Law Standards Act

An Aact to define the standard of all laws in the Coalition of the South Pacific

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1. Scope

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(2) No bill or amendment will be brought to a vote in the Assembly unless it follows the formatting outlined in this Aact.

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5. Reformatting of Laws and Legislation

(1) For the purpose of this Aact, the Chair of the Assembly will bring all previously written laws into compliance with the standards outlined by this Aact.

(2) The Chair of the Assembly may bring proposed legislation into compliance with the standards outlined by this Aact before bringing it to vote.

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Addendum 1 – Example of an Amendment

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 7 Wrote:...

then add the representative’s total votes to the final tally.then add the representative’s total votes to the final tally.

(sorry for the awkward formatting in the addendum, but I thought it would be confusing to include the whole thing)

Legislative Procedure Act

An Aact to define the procedural rules of the Assembly

1. Legislative Rules

(1) Any legislator may propose a bill, resolution, or appointment, which will be debated and refined collectively in the aAssembly under the guidance of the Chair.

2. Powers and Responsibilities of the Chair

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(4) The Chair may correct typographical errors, grammatical errors, naming or formatting inconsistencies at any time, as long as these corrections do not alter the original intent of the law, following a three day period in which the corrections are presented to the aAssembly for comments. Any such corrections must be recorded with the legislative history of each law.

Political Parties Act

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1. Defining Political Parties

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(2) Associations for purposes other than politics, including satirical, social, or casual groups, do not qualify as political parties under this Aact.

Proscription Act

An Aact to grant authority to declare hostile persons or organizations prohibited from entering or residing in the Coalition

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4. Judicial Review

(1) A member of the Coalition subject to a proscription may petition the High Court for judicial review under one of the following procedures:

Regional Officers Act

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2. Regional Officers

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

Times Act

An Aact to establish a common timezone for all official deadlines

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1. Scope

(1) This Aact applies to all legal deadlines used by government entities in the South Pacific.

2. Official Timezone

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(4) When publishing non-legal deadlines, conformance to this Aact is strongly encouraged.

Treaties Act

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3. Supremacy Clause

(1) The terms of the Charter and of this Aact are held supreme over terms found within a treaty. No treaty may contradict or violate the laws of the Coalition.

Elections Act

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3. Office of the Delegate

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c. This round of voting for dDelegate will be conducted using Approval Voting.

Law Standards Act
Legislative Procedure Act
Political Parties Act
Proscription Act
Regional Officers Act
Times Act
Treaties Act