Regional Officers Act

An act providing for the granting of Regional Officer powers to government officials

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1. Regional Officer Power Definitions
   
2. Regional Officers
   
3. Executive Discretion
   
4. Limitations
   

1. Regional Officer Power Definitions

(1) Under the terms of the act, the following powers are defined as:
a. “Appearance” is the authority to alter the World Factbook Entry and pin Dispatches.
b. “Border Control” is the authority to eject and ban nations from the region.
c. “Communications” is the authority to send region-wide telegrams, moderate the Regional Message Board, and alter regional recruitment system powers.
d. “Embassies” is the authority to open and close in-game embassies, and control which embassies may cross-post on the Regional Message Board.
e. “Executive” is the authority to appoint and remove Regional Officers.
f. “Polls” is the authority to create regional polls.
g. “World Assembly” is the authority to approve of World Assembly proposals and to cast the region's World Assembly votes.

2. Regional Officers

(1) The in-game Delegate will be granted all Regional Officer powers.

(2) The Prime Minister will be granted all non-Border Control powers.

(3) The remaining Cabinet ministers will be allotted up to three Regional Officer positions and granted Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers. They will decide which Cabinet ministers among them will be granted Embassies power.

(4) The Council on Regional Security will be allotted a minimum of three Regional Officer positions and granted Border Control and Communications powers.

(5) The Local Council will be allotted three Regional Officer positions and granted Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers.

(6) Members of the Council on Regional Security who concurrently serve as another Regional Officer named in this act shall be granted the powers of both offices. 

(7) Where applicable, all unused Regional Officer positions shall be allotted to the Council on Regional Security.

(8) During elections, the Election Commissioner will be granted Communications and Polls powers.

3. Executive Discretion

(1) The Cabinet and/or Delegate may grant Communications, Appearance, and Polls powers to regional members as they see fit.

(2) The Council on Regional Security may grant Border Control powers to regional members as they see fit.

4. Limitations

(1) Border Control power does not grant any legal authority to eject or ban nations from the region when not authorized by security or criminal laws.

(2) The Communications power must not be used excessively in a way that effectively spams the region.

(3) Exercise of Regional Officer powers must follow all applicable laws and rules. Behavior unbecoming of a representative of the South Pacific may result in suspension of Regional Officer power, even for ministers, as determined by a majority of the Cabinet.

(This post was last modified: 01-04-2021, 01:56 PM by Purple Hyacinth.)

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The following Amendment was adopted on September 1st.

3. Executive Discretion


(1) The Cabinet and/or Delegate may grant Communications, Appearance, and Polls powers to regional members as they see fit.

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The Regional Officers Act was amended by the Assembly on April 4, 2017.

Article 2, Section 5 was amended as follows:

(5) At least one member of the Local Council will be granted the Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers.

(This post was last modified: 04-27-2017, 06:15 PM by Cormac.)

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This act was amended by the Assembly on December 6th 2017 as following (debate thread - vote thread).

2. Regional Officers

(1) The in-game Delegate will be granted all Regional Officer powers.

(2) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be granted the Embassies power.

(3) The Minister of Regional Affairs will be granted the Appearance and Communications powers.

(4) The Prime Minister will be granted the collective set of powers granted to the other Cabinet ministers herein.

(45) Members of the Council on Regional Security will be granted the Border Control power.

(56) At least one member of the Local Council will be granted the Appearance, Communications, and Polls power.

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This act was amended by the Assembly on December 6th 2017 as following (debate thread - vote thread).

3. Executive Discretion

(1) The Cabinet and/or Delegate may grant Communications, Appearance, and Polls powers to regional members as they see fit.

(2) The Council on Regional Security may grant Border Control powers to regional members as they see fit.

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The following amendment was passed on August 21, 2018.

Debate Thread | Voting Thread
 

(7) During elections, at least one member of the Election Commission will be granted the Polls and Communication powers.

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Article 2 of the Regional Officers Act was amended on the 8^th of February, 2019.

Debate Thread | Voting Thread
 

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(7) During elections, at least one member of the Election Commission the Election Commissioner will be granted the Polls and Communication powers.

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4th February 2020, voting thread here.

 

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2. Regional Officers

(1) The in-game Delegate will be granted all Regional Officer powers.

(2) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be granted the Embassies power.(3) The Minister of Regional Affairs will be granted the Appearance and Communications powers.

(42) The Prime Minister will be granted the collective set of powers granted to the other Cabinet ministers hereinall non-Border Control powers.

(3) The Cabinet ministers will be allotted between one and four Regional Officer positions and granted Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers. They will decide which Cabinet ministers among them will be granted Embassies power.

(54) Members of tThe Council on Regional Security will be allotted three Regional Officer positions and granted the Border Control and Communications powers.

(65) At least one member of tThe Local Council will be allotted three Regional Officer positions and granted the Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers.

(6) Members of the Council on Regional Security who concurrently serve as another Regional Officer named in this Act shall be granted the powers of both offices. This will not count toward the three Regional Officer positions allotted to the Council on Regional Security.

(7) During elections, the Election Commissioner will be granted the Polls and CommunicationCommunications and Polls powers.   

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Article 2 of the Regional Officers Act was amended on the 1st of March, 2020.

Debate thread | Voting thread

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(4) The Council on Regional Security will be allotted a minimum of three Regional Officer positions and granted Border Control and Communications powers.

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(6) Members of the Council on Regional Security who concurrently serve as another Regional Officer named in this Act shall be granted the powers of both offices. This will not count toward the three Regional Officer positions allotted to the Council on Regional Security.

(7) Where applicable, all unused Regional Officer positions shall be allotted to the Council on Regional Security.

(78) During elections, the Election Commissioner will be granted Communications and Polls powers.   

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The Regional Officers Act was edited by Chair discretion on 9th September 2020.

Table of contents

1. Regional Officer Power Definitions
   
2. Regional Officers
   
3. Executive Discretion
   
4. Limitations
   

 

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