Pirate Party Australia
The Pirate Party Australia ( PPAU ) is a political party in Australia, founded on the model of the Swedish Piratpartiet and other Pirate Parties, 2009. She sets her political priorities in the areas of copyright reform, freedom of the Internet and the fight against Internet censorship and the reform of patent law.
The party currently has about 800 members and is a member of the Pirate Parties International. In January 2013, the party was officially registered at the federal level. It occurs in the 2013 parliamentary elections with eight candidates in four provinces.
The PPAU presented for the first time in elections to the Parliament of the Australian Capital Territory in 2012 Candidates. In all three multi -member constituencies ran a pirate. Was elected by a system of Transferable Einzelstimmgebung. Accounted for the candidates of the PPAU between 0.42% and 0.49 % of Erstpräferenzen.
Organization
The 2012 elected board consists of seven people:
- David Campbell - President
- Simon Frew - Vice President
- Brendan Molloy - Secretary-General
- Mozart Olbrycht - Palmer - Deputy Secretary-General
- Rodney Serkowski - Treasurer
- Sam Kearns - Deputy Treasurer
- Glen Takkenberg - " Party Agent "
First president of the party was David Crafti. He was replaced in July 2010 by Rodney Serkowski. 2012 David Campbell was elected president.
A regional organization (state branch ) is currently only available in the Australian Capital Territory. This was about 100 members.