[Articles 3, 4 and 6 were amended from the below on August 31, 2015]

Article 3: South Pacific Special Forces

1. The South Pacific Special Forces, herein referred to as the SPSF, is established as the sole Armed Force within the Coalition of the South Pacific.
2. The SPSF will be led by the Minister of the Army and a panel of three Generals, herein referred to as the General Corps, selected by the Assembly and serving a life term.
3. The Minister of the Army will recommend Citizens to serve in the General Corps upon the passage of this document and in the event of a vacancy. The nominee must be approved by the Assembly, which will recommend replacements if the reject a nomination.
4. The General Corps is responsible for the planning of and overseeing of all missions of the SPSF.
5. The SPSF must, at all times, observe our laws, policies, the charter and our legal and contractual obligations, defend The South Pacific, refrain from conduct abroad which contradicts foreign policy and make an effort to include, welcome and accommodate all citizens as members, regardless of their beliefs.
6. The SPSF will be permitted to carry out offensive, defensive, support, and various types of operations as seen fit by the Minister of the Army.
7. The Minister of the Army and General Corps will be responsible for creating further regulations for the SPSF and presenting them to the Assembly for passage in accordance with normal Assembly policy.
8. The SPSF will be responsible for carrying out all operations relating to a Declaration of War passed by the Assembly. A declaration of war is not inherently necessary for the SPSF to act against a foreign entity and/or organization.
9. During the month of May, September and January, the Assembly will prepare a resolution to serve as a mid-term review of the SPSF's development, activity and leadership, with comments, feedback and suggestions for future reform.
10. To prepare such a review, the Minister of Army shall be invited to discuss the performance of the SPSF to the Assembly.

Article 4: Holidays


1. January the 1st shall be declared Delegates Day, celebrating those who have served as Delegate of the Coalition.
2. April the 23rd through April the 27th shall be declared Foundation Week, celebrating the creation of the South Pacific.
3. June the 2nd shall be declared Coalition Day, celebrating the creation of the Charter, Government, and the Coalition.
4. July the 20th shall be declared Independence Day, celebrating our freedom and independence, marking the end of UCR control over the South Pacific.
5. November the 13th shall be declared Creation Day, celebrating the creation of NationStates.

Article 6: Sunshine Provisions



1. The discussions of the Cabinet shall be released every 8 months for public archival accessible to all citizens.

2. The Cabinet may institute a classification system to ensure that discussions that are still undergoing or discussions that would seriously threaten the security of the region are not released too early.

3. The Cabinet shall regularly update the classification status of its discussions and not abuse the classification system to prevent its discussions from being published.

4. The Cabinet may publish its discussions at earlier intervals if it wishes or has been petitioned to do so by a Citizen.

5. The Cabinet may refuse to publish a discussion that has been petitioned by a Citizen.  The reasons for which as well as the discussions in questions must be made available to the High Court.  The High Court may overturn the Cabinet refusal to publish a discussion.
6. In the event that Cabinet discussions older than 8 months have failed to be published, the current Cabinet must publish those discussions in a speedy manner.