EXECUTIVE ORDER: CABINET OPERATIONS
April 15th, 2006
1. The Cabinet consists of the President, Deputy President, Minister of Information, Minister of Foreign Relations, Minister of the Interior, Minister of State and Minister of Justice and National Security.
1.1 The Ministers are accountable to the President and to the National Assembly through the President.
1.2 Ministers must answer any question put to them in the National Assembly openly and honestly, except in cases of individual privacy or national security.
1.3 “Minister” includes the Deputy President.
1.4 “As directed” means as directed by the President.
1.5 All Ministers must maintain, in conjunction with the Minister of Information, a website describing, at minimum, their responsibilities.
Deputy President
2. The Deputy President must serve as Acting President in the President’s absence and generally assist the President as directed.
2.1 “Absence” means any period notified to the Cabinet or when 72 hours elapse when the President does not post to one of the following: the Forum, the Assembly list, the Cabinet list or the FADC list.
Ministry of the Interior
3. The Minister of the Interior is responsible for the environment, federal policing and prisons, welfare systems including Social Security, the functions of the Patents Register, Cybercare, Cyberrail, the Geographical Mapping Agency, the Cyberian Energy Authority, the Economic Enterprise Agency and the administration of unorganised provinces. The Minister is also responsible for the federal budget and development of the national economic simulation.
Ministry of State
4. The Minister of State is responsible for the upkeep of the Constitution, laws and register as detailed in chapter 210.101 of the Federal Code. He or she may host these at lawsvcc.4mg.com or a comparable provider. The Minister must undertake to block e-mail addresses from gathering by spambots.
4.1 The census consists of the names of all citizens, their e-mail addresses, political affiliations, and province or district of residence.
Ministry of Information
5. The Minister of Information is responsible for the recruitment and promotion of Cyberia to newcomers and all parts of the federal website not administered by the Ministry of State.
Ministry of Foreign Relations
6. The Minister of Foreign Relations is responsible for maintaining Cyberia’s diplomatic contacts with other micronations, posting appropriate notices to foreign fora, co-ordinating the efforts of Cyberia’s ambassadors, and heading the Foreign Affairs and Defense Council (FADC).
6.1 The FADC consists of the Ministers of Foreign Relations and Defense, ambassadors as directed, and other citizens appointed by the President.
6.2 Appointments to the FADC are appointments to the presidential staff in terms of 5.28 of the Constitution.
6.3 The Minister of Foreign Relations must consult with the President before any negotiation on the government’s behalf.
Ministry of Justice and National Security
7. The Minister of Justice and National Security is responsible for legal advice to the executive branch, advice on judicial appointments, federal prosecutions, acting as counsel for the federal government, providing the current Constitution, laws and census to the Minister of State, the functions of the National Security Commission, and the role of examiner under the Citizenship Screening Act 2002.
7.1 The Minister of Justice and National Security is independent with respect to any matter where the President has a conflict of interest.
7.2 Opinions by the Minister of Justice and National Security must be based only on law and must be archived on the federal website.
7.3 The Minister of Justice and National Security is responsible for upkeep of the Cyberian Defense Force (CDF), liaison with its Chief of Staff, reporting to and advising the FADC on intermicronational military affairs.
7.4 The Minister of Justice and National Security must consult with the President before ordering any deployment or committing the CDF.
Presidential Succession
8. The order of succession to the Acting Presidency under 5.10 of the Constitution is the Deputy President and the other Ministers in the order they appear in section 1.
Vice-Ministers
9. Ministers may appoint and dismiss Vice-Ministers with the approval of the President. Vice-ministers are not members of the Cabinet and may not act as Ministers except as directed.
Special Events
10. Any Minister may be tasked with Cyberia’s participation in certain intermicronational events as directed.
International Conferences
11. Cyberia’s delegates at international conferences are to be: the President, the Minister of Foreign Relations, other ministers designated for the purpose by the President, or delegates with the rank of ambassador appointed subject to legislative confirmation.
11.1 Cyberia's votes at such conferences are to be cast as directed by the President.
11.2 The President must inform the National Assembly of any international conference which Cyberia attends.
Executive Transparency
12. The membership of the Cabinet, including any presidential staff and advisers, is a matter of public record. Presidential staff may not exercise any executive or statutory powers, or give directions to any minister.
Membership Limits
13. The judges and the Electoral Commissioner must not serve as Cabinet members. Cabinet members may act as EC or as judges, but may not participate in the Cabinet while exercising judicial or electoral functions.
Clean Slate
14. All previous executive orders concerning Cabinet operations are hereby revoked.
Signed,
Michael Fors
President of the Commonwealth
(note: The National Assembly has 14 days to disalow this order)
