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by NSG Senate Administrators » Fri May 29, 2015 3:17 pm
by Electrum » Fri May 29, 2015 3:24 pm
by Maklohi Vai » Sat May 30, 2015 8:30 pm
by Lykens » Sun May 31, 2015 1:43 am
The Nihilistic view wrote:Members of Parliament Pay and Expenses Act 2015
Author: The Right Honourable Boris Johnson
Sponsors: The Honourable Gloria Salinas deGroot, The Honourable Michael Joseph Giuliani,
An act to govern the pay and expenses of Members of Parliament; and for connected purposes.
Section 1 - Basic Remuneration
a) The Basic Pay for a Member of Parliament will be $67,060 per annum.
b) Members of Parliament that have extra responsibilities will also receive a second salary. These are given below;
- The President and Prime Minister will receive $75,440 USD per annum.
- The Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers of council (full Cabinet Ministers in charge of a whole government Ministry) and President Pro Tempore of Parliament (Speaker) will receive $67,505 USD
- The Deputy President Pro Tempore of Parliament (Deputy Speaker) and Deputy Ministers will receive $31,680 USD
- Junior Ministers (those in charge of a department within a ministry) and Ministers without portfolio will receive $22,375 USD
c) It is only possible to receive a maximum of one second salary. A Member of Parliament the member will be paid the second salary of whichever position has the highest salary.
Section 2 - Members Expenses
a) Travel expenses. Each Member of Parliament is allowed to claim up to $8,000 USD worth of travel expenses per annum. This includes but is not limited to cost incurred when traveling by road, rail, air or sea on parliamentary business. This includes the commute to and from Parliament.
b) Housing expenses. Each Member of Parliment is allowed to claim up to $20,000 USD on a second home within the boundaries of the capital if their constituency and therefore primary residence is both outside of the capital and if it can be justified that it is too far away for the member to be reasonably expected to commute daily to Parliament. The sorts of things this is to cover but not limited to are the mortgage and any local property taxes, reasonable expenditure on furniture and other fixtures and fittings and utility bills on the second home within the capital.
c) Office expenses. Each Member of Parliament is allowed to claim up to $100,000 USD in office expenses per annum. This is to be spent on things but not limited to parliamentary staff in a member's Parliamentary office such as researchers and secritaries. To enable a Member of Parliament to maintain a constituency office in their constituency and to staff that office permanently. As well as assorted office supplies.
Section 3 - Expenses Claiming procedures
a) Expenses Claims are to be submitted to the Speaker's Office. The Speaker is responsible for devising a system of forms for the purpose of claiming expenses which are to be made available to all Members either at the Speaker's office during business hours Monday to Friday. In a downloadable format for print off from the Parliamentary Intranet or both.
b) All claims must be submitted with the relevant forms complete with all receipts relevant to the claim attached to the Speaker's office in person by the member wishing to make the claim.
c) Claims will then be assessed by either the Speaker or in event of their unavailability the Deputy Speaker. Members will be notified when their claim has been assessed and told whether the claims are accepted, rejected or further information is needed for a decision to be made.
d) Whether the claims are reasonable and justified under the types of expenses laid out in Section 2 of the bill is solely the discretion of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.
e) Members may appeal to the Speaker in person any rejected claims.
Section 4 - Payment Procedures
a) Members will be paid their annual salary in 12 equal payments on the first Monday of each calender month.
b) Expenses may be claimed throughout the year at any time and any claims signed off as acceptable by the Speaker or Deputy Speaker will be paid to the member on the first Monday of the following calender month.
c) Members pay and expenses will be backdated to the 1/1/2015 or to date the member took their seat in parliament. Whichever date is closer to the date of assent of the act.
Section 5 - Offences and Penalties
a) Expenses fraud - Knowingly claiming or attempting to claim parliamentary expenses contained in Section 2 in a fraudulent manner shall be publishable by a minimum prison term of two years. Any expenses ruled to be fraudulently claimed must also be paid back along with a fine of five times the amount found to be fraudulently claimed.
by Atlanticatia » Sun May 31, 2015 2:03 pm
Anti-Terrorism Act
Author: Sen. Sebastián Luc Morales (Atlanticatia | DemLeft)
Sponsors: Simon Almagro (Ikania | LDP), Eugenia Malgrave (Malgrave | DL), Abraham Blakesman (Davincia | PT), Cristobal Araullo (Argentarino | LDP), David Vera Cruz (Heraklea- | WA), Diego de la Cruz (The Saint James Islands | LDP)
An act to protect Calaverdeans from the threat of both domestic and foreign terrorism.§ 1 - Definition of Terrorisma) Terrorism shall be officially defined as the use or threat of violent actions, with the following intentions:i.) to stir up fear among the public and;
b) Non-violent protest that does not incite hatred or violence shall not be, in any way, considered an act of terrorism, when interpreting this law.
ii.) to further an economic, political, religious, racial, or ideological goal or agenda and;
iii.) purposely target or disregard the safety of non-combatants, i.e. neutral military personnel or civilians or;
iv.) endangers the life, health, or safety of an individual or group of individuals other than the perpetrator or;
v.) is designed to seriously interfere with an electronic system to the effect that it may affect public order.§ 2 - Offences Relating to Terrorisma) If a person is convicted of a criminal offence, such as murder, and it is found to also be considered as terrorism, the maximum prison penalty shall be increased by five years.
b) 'Terrorist bombing' shall be a criminal offence offence defined as perpetrating a bombing or use of explosives, or attempting to perpetrate a bombing or use of explosives, which is considered to be terrorist. The maximum penalty shall be 14 years imprisonment, or life in prison if anyone is killed by the bombing.
c) 'Financing terrorism' shall be a criminal offence, defined as 'knowingly providing funds, or knowingly facilitating the distribution of funds to an individual or group that is considered a terrorist organisation by the State, or carries out terrorism'. The maximum penalty shall be 14 years imprisonment.
d) 'Recruiting an individual for terrorism' shall be a criminal offence defined as 'recruiting an individual to join a group considered to be a terrorist organisation by the State, or recruiting an individual to a group or organisation that carries out terrorism, or attempts to carry out terrorism.' The maximum penalty shall be 14 years imprisonment.
e) 'Belonging to a terrorist organisation' shall be a criminal offence defined as 'being a member of, or voluntarily participating in, a group considered to be a terrorist organisation by the State, or a group or organisation that carries out terrorism, or attempts to carry out terrorism.' The maximum penalty shall be 14 years imprisonment.
f) 'Harbouring or protecting a terrorist individual' shall be a criminal offence defined as 'knowingly providing protection from State authorities to or harbouring an individual who is a fugitive terrorist on one's property, or knowingly providing financial assistance to a fugitive terrorist'.
g) 'Leaving the territory to assist a terrorist organisation engaging in terrorist activities abroad' shall be a criminal offence defined as 'leaving Calaverde to knowingly assist or join a terrorist organisation, defined by the State as a terrorist organisation or a group or organisation that carries out terrorism, or attempts to carry out terrorism, with planning, assisting with, or carrying out terrorist activities, while being a Calaverdean citizen'. The maximum penalty shall be 14 years imprisonment.§ 3 - Powers Granted for the Suppression of Terrorisma) The Calaverdean Government shall have the power to designate a domestic or foreign group or organisation as a 'terrorist organisation' which must be involved in planning or carrying out activities considered to be 'terrorism'. Calaverdean citizens shall be banned from knowingly providing funds, or knowingly facilitating the distribution of funds to these organisations, and Calaverdean citizens shall be banned from joining or assisting these groups.i.) While the authority to exercise these powers rests with the Government, a member of Parliament may motion to challenge the designation of a terrorist group or terrorist groups via §3.a. If the member achieves eight seconds on the motion, the designation of the terrorist group or groups must be temporarily suspended. If the motion receives the necessary seconds, the Speaker must then call a vote on the motion to determine whether a designation is valid. If it is passed by a majority of Parliament, the Government may proceed with the designation. If it does not pass, then the Government may not proceed with the designation and must instead introduce a bill to Parliament in order to designate the group or groups as a terrorist organisation in the future.
b) Individuals who are not Calaverdean citizens may be banned from entering the territory of Calaverde if they are known to be a member or associate of a 'terrorist organisation', or if they are likely to incite hatred on the basis of religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity; incite violence, pose a serious threat to public order and safety, commit or attempt to commit terrorism, and may be apprehended at the border if they attempt to enter the country.
c) The Interior Minister shall have the power to exercise the powers granted in §3.a and §3.b by ministerial decree. The Interior Minister must first receive approval from the President to exercise any of the powers. The Supreme Court shall have the power to overturn any exercising of the powers in §3.a, b, and e if they are found to violate the law and not fit the definition of 'terrorism'.
d) Police shall have the authority to arrest and detain someone without charge for up to 48 hours if they are suspected, without reasonable doubt, of committing an offence in §2.
e) The Interior Minister, with the approval of the President, shall have the power to declare a state of emergency in a certain area if a terrorist act has occurred or is expected to occur with evidence, which must expire within 72 hours or be renewed, and which may include the following provisions and;i.) mandating that people adhere to an 'inside order', meaning no one may be allowed to leave their home unless there is a serious emergency that requires such as illness or injury,
f) The Police shall have the power to seize or freeze the assets and finances held in the territory of Calaverde from a suspected terrorist or designated terrorist organisation, during an ongoing investigation.
ii.) allow the police to search someone who violates the 'inside order' without suspicion of a crime,
iii.) allow the police the authority to disperse groups of individuals who are planning to congregate in a group larger than 6 to form a protest or perform an action that may cause threat to public order.
by Ikania » Sun May 31, 2015 2:04 pm
by The Saint James Islands » Sun May 31, 2015 5:17 pm
[23:53] <StJames> ^fake news^
The death of the West will not be a homicide, but a suicide.
by The New World Oceania » Sun May 31, 2015 8:29 pm
Electrum wrote:Rough draft?Incidents relating to the capture of Vienna Eliot Committee Act
Author: Senator Wallace (Electrum) - FDP
Sponsors:
An Act to establish a committee to inquire and report on the recent capture of a terrorist, and how security mechanisms can be improved in the future
Section 1 - Terms of Reference
1. A Senate select committee, known as the "Incidents relating to the capture of Vienna Eliot Committee" shall be established to inquire and report upon the various aspects of Vienna Eliot's capture including:
a) How Eliot was able to sneak into parliament house with weapons
b) The responses by government and the judiciary to Eliot's capture
c) Eliot's life in the independence movement, and his motivations in being a terrorist
d) Why Eliot was allowed to be a presidential candidate
e) Any other related aspects to his capture, including his personal life
2. The committee shall create it's final report on or before 31st August 2015
3. The committee shall be composed from the following 'full members':
a) Three senators shall be nominated by the LDP-DL coalition at the time
b) Three senators shall be nominated by the NLC coalition at the time
c) One senator shall be nominated from each party with over five seats at the time
d) Full members may vote in decisions, where five constitutes a quorum.
4. Other senators may also be appoint themselves, as 'participant members' into the committee, to help with hearings, but may not vote on any decisions
5. The committee shall appoint the President as the chair of the committee, and that they have the casting vote in an event of a tie
6. The committee shall have power to sit and create public hearings and to send/compel for any person or document
7. The committee will have the necessary staff and resources so that the committee shall operate effectively
by Prussia-Steinbach » Sun May 31, 2015 10:01 pm
by Atlanticatia » Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:59 am
Prussia-Steinbach wrote:The ATA considers someone saying "I'm gonna beat you up!" an act of terrorism? Wtf?
by New Zepuha » Tue Jun 02, 2015 4:33 pm
Atlanticatia wrote:Thanks everyone!
[13:31] <Koyro> I want to be cremated, my ashes put into a howitzer shell and fired at the White House.
by Heraklea- » Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:16 pm
by Ikania » Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:33 pm
by New Werpland » Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:44 pm
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