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Amerion
Admiral General
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Joined:
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Posts:
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Credits: 97,340¢
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MAJOR EVENTS
No major events of note.
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ASSEMBLY AFFAIRS
[CN1901] Vote on Rebeltopia's nomination to serve as Associate Justice of the High Court
The Cabinet nominated Rebeltopia to serve as Associate Justice on the High Court.
The vote can be viewed here. It will conclude on 11 April 2019, at 8 a.m. (UTC).
[CN1902] Vote on Awe's nomination to serve as Associate Justice of the High Court
The Cabinet nominated Awe to serve as Associate Justice on the High Court.
The vote can be viewed here. It will conclude on 11 April 2019, at 8 a.m. (UTC).
Proposal to amend Article VIII of the Charter
Nat has proposed an amendment to Article VIII of the Charter.
The amendment provides that the invalidation of a law by the High Court will only take effect fourteen days after the decision has been rendered.
THE CHARTER OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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VIII. THE HIGH COURT
Creating a supreme judicial authority for the Coalition.
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Powers
(4) The High Court has the power to declare any general law, regulation, directive, determination or any other official act of government, in whole or in part, void upon a determination that it violates the terms of this Charter or any other constitutional law.
a. Should the High Court invalidate a law in whole or in part, the invalidation will only take effect fourteen days after the decision has been rendered.
has proposed an amendment to Articles 5 and 6 of the Judicial Act.
The amendment removes sentencing as a separate phase of a criminal case and instead allows for sentencing to occur along with a guilty verdict.
Judicial Act
An Act to establish operational principle, procedures, and best practices for the High Court
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Article 5: Criminal Cases
(1) As part of a case, the justice may indict an individual if there is probable cause that this individual has committed a criminal act. If the criminal act is not substantially related to the case, the assigned justice is encouraged to start a separate case for the indictment.
(2) Upon indictment, the individual will be contacted through at least one reasonable means and given at least one week to defend themselves before an opinion may be delivered.
(3) The assigned justice will deliver with the opinion a verdict for each indictment contained within the case. The verdict shall be guilty if and only if the accused admitted guilt or the justice has determined it to be substantially more likely than not that the criminal act occurred.
(4) In the event of having delivered a guilty verdict the assigned justice will also issue sentence, according to the requirements and guidelines of the criminal code.
(5) A period of at least one week must be allowed for the accused to submit an appeal before any punishment may take effect. In the event of an appeal the implementation of any punishment will be delayed until the resolution of the appeal.
Article 6: Sentencing
(1) A sentencing case is started when an individual has been found guilty after being indicted. The case is started, if possible, by the justice that delivered the conviction.
(2) The sentencing case shall be on hold if an appeal for the conviction has been filed, for the duration of that appeal. If the original conviction is overturned, the sentencing case is automatically dismissed.
has proposed amendments to the Elections Act, Legislative Procedure Act, and the Criminal Code.
These amendments would prohibit the use of direct-messaging by an individual as a means of influencing a voter's preference.
Elections Act
An act establishing elections for office
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2. Electoral System
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(5) It is not permitted to seek to influence a voter's preference by any means not accessible to every eligible voter.
Legislative Procedure Act
An Act to define the procedural rules of the Assembly
1. Legislative Rules
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(8) It is not permitted to seek to influence an Assembly member's preference on an Assembly vote by any means not accesible to every Assembly member.
Criminal Code
An act laying out crimes against the Coalition and their punishments
1. Crimes
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(14) Personal Influencing shall be defined as influencing a voter or assembly member's preference by means not accessible to every voter or assembly member.
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CABINET MATTERS
BY SERAPH
Cabinet removes Regional Officer over conduct failings.
On Tuesday 26th March, the Cabinet ordered Erinor, the region's World Assembly Delegate, to remove Local Councillor Concrete Slab as a Regional Officer, ridding him of the power to suppress posts, start polls and alter the World Factbook Entry for the remainder of his term, which officially ended on the 31st March, as ordered by the High Court. This was done in accordance with Article 4, Section 3 of the Regional Officers Act on the basis that Concrete Slab had behaved in a manner unbecoming of an official of the South Pacific.
The full Cabinet statement can be viewed here.
New Deputy Ministers appointed.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed to be deputies after the recent open application period. Former Chair of the Assembly Amerion will be the be Deputy Minister for Diplomatic Affairs and long-term Legislator and former Lazarene Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ryccia will be the Deputy Minister for Interregional Affairs.
The full Ministerial statement can be viewed here.
Two Associate Justice Nominees named.
The Cabinet revealed last week that the two nominees to replace Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Associate Justice Sandaoguo on the High Court are none other than former Chair of the Assembly Awe and Deputy Chair Rebeltopia. The Assembly is currently voting on their confirmation.
MoMA announces Tidal Force.
The Ministry of Military Affairs unveiled their new reserve army, the SPSF Tidal Force, for players who want to help the SPSF, but cannot easily participate in updates. Tidal Force members will flood into targeted regions throughout the day to fulfil various objectives, with no need for the player to be present at an update.
Further information on the Tidal Force can be found here.
Design Competition Winner Announced.
The long-awaited winner of the regional design competition has been revealed to be Somyrion/Aumeltopia, after poll in which Somyrion's designs had a clear lead over the other entries. Somyrion will now continue to work on his unified design proposal, which will most likely make its first appearance in the upcoming Regional dispatch system.
South Pacific Special Forces Weekly Report
SPSF members involved: Nakari, Roavin, Bzerneleg, and Kurnugia
Friendly forces worked with: The Order of the Grey Wardens, Lily, and ANTIFA
Piles:
The Red States.
Sieges:
The Kingdom of Austria
Tags:
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The full Weekly Report can be viewed here.
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HIGH COURT PROCEEDINGS
by Beepee
No new cases of note.
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CITIZENS' REMARKS
No remarks were submitted this week.
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