) or the Premier (in the absence of any other judge) must give leave for the appeal. xi. If counsel cannot be found then either side may be represented as Litigant in Person (The client himself) xii. To examine the evidence of the case before them.
[b]Prosecution[/b]
(47) It is the responsibility of the Minister of Justice to determine whether a case should be prosecuted or not.
(48) The Minister of Justice may prosecute a case himself or may authorize someone else to carry out the prosecution.
(49) Having decided to prosecute a case the Minister of Justice or in his absence either the Premier or Vice Premier must issue proceedings (as per section 46 3) in a thread titled “Issued Proceedings” in the High Court within the limitation period for the offence and in the following format.
Name of Defendant Charge Detail of charge (summary) Proposed date of pre-trial hearing (no less than one week from issue of proceedings) Is bail to be opposed or not Signature (Premier/Vice Premier/Minister of Justice’s user name)
(50) The person who issues proceedings is required to inform the Defendant by PM of the proceedings so that equal preparation time is gained and a fair trial is ensured in this sense.
[b]Defence[/b]
(51) The Defendant picks their own advocate.
(52) If the Defendant cannot find an advocate then the Court shall delay commencement of proceedings whilst it attempts to find a willing advocate for the Defendant.
(53) Should the Court not be able to find an advocate then as per section 46 xi the Defendant may represent themselves as a litigant in person.
[b]Article Eight Procedural Objections and Applications[/b]
(54) Counsel are permitted to make any of the following objections or applications concerning the process of the trial, they are required to give reasons supporting the application, the Judge then decides whether to sustain or overrule the matter. i Objection to the Judge hearing the case ii Objection as to process taken by the Judge in conducting the hearing iii Objection as to conduct of opposing counsel iv Application for case to be dismissed (will normally result in a re-trial)
(55) The Defence may before opening its case make an application of no case to answer. To be successful this application must show that the Prosecution has failed to meet the basic requirements to suggest a reasonable degree of guilt on the part of the defendant. If successful the case is automatically dismissed.
[u][b]Article Nine Sentencing[/b][/u]
(56) the Process at a sentencing hearing shall be as found under section 14 of the Act.
(57) If a court imposes a sentence outside the ranges indicated in the guideline it should state its reasons for doing so.
(58) These guidelines cover all laws which are applicable to the High Court when a criminal case is being pursued.
(59) The sentence must be just and proportionate and must never exceed the statutory maximum.
(60) The court should follow any guideline relevant to the case at hand.
(61) When sentencing a court should reflect the seriousness of the offence considering any mitigating or aggravating factors.
(62) A court should consider reductions for defendants that help to speed up the process of the court through their own actions.
[b]Totality[/b]
(63) It is the principle of totality to: i. Reflect all offending behaviour before it is just and proportionate and to decide whether sentences should run concurrently or consecutively. ii. To address the offending behaviour together with the unique factors to the case. iii. To apply a sentence that is just and proportionate.
(64) Concurrent sentences are appropriate where:- i. Offences arise out of the same incident. ii. The series of offences are of the same kind. iii. Where to be passed the sentence should relfect the aggravated presence of associated offences.
(65) Consecutive sentences are appropriate where:- i. The offences are not related by either fact or incident. ii. Where the overall criminality is not sufficiently reflected by a concurrent sentence. iii. Where an offence would undermine any minimum tarriffs. iv. Where to be passed the court should consider whether the sentence is just and proportionate.
[b]Previous Offences[/b]
(66) Where an offender asks for previous criminal conduct to be taken into account the court shall: i. Decide whether to take previous criminal conduct into consideration (Where previous criminal conduct taken into consideration, pass a sentence which reflects all behaviour.) ii. Consider whether the offender has not hindered the prosecution and has otherwise demonstrated a genuine determination by the offender to make amends. iii. Previous offences should not be taken into consideration where: iii(i) The offences together are likely to attract a greater sentence iii(ii)It is in the intrest of justice to apply the matter as a seperate case entirely. iii (iii) The offence constitutes a breach of an earlier sentence. iii (iv)The previous conviction is not similar at all to the case in hand.
(67) The Court should only take offences into consideration whereby it does not offend the process of the court in such cases as: i. They do not conflict with the Prosecutors list of prior offences. ii. Where the date of the offences, relevant detail and other brief details about the offences has been made available to the court. iii. Where the defendant has agreed with the Clerk to permit the previous offences. iv. The defendant has admitted in open court the offences.
(68) If there is any doubt as to the admission under section 67 iv, the offence should not be taken into consideration
[b]Sentencing Process[/b]
(69) It is the role of the court to: i. Determine the starting point of the sentence for the initial offence ii. Consider the aggravating and mitigating circumstances that justify an adjustment. In which case previous offences should be an aggravating circumstance. Where there is a large number of offences it may be agreeable to move beyond the normal range of the sentence. iii. Consider whether the admission of the offences is an indicator of the remorse of the defendant and a demonstration of steps taken to address the offending behaviour.
[b]Aggravating Factors[/b]
(70) Aggravating Factors may include (but are not limited to) issues similar to the following i. Previous Convictions for similar offences (date relevant) ii. Seriousness of the offence iii. Bad conduct by the defendant between charge and sentence (may include breach of bail conditions, contempt of court, outbursts etc) iv. Defendant is of questionable character.
[b]Mitigating Factors[/b]
(71) Mitigating Factors may include (but are not limited to) issues similar to the following First offence of this type (or first offence of this type for a 'reasonable' time) i. Good conduct by the defendant throughout the process ii. Defendant is of previous good character. iii. Defendant pleaded Guilty (Sentence reduction may be reduced by greater scale the earlier the guilty plea is made) iv. Defendant has other relevant circumstances (must be stated clearly in mitigation)
(72) When considering a sentence a Judge must consider precedents but may determine that there are significant circumstantial differences that distinguish the cases enough to render the precedent irrelevant.
[u][b]Article Ten Appeals[/b][/u]
(73) There is no automatic right to appeal
(74) In order to seek leave to appeal an application to appeal must be lodged in the “Appeals” thread in the High Court no more than seven (7) days after the sentence at first instance is given.
(75) The application to appeal must contain the specific grounds on which the case is being appealed and who is appealing it.
(76) The appeal can only be judged on the grounds on which the appeal is brought
(77) The Judge at first instance may not hear the appeal
(78) It is the decision of the Privy Council to give notice of a case that they intend to hear the appeal of.
(79) Appeals are heard by a panel of no less than three (3) judges (members of the Privy Council) But may have any number.
(80) All rules relevant to the case at first instance apply on appeal as well. (judge’s asking questions, objections etc)
(81) All rulings of the Privy Council are to be recorded in the Precedent Archive
(82) The process of an Appeal hearing is as follows i. The chairing judge opens proceedings by stating the case details ii. The Appellant states the facts of the case, grounds of appeal and presents his argument as to why the appeal should be allowed iii. the Respondent states his argument as to why the appeal should be refused iv. the Appellant has the right to respond to the Respondent’s argument v. the Judges consider and deliver their ruling.
(83) The Privy Council may do any of the following in terms of sentence i. Increase the sentence ii. Decrease the sentence iii. Quash the sentence
(84) The Privy Council may if it deems it appropriate order a re-trial of the case. [u][b]Article Eleven Evidence[/b][/u]
(85) The following shall be the process for questioning witnesses.
i. Examining in Chief - Meaning the counsel that has called the witness:- a. May not generally ask leading questions. ii. Cross Examining - Meaning the opposing counsel is questioning the witness:- a. May ask leading questions. b. May ask questions about the character of the witness. (see section 90) iii. Re-examination - Meaning the counsel that has called the witness is able to clarify any information behind leading questions. a. Is confined only to the matters raised in Cross Examination. b. Leading questions are not allowed.
(86) The witness may not be expected to answer a question (and the Judge should remind them of this) if: i. It may incriminate the witness. ii. Disclose information discussed between witness and counsel for the purpose of obtaining advice.
(87) Hearsay evidence, whereby the witness hears someone else say they know something is generally inadmissible as evidence unless the original witness can be questioned or has been questioned and established as a fact in the case. (88) Witnesses may only give factual evidence; they may not give an opinion unless it is a means of conveying relevant facts as observed by the witness. i. For instance if a witness saw someone else being threatened, they may express that in their opinion the claimant was ''frightened''. Even if that may not be the testimony of the claimant.
(89) Expert opinion is admissible by the court when the court deems that an expert opinion is necessary.
(90) The Defendant may not generally be asked about any previous convictions or prosecutions they have on their record however should the Defence seek to bring into doubt the character of a witness then the Prosecution may make an application under this section to introduce evidence of the Defendant’s previous convictions and prosecutions.
(91) At the Judges discretion witnesses may give evidence by means of a formal statement but reasons for this must be made known to the Court by the witness in question. Since there will be no opportunity to question the witness sentencing will reflect that this occurred.
(92) Counsel may make an application to treat a witness as hostile- i.e the witness was supposed to be supporting their case and is actually harming it. This application must be made to the Judge since it brings about a more aggressive tone of questioning.
[b]Evidence provided by documentation[/b]
(93) Documentation evidence shall include all of the following i. Forum posts ii. IRC comments iii. Personal Messages iv. Emails
(94) The content of documentation is open to interpretation by the Judge
(95) Any documentation evidence may be withdrawn at counsels request with the Judge's discretion. However this may affect sentencing since facts reliant on that evidence will fall.
(96) Hearsay evidence, whereby the witness hears someone else say they know something is generally inadmissible as evidence unless the original witness can be questioned or has been questioned and established as a fact in the case.
[b]Real Evidence[/b]
(97) Where evidence is reproduced in court to demonstrate something. The Judge must agree to its admissibility.
[b]Admissibility of Evidence[/b]
(98) Evidence should not be admissible if i. the evidence is not relevant ii. the evidence has not been documented and or collected according to proper procedure. iii. the evidence has no weight and/or is not strong enough to be considered evidence.
(99) Evidence is to be gathered by those authorized to do so by the Minister of Justice
(100) All evidence is to be disclosed to all other parties at the Pre-Trial stage introducing evidence not disclosed in this way will render it inadmissible
[b]Late Evidence[/b]
(101) If evidence should be obtained during a trial for some reason (admin on an LOA for example) then an application to admit it may be made however this must include the reason why this evidence was not previously available.
(102) The opposing counsel will have the opportunity to challenge late evidence (103) If required then the case progress will be halted while a mini-hearing concerning admissibility of the late evidence is held (mini-hearings concern counsel and Judges only).
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Name of the submitter: Beatrice, CGJ Full name of the Act: An act to establish the position of Vice Chancellor within the Independent Order. Short name: Vice Chancellor Act (2014)
Spoiler: click to toggle Vice Chancellor Act (2014)An act to establish the position of Vice Chancellor within the Independent Order.Short Title(1) This act may be referred to as the Vice Chancellor Act (2014). General Provisions(2) The Vice Chancellor shall be appointed by the Grand Chancellor to serve at his pleasure, unless removed from office by a Vote of No Confidence in the Senate. (3) At times when the Grand Chancellor announces a Leave of Absence lasting longer than four (4) days, the Vice Chancellor shall assume some basic duties of the Grand Chancellor to ensure continuity of government. (4) The Grand Chancellor reserves the right to reverse any decision made by the Vice Chancellor within 7 days of returning from a Leave of Absence. (5) The Vice Chancellor may not hold another office of the government of the Independent Order. Definitions(6) ‘Basic duties’ shall be defined as signing laws or treaties approved by the Senate, being responsible for the timely management of elections, exercising the authority to pardon convictions or to commute or reduce sentences and ensuring effective moderation of forum content. (7) ‘Basic duties’ shall not include gaining access to the founding nation, being awarded administrator access to the forums, signing a law amending the Constitution, or delegating any authority held by the Grand Chancellor. (8) The Grand Chancellor reserves the right to delegate additional authority to the Vice Chancellor, pursuant to the Constitution of the Independent Order. Spoiler: click to toggle - Code:
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[i]An act to establish the position of Vice Chancellor within the Independent Order.[/i]
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Vice Chancellor Act (2014).
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(2) The Vice Chancellor shall be appointed by the Grand Chancellor to serve at his pleasure, unless removed from office by a Vote of No Confidence in the Senate.
(3) At times when the Grand Chancellor announces a Leave of Absence lasting longer than four (4) days, the Vice Chancellor shall assume some basic duties of the Grand Chancellor to ensure continuity of government.
(4) The Grand Chancellor reserves the right to reverse any decision made by the Vice Chancellor within 7 days of returning from a Leave of Absence.
(5) The Vice Chancellor may not hold another office of the government of the Independent Order.
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(6) ‘Basic duties’ shall be defined as signing laws or treaties approved by the Senate, being responsible for the timely management of elections, exercising the authority to pardon convictions or to commute or reduce sentences and ensuring effective moderation of forum content.
(7) ‘Basic duties’ shall not include gaining access to the founding nation, being awarded administrator access to the forums, signing a law amending the Constitution, or delegating any authority held by the Grand Chancellor.
(8) The Grand Chancellor reserves the right to delegate additional authority to the Vice Chancellor, pursuant to the Constitution of the Independent Order.
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20th June 2014 - 06:48 PM
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Act: An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order. Short name: Constitutional Amendment Act – Sixth Amendment (2014)
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An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Sixth Amendment (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (15) shall be amended thusly:
“(15) The Senate shall vote for a Speaker from their own ranks upon the commencement of the legislative term. Should the Senate be unable to determine a Speaker, after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor shall appoint a member of the Senate to serve as Speaker for the remainder of the legislative term.”
(3) Section (26) shall be amended thusly:
“(26) The term of the Premier shall be forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened 120 hours before start of the next Premier term, or immediately following a vote of no confidence, and shall last 72 hours. Elections shall be held immediately following the end of nominations . The Premier shall be elected by the members of the Independent Order.”
(4) Section (30) shall be amended thusly:
“(30) The Cabinet shall be made up of a number of portfolios. The Premier may create and/or abolish portfolios at their discretion, however, it must consist of justice, cultural, foreign and armed forces portfolios.
(5) Section (33) shall be amended thusly:
“(33) Both the Premier and Vice Premier may occupy a portfolio themselves.”
(6) Section (34) shall be amended thusly:
“(34) At the discretion of the Premier, a minister may occupy more than one portfolio.”
(7) Section (40) shall be amended thusly:
“(40) Upon the submission of a case to the High Court, the Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Judge to oversee the case. The Judge will serve until the case has reached a conclusion. A Judge may be appointed to oversee more than one case.”
(8) Section (14) shall be removed.
(9) Where not already provided, a single space should be added to separate the Section number from the Section text.
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[i]An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.[/i]
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Sixth Amendment (2014).
[u][b]Amendments[/b][/u]
(2) Section (15) shall be amended thusly:
“(15) The Senate shall vote for a Speaker from their own ranks upon the commencement of the legislative term. Should the Senate be unable to determine a Speaker, after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor shall appoint a member of the Senate to serve as Speaker for the remainder of the legislative term.”
(3) Section (26) shall be amended thusly:
“(26) The term of the Premier shall be forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened 120 hours before start of the next Premier term, or immediately following a vote of no confidence, and shall last 72 hours. Elections shall be held immediately following the end of nominations . The Premier shall be elected by the members of the Independent Order.”
(4) Section (30) shall be amended thusly:
“(30) The Cabinet shall be made up of a number of portfolios. The Premier may create and/or abolish portfolios at their discretion, however, it must consist of justice, cultural, foreign and armed forces portfolios.
(5) Section (33) shall be amended thusly:
“(33) Both the Premier and Vice Premier may occupy a portfolio themselves.”
(6) Section (34) shall be amended thusly:
“(34) At the discretion of the Premier, a minister may occupy more than one portfolio.”
(7) Section (40) shall be amended thusly:
“(40) Upon the submission of a case to the High Court, the Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Judge to oversee the case. The Judge will serve until the case has reached a conclusion. A Judge may be appointed to oversee more than one case.”
(8) Section (14) shall be removed.
(9) Where not already provided, a single space should be added to separate the Section number from the Section text.
Additional notes (for inclusion in opening post, please): This act: - Reduces the time for nominations from 96 hours to 72 hours, and for elections from 72 hours to 48 hours - Allows the Premier, at their discretion, to rename ministries (e.g. renaming the Minister of Justice the 'Attorney General') - Removes the requirement for the Premier and Vice Premier to occupy a portfolio - Ends the 'candidates available' part in Speaker elections – since we haven't used a nomination system in...well ages - Removes Section (14), which would invalidate the Senate Expansion Act - Fixes some wording to make it easier to understand
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19th July 2014 - 12:09 AM
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Franz Kaufmann (1886-1944)
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Name of the submitter: CGJ, Elpidia and DaveIronside Full name of the Act: An Act to give effect to His Excellency’s declaration of abdication; and for purposes connected therewith. Short name: His Excellency’s Declaration of Abdication Act (2014)
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An Act to give effect to His Excellency’s declaration of abdication; and for purposes connected therewith.
Whereas His Excellency by His Excellent Message of the [day] day of [month] in this present year has been pleased to declare that He is irrevocably determined to renounce the Chancellory for Himself, and has for that purpose executed the Instrument of Abdication set out in the Schedule to this Act, and has signified His desire that effect thereto should be given immediately.
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the His Excellency’s Declaration of Abdication Act (2014).
Effect of His Excellency’s declaration of abdication
(2) Immediately upon the Signature of His Excellency to this Act, the Instrument of Abdication executed by His present Excellency on the [day] of [month], two thousand and fourteen, set out in the Schedule to this Act, shall have effect, and thereupon His Excellency shall cease to be Grand Chancellor and there shall be a demise of the Chancellory, and accordingly the Vice Chancellor shall succeed thereto and to all the rights, privileges, and dignities thereunto belonging.
(3) His Excellency shall not, after His Excellency’s abdication, have any right, title or interest in or to the succession to the Chancellory.
Schedule
I, Avakael, Grand Chancellor of the Independent Order, do hereby declare My irrevocable determination to renounce the Chancellory for Myself and My desire that effect should be given to this Instrument of Abdication immediately.
In token whereof I have hereunto set My hand this [day] of [month], two thousand and fourteen, in the presence of the witnesses whose signatures are subscribed.
Avakael
Signed in the presence of: Beatrice CGJ Elpidia DaveIronside
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[i]An Act to give effect to His Excellency’s declaration of abdication; and for purposes connected therewith.[/i]
Whereas His Excellency by His Excellent Message of the [day] day of [month] in this present year has been pleased to declare that He is irrevocably determined to renounce the Chancellory for Himself, and has for that purpose executed the Instrument of Abdication set out in the Schedule to this Act, and has signified His desire that effect thereto should be given immediately.
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
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(1) This act may be referred to as the His Excellency’s Declaration of Abdication Act (2014).
[b][u]Effect of His Excellency’s declaration of abdication[/b][/u]
(2) Immediately upon the Signature of His Excellency to this Act, the Instrument of Abdication executed by His present Excellency on the [day] of [month], two thousand and fourteen, set out in the Schedule to this Act, shall have effect, and thereupon His Excellency shall cease to be Grand Chancellor and there shall be a demise of the Chancellory, and accordingly the Vice Chancellor shall succeed thereto and to all the rights, privileges, and dignities thereunto belonging.
(3) His Excellency shall not, after His Excellency’s abdication, have any right, title or interest in or to the succession to the Chancellory.
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I, Avakael, Grand Chancellor of the Independent Order, do hereby declare My irrevocable determination to renounce the Chancellory for Myself and My desire that effect should be given to this Instrument of Abdication immediately.
In token whereof I have hereunto set My hand this [day] of [month], two thousand and fourteen, in the presence of the witnesses whose signatures are subscribed.
Avakael
Signed in the presence of: Beatrice CGJ Elpidia DaveIronside
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24th July 2014 - 05:49 PM
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Name of the submitter: Matthew Vinage Full name of the Act: An act to allow for the continuation of stable government in The Independent Order under extreme circumstances. Short name: Line of Succession Act (2014)
Text of the Act:
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An act to allow for the continuation of stable government in The Independent Order under extreme circumstances.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Line of Succession Act (2014).
Procedures
(2) Should the Office of the Premier and the Office of the Vice Premier simultaneously fall vacant, or the incumbents fall inactive without having declared an official Leave of Absence, or under any other extreme circumstances, the Office of the Premier shall be assumed by the citizen listed the highest in the Line of Succession, under the provision that they are legally and officially confirmed as per Section 4 of this Act.
(3) Any citizen listed in the Line of Succession may refuse to assume the Office of the Premier, in which case the Office of the Premier shall be assumed by the next-highest listed member in the Line of Succession, under the provision that they are legally and officially confirmed as per Section 4 of this Act.
Devolvement of the Office of the Premier
(4) Where a citizen accepts the devolvement of the Office of the Premier upon them, said citizen must be confirmed by the Grand Chancellor, or by the Vice Chancellor in the Grand Chancellor's absence, to assume the Office of the Premier.
(5) In the event that the Grand Chancellor or Vice Chancellor is incapable of providing the aforementioned confirmation for a citizen to assume the Office of the Premier, said confirmation shall not be required for the citizen in question to assume the Office of the Premier.
Implementation of the Line of Succession
(6) The Line of Succession is hereby implemented, and shall be listed as follows:
1. The Speaker of the Senate 2. The Attorney General 3. The Minister of Defence 4. The Minister of Home Affairs and Integration 5. The Minister of Foreign and Imperial Affairs 6. The Minister of Accountability 7. The Minister of Culture 8. The Deputy Speaker of the Senate
Other/Emergency Procedures
(7) Should all citizens listed in the Line of Succession refuse to assume the Office of the Premier, a special election to fill the Office of the Premier shall be held immediately after the citizen listed lowest in the Line of Succession has refused to assume the Office of the Premier.
(8) The winner of said special election shall assume the Office of the Premier until the end of the original term.
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[i]An act to allow for the continuation of stable government in The Independent Order under extreme circumstances.[/i][/center]
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Line of Succession Act (2014).
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(2) Should the Office of the Premier and the Office of the Vice Premier simultaneously fall vacant, or the incumbents fall inactive without having declared an official Leave of Absence, or under any other extreme circumstances, the Office of the Premier shall be assumed by the citizen listed the highest in the Line of Succession, under the provision that they are legally and officially confirmed as per Section 4 of this Act.
(3) Any citizen listed in the Line of Succession may refuse to assume the Office of the Premier, in which case the Office of the Premier shall be assumed by the next-highest listed member in the Line of Succession, under the provision that they are legally and officially confirmed as per Section 4 of this Act.
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(4) Where a citizen accepts the devolvement of the Office of the Premier upon them, said citizen must be confirmed by the Grand Chancellor, or by the Vice Chancellor in the Grand Chancellor's absence, to assume the Office of the Premier.
(5) In the event that the Grand Chancellor or Vice Chancellor is incapable of providing the aforementioned confirmation for a citizen to assume the Office of the Premier, said confirmation shall not be required for the citizen in question to assume the Office of the Premier.
[u][b]Implementation of the Line of Succession[/b][/u]
(6) The Line of Succession is hereby implemented, and shall be listed as follows:
1. The Speaker of the Senate 2. The Attorney General 3. The Minister of Defence 4. The Minister of Home Affairs and Integration 5. The Minister of Foreign and Imperial Affairs 6. The Minister of Accountability 7. The Minister of Culture 8. The Deputy Speaker of the Senate
[u][b]Other/Emergency Procedures[/b][/u]
(7) Should all citizens listed in the Line of Succession refuse to assume the Office of the Premier, a special election to fill the Office of the Premier shall be held immediately after the citizen listed lowest in the Line of Succession has refused to assume the Office of the Premier.
(8) The winner of said special election shall assume the Office of the Premier until the end of the original term.
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9th August 2014 - 10:25 PM
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Franz Kaufmann (1886-1944)
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Name of the submitted: CGJ Full name of the act: An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order. Short title: Constitutional Amendment Act – Seventh Amendment (2014)
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Constitutional Amendment Act – Seventh Amendment (2014)
An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Seventh Amendment (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (11) shall be amended thusly:
“(11) To run for the position of Senator, a candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order for a minimum time period of seven (7) days and that they have made a minimum of six (6) non-spam forum posts.”
(3) Section (12) shall be amended thusly:
“(12) Senators shall be elected by the member of the Independent Order for a term of forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened 120 hours before start of the next Senate term, or immediately following a dissolution of the Senate, and shall last 72 hours. Elections shall be held immediately following the end of nominations.“
(4) Section (22) shall be amended thusly:
“(22) Following a vacancy, a procedure shall be outlined in law to determine how it shall be filled.”
(5) Section (23) shall be amended thusly:
“(23) The Senate may overturn a pardon, commutation, or sentence reduction by the Grand Chancellor by a vote of seventy-five (75) percent.”
(6) Section (26) shall be amended thusly:
“(26) The Premier shall be elected by the members of the Independent Order for a term of forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened 120 hours before start of the next Premier term, or immediately following a vote of no confidence, and shall last 72 hours. Elections shall be held immediately following the end of nominations.”
(7) Section (27) shall be amended thusly:
“(27) To run for Premier, a candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order and have taken an active role in the community for a period no less than forty-five (45) days. This requirement shall be fulfilled by a minimum of twenty (20) non-spam posts to the forums, as well as a topic in the Elections forum introducing themselves to members of the Independent Order and outlining their plans for the upcoming term.”
(8) Section (40) shall be amended thusly:
“(40) Upon the submission of a case to the High Court, the Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Judge to oversee the case. The Judge will serve until the case has reached a conclusion. A Judge may be appointed to oversee more than one case.”
(9) Section (53) shall be removed.
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[i]An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.[/i]
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional Amendment Act – Seventh Amendment (2014).
[u][b]Amendments[/b][/u]
(2) Section (11) shall be amended thusly:
“(11) To run for the position of Senator, a candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order for a minimum time period of seven (7) days and that they have made a minimum of six (6) non-spam forum posts.”
(3) Section (12) shall be amended thusly:
“(12) Senators shall be elected by the member of the Independent Order for a term of forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened 120 hours before start of the next Senate term, or immediately following a dissolution of the Senate, and shall last 72 hours. Elections shall be held immediately following the end of nominations.“
(4) Section (22) shall be amended thusly:
“(22) Following a vacancy, a procedure shall be outlined in law to determine how it shall be filled.”
(5) Section (23) shall be amended thusly:
“(23) The Senate may overturn a pardon, commutation, or sentence reduction by the Grand Chancellor by a vote of seventy-five (75) percent.”
(6) Section (26) shall be amended thusly:
“(26) The Premier shall be elected by the members of the Independent Order for a term of forty-five (45) days. Nominations shall be opened 120 hours before start of the next Premier term, or immediately following a vote of no confidence, and shall last 72 hours. Elections shall be held immediately following the end of nominations.”
(7) Section (27) shall be amended thusly:
“(27) To run for Premier, a candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have had a nation in The Independent Order and have taken an active role in the community for a period no less than forty-five (45) days. This requirement shall be fulfilled by a minimum of twenty (20) non-spam posts to the forums, as well as a topic in the Elections forum introducing themselves to members of the Independent Order and outlining their plans for the upcoming term.”
(8) Section (40) shall be amended thusly:
“(40) Upon the submission of a case to the High Court, the Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Judge to oversee the case. The Judge will serve until the case has reached a conclusion. A Judge may be appointed to oversee more than one case.”
(9) Section (53) shall be removed.[/quote]
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24th August 2014 - 11:05 PM
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Franz Kaufmann (1886-1944)
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Act: An act to establish a Citizen’s Assembly as a devolved body of the Senate, and to establish an independent Office of Accountability. Short name: Representation of the People Act (2014)
Text of the Act:
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An act to establish a Citizen’s Assembly as a devolved body of the Senate, and to establish an independent Office of Accountability.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Representation of the People Act (2014).
Membership
(2) The Citizen’s Assembly shall be a body made up of qualifying members of the Independent Order.
(3) A qualifying member is defined as being one that: (3.1) Has been a member of the Independent Order for fourteen (14) days; (3.2) Has made more than ten (10) non-spam posts on the forums; (3.3) Is not presently serving a ban or other conviction within the region; and (3.4) Has not been expelled from the Assembly within the previous forty-five (45) days.
(4) A qualifying member wishing to join the Citizen’s Assembly must submit a request to the Clerk of the Assembly stating their intent to join, as well as proof of qualification. If the applicant qualifies, the Clerk shall inform the Assembly of the appointment of a new member. Otherwise the Clerk must inform the applicant as to the reason for his rejection.
(5) The Assembly may punish its members for disorderly behaviour and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of its members, expel a member.
(6) An Assembly Member shall automatically vacate their seat if they fail to log into the forum without a declared leave of absence for more than seven (7) days, or if they fail to attend, when not on a declared leave of absence, a roll-call initiated by the Clerk every 31 days.
(7) Members of the Citizen’s Assembly shall be known as such, and shall automatically be granted the suffix ‘AM’.
Powers, authority and responsibilities
(8) Pursuant to Section (20) of the Constitution of the Independent Order, the Citizen’s Assembly is hereby established and shall derive its power and authority from the Senate of the Independent Order.
(9) The Citizen’s Assembly shall have the authority to draft, initiate and debate legislation; delay legislation passed by the Senate for debate, and return such legislation to the Senate chamber; make formal recommendations to the Grand Chancellor, Premier or individual Ministers regarding areas subject to their portfolio; recall, with a vote of at least fifty (50) percent plus one (1) of all Assembly Members, a member of the Senate or Minister; and, with a vote of at least sixty-six (66) percent of all Assembly Members, pass a vote of no confidence for the Government of the Independent Order.
(10) The Assembly shall determine the rules of its proceedings, and make all relevant internal appointments.
Reserved powers
(11) The Senate reserves the right to block legislation passed by the Citizen’s Assembly.
(12) Any legislation passed by the Senate that is subsequently returned or rejected by the Citizen’s Assembly may only be rejected once and delayed for a maximum of seven (7) days
(13) The Citizen’s Assembly may not, so long as it is pursuant to the Constitution the Independent Order, amend the said Constitution, or overturn a decision made by the Grand Chancellor.
Internal appointments
(14) The Citizen’s Assembly shall be responsible for nominating and electing a Chair, a Vice Chair and any other position deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Assembly.
(15) The Speaker of the Senate shall be responsible for nominating the Clerk of the Citizen’s Assembly, who must then be approved by a majority vote of the Assembly.
Office of Accountability
(16) The Office of Accountability is hereby established, and shall, following an Order-in-Council, inherit the authority and responsibilities of the Ministry of Accountability.
(17) The Head of the Office of Accountability shall be elected, by a majority vote, following nomination by the Premier.
(18) The Office shall be accountable to the Assembly, and the Assembly may, following a majority vote, recall the Head of the Office.
(19) The Head of the Office shall automatically vacate their seat if they fail to log into the forum without a declared leave of absence for more than seven (7) days.
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[i]An act to establish a Citizen’s Assembly as a devolved body of the Senate, and to establish an independent Office of Accountability.[/i][/center]
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Representation of the People Act (2014).
[u][b]Membership[/b][/u]
(2) The Citizen’s Assembly shall be a body made up of qualifying members of the Independent Order.
(3) A qualifying member is defined as being one that: (3.1) Has been a member of the Independent Order for fourteen (14) days; (3.2) Has made more than ten (10) non-spam posts on the forums; (3.3) Is not presently serving a ban or other conviction within the region; and (3.4) Has not been expelled from the Assembly within the previous forty-five (45) days.
(4) A qualifying member wishing to join the Citizen’s Assembly must submit a request to the Clerk of the Assembly stating their intent to join, as well as proof of qualification. If the applicant qualifies, the Clerk shall inform the Assembly of the appointment of a new member. Otherwise the Clerk must inform the applicant as to the reason for his rejection.
(5) The Assembly may punish its members for disorderly behaviour and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of its members, expel a member.
(6) An Assembly Member shall automatically vacate their seat if they fail to log into the forum without a declared leave of absence for more than seven (7) days, or if they fail to attend, when not on a declared leave of absence, a roll-call initiated by the Clerk every 31 days.
(7) Members of the Citizen’s Assembly shall be known as such, and shall automatically be granted the suffix ‘AM’.
[u][b]Powers, authority and responsibilities[/b][/u]
(8) Pursuant to Section (20) of the Constitution of the Independent Order, the Citizen’s Assembly is hereby established and shall derive its power and authority from the Senate of the Independent Order.
(9) The Citizen’s Assembly shall have the authority to draft, initiate and debate legislation; delay legislation passed by the Senate for debate, and return such legislation to the Senate chamber; make formal recommendations to the Grand Chancellor, Premier or individual Ministers regarding areas subject to their portfolio; recall, with a vote of at least fifty (50) percent plus one (1) of all Assembly Members, a member of the Senate or Minister; and, with a vote of at least sixty-six (66) percent of all Assembly Members, pass a vote of no confidence for the Government of the Independent Order.
(10) The Assembly shall determine the rules of its proceedings, and make all relevant internal appointments.
[u][b]Reserved powers[/b][/u]
(11) The Senate reserves the right to block legislation passed by the Citizen’s Assembly.
(12) Any legislation passed by the Senate that is subsequently returned or rejected by the Citizen’s Assembly may only be rejected once and delayed for a maximum of seven (7) days
(13) The Citizen’s Assembly may not, so long as it is pursuant to the Constitution the Independent Order, amend the said Constitution, or overturn a decision made by the Grand Chancellor.
[u][b]Internal appointments[/u][/b]
(14) The Citizen’s Assembly shall be responsible for nominating and electing a Chair, a Vice Chair and any other position deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Assembly.
(15) The Speaker of the Senate shall be responsible for nominating the Clerk of the Citizen’s Assembly, who must then be approved by a majority vote of the Assembly.
[u][b]Office of Accountability[/b][/u]
(16) The Office of Accountability is hereby established, and shall, following an Order-in-Council, inherit the authority and responsibilities of the Ministry of Accountability.
(17) The Head of the Office of Accountability shall be elected, by a majority vote, following nomination by the Premier.
(18) The Office shall be accountable to the Assembly, and the Assembly may, following a majority vote, recall the Head of the Office.
(19) The Head of the Office shall automatically vacate their seat if they fail to log into the forum without a declared leave of absence for more than seven (7) days.
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12th September 2014 - 03:33 AM
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Name of the submitter: Avakael Full name of the Act: The Second Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014). Short name: An act to amend the Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014), to establish procedure to dismiss Dependencies of The Independent Order, and to dismiss The Infinite Alliance as a Dominion of The Independent Order.
Text of the Act:
Spoiler: click to toggle The Second Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014)
An act to amend the Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014), to establish procedure to dismiss Dependencies of The Independent Order, and to dismiss The Infinite Alliance as a Dominion of The Independent Order.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Second Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (3) shall be amended thusly; "(3) The establishment and dismissal of Dominions of The Independent Order shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Senate, requiring an Act of the Senate."
(3) Section (4) shall be amended thusly; "(4) Colonies of The Independent Order may be established or dismissed following the procedure in Section (3), or, when presented by the Premier, through a motion."
(4) Section (5) shall be amended thusly; "(5) The Senate hereby delegates the authority of establishing and dismissing Territories, pursuant to Article 21 of the Constitution, to the Premier of The Independent Order."
The Infinite Alliance
(5) The region known as 'The Infinite Alliance' is hereby dismissed as a Dominion of The Independent Order.
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[center][b][big]The Second Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014)[/big][/b][/center]
[i]An act to amend the Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014), to establish procedure to dismiss Dependencies of The Independent Order, and to dismiss The Infinite Alliance as a Dominion of The Independent Order.[/i]
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Second Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014).
[u][b]Amendments[/b][/u]
(2) Section (3) shall be amended thusly; "(3) The establishment and dismissal of Dominions of The Independent Order shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Senate, requiring an Act of the Senate."
(3) Section (4) shall be amended thusly; "(4) Colonies of The Independent Order may be established or dismissed following the procedure in Section (3), or, when presented by the Premier, through a motion."
(4) Section (5) shall be amended thusly; "(5) The Senate hereby delegates the authority of establishing and dismissing Territories, pursuant to Article 21 of the Constitution, to the Premier of The Independent Order."
[u][b]The Infinite Alliance[/b][/u]
(5) The region known as 'The Infinite Alliance' is hereby dismissed as a Dominion of The Independent Order.
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16th September 2014 - 01:50 PM
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Name of the submitter: Achkaerin Full name of the Act: An Act to establish the Judiciary and Judicial Hierarchy of The Independent Order Short name: The Judiciary Act (2014)
Text of the Act:
Spoiler: click to toggle The Judiciary Act (2014)An Act to establish the Judiciary and Judicial Hierarchy of The Independent OrderShort Title(1) This Act may be referred to as the Judiciary Act 2014. Judiciary(2) Under this Act the Judiciary of the Independent Order is hereby established within the High Court. (3) Any member of the Independent Order may apply to be a member of the Judiciary provided they are a 'qualified' person as per the JPSE Act 2014. (4) Members who meet the application criteria will undergo an educational course at the Elpidia Law School. Those who pass can be considered for judicial appointment. (5) The educational course at the Elpidia Law School shall be administered by the Attorney General or his authorized agent. (6) It is the responsibility of the Premier to appoint and remove judges with the backing of a majority of the Senate. (7) The Grand Chancellor is responsible for appointing and removing the Lord Chief Justice. (8) The Attorney General is appointed as head of the Judicial system of the Independent Order in a neutral supervisory capacity. (9) Promotion of Judges within the Judiciary is the responsibility of the Premier with consultation of the executive government. Judicial Hierarchy(10) The Judicial hierarchy shall be as follows (from most senior to least senior)
- Attorney General (supervisory capacity)
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Judicial Inquiry(11) A Judicial Inquiry is a type of hearing and as such the rules of the JPSE Act 2014 apply to it. (12) The hearing is concerned with issues relating to the governance of the Independent Order. (13) The Chancellery may commission a Judicial Inquiry (14) The Premier (or any government minister) requires the backing of the Senate to commission a Judicial Inquiry- this is to be done through a Senate motion. (15) The Senate or Citizens Assembly may request a Judicial Inquiry by means of a majority vote of the body's membership. (16) When a Judicial Inquiry is requested or commissioned the reason for the Inquiry must be stated in the motion. (17) It is the responsibility of the Attorney General to set up a Judicial Inquiry (e.g. assigning the judge). (18) The Judge assigned to the Judidical Inquiry with the aid of the Court Clerk is then responsible for all aspects of the hearing such as the questioning of witnesses. Constitutional Amendments(19) "The Lord Chief Justice is to be appointed and removed by the Grand Chancellor" is to be added as the new section 43 and all subsequent sections renumbered accordingly (20) Section 39 shall be amended to the following "The Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint judges to or remove judges from office.
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[center][big][big][b]The Judiciary Act (2014)[/b][/big][/big][/center]
[center][i]An Act to establish the Judiciary and Judicial Hierarchy of The Independent Order[/i][/center]
[b]Short Title[/b]
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Judiciary Act 2014.
[b]Judiciary[/b]
(2) Under this Act the Judiciary of the Independent Order is hereby established within the High Court.
(3) Any member of the Independent Order may apply to be a member of the Judiciary provided they are a 'qualified' person as per the JPSE Act 2014.
(4) Members who meet the application criteria will undergo an educational course at the Elpidia Law School. Those who pass can be considered for judicial appointment.
(5) The educational course at the Elpidia Law School shall be administered by the Attorney General or his authorized agent.
(6) It is the responsibility of the Premier to appoint and remove judges with the backing of a majority of the Senate.
(7) The Grand Chancellor is responsible for appointing and removing the Lord Chief Justice.
(8) The Attorney General is appointed as head of the Judicial system of the Independent Order in a neutral supervisory capacity.
(9) Promotion of Judges within the Judiciary is the responsibility of the Premier with consultation of the executive government.
[b]Judicial Hierarchy[/b]
(10) The Judicial hierarchy shall be as follows (from most senior to least senior) [list] [*] Attorney General (supervisory capacity) [*] Lord Chief Justice [*] Appellate Judges (Privy Council) [*] Archon [*] Judge [/list]
[b]Judicial Inquiry[/b]
(11) A Judicial Inquiry is a type of hearing and as such the rules of the JPSE Act 2014 apply to it.
(12) The hearing is concerned with issues relating to the governance of the Independent Order.
(13) The Chancellery may commission a Judicial Inquiry
(14) The Premier (or any government minister) requires the backing of the Senate to commission a Judicial Inquiry- this is to be done through a Senate motion.
(15) The Senate or Citizens Assembly may request a Judicial Inquiry by means of a majority vote of the body's membership.
(16) When a Judicial Inquiry is requested or commissioned the reason for the Inquiry must be stated in the motion.
(17) It is the responsibility of the Attorney General to set up a Judicial Inquiry (e.g. assigning the judge).
(18) The Judge assigned to the Judidical Inquiry with the aid of the Court Clerk is then responsible for all aspects of the hearing such as the questioning of witnesses.
[b]Constitutional Amendments[/b]
(19) "The Lord Chief Justice is to be appointed and removed by the Grand Chancellor" is to be added as the new section 43 and all subsequent sections renumbered accordingly
(20) Section 39 shall be amended to the following "The Premier, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint judges to or remove judges from office.
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5th October 2014 - 01:23 PM
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Name of the submitter: The Citizens' Assembly Full name of the Act: Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014) Short name: Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014)
Text of the Act:
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An Act to enable authorised authorities to efficiently correct stylistic and linguistic errors in passed pieces of legislation, and to ensure the validity of enacting clauses.
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014).
Correcting Errors
(2) The Speaker of Senate of the Independent Order, with the advice and consent of either the Grand Chancellor or Premier of the Independent Order, may alter or correct grammatical, formatting and spelling errors in passed legislation without requiring to pass an amendment act.
(3) Such alterations or corrections may be made provided that such changes are non-substantive in that they do not in any way affect the interpretation of the content of a piece of legislation.
(4) A correction may be publicly submitted to the Speaker of the Independent Order by any Senator, Member of the Citizens' Assembly or Honorary Member of the Citizens' Assembly.
(5) Upon a correction being approved, the Speaker is required to inform the Senate twenty-four (24) hours prior to such correction being made.
(6) If the correction is undisputed, then it shall automatically take effect after the notice period.
(7) Such changes may not be made to the Constitution of the Independent Order.
Disputing Changes
(8) A Senator, Assembly Member, Honorary Assembly Member or member of the public may dispute an alteration or correction if they feel that the change is: (8.1) Substantive enough in that it affects the interpretation of the legislation; or (8.2) itself stylistically or linguistically incorrect.
(9) If the change is disputed by a Senator, then it shall immediately be brought forward to the Senate floor in the form of a motion. The Senate may then decide whether or not the change can be made, or if it shall require an amendment act.
(10) If the change is disputed by a Member or Honorary Member of the Citizens’ Assembly, then it shall immediately be brought forward to the Assembly floor in the form of a motion, so long as the motion can be presented by a Member. The Assembly may then decide whether to approve the change, or whether to request a motion in the Senate.
(11) If the change is disputed by a member of the public, then it shall be deferred for a further forty-eight (48) hours to allow either Senators, Assembly Members of Honorary Assembly Members an opportunity to dispute the changes, or to start a petition to require the Speaker to submit an amendment act.
(12) A petition submitted by a member of the public must receive signatures equal to or greater than the number of Senators for it to be deemed sufficient.
Enacting Clause
(13) Where the Right Honourable Senate carried a motion on the day of the 9 July 2014 to retrospectively apply an enacting clause to all legislation, this act shall ensure that such changes are validated by law, and shall, where not already applied, authorise the Speaker of the Senate to apply the enacting clause to all proposed and passed legislation.
(14) Furthermore, all enacting clauses, and text within acts, unless otherwise specified, shall be deemed to be equal in status, regardless of the gender-specific pronoun used.
Derogations
(15) Changes may not be made to alter the variation of English language used in an act, save for ensuring a consistent use of it, and so long as the act is written in a recognised variation. The recognised variations of English are: (15.1) American English; (15.2) Australian English; (15.3) British English; and (15.4) Canadian English.
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[center][big][big][b]Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014)[/b][/big][/big][/center]
[center][i]An Act to enable authorised authorities to efficiently correct stylistic and linguistic errors in passed pieces of legislation, and to ensure the validity of enacting clauses.[/i][/center]
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
[u][b]Short Title[/b][/u]
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014).
[u][b]Correcting Errors[/b][/u]
(2) The Speaker of Senate of the Independent Order, with the advice and consent of either the Grand Chancellor or Premier of the Independent Order, may alter or correct grammatical, formatting and spelling errors in passed legislation without requiring to pass an amendment act.
(3) Such alterations or corrections may be made provided that such changes are non-substantive in that they do not in any way affect the interpretation of the content of a piece of legislation.
(4) A correction may be publicly submitted to the Speaker of the Independent Order by any Senator, Member of the Citizens' Assembly or Honorary Member of the Citizens' Assembly.
(5) Upon a correction being approved, the Speaker is required to inform the Senate twenty-four (24) hours prior to such correction being made.
(6) If the correction is undisputed, then it shall automatically take effect after the notice period.
(7) Such changes may not be made to the Constitution of the Independent Order.
[u][b]Disputing Changes[/b][/u]
(8) A Senator, Assembly Member, Honorary Assembly Member or member of the public may dispute an alteration or correction if they feel that the change is: (8.1) Substantive enough in that it affects the interpretation of the legislation; or (8.2) itself stylistically or linguistically incorrect.
(9) If the change is disputed by a Senator, then it shall immediately be brought forward to the Senate floor in the form of a motion. The Senate may then decide whether or not the change can be made, or if it shall require an amendment act.
(10) If the change is disputed by a Member or Honorary Member of the Citizens’ Assembly, then it shall immediately be brought forward to the Assembly floor in the form of a motion, so long as the motion can be presented by a Member. The Assembly may then decide whether to approve the change, or whether to request a motion in the Senate.
(11) If the change is disputed by a member of the public, then it shall be deferred for a further forty-eight (48) hours to allow either Senators, Assembly Members of Honorary Assembly Members an opportunity to dispute the changes, or to start a petition to require the Speaker to submit an amendment act.
(12) A petition submitted by a member of the public must receive signatures equal to or greater than the number of Senators for it to be deemed sufficient.
[u][b]Enacting Clause[/b][/u]
(13) Where the Right Honourable Senate carried a motion on the day of the 9 July 2014 to retrospectively apply an enacting clause to all legislation, this act shall ensure that such changes are validated by law, and shall, where not already applied, authorise the Speaker of the Senate to apply the enacting clause to all proposed and passed legislation.
(14) Furthermore, all enacting clauses, and text within acts, unless otherwise specified, shall be deemed to be equal in status, regardless of the gender-specific pronoun used.
[b][u]Derogations[/u][/b]
(15) Changes may not be made to alter the variation of English language used in an act, save for ensuring a consistent use of it, and so long as the act is written in a recognised variation. The recognised variations of English are: (15.1) American English; (15.2) Australian English; (15.3) British English; and (15.4) Canadian English.
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10th November 2014 - 06:24 PM
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Name of the submitter: Achkaerin Full name of the Act: An Act to Amend the Constitution of the Independent Order (2014) Short name: Eight Constitutional Amendment Act- Eight Amendment (2014)
Text of the Act:
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An Act to amend the constitution of the Independent Order.
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Eight Constitutional Amendment Act (2014).
Article 1
(2) The following shall be interposed as the new section fifteen (15)- "Upon appointment whether by the Senate or the Grand Chancellor the Speaker shall appoint a Deputy Speaker from among the remaining elected Senators, the Deputy Speaker will act as Speaker in the event of the Speaker being indisposed for whatever reason.
(3) The following shall be interposed as the new section sixteen (16)- "The Premier and Vice Premier are disqualified from serving as either Speaker or Deputy Speaker.
(4) Subsequent sections of the Constitution will be renumbered accordingly.
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[i]An Act to amend the constitution of the Independent Order.[/i][/center]
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
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(1) This Act may be referred to as the Eight Constitutional Amendment Act (2014).
[u][b]Article 1[/b][/u]
(2) The following shall be interposed as the new section fifteen (15)- "Upon appointment whether by the Senate or the Grand Chancellor the Speaker shall appoint a Deputy Speaker from among the remaining elected Senators, the Deputy Speaker will act as Speaker in the event of the Speaker being indisposed for whatever reason.
(3) The following shall be interposed as the new section sixteen (16)- "The Premier and Vice Premier are disqualified from serving as either Speaker or Deputy Speaker.
(4) Subsequent sections of the Constitution will be renumbered accordingly.
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26th December 2014 - 02:47 AM
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Reaching for that great Nobility title in the Sky
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Name of the submitter: The Citizens' Assembly Full name of the Act: An Act to amend the outline of procedures following a vacancy in the Senate in the By-Election Procedures Act (2014). Short name:By-Election Procedures (Amendment) Act (2014)
Text of the Act:
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An Act to amend the outline of procedures following a vacancy in the Senate in the By-Election Procedures Act (2014).
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This Act may be referred to as the By-Election Procedures (Amendment) Act (2014).
Amendments
(2) Section (3) shall be amended thusly:
"(3) Following an Early Vacancy, the Grand Chancellor shall, as soon as reasonably possible, create a list of at least two potential candidates to fill it."
(3) Section (4) shall be amended thusly:
"(4) The Grand Chancellor shall then immediately hold a by-election for forty-eight (48) hours using the following electoral systems, as defined in the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014): (4.1) If there are two candidates in the by-election, a simple plurality voting system; or (4.2) If there are more than two candidates standing in the by-election, the Supplementary Vote electoral system."
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[i]An Act to amend the outline of procedures following a vacancy in the Senate in the By-Election Procedures Act (2014).[/i][/center]
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
[u][b]Short Title[/b][/u]
(1) This Act may be referred to as the By-Election Procedures (Amendment) Act (2014).
[u][b]Amendments[/b][/u]
(2) Section (3) shall be amended thusly:
"(3) Following an Early Vacancy, the Grand Chancellor shall, as soon as reasonably possible, create a list of at least two potential candidates to fill it."
(3) Section (4) shall be amended thusly:
"(4) The Grand Chancellor shall then immediately hold a by-election for forty-eight (48) hours using the following electoral systems, as defined in the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014): (4.1) If there are two candidates in the by-election, a simple plurality voting system; or (4.2) If there are more than two candidates standing in the by-election, the Supplementary Vote electoral system."
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16th January 2015 - 06:07 PM
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Name of the submitter: DaveIronside/CGJ Full name of the Act: An act to make provision for ensuring the attendance and participation of Members of the Senate. Short name: Senator Attendance Act
Text of the Act
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An act to make provision for ensuring the attendance and participation of Members of the Senate.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Senator Attendance Act (2015).
Provisions
(2) Should a Senator fail to vote or declare an abstention in two (2) consecutive votes within the Senate, or in more than three (3) in any one Senate term, then the member shall, save for instances where they have declared a Leave of Absence, be ejected from the Senate and the seat proclaimed vacant.
(3) Vacant seats shall then be filled in accordance with the By-Election Procedures Act (2014).
(4) A member ejected from the Senate shall not be impeded from seeking reelection.
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[i]An act to make provision for ensuring the attendance and participation of Members of the Senate.[/i][/center]
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(1) This act may be referred to as the Senator Attendance Act (2015).
[u][b]Provisions[/b][/u]
(2) Should a Senator fail to vote or declare an abstention in two (2) consecutive votes within the Senate, or in more than three (3) in any one Senate term, then the member shall, save for instances where they have declared a Leave of Absence, be ejected from the Senate and the seat proclaimed vacant.
(3) Vacant seats shall then be filled in accordance with the By-Election Procedures Act (2014).
(4) A member ejected from the Senate shall not be impeded from seeking reelection.
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16th January 2015 - 06:25 PM
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Name of the submitter: DaveIronside Full name of the Act: An Act to Amend The Constitution on the Independent Order Short name: Constitution - Ninth Amendment (2015)
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An Act to amend the constitution of the Independent Order.
Short Title
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Ninth Constitutional Amendment Act (2015).
Article 1
(2) The following shall be interposed as the new section Thirty Nine (39)- "A Premier who has served two consecutive terms may not stand for election to a third."
(3) The following shall be interposed as the new section Forty (40) "A member having served two consecutive terms as Premier may seek relection once they have not held the post for a period of Forty Five (45 days)
(4) Subsequent sections of the Constitution will be renumbered accordingly.
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An Act to amend the constitution of the Independent Order. [b] Short Title[/b]
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Ninth Constitutional Amendment Act (2015).
[b]Article 1 [/b] (2) The following shall be interposed as the new section Thirty Nine (39)- "A Premier who has served two consecutive terms may not stand for election to a third."
(3) The following shall be interposed as the new section Forty (40) "A member having served two consecutive terms as Premier may seek relection once they have not held the post for a period of Forty Five (45 days)
(4) Subsequent sections of the Constitution will be renumbered accordingly.
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As this has been left languishing in the CA for months and I believe it to be a good and necessary idea for the CA
Name of Submitter: DaveIronside (on behalf of the CA original draft by CGJ) Full Name of Act:- An Act to amend the Representation of the People Act (2014) to rename the Head of the Office of Accountability, ease the joining requirements, add procedures for the passing of legislation and remove the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Citizens’ Assembly
Short Name:- Representation of the People (CA Amendment) Act (2014)
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Representation of the People (CA Amendment) Act (2015)
An Act to amend the Representation of the People Act (2014) to rename the Head of the Office of Accountability, ease the joining requirements, add procedures for the passing of legislation and remove the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Citizens’ Assembly.
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Representation of the People (CA Amendment) Act (2014)
Amendments
(2) The following Section shall be added after Section (15):
"(16) The Citizens' Assembly shall be responsible for nominating and electing the Clerk of the Assembly, and any other position deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Assembly."
(3) The following Article shall be added after the new Section (16):
"Enshrined Procedures
(17) Upon the passage of a bill by the Assembly, the Clerk shall then post, within twenty-four (24) hours, the approved copy of the bill in the Senate docket.
(18) When a bill is presented to the Senate, the Clerk shall be responsible for simultaneously presenting the bill to the Assembly, where the Assembly may recommend amendments, or express support, concern or opposition to the bill.
(19) Any recommendations or declarations of support, concern or opposition must be submitted to the Senate by the Clerk within three (3) days."
(4) The following Section shall be added after Section (18) of the original Act:
"(19) Should there be less than three (3) members of the Citizens' Assembly, then the Speaker of the Senate shall be responsible for nominating and appointing the Clerk of the Assembly, and any other position deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Assembly."
(5) Section (3.1) shall be amended thusly:
"(3.1) Has been a member of the Independent Order for seven (7) days"
(6) Section (23) shall be amended thusly:
"(25) The Officer for Accountability shall be elected, by a majority vote, following nomination by the Premier.”
(7) Section (24) shall be amended thusly:
(26) The Office shall be accountable to the Assembly, and the Assembly may, following a vote of at least fifty (50) percent plus one (1) of all Assembly Members, recall the Officer of Accountability.
(8) Section (25) shall be amended thusly:
"(27) The Officer of Accountability shall automatically vacate their seat if they fail to log into the forum without a declared leave of absence for more than seven (7) days.”
(9) The Article entitled "Internal Appointments", and all Sections within it, shall be removed.
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[quote][center][big][big][b]Representation of the People (CA Amendment) Act (2015)[/b][/big][/big]
[i]An Act to amend the Representation of the People Act (2014) to rename the Head of the Office of Accountability, ease the joining requirements, add procedures for the passing of legislation and remove the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Citizens’ Assembly.[/i][/center]
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
[u][b]Short Title[/b][/u]
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Representation of the People (CA Amendment) Act (2014)
[u][b]Amendments[/b][/u]
(2) The following Section shall be added after Section (15):
"(16) The Citizens' Assembly shall be responsible for nominating and electing the Clerk of the Assembly, and any other position deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Assembly."
(3) The following Article shall be added after the new Section (16):
"[b][u]Enshrined Procedures[/u][/b]
(17) Upon the passage of a bill by the Assembly, the Clerk shall then post, within twenty-four (24) hours, the approved copy of the bill in the Senate docket.
(18) When a bill is presented to the Senate, the Clerk shall be responsible for simultaneously presenting the bill to the Assembly, where the Assembly may recommend amendments, or express support, concern or opposition to the bill.
(19) Any recommendations or declarations of support, concern or opposition must be submitted to the Senate by the Clerk within three (3) days."
(4) The following Section shall be added after Section (18) of the original Act:
"(19) Should there be less than three (3) members of the Citizens' Assembly, then the Speaker of the Senate shall be responsible for nominating and appointing the Clerk of the Assembly, and any other position deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the Assembly."
(5) Section (3.1) shall be amended thusly:
"(3.1) Has been a member of the Independent Order for seven (7) days"
(6) Section (23) shall be amended thusly:
"(25) The Officer for Accountability shall be elected, by a majority vote, following nomination by the Premier.”
(7) Section (24) shall be amended thusly:
(26) The Office shall be accountable to the Assembly, and the Assembly may, following a vote of at least fifty (50) percent plus one (1) of all Assembly Members, recall the Officer of Accountability.
(8) Section (25) shall be amended thusly:
"(27) The Officer of Accountability shall automatically vacate their seat if they fail to log into the forum without a declared leave of absence for more than seven (7) days.”
(9) The Article entitled "Internal Appointments", and all Sections within it, shall be removed.[/quote]
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Name of the submitter: Achkaerin Full name of the Act: An Act to identify specific holidays that do not count as days towards vacancies, debates and other matters. Short name: The Holidays Act (2015)
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An Act to identify days of the year that should not be counted in various processes and mechanisms of the Senate, Citizens Assembly, Judiciary or Constitution of the Independent Order.
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This Act may be referred to as The Holidays Act (2015).
Article 1
(2) For the purposes of this Act 'Holiday' refers to the days identified within section (4)
(3) A Holiday within the context of this Act grants an automatic and universal Leave of Absence to all members of the Independent Order's Elected Government, Senate, Citizen's Assembly, Chancellery, Judiciary or other appointed position.
(4) The following days or time periods are considered Holidays:
(a) Christmas Eve to Boxing Day (inclusive) (b) Good Friday to Easter Monday (inclusive) (c) Thanksgiving (d) Ede (e) New Years Eve to New Years Day (inclusive) (f) Other recognized Bank Holidays e.g St. George's Day
(5) The days and time periods identified in section (4) shall not count as days in respect of:
(a) Monitoring the activity of Senators, Ministers, Clerk of the Assembly or any other appointed position (b) Debating and voting time periods in the Senate or Citizen's Assembly (c) Any other process of the legislature (d) Electoral campaigning (e) Election voting periods
(6) The days and time periods identified in section (4) shall not count as days in respect of the Constitution of the Independent Order.
(7) Where the processes of section (5) conflict with the days identified in section (4) the process is to be delayed until after the time period or if the process is already in motion suspended and recommenced after the time period (e.g. If legislation is up for debate and the last day of debate would be Christmas Eve then the 27th of December becomes the third day of debate since that is the first day following the time period of Christmas Eve to Boxing Day)
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An Act to identify days of the year that should not be counted in various processes and mechanisms of the Senate, Citizens Assembly, Judiciary or Constitution of the Independent Order.
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This Act may be referred to as The Holidays Act (2015).
Article 1
(2) For the purposes of this Act 'Holiday' refers to the days identified within section (4)
(3) A Holiday within the context of this Act grants an automatic and universal Leave of Absence to all members of the Independent Order's Elected Government, Senate, Citizen's Assembly, Chancellery, Judiciary or other appointed position.
(4) The following days or time periods are considered Holidays:
(a) Christmas Eve to Boxing Day (inclusive) (b) Good Friday to Easter Monday (inclusive) (c) Thanksgiving (d) Ede (e) New Years Eve to New Years Day (inclusive) (f) Other recognized Bank Holidays e.g St. George's Day
(5) The days and time periods identified in section (4) shall not count as days in respect of:
(a) Monitoring the activity of Senators, Ministers, Clerk of the Assembly or any other appointed position (b) Debating and voting time periods in the Senate or Citizen's Assembly (c) Any other process of the legislature (d) Electoral campaigning (e) Election voting periods
(6) The days and time periods identified in section (4) shall not count as days in respect of the Constitution of the Independent Order.
(7) Where the processes of section (5) conflict with the days identified in section (4) the process is to be delayed until after the time period or if the process is already in motion suspended and recommenced after the time period (e.g. If legislation is up for debate and the last day of debate would be Christmas Eve then the 27th of December becomes the third day of debate since that is the first day following the time period of Christmas Eve to Boxing Day)
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Name of the submitter: CGJ Full name of the Act: An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order, as well as the Vice Chancellor Act (2014), Privy Council Act (2014), Imperial Administration Act (2014), Emergency Procedures Act (2014), Peerage Act (2013), Intelligence Agency Act (2014) and Criminal Code (2013), to implement gender-neutral language in Independent Order law. Short name: Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015)
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Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015)
An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order, as well as the Vice Chancellor Act (2014), Privy Council Act (2014), Imperial Administration Act (2014), Emergency Procedures Act (2014), Peerage Act (2013), Intelligence Agency Act (2014) and Criminal Code (2013), to implement gender-neutral language in Independent Order law.
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015).
Constitutional Amendments
(2) Where, in sections (18) and (24), a gender-specific pronoun has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘they’.
(3) Where, in sections (24), (30) and (32), a gender-specific possessive determiner has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘their’.
(4) Section (42) shall be removed.
Amendments to the Vice Chancellor Act (2014)
(5) In section (2), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.
Amendments to the Privy Council Act (2014)
(6) In section (5) shall be amended thusly:
“(5) The Council shall be headed by the Grand Chancellor, and shall consist of the Cabinet of the day, the Vice Chancellor, and any such members of the nobility as the Grand Chancellor sees fit to be sworn.“
(7) In section (7), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.
(8) Section (8) shall be amended thusly:
“(8) All powers, authorities, and functions of the Grand Chancellor granted by the Constitution or Acts of the Senate are to be exercised by the Grand Chancellor with the advice of the Council. “
(9) In section (9), insert: ’(4)’ following: ‘those powers granted under Sections (3)’.
Amendments to the Imperial Administration Act (2014)
(10) In section (25), omit the words ‘him/her’ and insert ‘them’, omit the words ‘he/she’ and insert ‘they’.
Amendments to the Emergency Procedures Act (2014)
(11) Where, in sections (4) and (6), a gender-specific pronoun has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘they’.
Amendments to the Peerage Act (2013)
(12) Where, in sections (8) and (9), a gender-specific possessive determiner has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘their’.
(13) In section (9), omit the words ‘he/she’ and insert ‘they’.
Amendments to the Intelligence Agency Act (2014)
(14) In section (5), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.
Amendments to the Criminal Code (2013)
(15) In section (15), omit the words ‘him/her’ and insert ‘them’.
Amendments to the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014)
(16) In section (10), omit the word 'he' and insert 'The Grand Chancellor'.
Miscellaneous
(17) Whereby sections have been added or removed in this act, all section numbers shall be renumbered accordingly.
(18) All future legislation passed following this act must not use gender-specific terminology, unless a distinction is required.
(19) Should a gender-specific term be found in any other Act of the Senate not included in this act, section (2) of the Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014) shall be interpreted to allow the Speaker to amend it to a gender-neutral term.
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[quote][center][b][big]Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015)[/big][/b]
[i]An act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order, as well as the Vice Chancellor Act (2014), Privy Council Act (2014), Imperial Administration Act (2014), Emergency Procedures Act (2014), Peerage Act (2013), Intelligence Agency Act (2014) and Criminal Code (2013), to implement gender-neutral language in Independent Order law.[/i][/center]
[u][b]Short Title[/b][/u]
(1) This act may be referred to as the Constitutional and Legislative Amendments Act (2015).
[u][b]Constitutional Amendments[/b][/u]
(2) Where, in sections (18) and (24), a gender-specific pronoun has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘they’.
(3) Where, in sections (24), (30) and (32), a gender-specific possessive determiner has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘their’.
(4) Section (42) shall be removed.
[u][b]Amendments to the Vice Chancellor Act (2014)[/b][/u]
(5) In section (2), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.
[u][b]Amendments to the Privy Council Act (2014)[/b][/u]
(6) In section (5) shall be amended thusly:
“(5) The Council shall be headed by the Grand Chancellor, and shall consist of the Cabinet of the day, the Vice Chancellor, and any such members of the nobility as the Grand Chancellor sees fit to be sworn.“
(7) In section (7), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.
(8) Section (8) shall be amended thusly:
“(8) All powers, authorities, and functions of the Grand Chancellor granted by the Constitution or Acts of the Senate are to be exercised by the Grand Chancellor with the advice of the Council. “
(9) In section (9), insert: ’(4)’ following: ‘those powers granted under Sections (3)’.
[u][b]Amendments to the Imperial Administration Act (2014)[/b][/u]
(10) In section (25), omit the words ‘him/her’ and insert ‘them’, omit the words ‘he/she’ and insert ‘they’.
[u][b]Amendments to the Emergency Procedures Act (2014)[/b][/u]
(11) Where, in sections (4) and (6), a gender-specific pronoun has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘they’.
[u][b]Amendments to the Peerage Act (2013)[/b][/u]
(12) Where, in sections (8) and (9), a gender-specific possessive determiner has been used, these shall be omitted and replaced with ‘their’.
(13) In section (9), omit the words ‘he/she’ and insert ‘they’.
[u][b]Amendments to the Intelligence Agency Act (2014)[/b][/u]
(14) In section (5), omit the word ‘his’ and insert ‘their’.
[u][b]Amendments to the Criminal Code (2013)[/b][/u]
(15) In section (15), omit the words ‘him/her’ and insert ‘them’.
[u][b]Amendments to the Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014)[/b][/u]
(16) In section (10), omit the word 'he' and insert 'The Grand Chancellor'.
[u][b]Miscellaneous[/b][/u]
(17) Whereby sections have been added or removed in this act, all section numbers shall be renumbered accordingly.
(18) All future legislation passed following this act must not use gender-specific terminology, unless a distinction is required.
(19) Should a gender-specific term be found in any other Act of the Senate not included in this act, section (2) of the Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014) shall be interpreted to allow the Speaker to amend it to a gender-neutral term.[/quote]
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Name of the submitter: Achkaerin Full name of the Act: The Order Prosecution Service Act (2015) Short name: The Prosecution Act (2015)
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Spoiler: click to toggle The Order Prosecution Service Act (2015)An Act to establish the Prosecuting Authority of the Independent OrderBe it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:Short Title(1) This Act may be referred to as the Prosecution Act 2015, or the O.P.S Act 2015. Judiciary(2) Under this Act the Prosecuting Authority of the Independent Order, hereafter referred to as the Order Prosecution Service (O.P.S) is hereby established within the High Court. (3) Any member of the Independent Order may apply to be a member of the OPS provided they are a 'qualified' person as per the JPSE Act 2014. (4) Members who meet the application criteria will undergo an educational course at the Elpidia Law School. Those who pass shall be considered for enrollment in the OPS. (5) The educational course at the Elpidia Law School shall be administered by the Attorney General or his authorized agent. (6) It is the responsibility of the Head of the OPS to appoint and dismiss members of the OPS. In the case of dismissing members reasons must be made known to the Attorney General. (7) The Attorney General, with the agreement of the Senate is responsible for appointing and removing the Head of the OPS. (8) The head of the OPS of the Independent Order shall be afforded the title Chief Prosecutrix. OPS Hierarchy(9) The OPS hierarchy shall be as follows (from most senior to least senior)
- Chief Prosecutrix
- Vice Prosecutrix
- Excellency's Counsel
- Assembly's Counsel
- Advocate
- Pupil Advocate
Administration(10) Upon passage of this Act a sub forum within the High Court shall be created and titled OPS- it shall be visible only to the Chancellery, Attorney General, Head of the Office of Accountability and members of the OPS. (11) The purpose of the OPS sub forum is to allow for the efficient administration and smooth running of prosecutions during court proceedings. (12) The OPS may, if it deems it necessary for the purposes of accuracy and justice, alter the charges on an indictment at any point prior to the main trial hearing, such changes will entail the notification of all other parties (including the judge) and the understanding that if the pre-trial hearing has started that time will need to be set aside for the Defence to determine a response. (13) The OPS may, if it deems it necessary for the purposes of accuracy and justice, alter the charges before an indictment is served, by informing the Court Clerk (in such cases the Clerk shall then relay the information to the Attorney General and Lord Chief Justice). Chief Prosecutrix (14) It is the responsibility of the Chief Prosecutrix to promote or dismiss members of the OPS. In the case of dismissals they must give reasons to the Attorney General. (15) The Chief Prosecutrix shall on the filing of a charge on the 'Charge Sheet' make it known to the OPS for the purpose of assigning an advocate to the case. Should the Chief Prosecutrix be unavailable to do this then the Vice Prosecutrix shall be assumed to carry the authority to do so. Purpose(16) It is not the responsibility of the OPS to investigate the charges, instead the role of the OPS is to present one side of a dispute which together with the side of the dispute presented by the defence, the inquisitorial allowances of the judge and the evidence shall form the investigation in court.
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[center][i]An Act to establish the Prosecuting Authority of the Independent Order[/i][/center]
[center][i]Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:[/i][/center]
[b]Short Title[/b]
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Prosecution Act 2015, or the O.P.S Act 2015.
[b]Judiciary[/b]
(2) Under this Act the Prosecuting Authority of the Independent Order, hereafter referred to as the Order Prosecution Service (O.P.S) is hereby established within the High Court.
(3) Any member of the Independent Order may apply to be a member of the OPS provided they are a 'qualified' person as per the JPSE Act 2014.
(4) Members who meet the application criteria will undergo an educational course at the Elpidia Law School. Those who pass shall be considered for enrollment in the OPS.
(5) The educational course at the Elpidia Law School shall be administered by the Attorney General or his authorized agent.
(6) It is the responsibility of the Head of the OPS to appoint and dismiss members of the OPS. In the case of dismissing members reasons must be made known to the Attorney General.
(7) The Attorney General, with the agreement of the Senate is responsible for appointing and removing the Head of the OPS.
(8) The head of the OPS of the Independent Order shall be afforded the title Chief Prosecutrix.
[b]OPS Hierarchy[/b]
(9) The OPS hierarchy shall be as follows (from most senior to least senior) [list] [*] Chief Prosecutrix [*] Vice Prosecutrix [*] Excellency's Counsel [*] Assembly's Counsel [*] Advocate [*] Pupil Advocate [/list]
[b]Administration[/b]
(10) Upon passage of this Act a sub forum within the High Court shall be created and titled OPS- it shall be visible only to the Chancellery, Attorney General, Head of the Office of Accountability and members of the OPS.
(11) The purpose of the OPS sub forum is to allow for the efficient administration and smooth running of prosecutions during court proceedings.
(12) The OPS may, if it deems it necessary for the purposes of accuracy and justice, alter the charges on an indictment at any point prior to the main trial hearing, such changes will entail the notification of all other parties (including the judge) and the understanding that if the pre-trial hearing has started that time will need to be set aside for the Defence to determine a response.
(13) The OPS may, if it deems it necessary for the purposes of accuracy and justice, alter the charges before an indictment is served, by informing the Court Clerk (in such cases the Clerk shall then relay the information to the Attorney General and Lord Chief Justice).
[b]Chief Prosecutrix[/b]
(14) It is the responsibility of the Chief Prosecutrix to promote or dismiss members of the OPS. In the case of dismissals they must give reasons to the Attorney General.
(15) The Chief Prosecutrix shall on the filing of a charge on the 'Charge Sheet' make it known to the OPS for the purpose of assigning an advocate to the case. Should the Chief Prosecutrix be unavailable to do this then the Vice Prosecutrix shall be assumed to carry the authority to do so.
[b]Purpose[/b]
(16) It is not the responsibility of the OPS to investigate the charges, instead the role of the OPS is to present one side of a dispute which together with the side of the dispute presented by the defence, the inquisitorial allowances of the judge and the evidence shall form the investigation in court.
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Name of Submitter:- DaveIronside )on behalf of the Citizens Assembly and CGJ (author) Full Name of Act:- An Act to bring into Independent Order law the provisions of the ZetaBoards Terms of Service and Terms of Use. Short Title:- ZetaBoards Terms of Service Act (2015)
Text of Act ZetaBoards Terms of Service Act (2015)
An Act to bring into Independent Order law the provisions of the ZetaBoards Terms of Service and Terms of Use.
Whereas Zathyus Networks, Inc. provides ZetaBoards free of charge to the Independent Order and has full control over the forum content, software and servers, it has been resolved, without hind nor hindrance to the abilities of Zathyus Networks, Inc. in the running of their services, that the provisions hereinafter set forth should enable, within the framework of Independent Order law, Zathyus Networks, Inc., Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, and any forum administrator or global moderator to enforce the rules set forth by Zathyus Networks, Inc. in their Terms of Service and Terms of Use.
Be it therefore enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows
Short Title
(1) This Act may be referred to as the ZetaBoards Terms of Service Act (2015).
Member Agreements
(2) All members of this forum, at the point of registration, shall be compelled to adhere to the ZetaBoards Terms of Service and Terms of Use, as prescribed in this Act.
Prohibited Content and Behaviour
(3) No user may post, upload, link to, or send via email any Content that contains, promotes, gives instruction about, or provides Prohibited Content, as stated by the Annex I of this Act, nor shall they partake in Prohibited Behaviour, as stated by Annex II of this Act.
(4) Should a member be found by the Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards) to have knowingly posted Prohibited Content or partaken in Prohibited Behaviour, then the Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), shall have the full authority to warn or ban the offending member from the forum.
Content Screening and Disclosure
(5) Neither the forum administrators, nor Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), preview any Content transmitted on the forum.
(6) The Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), has the right to access any forum and its related Content and delete, edit, or restrict access to any Content, should it be deemed that such content is disallowed.
(7) The Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), has the right to log, access and disclose any email sent using the forum, and Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards) shall further have the right to log, access and disclose my private message sent on the forum.
(8) The Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), reserves the right to further disclose any information provided by the member, including IP address, date of birth or email address, to fulfil what is required by law or is needed to comply with legal processes or to protect the rights (including copyrights), property, or personal safety of anyone.
Appeals
(9) Should a member banned without warning by the Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, for the posting of Prohibited Content or partaking in Prohibited Behaviour, then another member of the forum, if believing such a decision to be unjust, appeal this decision to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
(10) No member may appeal a ban issued by Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), or by the Grand Chancellor or forum administrator where Zathyus Networks, Inc. (Zetaboards) has made such a request.
Amendments to Other Legislation
(11) The following section shall be added after section (33) of the Criminal Code (2013):
“(34) The provisions of this Act shall not apply or extent to cases where a member has breached the ZetaBoards Terms of Service or Terms of Use, as otherwise defined by law.”
Miscellaneous
(12) The Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (Zetaboards) shall have the full right to determine if a post includes Prohibited Content, or that a member has partaken in prohibited behaviour, and what punishment shall be imposed.
(13) Provisions in the Judiciary Act (2014), the Judicial Procedures, Sentencing and Evidence Act (JPSE) (2014), or any other act passed prior to the granting of Royal Assent to this Act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the provisions of this act.
(14) Provisions in this act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the actions, policies or decisions made by Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards).
(15) The annexes of this act may be amended, by Order-in-Council, following a change of the ZetaBoards Terms of Service or Terms of Use.
(16) A list of administrators and global moderators shall be maintained in Annex III of this Act, and may be amended by Order-in-Council when changes in this list occur.
Annex I: Prohibited Content
(1) Prohibited Content includes any Content that breaks any local, state, county, national or international law.
(2) Prohibited Content also includes: (a) Content that infringes upon any rights (including, but not limited to, copyrights and trademarks), (b) Abusive, threatening, defamatory, racist, or obscene Content, (c) Viruses or any other harmful computer software, (d) False information or libel, (e) Spam, chain letters, or pyramid schemes, (f) Gambling or Illicit drugs, (g) Terrorism, (h) Hacking or cheating for internet/online games, (i) Warez, Roms, CD-Keys, Cracks, Passwords, or Serial Numbers, (j) Pornography, nudity, or sexual material of any kind, (k) Excessive profanity, (l) Content that is invasive of privacy or impersonation of any person/entity, (m) Hacking materials or information.
(3) Subsection (b) shall be extended to include homophobic or sexist Content.
Annex II: Prohibited Behaviour
Prohibited behaviour includes: (a) Interfering with ZetaBoards' servers or software, (b) Attempting to access any restricted area that they do not have access to: this includes private forums, password protected forums, accounts of ZetaBoards staff or other members, Control Panels, or any forum's Admin CP, (c) Posting harmful or disruptive html/javascript, (d) Reproducing, distributing, or publishing Content posted by other users without the prior permission of the owner, (e) Excessive hotlinking by sites not located on a ZetaBoards server of images hosted by ZetaBoards, (f) Hotlinking images from other websites without proper permission, (g) Abusing the report system by sending in false reports or flooding the system with duplicate reports, (h) Abusing the support ticket system by flooding the system with tickets.
Annex III: Forum Administrators and Global Moderators
(1) The list of forum administrators is as follows: Avakael Beatrice CGJ
(2) There are presently no global moderators.
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An Act to bring into Independent Order law the provisions of the ZetaBoards Terms of Service and Terms of Use.
Whereas Zathyus Networks, Inc. provides ZetaBoards free of charge to the Independent Order and has full control over the forum content, software and servers, it has been resolved, without hind nor hindrance to the abilities of Zathyus Networks, Inc. in the running of their services, that the provisions hereinafter set forth should enable, within the framework of Independent Order law, Zathyus Networks, Inc., Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, and any forum administrator or global moderator to enforce the rules set forth by Zathyus Networks, Inc. in their Terms of Service and Terms of Use.
Be it therefore enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows
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(1) This Act may be referred to as the ZetaBoards Terms of Service Act (2015).
Member Agreements
(2) All members of this forum, at the point of registration, shall be compelled to adhere to the ZetaBoards Terms of Service and Terms of Use, as prescribed in this Act.
Prohibited Content and Behaviour
(3) No user may post, upload, link to, or send via email any Content that contains, promotes, gives instruction about, or provides Prohibited Content, as stated by the Annex I of this Act, nor shall they partake in Prohibited Behaviour, as stated by Annex II of this Act.
(4) Should a member be found by the Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards) to have knowingly posted Prohibited Content or partaken in Prohibited Behaviour, then the Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), shall have the full authority to warn or ban the offending member from the forum.
Content Screening and Disclosure
(5) Neither the forum administrators, nor Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), preview any Content transmitted on the forum.
(6) The Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), has the right to access any forum and its related Content and delete, edit, or restrict access to any Content, should it be deemed that such content is disallowed.
(7) The Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), has the right to log, access and disclose any email sent using the forum, and Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards) shall further have the right to log, access and disclose my private message sent on the forum.
(8) The Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), reserves the right to further disclose any information provided by the member, including IP address, date of birth or email address, to fulfil what is required by law or is needed to comply with legal processes or to protect the rights (including copyrights), property, or personal safety of anyone.
Appeals
(9) Should a member banned without warning by the Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, for the posting of Prohibited Content or partaking in Prohibited Behaviour, then another member of the forum, if believing such a decision to be unjust, appeal this decision to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
(10) No member may appeal a ban issued by Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards), or by the Grand Chancellor or forum administrator where Zathyus Networks, Inc. (Zetaboards) has made such a request.
Amendments to Other Legislation
(11) The following section shall be added after section (33) of the Criminal Code (2013):
“(34) The provisions of this Act shall not apply or extent to cases where a member has breached the ZetaBoards Terms of Service or Terms of Use, as otherwise defined by law.”
Miscellaneous
(12) The Grand Chancellor, a forum administrator or global moderator, or Zathyus Networks, Inc. (Zetaboards) shall have the full right to determine if a post includes Prohibited Content, or that a member has partaken in prohibited behaviour, and what punishment shall be imposed.
(13) Provisions in the Judiciary Act (2014), the Judicial Procedures, Sentencing and Evidence Act (JPSE) (2014), or any other act passed prior to the granting of Royal Assent to this Act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the provisions of this act.
(14) Provisions in this act shall not apply, extend or interfere with the actions, policies or decisions made by Zathyus Networks, Inc. (ZetaBoards).
(15) The annexes of this act may be amended, by Order-in-Council, following a change of the ZetaBoards Terms of Service or Terms of Use.
(16) A list of administrators and global moderators shall be maintained in Annex III of this Act, and may be amended by Order-in-Council when changes in this list occur.
Annex I: Prohibited Content
(1) Prohibited Content includes any Content that breaks any local, state, county, national or international law.
(2) Prohibited Content also includes: (a) Content that infringes upon any rights (including, but not limited to, copyrights and trademarks), (b) Abusive, threatening, defamatory, racist, or obscene Content, (c) Viruses or any other harmful computer software, (d) False information or libel, (e) Spam, chain letters, or pyramid schemes, (f) Gambling or Illicit drugs, (g) Terrorism, (h) Hacking or cheating for internet/online games, (i) Warez, Roms, CD-Keys, Cracks, Passwords, or Serial Numbers, (j) Pornography, nudity, or sexual material of any kind, (k) Excessive profanity, (l) Content that is invasive of privacy or impersonation of any person/entity, (m) Hacking materials or information.
(3) Subsection (b) shall be extended to include homophobic or sexist Content.
Annex II: Prohibited Behaviour
Prohibited behaviour includes: (a) Interfering with ZetaBoards' servers or software, (b) Attempting to access any restricted area that they do not have access to: this includes private forums, password protected forums, accounts of ZetaBoards staff or other members, Control Panels, or any forum's Admin CP, (c) Posting harmful or disruptive html/javascript, (d) Reproducing, distributing, or publishing Content posted by other users without the prior permission of the owner, (e) Excessive hotlinking by sites not located on a ZetaBoards server of images hosted by ZetaBoards, (f) Hotlinking images from other websites without proper permission, (g) Abusing the report system by sending in false reports or flooding the system with duplicate reports, (h) Abusing the support ticket system by flooding the system with tickets.
Annex III: Forum Administrators and Global Moderators
(1) The list of forum administrators is as follows: Avakael Beatrice CGJ
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Name of the submitter: Achkaerin, co authorship with CGJ Full name of the Act: An Act to counter the increasing disenfranchisement and disengagement by the members of the Independent Order towards the regional government by amending the Constitution of the Independent Order to reconstitute the Senate and establish a House of Peers. Short name: The Constitutional Settlement Act (2015)
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An Act to counter the increasing disenfranchisement and disengagement by the members of the Independent Order towards the regional government by amending the Constitution of the Independent Order to reconstitute the Senate and establish a House of Peers.
Whereas an increasing number of members have become disenfranchised and disengaged with the political system of the Independent Order,
And whereas in the election of this present Senate assembled and in the election for the current term of the Premier, all nominated persons were immediately appointed without election,
And whereas following said election period the Grand Chancellor and incumbent Premier ordered a review of the regional political system,
Be it therefore enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Constitutional Settlement Act (2015).
(2) This Act shall be enacted at the end of the term of the present Senate assembled.
(3) This Act shall be considered, for the purposes of the Constitution as enacted, as an Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
Amendments to Article I
(4) Section (2) shall be amended thusly:
“(2) All laws and treaties passed by the Parliament of the Independent Order must be formally signed by the Grand Chancellor to take effect, except where otherwise provided in this Constitution.”
(5) The following section shall be added after Section (3):
“(4) The Grand Chancellor shall be responsible for determining and enforcing the rules, requirements and limitations of in-context roleplay within the region.”
(X) Old Section (6) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Grand Chancellor shall have the right, with the advice and consent of the House of Peers, to delegate any power or authority, vested in Grand Chancellor to a devolved body or other member, save for instances where requiring consent would contradict sections in this Constitution.”
(X) The following sections shall be added after old Section (7):
“(x) The Grand Chancellor shall, according to law, be responsible for the appointment of a Vice Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor shall, should the Grand Chancellor declare a leave of absence or in any other instance according to law, be responsible for carrying out the functions, duties and responsibilities of the Grand Chancellor, as regulated by law.
(x) The Grand Chancellor shall, according to law, be responsible for the appointment of members of the Privy Council.
(x) The Grand Chancellor shall, with the advice and consent of the Premier, appoint Ministers to portfolios.
(X) The Grand Chancellor may, with the advice and consent of the Vice Chancellor and Premier, issue Executive Actions through an Order-in-Council. These Executive Actions may only be used to maintain the peace, stability and functions of The Independent Order, may not contradict the Constitution or Acts of Parliament, and may be repealed by the Grand Chancellor or House of Peers at any time.”
Amendments to Article II
(2) The entirety of Article II shall be stricken from the Constitution of the Independent Order, and replaced as follows:
“Parliament of the Independent Order
(x) All legislative power is hereby vested in the Parliament of the Independent Order.
(x) Parliament shall consist of a Regional Assembly and House of Peers.
(x) No act or resolution of Parliament shall have any bearing on regional roleplay, save for acts or resolutions that are necessary for the maintenance of peace and order on the forums, or in instances where the Grand Chancellor has referred an issue to Parliament.”
Regional Assembly
(x) The power to initiate legislation shall be reserved by the Regional Assembly.
(x) The Regional Assembly shall be composed of qualifying members of the Independent Order.
(x) A qualifying member is one that has been a member of the Independent Order for no less than fourteen (14) days, has made more than ten (10) non-spam posts on forums, is not presently serving a ban or other conviction within the region, and has not been expelled from the Regional Assembly.
(7) Members of the Regional Assembly shall be known as such, and shall automatically be granted the suffix ‘AM’.
(x) The Regional Assembly may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds or more of its members, expel a member.
(x) The Regional Assembly shall vote for a Speaker from their own ranks. Should the Regional Assembly be unable to determine a Speaker, after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor shall appoint a member of the Regional Assembly to serve as Speaker.
(x) The Speaker shall, upon taking office, appoint an Assembly Member to serve as Deputy Speaker. Should the Speaker declare a leave of absence, the Deputy Speaker shall be responsible for carrying out the functions, duties and responsibilities of the Speaker.
(x) Should the Speaker resign, cease to be an Assembly Member, lose the confidence of the Assembly, go inactive, defined as not having logged into the forum for five (5) days, or otherwise be disqualified from the position of Speaker, they shall be deemed to have vacated the office, and the Deputy Speaker shall be appointed by the Grand Chancellor to serve as Speaker. If the Deputy Speaker is on leave, goes inactive, loses the confidence of the Assembly, is otherwise disqualified from the position of Speaker, or does not wish to be appointed to this position, then fresh elections shall be held to elect a new Speaker.
(x) The Vice Chancellor, upon the written consent of the Grand Chancellor, shall be entitled to present legislation and participate in debates in the Assembly, but may not vote, participate in motions or use the suffix ‘AM’.
(x) An Assembly shall be deemed to have vacated their seat, should they go inactive for seven (7) days.
House of Peers
(x) The House of Peers reserves the right to block all legislation passed by the Regional Assembly.
(x) The House of Peers shall be composed of members of the Nobility, as defined by law.
(x) The House of Peers may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds or more of its members, expel a member.
(x) The House of Peers shall vote for a Speaker from their own ranks. Should the House of Peers be unable to determine a Speaker, after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor shall appoint a member of the House to serve as Speaker, but must not be the Premier, Vice Premier or Vice Chancellor.
(x) The Vice Chancellor shall be considered the Deputy Speaker of the House. Should the Speaker declare a leave of absence, the Vice Chancellor shall be responsible for carrying out the functions, duties and responsibilities of the Speaker.
(x) Should the Speaker resign, cease to be a member of the Nobility, lose the confidence of the House, be otherwise suspended from the House, go inactive, defined as not having logged into the forum for five (5) days, or otherwise be disqualified from the position of Speaker, they shall be deemed to have vacated the office, and fresh elections shall be held by the Vice Chancellor, who in addition shall carry out the immediate functions of Speaker, to elect a new Speaker.
(x) The House of Peers may overturn a pardon, commutation, or sentence reduction by the Grand Chancellor by a vote of sixty-six (66) percent or more.
(x) The House of Peers shall have the sole prerogative in the approval or rejection of treaties, but may refer any treaties placed before it for consultation with the Regional Assembly.
(x) Should a Peer be expelled from the House of Peers, or otherwise have their position deemed vacant, they shall retain their position within the Nobility unless otherwise stated by law.
Legislative Process
(x) Bills shall be initiated and proposed by the Regional Assembly.
(x1) Any proposed Bill or act shall be debated in the Regional Assembly for no less than three (3) days, after such time any Assembly Member may move to vote on the Bill. If a second Assembly Member seconds the motion, the Speaker must move the Bill to vote within twenty-four (24) hours.
(x) Should a Bill be passed by a majority of Regional Assembly members voting, the Speaker shall first notify the House of Peers within twenty-four (24) hours. Should the House of Peers choose not to respond within forty-eight (48) hours, the Speaker of the Regional Assembly shall then present the Bill to the Grand Chancellor.
(x) Should at least two members of the House of Peers desire the Bill to be reviewed, and make this desire known within forty-eight (48) hours, then the Speaker of the House of Peers shall present this Bill to the House. The Bill shall be debated in the House for no less than three (3) days, after such time any Peer may move to vote on the Bill. If a second Peer seconds the motion, the Speaker must move the Bill to vote within twenty-four (24) hours.
(x) Should the House of Peers pass the Bill, it shall be presented by the Speaker to the Grand Chancellor. Should it be amended or rejected, it shall return to the Regional Assembly as a new Bill, in accordance with Section (x1).
(x) The House of Peers may only return a Bill to the Regional Assembly a maximum of two times. Should a Bill be rejected a third time, it shall not be returned to the Regional Assembly and be considered rejected. Should a Bill be amended on the third occasion, the Speaker shall present the Bill directly to the Grand Chancellor, as amended by the House of Peers.
(x) Should the Grand Chancellor refuse to grant assent to a Bill that is neither a Treaty nor an amendment to this Constitution, the House of Peers may, with a majority of two-thirds or more of the House, and providing the Bill has the assent of the Regional Assembly, require the Grand Chancellor to grant assent to the Bill.
Amendments to Article III
(X) Old Section (29) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) Upon election, the Premier shall nominate a Vice Premier, who shall be confirmed by the Grand Chancellor. The Vice Premier will act in the Premier’s absence should the Premier declare a formal leave of absence, or should the Premier fail to log into the forum of The Independent Order for a period of seven (7) days. The Grand Chancellor shall also confirm the dismissal of a Vice Premier upon the recommendation of the Premier and acknowledge the Vice Premier’s resignation.”
(X) Old Section (30) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Cabinet shall be made up of a number of portfolios. The Premier may create and/or abolish portfolios at their discretion, however, it must consist of accountability, armed forces, home, foreign and justice portfolios.”
(X) Old Section (31) shall be amended thusly:
(x) The Premier shall also nominate Cabinet Members, who shall be confirmed by the Grand Chancellor. The Grand Chancellor shall also confirm the dismissal of a Cabinet member upon the recommendation of the Premier and acknowledge a Cabinet member’s resignation.
(X) Old Section (35) shall be repealed.
(X) Old Section (36) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Premier and Vice Premier are disqualified from serving as either Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Regional Assembly or House of Peers. Additionally, the Speaker of the Assembly shall not be permitted to hold any ministerial portfolios.”
(X) Old Section (37) shall be amended thusly:
“(37) A motion of no confidence, for either the Premier or individual ministers, may be passed by either chamber of Parliament with sixty-six (66) percent or more votes in favour of the total members of the relevant chamber.”
The following section shall be added after Old Section (37):
“(x) The Premier shall, should they not already be so, become a member of the Regional Assembly, and shall, should they not already be a member, be entitled to speak in debates in the House of Peers, but not vote or participate in motions.”
Amendments to Article IV
(X) Old Section (41) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) Parliament is required to create a criminal code, in order to define what acts are criminal and civil offenses.”
(X) The following section shall be added after Old Section (41):
“(x) The High Court shall have no legal jurisdiction on matters regarding in-context regional roleplay, save for instances whereby a non-roleplay related crime has been committed contrary to law, or where, in any other circumstance, the Grand Chancellor has referred an issue to the High Court.”
(X) Old Section (42) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) Upon the submission of a case to the High Court, the Lord Chief Justice shall appoint a Judge to oversee the case. A Judge may be appointed to oversee more than one case, subject to the court diary as kept by the Court Clerk.”
(X) Old Section (43) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Premier and Lord Chief Justice, and consent of the House of Peers, shall appoint, from a list of Elpidia Law School graduates, Judges to the Judiciary.”
(X) Old Section (44) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Grand Chancellor may, with the advice of the Lord Chief Justice, and consultation of the Premier and House of Peers expel, for unprofessional conduct, Judges from the Judiciary.”
(X) The following section shall be added after Old Section (44):
“(x) Parliament may, with the concurrence of two thirds of members of both chambers,expel, for unprofessional conduct, Judges from the Judiciary.”
(X) Old Section (45) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) A Judge may not simultaneously hold any other office of the government of the Independent Order. With the exception of members of the Privy Council sitting in the capacity of Appeal Court Judges.” Amendments to Article V
(X) Old Section (47) shall be amended thusly:
“(47) In order for this Constitution to be amended, a Bill must be passed by a vote of sixty-six (66) percent or more votes in favour of total members in both chambers of Parliament.”
(X) Old Section (48) shall be amended thusly:
“(48) In the event that this document proves inadequate or incapable of solving a significant issue, the Grand Chancellor, after consultation with the Privy Council, and with the consent of the Premier and House of Peers, will openly consult the population of the region to determine a solution.”
(X) The following sections shall be added after Old Section (46):
“(x) The positions of Speaker of the House of Peers and Speaker of the Regional Assembly must not be held by the same member.
(x) Should notice of a Leave of Absence (LoA) be given, then a member shall not be regarded as going inactive.
(x) Should the Grand Chancellor feel that either the Vice Chancellor or Premier would be unable to assent to an Executive Order, a declaration shall be made publicly announcing the intent to publish the Order. Should assent neither be granted nor intentionally withheld by either or both of the aforementioned office holders, within a period of twenty-four (24) hours, and so long as the House of Peers does not pass a motion rejecting such Order, the Grand Chancellor shall be entitled to issue the Executive Order via Order-in-Council.
(x) The Grand Chancellor shall not be entitled to serve as a member of the Regional Assembly or House of Peers, but may, with the authorisation of the relevant Speaker, make a formal statement in either chamber.”
Regarding other pieces of legislation
(X) A list of repealed Acts shall be included in Annex I.
(X) Amendments to the Senator Attendance Act (2015) shall be included in Annex II to this Act.
(X) Additional instructions with regards to the Judiciary Act shall be included in Annex III to this Act.
Miscellaneous Provisions
(X) Where any enactment (whether passed or made before or after the enactment of this Act) refers in whatever terms to the Senate or any description of Senate powers or responsibilities, this shall be regarded, unless stated otherwise, as referring to the whole Parliament of the Independent Order.
(X) A new enacting clause shall be included within Annex IV.
Annex I
The list of repealed Acts is as follows: (1) The Representation of the People Act (2014). (2) The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act (2015). (3) Imperial Administration Act (2014) (4) Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014) (5) Senate Size Act (2014) (6) Senate Expansion Act (2014) (7) By-Election Procedures Act (2014)
Annex II
The Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014) shall be amended as follows:
(1) Article IV (Sections 8-10) shall be repealed.
(2) Old Section (17) shall be amended thusly: “If any other issue arises during the election process, the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Vice Chancellor, Premier and Speaker of the Regional Assembly, shall proceed in a way that he deems most feasible.”
The Judiciary Act (2014) shall be amended as follows:
(1) Section 8 shall be repealed.
(2) In Section 10, the Attorney General shall be omitted from the hierarchy of the judiciary.
The Emergency Procedures Act (2014) shall be amended as follows:
(1) Section (4) shall be amended thusly:
“(4) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, and that the Regional Assembly, Premier, and/or Cabinet of the Independent Order are incapable or unwilling to address the issue, or that any of these offices have been compromised by foreign agents, the Grand Chancellor may ask the House of Peers to declare a Level One State of Emergency, which shall be done with the approval of sixty-six (66) percent or more of the active members of the House of Peers.”
(2) Section (5) shall be amended thusly:
“(5) During a Level One State of Emergency the powers and duties of the Regional Assembly shall be transferred to the a House of Peers in special session. The Grand Chancellor shall be fully entitled to initiate legislation, speak at debates and vote on matters in the House of Peers in special session.”
(3) The following section shall be added after Section (5):
“(6) The House of Peers in special session may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.”
(4) Section (8) shall be amended thusly:
“(8) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, they may ask the Regional Assembly to declare a Level Two State of Emergency, which shall be done with a majority vote of at least sixty-six (66) percent or more of Assembly members.”
(5) Section (9) shall be amended thusly:
“(9) During a Level Two State of Emergency the Grand Chancellor shall be empowered to initiate legislation to the Regional Assembly. Any such legislation shall be moved to debate immediately by the Speaker. Any such legislation shall be voted on after three days of debate, unless closed earlier, or extended by a majority of Assembly members.”
(6) Section (10) shall be amended thusly:
(10) During a Level Two State of Emergency the Regional Assembly may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.”
The Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014) shall be amended as follows:
(1) For the purposes of this Act, the ‘Senate’ shall be considered to refer to the Regional Assembly, and the Speaker of the Senate shall be considered to refer to the Speaker of the Regional Assembly.
(2) Section (8) shall be amended as follows:
(8) “An Assembly Member or member of the public may dispute an alteration or correction if they feel that the change is: [cont.]”
(3) Section (10) shall be repealed.
(4) Section (11) shall be amended thusly:
“(11) If the change is disputed by a member of the public, then it shall be deferred for a further forty-eight (48) hours to allow Assembly Members an opportunity to dispute the changes, or to start a petition to require the Speaker to submit an amendment act.”
(2) Section (4) shall be amended thusly:
“(4) A correction may be publicly submitted to the Speaker of the Regional Assembly by any Assembly Member.”
Miscellaneous amendments and interpretations
In the following Acts, ‘Senate’ shall be interpreted as ‘House of Peers’: (1) Vice Chancellor Act (2014) (2) The Foreign Agent Act (2014)
Annex III
(1) The Grand Chancellor shall upon passage of this Act appoint a Lord Chief Justice to serve as head of the Judiciary. Additionally only the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the House of Peers, may dismiss the Lord Chief Justice from office
(2) The Lord Chief Justice shall occupy a Judicial portfolio and may not hold a ministerial portfolio, be Premier, Vice Premier or Speaker of the Regional Assembly.
(3) A Judicial Portfolio shall be defined as the position of Judge with all the rights and responsibilities thereof.
Annex IV
The new enacting clause is as follows:
“BE IT ENACTED by [Her/His] Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Peers and Regional Assembly, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:”
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Whereas an increasing number of members have become disenfranchised and disengaged with the political system of the Independent Order,
And whereas in the election of this present Senate assembled and in the election for the current term of the Premier, all nominated persons were immediately appointed without election,
And whereas following said election period the Grand Chancellor and incumbent Premier ordered a review of the regional political system,
Be it therefore enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
[u][b]Short Title and Enactment[/b][/u]
(1) This Act may be referred to as the Constitutional Settlement Act (2015).
(2) This Act shall be enacted at the end of the term of the present Senate assembled.
(3) This Act shall be considered, for the purposes of the Constitution as enacted, as an Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
[u][b]Amendments to Article I[/b][/u]
(4) Section (2) shall be amended thusly:
“(2) All laws and treaties passed by the Parliament of the Independent Order must be formally signed by the Grand Chancellor to take effect, except where otherwise provided in this Constitution.”
(5) The following section shall be added after Section (3):
“(4) The Grand Chancellor shall be responsible for determining and enforcing the rules, requirements and limitations of in-context roleplay within the region.”
(X) Old Section (6) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Grand Chancellor shall have the right, with the advice and consent of the House of Peers, to delegate any power or authority, vested in Grand Chancellor to a devolved body or other member, save for instances where requiring consent would contradict sections in this Constitution.”
(X) The following sections shall be added after old Section (7):
“(x) The Grand Chancellor shall, according to law, be responsible for the appointment of a Vice Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor shall, should the Grand Chancellor declare a leave of absence or in any other instance according to law, be responsible for carrying out the functions, duties and responsibilities of the Grand Chancellor, as regulated by law.
(x) The Grand Chancellor shall, according to law, be responsible for the appointment of members of the Privy Council.
(x) The Grand Chancellor shall, with the advice and consent of the Premier, appoint Ministers to portfolios.
(X) The Grand Chancellor may, with the advice and consent of the Vice Chancellor and Premier, issue Executive Actions through an Order-in-Council. These Executive Actions may only be used to maintain the peace, stability and functions of The Independent Order, may not contradict the Constitution or Acts of Parliament, and may be repealed by the Grand Chancellor or House of Peers at any time.”
[u][b]Amendments to Article II[/b][/u]
(2) The entirety of Article II shall be stricken from the Constitution of the Independent Order, and replaced as follows:
“[i]Parliament of the Independent Order[/i]
(x) All legislative power is hereby vested in the Parliament of the Independent Order.
(x) Parliament shall consist of a Regional Assembly and House of Peers.
(x) No act or resolution of Parliament shall have any bearing on regional roleplay, save for acts or resolutions that are necessary for the maintenance of peace and order on the forums, or in instances where the Grand Chancellor has referred an issue to Parliament.”
[i]Regional Assembly[/i]
(x) The power to initiate legislation shall be reserved by the Regional Assembly.
(x) The Regional Assembly shall be composed of qualifying members of the Independent Order.
(x) A qualifying member is one that has been a member of the Independent Order for no less than fourteen (14) days, has made more than ten (10) non-spam posts on forums, is not presently serving a ban or other conviction within the region, and has not been expelled from the Regional Assembly.
(7) Members of the Regional Assembly shall be known as such, and shall automatically be granted the suffix ‘AM’.
(x) The Regional Assembly may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds or more of its members, expel a member.
(x) The Regional Assembly shall vote for a Speaker from their own ranks. Should the Regional Assembly be unable to determine a Speaker, after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor shall appoint a member of the Regional Assembly to serve as Speaker.
(x) The Speaker shall, upon taking office, appoint an Assembly Member to serve as Deputy Speaker. Should the Speaker declare a leave of absence, the Deputy Speaker shall be responsible for carrying out the functions, duties and responsibilities of the Speaker.
(x) Should the Speaker resign, cease to be an Assembly Member, lose the confidence of the Assembly, go inactive, defined as not having logged into the forum for five (5) days, or otherwise be disqualified from the position of Speaker, they shall be deemed to have vacated the office, and the Deputy Speaker shall be appointed by the Grand Chancellor to serve as Speaker. If the Deputy Speaker is on leave, goes inactive, loses the confidence of the Assembly, is otherwise disqualified from the position of Speaker, or does not wish to be appointed to this position, then fresh elections shall be held to elect a new Speaker.
(x) The Vice Chancellor, upon the written consent of the Grand Chancellor, shall be entitled to present legislation and participate in debates in the Assembly, but may not vote, participate in motions or use the suffix ‘AM’.
(x) An Assembly shall be deemed to have vacated their seat, should they go inactive for seven (7) days.
[i]House of Peers[/i]
(x) The House of Peers reserves the right to block all legislation passed by the Regional Assembly.
(x) The House of Peers shall be composed of members of the Nobility, as defined by law.
(x) The House of Peers may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds or more of its members, expel a member.
(x) The House of Peers shall vote for a Speaker from their own ranks. Should the House of Peers be unable to determine a Speaker, after a period of seven (7) days, the Grand Chancellor shall appoint a member of the House to serve as Speaker, but must not be the Premier, Vice Premier or Vice Chancellor.
(x) The Vice Chancellor shall be considered the Deputy Speaker of the House. Should the Speaker declare a leave of absence, the Vice Chancellor shall be responsible for carrying out the functions, duties and responsibilities of the Speaker.
(x) Should the Speaker resign, cease to be a member of the Nobility, lose the confidence of the House, be otherwise suspended from the House, go inactive, defined as not having logged into the forum for five (5) days, or otherwise be disqualified from the position of Speaker, they shall be deemed to have vacated the office, and fresh elections shall be held by the Vice Chancellor, who in addition shall carry out the immediate functions of Speaker, to elect a new Speaker.
(x) The House of Peers may overturn a pardon, commutation, or sentence reduction by the Grand Chancellor by a vote of sixty-six (66) percent or more.
(x) The House of Peers shall have the sole prerogative in the approval or rejection of treaties, but may refer any treaties placed before it for consultation with the Regional Assembly.
(x) Should a Peer be expelled from the House of Peers, or otherwise have their position deemed vacant, they shall retain their position within the Nobility unless otherwise stated by law.
[i]Legislative Process[/i]
(x) Bills shall be initiated and proposed by the Regional Assembly.
(x1) Any proposed Bill or act shall be debated in the Regional Assembly for no less than three (3) days, after such time any Assembly Member may move to vote on the Bill. If a second Assembly Member seconds the motion, the Speaker must move the Bill to vote within twenty-four (24) hours.
(x) Should a Bill be passed by a majority of Regional Assembly members voting, the Speaker shall first notify the House of Peers within twenty-four (24) hours. Should the House of Peers choose not to respond within forty-eight (48) hours, the Speaker of the Regional Assembly shall then present the Bill to the Grand Chancellor.
(x) Should at least two members of the House of Peers desire the Bill to be reviewed, and make this desire known within forty-eight (48) hours, then the Speaker of the House of Peers shall present this Bill to the House. The Bill shall be debated in the House for no less than three (3) days, after such time any Peer may move to vote on the Bill. If a second Peer seconds the motion, the Speaker must move the Bill to vote within twenty-four (24) hours.
(x) Should the House of Peers pass the Bill, it shall be presented by the Speaker to the Grand Chancellor. Should it be amended or rejected, it shall return to the Regional Assembly as a new Bill, in accordance with Section (x1).
(x) The House of Peers may only return a Bill to the Regional Assembly a maximum of two times. Should a Bill be rejected a third time, it shall not be returned to the Regional Assembly and be considered rejected. Should a Bill be amended on the third occasion, the Speaker shall present the Bill directly to the Grand Chancellor, as amended by the House of Peers.
(x) Should the Grand Chancellor refuse to grant assent to a Bill that is neither a Treaty nor an amendment to this Constitution, the House of Peers may, with a majority of two-thirds or more of the House, and providing the Bill has the assent of the Regional Assembly, require the Grand Chancellor to grant assent to the Bill.
[u][b]Amendments to Article III[/b][/u]
(X) Old Section (29) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) Upon election, the Premier shall nominate a Vice Premier, who shall be confirmed by the Grand Chancellor. The Vice Premier will act in the Premier’s absence should the Premier declare a formal leave of absence, or should the Premier fail to log into the forum of The Independent Order for a period of seven (7) days. The Grand Chancellor shall also confirm the dismissal of a Vice Premier upon the recommendation of the Premier and acknowledge the Vice Premier’s resignation.”
(X) Old Section (30) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Cabinet shall be made up of a number of portfolios. The Premier may create and/or abolish portfolios at their discretion, however, it must consist of accountability, armed forces, home, foreign and justice portfolios.”
(X) Old Section (31) shall be amended thusly:
(x) The Premier shall also nominate Cabinet Members, who shall be confirmed by the Grand Chancellor. The Grand Chancellor shall also confirm the dismissal of a Cabinet member upon the recommendation of the Premier and acknowledge a Cabinet member’s resignation.
(X) Old Section (35) shall be repealed.
(X) Old Section (36) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Premier and Vice Premier are disqualified from serving as either Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Regional Assembly or House of Peers. Additionally, the Speaker of the Assembly shall not be permitted to hold any ministerial portfolios.”
(X) Old Section (37) shall be amended thusly:
“(37) A motion of no confidence, for either the Premier or individual ministers, may be passed by either chamber of Parliament with sixty-six (66) percent or more votes in favour of the total members of the relevant chamber.”
The following section shall be added after Old Section (37):
“(x) The Premier shall, should they not already be so, become a member of the Regional Assembly, and shall, should they not already be a member, be entitled to speak in debates in the House of Peers, but not vote or participate in motions.”
[u][b]Amendments to Article IV[/b][/u]
(X) Old Section (41) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) Parliament is required to create a criminal code, in order to define what acts are criminal and civil offenses.”
(X) The following section shall be added after Old Section (41):
“(x) The High Court shall have no legal jurisdiction on matters regarding in-context regional roleplay, save for instances whereby a non-roleplay related crime has been committed contrary to law, or where, in any other circumstance, the Grand Chancellor has referred an issue to the High Court.”
(X) Old Section (42) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) Upon the submission of a case to the High Court, the Lord Chief Justice shall appoint a Judge to oversee the case. A Judge may be appointed to oversee more than one case, subject to the court diary as kept by the Court Clerk.”
(X) Old Section (43) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Premier and Lord Chief Justice, and consent of the House of Peers, shall appoint, from a list of Elpidia Law School graduates, Judges to the Judiciary.”
(X) Old Section (44) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) The Grand Chancellor may, with the advice of the Lord Chief Justice, and consultation of the Premier and House of Peers expel, for unprofessional conduct, Judges from the Judiciary.”
(X) The following section shall be added after Old Section (44):
“(x) Parliament may, with the concurrence of two thirds of members of both chambers,expel, for unprofessional conduct, Judges from the Judiciary.”
(X) Old Section (45) shall be amended thusly:
“(x) A Judge may not simultaneously hold any other office of the government of the Independent Order. With the exception of members of the Privy Council sitting in the capacity of Appeal Court Judges.” [u][b]Amendments to Article V[/b][/u]
(X) Old Section (47) shall be amended thusly:
“(47) In order for this Constitution to be amended, a Bill must be passed by a vote of sixty-six (66) percent or more votes in favour of total members in both chambers of Parliament.”
(X) Old Section (48) shall be amended thusly:
“(48) In the event that this document proves inadequate or incapable of solving a significant issue, the Grand Chancellor, after consultation with the Privy Council, and with the consent of the Premier and House of Peers, will openly consult the population of the region to determine a solution.”
(X) The following sections shall be added after Old Section (46):
“(x) The positions of Speaker of the House of Peers and Speaker of the Regional Assembly must not be held by the same member.
(x) Should notice of a Leave of Absence (LoA) be given, then a member shall not be regarded as going inactive.
(x) Should the Grand Chancellor feel that either the Vice Chancellor or Premier would be unable to assent to an Executive Order, a declaration shall be made publicly announcing the intent to publish the Order. Should assent neither be granted nor intentionally withheld by either or both of the aforementioned office holders, within a period of twenty-four (24) hours, and so long as the House of Peers does not pass a motion rejecting such Order, the Grand Chancellor shall be entitled to issue the Executive Order via Order-in-Council.
(x) The Grand Chancellor shall not be entitled to serve as a member of the Regional Assembly or House of Peers, but may, with the authorisation of the relevant Speaker, make a formal statement in either chamber.”
[u][b]Regarding other pieces of legislation[/b][/u]
(X) A list of repealed Acts shall be included in Annex I.
(X) Amendments to the Senator Attendance Act (2015) shall be included in Annex II to this Act.
(X) Additional instructions with regards to the Judiciary Act shall be included in Annex III to this Act.
[u][b]Miscellaneous Provisions[/b][/u]
(X) Where any enactment (whether passed or made before or after the enactment of this Act) refers in whatever terms to the Senate or any description of Senate powers or responsibilities, this shall be regarded, unless stated otherwise, as referring to the whole Parliament of the Independent Order.
(X) A new enacting clause shall be included within Annex IV.
[hr] [center][big][big][b]Annex I[/b][/big][/big][/center]
The list of repealed Acts is as follows: (1) The Representation of the People Act (2014). (2) The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act (2015). (3) Imperial Administration Act (2014) (4) Imperial Requisition Procedures Act (2014) (5) Senate Size Act (2014) (6) Senate Expansion Act (2014) (7) By-Election Procedures Act (2014)
[center][big][big][b]Annex II[/b][/big][/big][/center]
[i]The Electoral Systems and Procedures Act (2014) shall be amended as follows:[/i]
(1) Article IV (Sections 8-10) shall be repealed.
(2) Old Section (17) shall be amended thusly: “If any other issue arises during the election process, the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Vice Chancellor, Premier and Speaker of the Regional Assembly, shall proceed in a way that he deems most feasible.”
The Judiciary Act (2014) shall be amended as follows:
(1) Section 8 shall be repealed.
(2) In Section 10, the Attorney General shall be omitted from the hierarchy of the judiciary.
[i]The Emergency Procedures Act (2014) shall be amended as follows:[/i]
(1) Section (4) shall be amended thusly:
“(4) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, that threatens the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, and that the Regional Assembly, Premier, and/or Cabinet of the Independent Order are incapable or unwilling to address the issue, or that any of these offices have been compromised by foreign agents, the Grand Chancellor may ask the House of Peers to declare a Level One State of Emergency, which shall be done with the approval of sixty-six (66) percent or more of the active members of the House of Peers.”
(2) Section (5) shall be amended thusly:
“(5) During a Level One State of Emergency the powers and duties of the Regional Assembly shall be transferred to the a House of Peers in special session. The Grand Chancellor shall be fully entitled to initiate legislation, speak at debates and vote on matters in the House of Peers in special session.”
(3) The following section shall be added after Section (5):
“(6) The House of Peers in special session may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.”
(4) Section (8) shall be amended thusly:
“(8) If the Grand Chancellor determines that a condition exists in the Independent Order that threatens the independence of the region from external control, the execution of the laws of the region, or otherwise subverts the constitutional order of the region, they may ask the Regional Assembly to declare a Level Two State of Emergency, which shall be done with a majority vote of at least sixty-six (66) percent or more of Assembly members.”
(5) Section (9) shall be amended thusly:
“(9) During a Level Two State of Emergency the Grand Chancellor shall be empowered to initiate legislation to the Regional Assembly. Any such legislation shall be moved to debate immediately by the Speaker. Any such legislation shall be voted on after three days of debate, unless closed earlier, or extended by a majority of Assembly members.”
(6) Section (10) shall be amended thusly:
(10) During a Level Two State of Emergency the Regional Assembly may suspend the right of members to appeal to the High Court.”
[i]The Grammatical, Formatting and Spelling Error Corrections Act (2014) shall be amended as follows:[/i]
(1) For the purposes of this Act, the ‘Senate’ shall be considered to refer to the Regional Assembly, and the Speaker of the Senate shall be considered to refer to the Speaker of the Regional Assembly.
(2) Section (8) shall be amended as follows:
(8) “An Assembly Member or member of the public may dispute an alteration or correction if they feel that the change is: [cont.]”
(3) Section (10) shall be repealed.
(4) Section (11) shall be amended thusly:
“(11) If the change is disputed by a member of the public, then it shall be deferred for a further forty-eight (48) hours to allow Assembly Members an opportunity to dispute the changes, or to start a petition to require the Speaker to submit an amendment act.”
(2) Section (4) shall be amended thusly:
“(4) A correction may be publicly submitted to the Speaker of the Regional Assembly by any Assembly Member.”
[i]Miscellaneous amendments and interpretations[/i]
In the following Acts, ‘Senate’ shall be interpreted as ‘House of Peers’: (1) Vice Chancellor Act (2014) (2) The Foreign Agent Act (2014)
[center][big][big][b]Annex III[/b][/big][/big][/center]
(1) The Grand Chancellor shall upon passage of this Act appoint a Lord Chief Justice to serve as head of the Judiciary. Additionally only the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the House of Peers, may dismiss the Lord Chief Justice from office
(2) The Lord Chief Justice shall occupy a Judicial portfolio and may not hold a ministerial portfolio, be Premier, Vice Premier or Speaker of the Regional Assembly.
(3) A Judicial Portfolio shall be defined as the position of Judge with all the rights and responsibilities thereof.
[center][big][big][b]Annex IV[/b][/big][/big][/center]
The new enacting clause is as follows:
“BE IT ENACTED by [Her/His] Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Peers and Regional Assembly, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:”
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14th May 2015 - 07:07 PM
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Probably a good time to more clearly define he role and responsibility of the office of accountability, but this looks good
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14th May 2015 - 08:27 PM
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Sorry for the intrusion once more, it seems somehow the post Dijel tried to bring you from the Citizens Assembly went a bit wrong. Here is the text of it. Hope no one minds just took CGJ some searching to find the text.
Name of Submitter:- Citizens Assembly (originally DaveIronside and CGJ) Full Name of Act:-An Act to create a system of Military Awards and Commendations for the Armed Forces of The Independent Order Short Name:-Military Commendations and Awards Act (2015)
Text of Act Military Commendations and Awards Act (2015)
An Act to create a system of Military Awards and Commendations for the Armed Forces of The Independent Order
Whereas the Citizens of the Independent Order have requested and consented to the enactment of an Act of the Senate of the Independent Order to give effect to the provisions hereinafter set forth and the Citizens' Assembly have submitted an address to the Clerk of the Assembly requesting that the Clerk may graciously be pleased to cause a Bill to be laid before the Senate of the Independent Order for that purpose:
Be it therefore enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Short Title
(1) This Act may be referred to as Military Commendations and Awards Act (2015).
Establishment of Military Awards
(2) The Grand Chancellor shall, by Order-in-Council and upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, establish a system of military awards, these will be presented for meritorious service in the Armed Force.
(3) The awards shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The Commanders Cross - To be awarded to a member of the armed forces, other than the Minister of Defence, who has commanded a successful military operation, (b) The Meritorious Service Star - To be awarded to any member of the armed forces who has completed three (3) successful military operations, (c) The Meritorious Service Cross - To be awarded to any member of the armed forces who has completed five (5) successful military operations, (d) Long Service Cross - To be awarded to any member of the armed forces who has participated in every military training operation and military deployment within a six (6) month window.
(4) The Minister of Defence shall periodically present the Grand Chancellor with lists of those recommended for military awards. The Grand Chancellor shall then present the recommended awards.
Issuing of Military Commendations
(5) Upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, the Grand Chancellor shall, through Order-in-Council, be responsible for presenting military commendations and awards to members of the armed forces or other members of the region deemed worthy by the Minister of Defence.
(6) Following a successful completion of a military operation the Grand Chancellor shall, by Order-in-Council and upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, commission a campaign ribbon for the nations who took an active part in the campaign.
(7) Upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, the Grand Chancellor shall, by Order-in-Council, publish a list of nations eligible for campaign ribbons. Only those nations on the published list may wear the honour.
Wearing of Military Awards
(8) Only those who have been presented military awards by the Grand Chancellor may wear military awards.
(9) Military Awards and Commendations presented from other regions may only be worn with permission of the Minister of Defence.
(10) Military Awards and Commendations will be worn in the following order from left to right from the viewers perspective:
(i) Long Service Cross, (ii) The Meritorious Service Cross, (iii) The Meritorious Service Star, (iv) The Commanders Cross, (v) Any other Awards created by Order-in-Council, (vi) Campaign Ribbons presented with the earliest operation first, (vii) Foreign Awards and Commendations.
Stripping of Awards
(11) A Member of the Armed forces may be stripped of awards for meritorious service should they be deemed by the Grand Chancellor of dishonourable service at any time.
(12) A Member of the Armed Forces may only be stripped of a campaign ribbon should the member be found by the High Court to have committed an act of treason during or related to the operation.
Interpretations
(13) The ‘Minister of Defence’ shall be, for the purposes of this Act, interpreted to mean the member of occupies the defence portfolio.
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[i]An Act to create a system of Military Awards and Commendations for the Armed Forces of The Independent Order[/i][/center]
Whereas the Citizens of the Independent Order have requested and consented to the enactment of an Act of the Senate of the Independent Order to give effect to the provisions hereinafter set forth and the Citizens' Assembly have submitted an address to the Clerk of the Assembly requesting that the Clerk may graciously be pleased to cause a Bill to be laid before the Senate of the Independent Order for that purpose:
Be it therefore enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
[u][b]Short Title[/b][/u]
(1) This Act may be referred to as Military Commendations and Awards Act (2015).
[u][b]Establishment of Military Awards[/b][/u]
(2) The Grand Chancellor shall, by Order-in-Council and upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, establish a system of military awards, these will be presented for meritorious service in the Armed Force.
(3) The awards shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The Commanders Cross - To be awarded to a member of the armed forces, other than the Minister of Defence, who has commanded a successful military operation, (b) The Meritorious Service Star - To be awarded to any member of the armed forces who has completed three (3) successful military operations, (c) The Meritorious Service Cross - To be awarded to any member of the armed forces who has completed five (5) successful military operations, (d) Long Service Cross - To be awarded to any member of the armed forces who has participated in every military training operation and military deployment within a six (6) month window.
(4) The Minister of Defence shall periodically present the Grand Chancellor with lists of those recommended for military awards. The Grand Chancellor shall then present the recommended awards.
[u][b]Issuing of Military Commendations[/b][/u]
(5) Upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, the Grand Chancellor shall, through Order-in-Council, be responsible for presenting military commendations and awards to members of the armed forces or other members of the region deemed worthy by the Minister of Defence.
(6) Following a successful completion of a military operation the Grand Chancellor shall, by Order-in-Council and upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, commission a campaign ribbon for the nations who took an active part in the campaign.
(7) Upon the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, the Grand Chancellor shall, by Order-in-Council, publish a list of nations eligible for campaign ribbons. Only those nations on the published list may wear the honour.
[u][b]Wearing of Military Awards[/b][/u]
(8) Only those who have been presented military awards by the Grand Chancellor may wear military awards.
(9) Military Awards and Commendations presented from other regions may only be worn with permission of the Minister of Defence.
(10) Military Awards and Commendations will be worn in the following order from left to right from the viewers perspective:
(i) Long Service Cross, (ii) The Meritorious Service Cross, (iii) The Meritorious Service Star, (iv) The Commanders Cross, (v) Any other Awards created by Order-in-Council, (vi) Campaign Ribbons presented with the earliest operation first, (vii) Foreign Awards and Commendations.
[u][b]Stripping of Awards[/b][/u]
(11) A Member of the Armed forces may be stripped of awards for meritorious service should they be deemed by the Grand Chancellor of dishonourable service at any time.
(12) A Member of the Armed Forces may only be stripped of a campaign ribbon should the member be found by the High Court to have committed an act of treason during or related to the operation.
[b][u]Interpretations[/u][/b]
(13) The ‘Minister of Defence’ shall be, for the purposes of this Act, interpreted to mean the member of occupies the defence portfolio.
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20th September 2015 - 09:27 PM
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Name of the submitter: Achkaerin Full name of the Act: The Regional Governance Act (2015) Short name: The Governance Act (2015)
Text of the Act:
Spoiler: click to toggle The Regional Governance Act (2015)
An Act to counter the increasing disenfranchisement and disengagement by the members of the Independent Order towards the regional government by replacing the Constitution of the Independent Order with a new Charter, abolishing the Senate and transferring the authority of that body to the Citizens Assembly hereby renamed the Regional Assembly. This Act shall also incorporate the Roleplay Council into the governance of the region as a devolved body.Whereas an increasing number of members have become disenfranchised and disengaged with the political system of the Independent Order, And whereas following said election period the Grand Chancellor and incumbent Premier ordered a review of the regional political system, Be it therefore enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Short Title and enactment(1) This Act may be referred to as The Governance Act (2015). (2) Execution of this Act shall be subject to a referendum. (3) This Act shall be enacted at the end of the term of the Senate term following an affirmative result in the referendum mentioned in section (2). A negative result shall result in the failure of this legislation. (4) This Act shall be considered, for the purposes of the Constitution as enacted, as an Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order. New Constitution(5) The present Constitution of the Independent Order, and all subsequent amendments, shall be repealed and, in future legislation, be referred to as the ‘2013 Constitution’. (6) The new Charter of the Independent Order shall be included in Annex I of this Act. Changes to Institutions(7) The Senate of the Independent Order is hereby abolished. (8) The Citizen's Assembly is hereby renamed the Regional Assembly. (9) The Roleplay Council shall become a 'constitutional body'. (10) A list of repealed Acts is included in Annex II of this Act. Annex ICharter of the Independent OrderIn order to run the forum in an effective and democratic way, the members and staff of the Independent Order have adopted this Charter, which sets out the institutions and rules of government.StructureThe government of the Independent Order shall consist of the:
- Chancellory
- Regional Assembly
- Roleplay Council
Chancellory
- The Chancellory shall consist of the Grand Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, the forum founder and any other such members appointed to it.
- The Chancellory is responsible for establishing rules for and maintaining the forum, and dealing with gameplay aspects of the region, including the management of the founder account on Nation States.
- The Grand Chancellor shall have the right to veto any change to this Charter, the Roleplay Rules, or any other regional Charter.
Regional Assembly
- The Regional Assembly shall be an open forum for all members of the Independent Order, regardless of their post count or length of membership, excluding banned members or diplomatic representatives from other regions.
- Members can use this forum to question the work of the Chancellory or Roleplay Council, to discuss changes to the Forum Rules, respond to consultations from the Chancellory or Roleplay Council, write and debate legislation regarding gameplay matters, and exercise any other power given to the Regional Assembly.
- The details of the Regional Assembly are outlined in a separate Charter, which can be found (insert link).
Roleplay Council
- The Roleplay Council shall consist of members appointed by the Chancellory, and approved by the Regional Assembly.
- Councillors will be responsible for the creation, interpretation implementation of Roleplay Rules, and all related legislation.
- The details of the RP Council are outlined in a separate Charter, which can be found (insert link)
Miscellaneous
- Anyone appointed to serve within the Chancellory or on the Roleplay Council, with the exception of the Grand Chancellor and owner of the forum’s founding administrator account, may be removed from office following a vote of no confidence in the Regional Assembly.
- Changes to this Charter must be approved by a vote of members in the Regional Assembly, and by the Grand Chancellor.
- The governing Charters of the Regional Assembly and Roleplay Council shall be considered as having the same legal authority as this Charter.
- The Zetaboards Terms of Service and Terms of Use must be abided by at all times, by all members. Should a member break either the ToS or ToU, the forum administrators reserve the right to ban them immediately and indefinitely.
Annex IIThe following pieces of legislation are hereby repealed: (1) Senate Size Act (2014) (2) Senate Expansion Act (2014) (3) By-Election Procedures Act (2014)
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[center][big][big][b]The Regional Governance Act (2015)[/b][/big][/big]
[i] An Act to counter the increasing disenfranchisement and disengagement by the members of the Independent Order towards the regional government by replacing the Constitution of the Independent Order with a new Charter, abolishing the Senate and transferring the authority of that body to the Citizens Assembly hereby renamed the Regional Assembly. This Act shall also incorporate the Roleplay Council into the governance of the region as a devolved body.[/i][/center]
Whereas an increasing number of members have become disenfranchised and disengaged with the political system of the Independent Order,
And whereas following said election period the Grand Chancellor and incumbent Premier ordered a review of the regional political system,
Be it therefore enacted by Her Excellency the Grand Chancellor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
[u][b]Short Title and enactment[/b][/u]
(1) This Act may be referred to as The Governance Act (2015).
(2) Execution of this Act shall be subject to a referendum.
(3) This Act shall be enacted at the end of the term of the Senate term following an affirmative result in the referendum mentioned in section (2). A negative result shall result in the failure of this legislation.
(4) This Act shall be considered, for the purposes of the Constitution as enacted, as an Act to amend the Constitution of the Independent Order.
[u][b]New Constitution[/b][/u]
(5) The present Constitution of the Independent Order, and all subsequent amendments, shall be repealed and, in future legislation, be referred to as the ‘2013 Constitution’.
(6) The new Charter of the Independent Order shall be included in Annex I of this Act.
[u][b]Changes to Institutions[/b][/u]
(7) The Senate of the Independent Order is hereby abolished.
(8) The Citizen's Assembly is hereby renamed the Regional Assembly.
(9) The Roleplay Council shall become a 'constitutional body'.
(10) A list of repealed Acts is included in Annex II of this Act.
[u][big][big][big][center][b]Annex I[/b][/center][/big][/big][/big][/u]
[center][big][big][b]Charter of the Independent Order[/b][/big][/big][/center]
[center]In order to run the forum in an effective and democratic way, the members and staff of the Independent Order have adopted this Charter, which sets out the institutions and rules of government.[/center]
[u][b]Structure[/b][/u]
The government of the Independent Order shall consist of the: [list] [*] Chancellory [*] Regional Assembly [*] Roleplay Council[/list]
[u][b]Chancellory[/b][/u] [list] [*] The Chancellory shall consist of the Grand Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, the forum founder and any other such members appointed to it. [*] The Chancellory is responsible for establishing rules for and maintaining the forum, and dealing with gameplay aspects of the region, including the management of the founder account on Nation States. [*] The Grand Chancellor shall have the right to veto any change to this Charter, the Roleplay Rules, or any other regional Charter.[/list]
[u][b]Regional Assembly[/b][/u] [list] [*] The Regional Assembly shall be an open forum for all members of the Independent Order, regardless of their post count or length of membership, excluding banned members or diplomatic representatives from other regions. [*] Members can use this forum to question the work of the Chancellory or Roleplay Council, to discuss changes to the Forum Rules, respond to consultations from the Chancellory or Roleplay Council, write and debate legislation regarding gameplay matters, and exercise any other power given to the Regional Assembly. [*] The details of the Regional Assembly are outlined in a separate Charter, which can be found (insert link).[/list]
[u][b]Roleplay Council[/b][/u] [list] [*] The Roleplay Council shall consist of members appointed by the Chancellory, and approved by the Regional Assembly. [*] Councillors will be responsible for the creation, interpretation implementation of Roleplay Rules, and all related legislation. [*] The details of the RP Council are outlined in a separate Charter, which can be found (insert link)[/list]
[u][b]Miscellaneous[/b][/u] [list] [*] Anyone appointed to serve within the Chancellory or on the Roleplay Council, with the exception of the Grand Chancellor and owner of the forum’s founding administrator account, may be removed from office following a vote of no confidence in the Regional Assembly. [*] Changes to this Charter must be approved by a vote of members in the Regional Assembly, and by the Grand Chancellor. [*] The governing Charters of the Regional Assembly and Roleplay Council shall be considered as having the same legal authority as this Charter. [*] The Zetaboards Terms of Service and Terms of Use must be abided by at all times, by all members. Should a member break either the ToS or ToU, the forum administrators reserve the right to ban them immediately and indefinitely.[/list]
[center][u][big][big][big][b]Annex II[/b][/big][/big][/big][/u][/center]
The following pieces of legislation are hereby repealed:
(1) Senate Size Act (2014) (2) Senate Expansion Act (2014) (3) By-Election Procedures Act (2014)
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9th October 2015 - 10:04 PM
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Name of the submitter: Achkaerin Full name of the Act: Regional Governance (Referendum) Act (2015) Short name: Regional Governance (Referendum) Act
Text of the Act:
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An act to make provision for the holding of a referendum on the question of the Regional Governance Act (2015).
Short Title
(1) This act may be referred to as the Regional Governance (Referendum) Act (2015).
The Referendum
(2) A referendum is to be held on a question about the Regional Governance Act (2015) (herein ’The Act’).
(3) The question is– “Should the Regional Governance Act (2015) come into force?”
(4) Members of the Independent Order may vote in the affirmative (Yes), negative (No), or cast an abstention (Abstain).
(5) The referendum shall be conducted by the Grand Chancellor, in accordance with set procedure.
(6) The dates on which the poll at the referendum is to be held are 27-28 October 2015, unless before then an order is made under Section (7).
(7) The Grand Chancellor may, by Order, appoint later days (being no later than 21-22 November 2015) as the days on which he poll at the referendum is to be held.
(8) Section (7) applies if the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Premier, is satisfied: (a) That it is impossible or impracticable for the poll at the referendum to be held on 27-28 October 2015, or (b) That it cannot be conducted properly if held on these dates.
Franchise
(9) A member shall be entitled to vote in the referendum if, on the date on which the poll at the referendum is held, the member has— (a) Been a member of the Independent Order for no less than fourteen (14) days; (b) Made no less than six (6) non-spam posts on the forum; (c) Made at least three (3) posts in the previous fourteen (14) days; and (d) not been otherwise excluded from voting in Senate elections.
(10) The Grand Chancellor may amend Section (9), by Order, with the advice of the Premier, should they be satisfied that this Act does not provide sufficient safeguards against abuse of the referendum process.
Postal voting
(11) Should a member be unable to vote in the referendum, due to a declared leave of absence, a member may notify the Grand Chancellor, or any appointed person by Order, of their intention to vote prior to the opening of the poll, and upon receiving assent from the Grand Chancellor or appointed person, may cast their vote by private message prior to the opening of the poll.
(12) Upon the opening of polls, the Grand Chancellor, or appointed person, shall formally list the members voting by post and the way in which they voted. Postal votes shall have the same authority.
Result
(13) The result of the referendum shall be counted and declared by the Grand Chancellor.
(14) Should at least fifty per cent (50%) of members voting, excluding those casting an abstention, vote affirmatively, then the Grand Chancellor shall, by Order bring the Act into force on the 1st November 2015.
(15) Should more than fifty per cent (50%) of members voting, excluding those casting an abstention, vote in the negative, then the Act shall, by Order, be repealed with immediate effect.
Campaigning
(16) There shall be two official campaign groups, one advocating an affirmative vote, and one advocating a negative vote,.
(17) Appropriate provision shall be made to allow members of these two official campaign groups to organise and implement a strategy to campaign in favour of their desired cause.
(18) Provisions in Section (17) shall be implemented as soon as reasonably possible.
(19) A campaign period of fourteen (14) days prior to the opening of polls shall be allotted for members of both campaigns to convince members of their cause.
(20) During the campaign period, and during the polling days, campaigners shall be entitled to:– (a) Post in the Politics and Elections forum (and any relevant subforum); (b) Alter their avatar, signature or Custom Profile field; (c) Send private messages to members of the Independent Order; and (d) Post messages in the forum Shoutbox or any other relevant location.
(21) Campaigners shall not be entitled, at any point, to:- (a) Post in the Regional Message Board to promote their campaign in any way; (b) Promote their campaign by posting in non-relevant forums or topics; (c) Act contrary to the Constitution of the Independent Order or Criminal Code (2013); (d) Spam the forum Shoutbox with campaign messages; or (e) Use the the forum email function to promote their campaign in any way.
(22) The Grand Chancellor may amend Sections (20) and (21), by Order, with the advice of the Premier, should they be satisfied that this Act does not provide sufficient safeguards against abuse of the referendum or campaigning process.
(23) Members campaigning for an alternative outcome, or campaigning for one of the stated outcomes but who do not wish to join either official campaign group, must remain compliant with Sections (20) and (21), but no provisions under Section (17) need to be made by the Grand Chancellor in relation to their campaign.
Repeal
(24) This Act ceases to have effect on 30th November 2015, or when either Sections (14) or (15) have been brought into force, whichever is sooner.
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[center][b][big]Regional Governance (Referendum) Act (2015)[/big][/b]
[i]An act to make provision for the holding of a referendum on the question of the Regional Governance Act (2015).[/i][/center]
[u][b]Short Title[/b][/u]
(1) This act may be referred to as the Regional Governance (Referendum) Act (2015).
[u][b]The Referendum[/b][/u]
(2) A referendum is to be held on a question about the Regional Governance Act (2015) (herein ’The Act’).
(3) The question is– “Should the Regional Governance Act (2015) come into force?”
(4) Members of the Independent Order may vote in the affirmative (Yes), negative (No), or cast an abstention (Abstain).
(5) The referendum shall be conducted by the Grand Chancellor, in accordance with set procedure.
(6) The dates on which the poll at the referendum is to be held are 27-28 October 2015, unless before then an order is made under Section (7).
(7) The Grand Chancellor may, by Order, appoint later days (being no later than 21-22 November 2015) as the days on which he poll at the referendum is to be held.
(8) Section (7) applies if the Grand Chancellor, with the advice of the Premier, is satisfied: (a) That it is impossible or impracticable for the poll at the referendum to be held on 27-28 October 2015, or (b) That it cannot be conducted properly if held on these dates.
[u][b]Franchise[/b][/u]
(9) A member shall be entitled to vote in the referendum if, on the date on which the poll at the referendum is held, the member has— (a) Been a member of the Independent Order for no less than fourteen (14) days; (b) Made no less than six (6) non-spam posts on the forum; (c) Made at least three (3) posts in the previous fourteen (14) days; and (d) not been otherwise excluded from voting in Senate elections.
(10) The Grand Chancellor may amend Section (9), by Order, with the advice of the Premier, should they be satisfied that this Act does not provide sufficient safeguards against abuse of the referendum process.
[u][b]Postal voting[/b][/u]
(11) Should a member be unable to vote in the referendum, due to a declared leave of absence, a member may notify the Grand Chancellor, or any appointed person by Order, of their intention to vote prior to the opening of the poll, and upon receiving assent from the Grand Chancellor or appointed person, may cast their vote by private message prior to the opening of the poll.
(12) Upon the opening of polls, the Grand Chancellor, or appointed person, shall formally list the members voting by post and the way in which they voted. Postal votes shall have the same authority.
[u][b]Result[/b][/u]
(13) The result of the referendum shall be counted and declared by the Grand Chancellor.
(14) Should at least fifty per cent (50%) of members voting, excluding those casting an abstention, vote affirmatively, then the Grand Chancellor shall, by Order bring the Act into force on the 1st November 2015.
(15) Should more than fifty per cent (50%) of members voting, excluding those casting an abstention, vote in the negative, then the Act shall, by Order, be repealed with immediate effect.
[u][b]Campaigning[/b][/u]
(16) There shall be two official campaign groups, one advocating an affirmative vote, and one advocating a negative vote,.
(17) Appropriate provision shall be made to allow members of these two official campaign groups to organise and implement a strategy to campaign in favour of their desired cause.
(18) Provisions in Section (17) shall be implemented as soon as reasonably possible.
(19) A campaign period of fourteen (14) days prior to the opening of polls shall be allotted for members of both campaigns to convince members of their cause.
(20) During the campaign period, and during the polling days, campaigners shall be entitled to:– (a) Post in the Politics and Elections forum (and any relevant subforum); (b) Alter their avatar, signature or Custom Profile field; (c) Send private messages to members of the Independent Order; and (d) Post messages in the forum Shoutbox or any other relevant location.
(21) Campaigners shall not be entitled, at any point, to:- (a) Post in the Regional Message Board to promote their campaign in any way; (b) Promote their campaign by posting in non-relevant forums or topics; (c) Act contrary to the Constitution of the Independent Order or Criminal Code (2013); (d) Spam the forum Shoutbox with campaign messages; or (e) Use the the forum email function to promote their campaign in any way.
(22) The Grand Chancellor may amend Sections (20) and (21), by Order, with the advice of the Premier, should they be satisfied that this Act does not provide sufficient safeguards against abuse of the referendum or campaigning process.
(23) Members campaigning for an alternative outcome, or campaigning for one of the stated outcomes but who do not wish to join either official campaign group, must remain compliant with Sections (20) and (21), but no provisions under Section (17) need to be made by the Grand Chancellor in relation to their campaign.
[u][b]Repeal[/b][/u]
(24) This Act ceases to have effect on 30th November 2015, or when either Sections (14) or (15) have been brought into force, whichever is sooner.
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