This thread is related to our current Regional Security Reform, and the necessary amendments to Border Control Act shall be drafted here.

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Border Control Act

An act to establish processes for the use of in-game ejection and banning powers

1. Definitions

(1) A border control officer is a nation in the South Pacific that, by virtue of being the legal World Assembly Delegate, or by being appointed as Regional Officer with Border Control powers by a legal Delegate, has the ability to eject or ban nations from the South Pacific.

(2) A low influence nation is a nation in the South Pacific that holds an influence score in the South Pacific less than or equal to the maximum attainable influence score of a nation without endorsements.

(3) A border control action is the an act of ejecting or banning a nation from the South Pacific performed by a border control officer. A maximum valid length of a ban may be exceeded if a criminal complaint has been filed and assigned a case number in that time, in which case it may last until the court has issued a verdict and sentence.

2. Powers of the Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence

(1) The Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence may order a border control action when they determine that a nation is contributing to a probable imminent threat of the World Assembly Delegate position being seized by nation other than the legal holder of that position, for up to a week or the time necessary for that nation's influence in the South Pacific to decay to the level of a low influence nation, whichever is longer.

(2) The Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence may order a border control action lasting up to 24 hours against a nation that continuously and defiantly violates the endorsement cap.

(3) The Council of Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence may order a border control action against a nation which is, with probable cause, controlled by the same player as another nation currently subject to a border control action, for the duration of the original nation's border control action.

(4) The Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence or Defense Council must immediately inform the Cabinet and the Delegate, and inform the Assembly within 24 hours, of having ordered a border control action.

3. Powers of the Local Council and Delegate

(1) The Delegate, or a majority of the Local Council, may order a border control action against a nation they determine to be spammers or trolls. The assent of the Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence is required if the nation in question is not a low influence nation.

(2) The Delegate or Local Council must inform the Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence immediately after having ordered a border control action.

(3) The Local Council may enact policy allowing border control actions within its purview to be performed unilaterally by a border control officer. Any change to such a policy must be clearly and immediately communicated to all border control officers.

4. Rights of Border Control Officers

(1) Border control officers ordered to perform a border control action by an institution they are not a member of are granted immunity for executing that order.

(2) Border control officers may unilaterally perform a border control action to prevent probable imminent invasions of the South Pacific in the minutes leading up to the game update of the South Pacific, which they must report to the Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence immediately.

A question I have regarding border control of the CSI is whether breaching the endorsement cap constitutes a security risk and therefore falls under the purview of the CSI or whether it can be handled solely by the DC. Providing the same authority to two separate institutions seems ripe for overlap and future confusion.

(This post was last modified: 01-19-2019, 08:43 AM by Amerion. Edit Reason: Updated draft )

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2.1-2.3 would be CSI only, no?

But I think the conversation about whether CSI or DC do the "low-level" endo cap checks is worth having.

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2.1-2.3 would be CSI only, no?

But I think the conversation about whether CSI or DC do the "low-level" endo cap checks is worth having.

Endo cap checks don't require specialised knowledge so they can definitely be performed by members of the DC. In any case, it would be good practice for lower members and in a way, allowing the Assembly to see who is actually willing to put the time and effort in these repetitive tasks.

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Updated draft:

Draft

Border Control Act

An act to establish processes for the use of in-game ejection and banning powers

1. Definitions

(1) A border control officer is a nation in the South Pacific that, by virtue of being the legal World Assembly Delegate, or by being appointed as Regional Officer with Border Control powers by a legal Delegate, has the ability to eject or ban nations from the South Pacific.

(2) A low influence nation is a nation in the South Pacific that holds an influence score in the South Pacific less than or equal to the maximum attainable influence score of a nation without endorsements.

(3) A border control action is the an act of ejecting or banning a nation from the South Pacific performed by a border control officer. A maximum valid length of a ban may be exceeded if a criminal complaint has been filed and assigned a case number in that time, in which case it may last until the court has issued a verdict and sentence.

2. Powers of the Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence

(1) The Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence may order a border control action when they determine that a nation is contributing to a probable imminent threat of the World Assembly Delegate position being seized by nation other than the legal holder of that position, for up to a week or the time necessary for that nation's influence in the South Pacific to decay to the level of a low influence nation, whichever is longer.

(2) The Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence may order a border control action lasting up to 24 hours against a nation that continuously and defiantly violates the endorsement cap.

(3) The Council of Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence may order a border control action against a nation which is, with probable cause, controlled by the same player as another nation currently subject to a border control action, for the duration of the original nation's border control action.

(4) The Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence must immediately inform the Cabinet and the Delegate, and inform the Assembly within 24 hours, of having ordered a border control action.

3. Powers of the Local Council and Delegate

(1) The Delegate, or a majority of the Local Council, may order a border control action against a nation they determine to be spammers or trolls. The assent of the Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence is required if the nation in question is not a low influence nation.

(2) The Delegate or Local Council must inform the Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence immediately after having ordered a border control action.

(3) The Local Council may enact policy allowing border control actions within its purview to be performed unilaterally by a border control officer. Any change to such a policy must be clearly and immediately communicated to all border control officers.

4. Rights of Border Control Officers

(1) Border control officers ordered to perform a border control action by an institution they are not a member of are granted immunity for executing that order.

(2) Border control officers may unilaterally perform a border control action to prevent probable imminent invasions of the South Pacific in the minutes leading up to the game update of the South Pacific, which they must report to the Council on Regional Security Council on Security and Intelligence immediately.

(This post was last modified: 01-19-2019, 08:47 AM by Amerion.)

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Yup, this seems good to me. Plus now we have a separation of judge, jury, and executioner for all cases except the Delegate handling RMB spam, with appropriate protection afforded by 4.1.

So, yeah, I think this one's done.

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