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side administrative decisions required to be reco
rded.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IATTORNEY GENERAL - Peter
Hickey advice to Speaker Neil Spall, 15 August 2
004{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{INeil:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IT
he short answer is no.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IOne has
to look at the legal requirements incumbent on t
he President in {L{Ithis {L{Isituation. First, u
nder Article 5.18 of the Constitution, "The {L{IP
resident {L{Imust, at the beginning of each sessi
on, and may at other times, give {L{Ithe {L{INati
onal Assembly information concerning the affairs
of the {L{ICommonwealth and {L{Irecommend the mea
sures they consider necessary." The only time th
e {L{IPresident is required to give information i
s at the beginning of the {L{Isession. Kerns' re
quest comes in the middle of a session{z thus, th
e {L{Iprovision of info to the Assembly by the Pr
esident is optional.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ISecond, u
nder Article 4.27(2), "Every public officer must
give any {L{Ievidence {L{Ior produce any document
required by a deputy before the National {L{IAss
embly {L{Iunless the Speaker certifies that produ
ction of the document is {L{Iinjurious to {L{Ithe
public interest or prejudicial to national secur
ity." Kerns is not {L{Ia {L{Ideputy. Because he
is not a deputy, he has no standing to request a
{L{Isubpoena from the Speaker. If a deputy were
to request such a {L{Isubpoena, you {L{Iwould be
obliged to grant it. But these requests come fr
om a Chief {L{IJustice {L{Iwhom I am seriously co
ncerned is overstepping the requirements of {L{Ij
udicial {L{Ineutrality by his active participatio
n in Assembly debates. My advice {L{Ias AG {L{Ii
s to deny the Chief Justice's requests and to adm
onish him concerning {L{Ihis {L{Iimproper partici
pation in political matters.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IR
egards, Peter{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{INeil Spall wrote
:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IPeter{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IIn
you opinion, as Attorney-General, are there groun
ds for either of {L{IKens {L{Irequests?{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{INeil{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IKen Kerns wrote
:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IMr Speaker,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{IIt is only arrogant for the President to assume
that, as President, he can{L{Ideliberately ignor
e questions that will prove his proposals unneces
sary.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{II ask that you subpoena
the President's response to these issues, or impe
ach{L{Ihim for nonfeasance{z I'm pretty sure he'l
l offer his opinion if given the{L{Ilegal alterna
tives.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IKen Kerns{{/body{}{{/ht
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
TITLE: Legal Code Bill 2000{{br{}{L{IAUTHOR: Depu
ty Ken Kerns{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IBe it enacted by
the National Assembly all previously enacted laws
, except those enacted between June 1st and the a
doption of a LCA Modifier Bill, and the following
be enacted in their place:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICY
BERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE I - ADMINISTRA
TION: GENERAL{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 100 SYST
EM OF FEDERAL STATUTES{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.1 C
ODIFICATION All Federal laws are to be compiled i
n the Federal Code, except as otherwise provided
by law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.2 CONTENTS The Com
monwealth website must include the Constitution,
the Federal Code, treaties, legislative acts, exe
cutive orders, and regulations made under a legis
lative act.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.3 ACT NUMBERS
Every legislative act must be numbered according
to the year and order in which it is enacted.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IExample: Act 2005.14 is the fourt
eenth act passed in 2005.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.
4 TITLE NUMBERS The Federal Code is to be arrange
d by subject within nine titles, each composed of
a number or numerically-designated chapters, as
follows:{{br{}{L{ITitle I (100-199) - General{{br
{}{L{ITitle II (200-299) - The Executive Branch{{
br{}{L{ITitle III (300-399) - The Legislative Bra
nch{{br{}{L{ITitle IV (400-499) - The Judicial Br
anch{{br{}{L{ITitle V (500-599) - Federal Agencie
s, Programs and Activities{{br{}{L{ITitle VI (600
-699) - General Statutes{{br{}{L{ITitle VII (700-
799) - Electoral Code{{br{}{L{ITitle VIII (800-89
9) - Finance{{br{}{L{ITitle IX (900-999) - Crimin
al Code{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.5 CHAPTER NUMBERS
Each chapter of the Federal Code is to be numbere
d by a decimal arrangement carried out three deci
mal places.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IExample: Title 2 b
egins with Chapter 200.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I100.6
SECTION NUMBERS Each section of a chapter of the
Federal Code is to be numbered by a decimal arran
gement carried out to two or three decimal places
. The first decimal place is to represent the sec
tion. The second decimal place is to represent th
e subsection. The third decimal place is to repre
sent a paragraph.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IExample: Cha
pter 152 beings with section 152.1 and potential
subsection 152.11. If the Chapter has more than 9
sections it beings with Section 152.01.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 110 PROVINCIAL GOVERN
MENTS (98-002, 98-006, 98-022, 98-023){{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I110.11 Cyberia's provinces are:{{br{}{L{I
Bava{{br{}{L{IBelar{{br{}{L{ICorliana{{br{}{L{IFe
licia{{br{}{L{IRepublic of Mattimeo{{br{}{L{IMene
t{{br{}{L{IWindsor Islands{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110
.12 Cyberia's federal districts are:{{br{}{L{IFed
eral District of Cyberia{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.1
3 Cyberia's territories are:{{br{}{L{ITerra Novum
{{br{}{L{IFlotsom Island{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.2
Kernsopolis, in the Federal District, is Cyberia
's capital.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.3 Article 7 of
the Constitution applies to provincial governmen
t.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.31 A minister designate
d by executive order has all executive powers and
functions in an unorganised province.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I110.32 The President amy enact legislatio
n in an unorganised province by executive order.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.33 The trial division of th
e Supreme Court has all judicial powers and fucnt
ions in an unorganised province.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I110.34 The previous charter (however designated
) of an unorganised province continues in force s
ubject to Article 7.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.4 Any
citizen of an unorganised province may require t
he minister to convene a provincial convention if
that province has 3 or more citizens. Once conve
ned a provincial convention has power to propose
a new charter or amendments to an existing charte
r to the province's electors. The Electoral Commi
ssioner must administer the referendum to enact t
he charter or amendments.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.
5 The appellate division of the Supreme Court has
power, on the application by the Commonwealth or
any citizen of that province, to make orders ame
nding a provincial charter so that it is consiste
nt with Article 7.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I110.6 The m
ap of Cyberia is to be determined under Chapter 2
30.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 111 KERNSOPOLIS SE
LF-GOVERNMENT (98-022, 99-007){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
111.1 Kernsopolis, being a federally sanctioned,
independent city under the Virtual Commonwealth o
f Cyberia, shall be entitled to a democratically
elected self government. This self-government sha
ll have the right to pass any law that a province
would be allowed to pass, unless expressly forbi
dden by the Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I111.
2 The head of the self-government shall be a Mayo
r. Kernsopolis shall elect its Mayor every four m
onths, at the same time as the federal elections.
His duties shall include maintenance of an offic
ial website, preside over the City and appoint lo
cal officials.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I111.3 Kernsopol
is shall be governed by a City Council, with the
Mayor as its presiding officer. The Mayor shall n
ot vote on an issue unless the Council is equally
divided. All citizens of Kernsopolis are members
of the Council and may introduce bills, unless s
pecifically negated by federal law.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I111.4 The City Council shall be entitled to
develop its own rules and procedures.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I111.5 The City Council of Kernsopolis may
by a majority vote at any time may alter this fo
rm of Government, provided it stays within the tr
adition of democracy that Cyberia was founded on.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 120 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I120.2 On any federal holiday wi
thin Cyberia all non-essential federal employees
shall be given a paid day off.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
120.3 Foundation Day shall be celebrated on July
19, to commemorate the founding of Cyberia by Ken
Kerns in 1997. Foundation Day is a federal holid
ay.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 130 THE MALA'ANJE
NATION OF CYBERIA{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I130.1 The in
digenous population of Cyberia, commonly known as
the Mala'anje, are by these articles recognised
as a sovereign nation in free association, bounde
d by the laws and constitution of the Virtual Com
monwealth federal government.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
130.2 The Mala'anje people collectively form the
Mala'anje Nation (provincial code MAN), a single
entity which encompasses eight enclaves across Cy
beria which are governed by the Shofet (council)
in Mala'anje City, Mala Enclave, Felicia.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I130.3 The Mala'anje Nation's enclaves
are dictated by the following map{z{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I130.4 The Mala'anje Nation is comprised of
eight enclaves{z Mala, Jo'nl, Bek'a, Tsan, Tygro
s, Aireby, Lasta and East Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I130.5 The Mala'anje Nation is governed under
the same rules and limitations of a province.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I130.6 Cyberian citizens seeking t
o designate themselves as enclave residents and M
ala'anje natives must register with the governmen
t under the same terms as one registers residency
in a province.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I130.7 Enclaves
located within organised provinces are bound not
only by federal laws and regulations, but by pro
vincial ones as well, superseding Mala'anje autho
rity, except in the Mala Enclave, whose integrity
as a permanent and inviolable home for the Mala'
anje is guaranteed by the federal government.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I130.8 The Mala'anje government or
enclaves may not impede or obstruct the business
, trade, commerce or otherwise free movement of a
ny Cyberians in or out of any part of the commonw
ealth.{{/body{}{{/html{}
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE II - EXECUTI
VE BRANCH{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 200 - GENERAL{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I200.1 EXECUTIVE BRANCH Article 4 of the
Constitution provides for the executive branch.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.2 DETAILS Executive orders
provide for more detail with respect to the execu
tive branch.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.3 OTHER AGENC
IES Title V provides for federal agencies, progra
ms and activities not created by executive order.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.4 EXECUTIVE DECISIONS Any
decision by the President which has legal conseq
uences under the Constitution or the laws is null
and void unless and until it is notified in writ
ing to the National Assembly. Every notification
message must be in clear and unambiguous terms, m
ust have a date of effect, and must carry a subje
ct line which identifies it as a presidential dec
ision.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.5 LEGISLATIVE SIGNA
TURE Any decision under Section 200.4 which conta
ins the signature or veto of a bill is null and v
oid unless and until it includes the whole text o
f the bill.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I200.6 GAZETTAL Any
decision under Section 200.4 must be gazetted wi
thin 48 hours.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 210 IMM
IGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IOPEN
CITIZENSHIP{{br{}{L{I210.1 Cyberians may hold dua
l citizenship in other micronations.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I210.2 No-one may be subject to arbitrary e
xile or deprivation of citizenship.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{IGRANT OF CITIZENSHIP{{br{}{L{I210.3 Subject
to this section, the National Assembly may, on a
pplication, grant Cyberian citizenship to anyone
who satisfies the President that:{{br{}{L{I210.31
they understand the nature of the application{z{{
br{}{L{I210.33 they are of good character{z{{br{}
{L{I210.34 they have an adequate knowledge of the
rights and duties of Cyberian citizenship{z and{{
br{}{L{I210.35 if granted Cyberian citizenship th
ey will maintain a close and continuing associati
on with Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IDISQUALIFICAT
IONS{{br{}{L{I210.4 The National Assembly must no
t grant Cyberian citizenship to a person:{{br{}{L
{I210.41 while criminal proceedings (including ap
peals) are pending against them{z or while they a
re confined to a prison in Cyberia{z{{br{}{L{I210
.42 if they have been released from imprisonment
on parole while action can be taken against them
by law to serve any of the remainder of that sent
ence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IEFFECTIVE DATE{{br{}{L{I
210.5 A grant of citizenship is effective from th
e date on which it is requested. The president mu
st lay all citizenship requests before the assemb
ly as soon as practicable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{IDEPORTATION{{br{}{L{I210.61 The president
may deport any noncitizen who is convicted of any
offence for which imprisonment is a penalty or w
ho the president has reasonable cause to believe
is a threat to the peace and dignity of this Comm
onwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.62 The National
Assembly may disallow any deportation within 14 d
ays of its authorization.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.
63 The trial division of the Supreme Court has ju
risdiction to hear and determine appeals against
deportation. The court may stay the deportation u
ntil such time as it makes a final order.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I210.64 You commit a Class A offence i
f you remain in or return to Cyberia in breach of
a deportation order.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICONWAY V
ISAS ACT{{br{}{L{I210.71 The object of this Chapt
er is to authorise visas for certain applicants f
or citizenship who may threaten national security
or present other problems to the Commonwealth.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.72 The National Assembly ma
y issue visas{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.73 A visa al
lows its holder to participate in all the Cyberia
n forums, attend classes at the University, and e
njoy any other benefits a normal citizen can enjo
y except the right to vote, run for higher office
or participate in the Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I210.74 A visa is valid for three months.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I210.75 A visa can be renewed by the N
ational Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.76 The P
resident can suspend a visa. The National Assembl
y has 14 days to disallow the suspension.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I210.81 CITIZENSHIP INVESTIGATION The
President, on receipt of a request for citizenshi
p, must investigate if the applicant{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I210.811 meets the requirements of CFC 210.
3.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.812 has done anything s
eriously prejudicial to the vital interests of th
is Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.82 The Pr
esident must maintain a list of all known Interne
t Protocol (IP) addresses used by persons liable
to deportation under this Chapter and must compar
e the IP address from which the request is made t
o the IP addresses in the list.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I210.83 An applicant must answer any questions a
sked by the President in the course of a citizens
hip investigation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.84 The
President must certify the results of each invest
igation to the National Assembly in sufficient de
tail to enable the assembly to make its own decis
ion on the application.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.85
Anyone who obtains naturalisation by means of fr
aud, false representation, or concealment of a ma
terial fact is guilty of a Class B offence.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.86 Anyone convicted under CFC 2
10.85 may be deprived of their citizenship by an
act of the National Assembly only after a hearing
by the Assembly under which such person is given
adequate opportunity to present evidence to the
Assembly as to why their citizenship should not b
e revoked.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICitizenship Notific
ation{{br{}{L{I210.91 When an applicant is admitt
ed as a citizen, the President must inform:{{br{}
{L{I210.91.1 the Electoral Commissioner,{{br{}{L{I
210.91.2 the province, district or territory wher
e the new citizen chooses to live,{{br{}{L{I210.9
1.3 the party (if any) the new citizen chooses to
join{{br{}{L{I210.92 A citizen who has not chose
n a province or district of residence must be ass
igned to that with the lowest population. If two
or more provinces or districts are tied, the citi
zen must be assigned to that listed first in alph
abetical order.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IREGISTER{{br{}
{L{I210.101 The President must maintain a registe
r showing for each citizen:{{br{}{L{I210.1011 the
ir province and party or independent status{{br{}
{L{I210.1012 the date they became a citizen{z{{br
{}{L{I210.1013 the date (if any) they ceased to b
e a citizen.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I210.102 The regis
ter is a public document and any citizen, provinc
e or party may apply to the Supreme Court for cor
rections to the register.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IDELE
GATION{{br{}{L{I210.11 The President may delegate
the powers and functions prescribed by this Chap
ter to a Minister by executive order.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I210.12 CFC 700.35 imposes additional duti
es on the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 2
11 - VIVALDIAN DEMOCRACY ACT (99-001){{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{IRepealed by Open Citizenship Act 2001.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 220 FORUM POLICIES (98-0
08, 98-014, 98-019, 02-000){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I22
0.1 The forum shall not be flooded with links tha
t could disrupt the free-flow of information in t
his virtual commonwealth. To enforce this princip
le, the following policy shall be applied to all
forums designated as official Cyberian forums.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I220.2 The President is responsib
le for the implementation of this Chapter but may
delegate that responsibility by executive order{z
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I220.3 The President must assi
gn the chief justice or a justice designated by t
he Supreme Court as moderator of the judicial for
um.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I220.4 The president must a
ssign the speaker and the president pro tempore a
s moderators of the legislative forum.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I220.5 Any forum ban or deletion is subjec
t to judicial review on the merits.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I220.6 You commit a Class A offense if you d
elete a message contrary to law or if you deny po
sting rights to any Cyberian citizen contrary to
law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I220.7 Everyone who posts
to the Cyberian Forum thereby makes themself subj
ect to Cyberian law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 2
30 - THE CYBERIAN SIMULATION (98-011){{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I230.1 The president may determine events,
processes and circumstances in the Cyberian simu
lation by actors that are not actual citizens or
persons.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I230.11 The president
may delegate this duty by executive order.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I230.12 All determinations under this
section must be expressed as findings and reporte
d to the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I23
0.2 Any attempt to determine anything with respec
t to he simulation contrary to this section is a
Class A felony.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I230.21 Any att
empt to determine anything contrary to this secti
on with respect to the simulation is absolutely n
ull and void.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I230.3 The ratio
of actual citizens to virtual citizens is 1:100 0
00.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 240 - ST
ANDARDS IN RECOGNITION{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I240.1 T
he Minister of Foreign Relations or an appointed
Ambassador, under the supervision of the Presiden
t will negotiate all treaties with other micronat
ions and micronational organizations.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I240.2 All treaties must require that sign
atories place links to each other. Links must be
of like size, prominence, style, function and tar
get.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 260 - A
RMED FORCES AND DEFENSE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 1
GOVERNING PRINCIPLES The following principles go
vern national security in this Commonwealth:{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{INational security must reflect the
resolve of Cyberians, as individuals and as a nat
ion, to live as equals, to live in peace and harm
ony, to be free from fear and want and to seek a
better life.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IThe resolve to li
ve in peace and harmony precludes any Cyberian ci
tizen from participating in armed conflict, natio
nally or internationally, except as provided for
under the Constitution or law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
National security must be pursued in compliance w
ith the law, including international law.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{INational security is subject to the a
uthority of the National Assembly and the Preside
nt.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 2 SECURITY SERVICES 2
60. 21 The security services of the Commonwealth
consist of the Cyberian Defence Force, the provin
cial guards and the federal and provincial police
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 22 The CDF and the prov
incial guards are the only lawful military forces
in the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 23
Other than the security services established unde
r this Chapter, armed groups may be established o
nly by law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 24 The securi
ty services must act, and must teach and require
their members to act, in accordance with the Cons
titution and the law, including customary interna
tional law and international agreements binding o
n the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 25 No
member of any security service may obey a manife
stly illegal order or be punished or prejudiced f
or disobeying a manifestly illegal order.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I260. 26 Neither the security services
, nor any of their members, may, in the performan
ce of their functions prejudice a political party
interest that is legitimate under the Constituti
on{z or further, in a partisan manner, any intere
st of a political party.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260.
3 CDF The CDF must be structured and managed as a
disciplined military force. The object of the CD
F is to defend and protect the Commonwealth, its
territorial integrity and its people in accordanc
e with the Constitution and the principles of int
ernational humanitarian law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2
60. 4 POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY 41 Only the Presid
ent may authorise the deployment of the CDF in co
-operation with the police service{z in defence o
f the Commonwealth{z or in fulfilment of an inter
national obligation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 42 W
hen the CDF is deployed, the President must infor
m the National Assembly, promptly and in appropri
ate detail, of the reasons for the deployment of
the CDF{z any place where the force is being depl
oyed{z the number of people involved{z and the pe
riod for which the force is expected to be deploy
ed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 43 A Minister must be
responsible for defence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260.
5 COMMAND OF CDF 260. 51 The President is comman
der-in-chief of the CDF and of the provincial gua
rds when they are called into the service of the
Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 52 Command
of the CDF must be exercised in accordance with t
he directions of the Minister responsible for def
ence, under the authority of the President.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 53 Subject to the authority of
the President and the Minister, the Chief of Def
ence Staff has the operational command of the CDF
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260. 6 REGULATIONS The Presi
dent may make regulations implementing this Chapt
er, subject to legislative disallowance within 14
days.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260.7 WEAPONS OF MASS D
ESTRUCTION The production, transit and deployment
of weapons of mass destruction (defined as nucle
ar, chemical, biological, and radiological weapon
s) is prohibited in Cyberia as is the development
and testing of such weapons. The deployment of a
delivery system for weapons of mass destruction
or a missile defence system is prohibited in Cybe
ria. Any violation of this prohibition is a Class
A offence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I260.72 Nothing in
this section may be construed to prohibit the res
earch, development or production of nuclear, chem
ical, biological or radiological devices or proce
sses for legitimate, civil, domestic purposes.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 270 - WEBSITE CONTENT{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I270.1 The content of any Commonw
ealth website must conform to the Constitution, t
he laws and any lawful directions by the Presiden
t.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I270.2 The content of any Co
mmonwealth website is the property of the Commonw
ealth and the creator abandons any claim to such
content by posting or providing it as content of
a Commonwealth website.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I270.3
'Commonwealth website' means any website maintain
ed by an officer of the Commonwealth acting in th
at capacity and includes the CDF website.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I270.4 This Chapter does not apply to
any legislative, judicial or private website, to
the Commonwealth forums or the CBC blog.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 280 - SOVEREIGNTY ACT OF 2007{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.1 The Treaty of Shirekeep h
as the force of law in Cyberia, conduct and execu
tive decisions inconsistent with the Treaty are i
nvalid, and the obligations imposed by it must be
fulfilled.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.2 The Presiden
t must not, without the prior consent of the Nati
onal Assembly:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.21 revoke a
deportation order against a prescribed individua
l{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.22 fail to enforce a d
eportation order against a prescribed individual{z
or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.23 enter into negotiat
ions by which this Commonwealth would accept cond
itions less favourable than those fixed by the Tr
eaty of Shirekeep.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I280.3 The P
resident mist not exercise any form of clemency t
owards a prescribed individual except on 28 days
notice and after hearing any objections by citize
ns of this Commonwealth to the proposed exercise
of clemency. This section does not apply during a
ny time when martial law is in force.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I280.4 In this Chapter, 'prescribed indivi
dual' means any person who signed and ratified th
e Treaty of Shirekeep or who is bound by its prov
isions who was not at the date of signature a cit
izen of this Commonwealth, His Imperial Majesty t
he Kaiser of Shireroth or one of His Imperial Maj
esty's officers and subjects. The principle set d
own in Article 6 of the Treaty of Shirekeep appli
es to any prescribed individual for the purposes
of this chapter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 290 -
IMPEACHABLE OFFENCES ACT OF 2007{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I290.1 The following conduct constitutes an im
peachable offence:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.11 a se
rious violation of the Constitution or the law{z{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.12 serious misconduct{z{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.13 inability to perform the f
unctions of office{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.14
failure to perform the functions of office.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.2 When it appears to a court or
another organ of state that an impeachable offen
ce may been committed, they must communicate that
fact to the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I290.3 The National Assembly may suspend an impe
ached officer from office until the final decisio
n on conviction or acquittal, but the suspension
may neither be renewed nor continued longer than
28 days.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I290.4 The common law
of impeachment is abrogated in Cyberia.{{/body{}{{
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CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE III - THE LE
GISLATIVE BRANCH{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 300 - GENERAL{{
br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I300.1 Article 4 of the C
onstitution provides for the National Assembly.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I300.2 This Title provide
s for the rules and procedures of the National As
sembly, but these rules are not subject to presid
ential veto.{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I300.3 Titl
e VII of the Federal Code provides for legislativ
e elections.{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{ICHAPTER 31
0 - Speaker{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I310.1 The Nationa
l Assembly must, before proceeding to the despatc
h of any other business, elect a deputy to be the
Speaker of the Assembly, and as often as the off
ice of Speaker becomes vacant the Assembly shall
again elect a member to be the Speaker.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{} {L{I310.2 The Speaker shall cease to
hold office if they cease to be a deputy. They m
ay be removed from office by a vote of the assemb
ly, or may resign office by writing addressed to
the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I310.3 Before or
during any absence of the Speaker, the National
Assembly may elect a deputy to act as speaker dur
ing the absence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I310.4
The Chief Justice must preside at any election fo
r speaker. Nominations must be open for 72 hours
and no longer, the poll must commence immediately
that nominations close, and voting in the poll m
ust be for 72 hours and no longer. The election m
ust be by STV.{{br{}{L{I{{br{} {L{I310.5 Th
e National Assembly may also elect a Speaker by u
nanimous consent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I310.6 The Sp
eaker is not to adjourn the assembly, or do anyth
ing else as presiding officer and servant of the
assembly, without the prior consent of the deputi
es. Any question arising in the assembly is to be
decided by the assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IChap
ter 311 ENACTMENTS{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.1 DEFIN
ITIONS 'Bill' means a proposed law and 'item' mea
ns anything else which the assembly can pass.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.2 OPEN DEBATE The complete te
xt of every bill or item (including any proposed
amendments) must be posted to the assembly.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.3 COURTESIES RULE Deputies and
other participants in the assembly must use the t
raditional parliamentary courtesies, titles and f
orms of address in debate.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311
.4 RELEVANCE RULE Any post (other than a parliame
ntary question) in the assembly must be relevant
to a bill or item before the assembly. Parliament
ary questions are not debatable. Previous votes o
f the assembly in the current legislative term ar
e not debatable except in terms of a motion for t
heir repeal or consideration of a presidential ve
to.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.5 ALLEGATIONS Allegati
ons of incapacity, negligence, misconduct or impr
oper motives are not debatable except in terms of
a substantive motion allowing a separate and dis
tinct vote on each allegation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
311.6 TIMETABLE{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.61 Every b
ill or item must be before the assembly for not l
ess than 7 days before being put to the vote.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.62 Amendments to a bill or it
em must be moved within 7 days of introduction or
have the sponsor's consent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3
11.63 The assembly must vote upon all amendments
and procedural motions with respect to a bill or
item before voting on final passage.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I311.64 Any deputy may extend the timetable
for a bill by 7 days, but only once in respect o
f any bill.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.65 The assembl
y may reduce or extend the timetable with respect
to a particular bill before it by unanimous cons
ent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.66 A bill with respec
t to suffrage, elections or proportional represen
tation may not be introduced in the month precedi
ng an election save by unanimous consent.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I311.7 PLAIN ENGLISH Every bill must b
e in plain and clear English which any Cyberian c
an understand.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.8 HOW TO CO
NDUCT A POLL Every poll must continue for 72 hour
s and no longer. Every poll must be set to close
automatically if that is possible. Every poll mus
t include the text of the question, or if that is
not possible, the speaker must add the text of t
he question to a reply message to the notice of t
he poll.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.81 UNANIMOUS CONS
ENT If a deputy or another participant in the Nat
ional Assembly requests unanimous consent to a bi
ll or item and there is no objection within 72 ho
urs it passes without being polled. An objection
may be withdrawn. Any request for unanimous conse
nt must either-{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.811 be sen
t in a message separate to any new motion, bill o
r item{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.812 if the Ass
embly conducts its business using e-mail, be sent
in the same message as the bill or item it relat
es to, with the words "unanimous consent" in the
subject line.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.82 MAJORITY
CONSENT If a number of deputies that exceeds half
of the number of positions in the current Nation
al Assembly consent to a bill or item, and a depu
ty or another participant in the National Assembl
y has moved that it pass by majority consent, it
passes 72 hours after the motion without being po
lled. A deputy introducing a bill or item may ind
icate their consent to it in the same message. If
the Assembly conducts its business using e-mail,
a motion that a bill or item pass by majority co
nsent must be sent in a message separate to any n
ew motion, bill or item. A consent may be withdra
wn.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.9 HOW TO OVERRULE THE
SPEAKER The assembly may overrule a decision of t
he Speaker by simple majority. Once a motion to o
verrule is introduced the ruling in question is s
uspended until the assembly votes on the motion t
o overrule. Debate on a motion to overrule is res
tricted to the legality of the ruling.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I11.10.1 Posting Of Bills{{br{}{L{IThe spe
aker must post every bill or resolution of the ho
use in an assembly blog published for the purpose
, with the full text and a record of the voting,
within 48 hours of being voted by the house. The
same rules with respect to contributions apply to
the assembly blog as to the CBC blog.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I311.10.2 POSTING OF LAWS The president mu
st cause the text of every law (including laws fo
r the amendment of the constitution) to be posted
to the Commonwealth website within 48 hours of f
inal passage.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I311.11 PARTICIPA
TION Participants in the assembly who are not dep
uties are subject to the rules of procedure in th
e same way as deputies and may be admonished, pun
ished, suspended or expelled for breaches of the
rules or legislative contempts in the same way as
deputies.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I330.1 MERIT There i
s to be a Cyberian honours system administered by
the Order of Cyberia. Any honour must be awarded
for exceptional service, not just holding a part
icular office.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I330.2 ORDER OF
CYBERIA{{br{}{L{I330.21 All Cyberian honours (exc
ept Emeritus President, Friend and Ally of the Cy
berian people, military ranks, academic degrees,l
egislative citations) are to be awarded by the or
der.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I330.22 The grades of memb
ership in the order are:{{br{}{L{ICompanion{{br{}
{L{IOfficer{{br{}{L{IMember{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I33
0.23 The senate of the order is its governing bod
y. The senate is to comprise the President, Deput
y President, Speaker, any Emeritus President and
any Companion of the Order. The President is ex o
fficio the chair of the order.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
330.3 EMERITUS PRESIDENT The National Assembly, o
n the recommendation of the order, may confer the
title of emeritus president on any former presid
ent. The title is hereby conferred on President K
en Kerns and President Jack Santucci.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I330.4 FRIEND AND ALLY OF THE CYBERIAN PEO
PLE The National Assembly may grant the honorary
title of Friend and Ally of the Cyberian People t
o the chief of state of any micronation with whic
h Cyberia has diplomatic relations.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I330.5 CITATIONS The National Assembly may,
by legislative act, issue legislative citations t
o any person for distinguished service to this Co
mmonwealth. A citation must be in appropriate lan
guage and recite the services for which it is awa
rded.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I330.6 REGULATIONS The se
nate of the order may make regulations implementi
ng this chapter, subject to disallowance by the N
ational Assembly within 14 days.{{/body{}{{/html{}
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE IV - THE JUD
ICIAL BRANCH{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 400 COMPOSITION{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.1 Article 6 of the Constituti
on provides for the judicial branch.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I400.2 The Justices other than the Chief Ju
stice have seniority according to the dates of th
eir appointments or, where the appointments of tw
o or more Justices bear the same date, according
to the precedence assigned to them by the Chief J
ustice.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.3 Whenever the Chi
ef Justice is absent from Cyberia or is unable or
unavailable to perform the duties of their offic
e{z or there is a vacancy in the office of Chief
Justice{z the next senior Justice who is in Cyber
ia and is able and willing to do so must perform
the duties, and may exercise the powers, of the C
hief Justice, and is, during any period of absenc
e of the Chief Justice from Cyberia or during a v
acancy in the office of Chief Justice, be designa
ted Acting Chief Justice. If no Justices are avai
lable the Chief Justice may appoint a temporary j
ustice to act as Chief Justice.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I400.4 When 2 or more Justices sit together and
their opinions are equally divided the opinion of
the most senior justice (including the Chief Jus
tice) is to prevail.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.5 The
Chief Justice may assign particular cases or cla
sses of cases to a Justice.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I40
0.6 The President may appoint, subject to legisla
tive confirmation, one or more temporary justices
. A temporary justice must take leave from all ot
her positions when sitting as a judge.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I400.7 The Chief Justice may (with the con
sent of the parties) assign a matter to a tempora
ry justice if no other justice is available.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.8 Subject to the Constitution,
this code and any rules of court, the chief justi
ce may issue directions with respect to practice
before the court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.9 If the
re is no chief justice or associate justice the J
udicial Council may appoint a temporary chief jus
tice from among their number.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
400.10 Every judge must refrain from commenting o
n matters of public controversy or from making st
atements which would debar them from hearing case
s under the rule against bias.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
400.11 Every judge must avoid both actual and app
rehended bias.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.12 These ru
les do not apply to temporary justices except whe
n they are functioning as judges.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I400.13 Sections 4.10 and 4.11 impose addition
al judicial qualifications under Section 613 of t
he Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I400.14 the Ju
dicial Council comprises all federal judges, the
chief magistrates (if any) of each province, and
any temporary justices). If there is no temporary
justice who can be assigned to act as chief just
ice, the Judicial Council may refer any matter to
the Court of Justice of the Community. When exer
cising Cyberian domestic jurisdiction under this
Section, the Court of Justice is bound by Cyberia
n law including any precedential decisions of the
Cyberian courts. The President is to negotiate a
n appropriate arrangement with the Community givi
ng effect to this Section.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHA
PTER 410 JUDICIAL PROCEDURE (98-037){{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I410.1 The following procedure shall be use
d in all federal courts:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.1
1 A judge must first hear evidence and argument f
rom all parties before proceeding to determine a
matter.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.12 A judge must pu
blish a full statement of reasons for a decision.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.13 Questions of fact must
be decided at first instance by a unanimous jury
of 3 disinterested citizens selected at random.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.14 A judge may not hear and
determine any matter on which they have previous
ly expressed an opinion, other than an opinion ex
pressed in open court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.15
A judge may not favour or prejudice a candidate i
n an election or a question in a referendum.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I410.16 The Supreme Court must maint
ain a website including a full report of every de
cision of the Court.{{/body{}{{/html{}{L{I
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE V - Federal
Agencies, Programs and Activities{{br{}{L{ICHAPTE
R 500 ADMINISTRATIVE - GENERAL{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
500.1 The purpose of Title V is to provide a comm
on place within the Cyberian Federal Code for all
laws pertaining to the establishment and use of
various governmental organisations that comprise
the Executive Branch, with the exception of the C
abinet.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I500.2 Title V is organ
ised according to the following numerical scheme:
{{br{}{L{IPart I (500-509.999) : Administrative -
General{{br{}{L{IPart II (510-519.999) : CyberCa
re{{br{}{L{IPart III (520-529.999) : CyberRail{{b
r{}{L{IPart IV (530-539.999) : Cyberian Federal U
niversity{{br{}{L{IPart V (540-549.999) : Ken Ker
ns Library{{br{}{L{IPart VI (550-559.999) : Other
Agencies{{br{}{L{IPart VII (560-599.999) : Regul
ations{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I500.3 Governmental orga
nisations based on finances or the economy shall
be placed in Title VIII of the Federal Code.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 510 CYBERCARE - GENERAL{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I510.1 The Cyberian government sha
ll have a responsibility to ensure that Cybercare
is adequately funded such that a high quality of
medical and dental care may be provided to the w
hole population.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I510.2 Part II
of Title V shall be known as CyberCare. It shall
be organised according to the following numerica
l scheme:{{br{}{L{ISection 1 (510-510.999) : Cybe
rCare - General{{br{}{L{ISection 2 (511-511.999)
: CyberCare - Administration{{br{}{L{ISection 3 (
512-512.999) : CyberCare - Billing{{br{}{L{ISecti
on 4 (513-513.999) : CyberCare - Hospitals{{br{}{L
{ISection 5 (514-514.999) : CyberCare - Prescript
ions{{br{}{L{ISection 6 (515-515.999) : CyberCare
- Opt Out Plans{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 511 -
CYBERCARE - ADMINISTRATION (98-024){{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I511.1 The Cyberian Health Service (Cyberca
re) shall be created within the Ministry of the I
nterior.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I511.2 Cybercare shall
be financed purely from federal revenue appropri
ated by the National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CHAPTER 512 - CYBERCARE - BILLING (98-024){{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I512.1 Medical and dental services sha
ll be charged at a maximum fee per service, regar
dless of cost.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.11 This fee
shall be set by the Minister of the Interior.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.12 This fee may not exceed t
he value of the federal minimum wage at any time.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.2 Any medical or dental p
ractitioner providing services under this Act may
bill the patient, or Cybercare.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I512.21 A patient billed by their practitioner m
ay later claim the maximum fee from Cybercare.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.211 A practitioner who bills
their patients may charge more than the maximum
fee for a service.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I512.3 The C
yberian government shall pay in full the college
fees of those medical students who agree to work
for Cybercare for at least four years after they
receive their qualifications.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CHAPTER 513 - CYBERCARE - HOSPITALS (98-024){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I513.1 Cybercare shall establish and
operate a system of free public hospitals.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I513.2 Private hospitals shall conti
nue to coexist with the public hospitals.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I513.3 Cybercare shall provide free ho
spital care of all kinds to all Cyberian citizens
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I513.4 The exception shall be
where the Minister of the Interior regards the o
peration asked for as frivolous or wholly necessa
ry.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I513.41 Cosmetic surgery mi
ght fall into such a category.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
513.5 Doctors and hospital staff employed by Cybe
rcare shall not charge for consultations, for vis
its, for medical advice, for operations, or for h
ospital food{z nor may they levy any other charge
s except as set out below.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I513
.6 Cybercare shall ensure that there is at least
one public health centre in every town of more th
an 6,000 residents{z and that every town and ever
y city has at least one public hospital per 150,0
00 residents.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 514 - CY
BERCARE - PRESCRIPTIONS (98024){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I514.1 Drug prescriptions shall be charged at a
maximum price per prescription, regardless of dru
g cost.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.11 This price shal
l be set by the Minister of the Interior.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I514.12 This price may not exceed the
value of the federal minimum wage at any time.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.2 If someone is unable to ob
tain a doctor's prescription for a drug, then the
full price of the drug is payable, if indeed the
Ministry of the Interior has licensed that drug
for general sale.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.3 Any sh
op selling prescription medicines shall sell them
at the price fixed under Section 513.11 to those
people who have a valid doctor's prescription.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.4 Cybercare shall reimburse
the shop for any remainder in the cost of the dr
ug.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I514.5 The groups exempt fr
om any and all prescription charges shall be:{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1) hospital patients{z{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I2) those registered with the government a
s unemployed{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3) those under
18{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I4) college students{z{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5) those on government pension sc
hemes{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6) those over 65.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 520 CYBERRAIL - GENERAL
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I520.1 The Commonwealth shall
establish Cyberrail, a countrywide railway networ
k to expand the economy and improve the efficienc
y of the market.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I520.2 Part II
I of Title V shall be organised by the following
numerical scheme: Section I (520-520.999) CyberRa
il - General{{br{}{L{ISection II (521-521.999) Cy
berRail - Planning and Construction{{br{}{L{ISect
ion III (522-522.999) CyberRail - Funding{{br{}{L
{ISection IV (523-523.999) CyberRail - Ownership
and Investment{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 521 CYB
ERRAIL - PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION (98-026){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.1 The technology used in this n
ation-wide railway network shall be magnetic levi
tation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.2 Stage 1 of the n
etwork shall be the Coastal Line connecting Kerns
opolis - Belar City - Corliana - Bava City - Mene
t City - Lasteria and shall be completed on or be
fore 01 January 2001.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.21 T
he existing Felician Provincial Line running Clar
eville - Matthias - Seahaven will be connected to
the Coastal Line by a new line running Seahaven
- Lasteria.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.22 The existin
g line linking Clareville to the Windsor Isles by
tunnel will form part of Cyberrail.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I521.23 The terms of purchase shall be agre
ed between the federation and the province of Fel
icia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I521.24 The order of cons
truction of the various lines comprising Stage 1
shall, unless the National Assembly otherwise dir
ects, be determined by the President on the recom
mendation of the Minister of the Interior.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I521.3 Stage 2 of the network will be
a system of conventional branch lines extending i
nto rural districts and shall proceed at such tim
e as the National Assembly may direct.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I521.4 Stage 3 of the network will be cons
truction of the line shown in the Plan at Schedul
e 1 and not covered by Stage 1.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I521.5 The Minister of the Interior shall report
to the National Assembly before 01 June 1999 on
the feasibility and desirability of constructing
a single international port for Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I521.6 Fibre-Optic Communications Networ
k - The Minister of the Interior, in consultation
with the Minister of Defence, shall construct a
fibre-optic cable network capable of carrying dat
a for the proposed submarine defence system along
the route of each tunnel constructed.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I521.7 Transport Hierarchy - It is the int
ent of the National Assembly that the rail system
shall be the primary means of land transport for
both passengers and freight in Cyberia, competin
g forms of land transport shall be required to me
et the actual cost of their operations including
road wear and environmental pollution.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{ICHAPTER 522 CYBERRAIL - FUNDING (98-026){{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.1 The project shall be full
y funded and operated by the Minister of the Inte
rior.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.2 The following sums
are appropriated for the construction of Stage 1
: Stage 1 to be completed by 2001 totalling 1,900
kilometres @ |~98,260,000 divided 2 years. = |~4
9,130,000.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.3 Privatization
of Cyberrail or part thereof shall be considered
after completion of Stage 1, as an alternative C
yberrail may be retained in public ownership and
an annual dividend paid to each Cyberian citizen
on the model of the Alaskan Permanent Fund, but t
he National Assembly final ownership of the syste
m shall be as be decided by law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I522.4 Subject to this Act, fares and freight ch
arges shall be fixed by the Minister of the Inter
ior at a level which reflects the capital and ope
rating costs of Cyberrail, as well as the economi
c, social and environmental impact of other forms
of land transport.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.5 The
stages shall be constructed, in whole or part, by
the private sector under a process of competitiv
e tender.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.51 Each tender s
hall have a deadline fixed by the Minister of the
Interior and blind tenders shall be submitted be
fore the deadline.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I522.52 The
Minister of the Interior shall make recommendatio
ns to the National Assembly on which tender to ac
cept, but the Assembly is not bound to follow tho
se recommendations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 52
3 CYBERRAIL - OWNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT (98-026){{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.1 The appropriation from se
ction 522.2 of the federal code may be reduced by
the President where a private corporation agrees
to invest in Cyberrail{z the amount of such redu
ction shall be equal to the total of any private
or provincial investment{z the federation and oth
er investors shall own that proportion of the sys
tem funded by their own investment.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I523.2 Private investment shall be by way of
tender.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.21 Each tender sh
all have a deadline fixed by the Minister of the
Interior and blind tenders shall be submitted bef
ore the deadline.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.22 The M
inister of the Interior shall make recommendation
s to the National Assembly on which tender to acc
ept, but the Assembly is not bound to follow thos
e recommendations.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.3 There
shall be a Cyberrail Board.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5
23.31 The Cyberrail Board shall comprise director
s appointed by the federation, provincial and pri
vate investors in relation to the amount of their
investment.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.32 The member
s of the Cyberrail Board may be real citizens or
otherwise as the federation and the private inves
tors agree.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I523.33 For the pur
poses of this section the investment by the Provi
nce of Felicia shall be defined by reference to t
rack constructed by that Province as a fraction o
f the total length of track comprised by the Cybe
rrail system.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 530 CYBE
RIAN UNIVERSITY{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.1 The Comm
onwealth is to operate a Cyberian University as a
n independent agency in terms of Section 5.29 of
the Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.2 The Bo
ard of Trustees is to have three (3) members appo
inted by the president and subject to legislative
confirmation. The Board must not include more th
an one member of any single political party.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.3 The Board is to elect and rem
ove a Chancellor, subject to presidential approva
l. The Chancellor is to run the day-to-day operat
ions of the University.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.4
The Board is to operate the University as a focal
point for the common, intellectual wealth of our
nation and other interested parties in order to
generate innovative ideas, educate the population
on insightful and diverse topics, and bring to m
icronationalism the academic and authoritative di
scuss of important issues.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530
.5 The Board is to operate an Encyclopaedia of Cy
beria wiki as a repository of information on Cybe
ria and micronationalism. The wiki must be open
to submissions by Cyberian citizens, faculty, and
students.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.5 The Board is
not subject to direction or review by any organ o
f state, other than the Supreme Court.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I530.6 The Board must establish a clear, f
air, and objective admissions policy based foremo
st on merit.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.7 Members of
the faculty and student body must retain absolute
academic freedom.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.8 The B
oard may attract members of the intermicronationa
l community to attend courses, participate in sem
inars and panels, and teach at the University.{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.91 The university may not ce
nsor the contributions or comments of any Cyberia
n citizen. All Cyberians and other persons may su
bmit articles and opinion pieces for the encyclop
edia, the only requirements are appropriate langu
age and a reasonable attempt at objectivity.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I530.92 All members of the academic
community have a responsibility to fulfil their f
unctions and academic roles with competence, inte
grity and to the best of their abilities. They sh
ould perform their academic functions in accordan
ce with ethical and highest scientific standards.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 531 PRE-TERTIARY EDUC
ATION{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.1 The Federal govern
ment must establish schools for the provision of
pre-tertiary education. The distribution, resourc
ing and operations of these schools must demonstr
ate a commitment to quality and equality.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I531.2 Other organizations including n
on-government organizations may establish schools
but they must be licensed and scrutinised. The l
icensing and scrutiny arrangements are establishe
d by this legislation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.3 T
he Cyberian University, with consultation and par
ticipation by other tertiary education institutio
ns, must establish bodies to administer-{{br{}{L{I
531.3.1 Curriculum in federally run schools{{br{}
{L{I531.3.2 Licensing and scrutiny of pre-tertiar
y schools that are not federally run{{br{}{L{I531
.3.3 Procedures for admission to tertiary educati
on{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.4 The Cyberian Universi
ty, with consultation and participation by other
tertiary education institutions, may set up or fu
nd any other body or activity that facilitates pr
e-tertiary education.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.5 Th
ere is no requirement, for the purposes of the Cy
berian simulation, to produce actual documents or
set up actual bodies relating to pre-tertiary ed
ucation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.6 The licensing a
nd scrutiny of schools may involve any aspect of
the school's delivery of service, including admis
sions, curriculum and staff selection.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I531.7. The procedures for tertiary entran
ce as established under this legislation may requ
ire the federal government to fund and operate as
sessment activities.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.8 The
education of the child must be directed to:{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.8.11 The development of the chi
ld's personality, talents and mental and physical
abilities to their fullest potential{z{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I531.8.12 The development of respect for
human rights and fundamental freedoms, and for t
he principles enshrined in the Charter of the Uni
ted Nations{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.8.13 The dev
elopment of respect for the child's parents, his
or her own cultural identity, language and values
, for the national values of the country in which
the child is living, the country from which he o
r she may originate, and for civilizations differ
ent from his or her own{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.
8.14 The preparation of the child for responsible
life in a free society, in the spirit of underst
anding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes, and
friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national an
d religious groups and persons of indigenous orig
in{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I531.8.15 The development
of respect for the natural environment.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I531.9 All schools must observe and upho
ld the rights of the child as defined by the Conv
ention on the Rights of the Child.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{ICHAPTER 540 - KEN KERNS LIBRARY (99-011){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I540.1 The National Assembly hereby
appropriates 20 million Cy for the construction o
f the Kerns Library in Kernsopolis.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I540.2 The Kerns Library shall be charged wi
th the responsibility of collecting and maintaini
ng any official documents, personal belongings, m
emoirs, or speeches of President Ken Kerns in con
junction with the personal wishes of President Ke
n Kerns.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I540.3 The Kerns Libra
ry shall be administered by the Minister of the I
nterior.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I540.4 The Kerns Libra
ry budget will be submitted to the National Assem
bly by the Minister of the Treasury in cooperatio
n with the Minister of the Interior.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I540.5 The Kerns Library shall be open to t
he public free of charge.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAP
TER 550 - PATENT OFFICE (98-015, 98-021){{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I550.1 A patent office is hereby establi
shed in Cyberia for the purpose of preserving int
ellectual property rights.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I550
.2 Patents may be submitted for technological, ph
armaceutical advances and inventions by the entit
y or individual who will hold the patent.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I550.21 Descriptions of the technology
, pharmaceutical advances or inventions, which re
quire patent protection, are to be submitted by t
he potential patent holder.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I55
0.3 Patents are to be submitted to the Head of th
e Patent Office together with a |~600 registratio
n fee.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I550.31 After due consid
eration and review, the Head of the Patent Office
will grant the patent which will remain effectiv
e for a period of five years.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
550.4 Suspected patent infringements are to be re
ported to the Attorney-General for review and pos
sible litigation. Should the Attorney-General con
clude sufficient evidence exists for a possible c
ivil case, he/she may demand resolution by arbitr
ation. If criminal acts are involved in the poten
tial infringement, the Attorney-General may file
criminal charges against the infringer.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I550.5 The Federal Government of Cyberia
reserves the right to use any or all patents fil
ed for military weapons and/or equipment without
liability and payment of royalties.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{ICHAPTER 551 - NATIONAL MUSEUM (98-038){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.1 Cyberia shall have a museum o
f national history, and a museum of art, both in
Kernsopolis.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.2 The Chamber
of Deputies appropriates 48,500,000 Cy for the c
onstruction of a Museum of National History in Ke
rnsopolis. 551.21 The Minister of the Interior sh
all oversee the construction.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
551.22 The Museum of National History shall be ru
n jointly by the Minister of the Interior and by
a museum curator appointed by the Minister of the
Interior. An annual maintenance request shall be
submitted to the Chamber of Deputies by the Mini
ster of the Interior as well as any additional fu
nds requests.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.23 The Museu
m of National History shall have the power to cha
rge a nominal fee for services rendered which sha
ll be set by the museum curator with the permissi
on of the Minister of the Interior.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I551.3 The Chamber of Deputies appropriates
65,000,000 Cy for the construction of a Cyberian
Museum of Art in Kernsopolis.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
551.31 The Minister of the Interior shall oversee
the construction.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.32 The
Cyberian Museum of Art shall be run jointly by th
e Minister of the Interior and by a museum curato
r appointed by the Minister of the Interior. An a
nnual maintenance request shall be submitted to t
he Chamber of Deputies by the Minister of the Int
erior as well as any additional funds requests.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I551.33 The Cyberian Museum of A
rt shall have the power to charge a nominal fee f
or services rendered which shall be set by the mu
seum curator with the permission of the Minister
of the Interior.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 552 -
CYBERIA ENERGY AUTHORITY (99-003){{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I552.1 The Cyberian Energy Authority is hereby
created for the purpose of operating the Cyberia
n network of hydro-electric dams throughout the C
ommonwealth of Cyberia to provide the lowest poss
ible market rate for electricity to the citizens
of Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I552.2 The Cyberian
Energy Authority shall be jointly administered b
y the Minister of the Interior and the Commission
er of the Cyberian Energy Authority who shall be
appointed by the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I55
2.3 The Commissioner of the Cyberian Energy Autho
rity shall submit all budget requests of the Cybe
rian Energy Authority to the Minister of the Inte
rior including any and all rate changes. The Mini
ster of the Interior shall have the authority to
approve or reject rate increases set by the Commi
ssioner of the Cyberian Energy Authority.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I552.4 Operations and Maintenance{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I552.41 The Cyberian Energy Authorit
y is required to balance its budget.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I552.42 Operations and Maintenance are the
sole responsibility of the Commissioner of the Cy
berian Energy Authority.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I552.4
3 The Cyberian Energy Authority is required to ch
arge the lowest possible market rate provided tha
t such a rate provides enough revenue to operate
a balanced budget.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I552.44 The
operations and maintenance of the Cyberian Energy
Authority may not intrude on private property ri
ghts unless expressly permitted under federal or
provincial law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 554 -
GEOGRAPHICAL MAPPING AGENCY (99-014){{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I554.1 There shall be created within the Mi
nistry of the Interior, the Geographical Mapping
Agency (GMA).{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I554.2 It shall b
e administered by the Minister of the Interior, o
r a designated representative upon the consent of
the President.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I554.3 The GMA
shall be responsible for creating, collecting, an
d upon request, distributing maps to the Commonwe
alth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I554.4 All maps created,
collected, and registered with the GMA shall be c
onsidered a legal document, and shall be the only
authorised maps for governmental use.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I554.5 Maps that are created by agencies,
organisations, or persons not associated with the
GMA, may be submitted for review in becoming a G
MA certified map.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 555
- SOCIAL SECURITY (00-001) 555.1 The object of th
is Act is to establish a system of pensions for r
etired, disabled and unemployed Cyberians which g
uarantees a minimum income to all and allows a co
ntribution-linked extra pension.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I555.2 The Bank of Cyberia must create and manag
e a Social Security Fund.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I555.
3 The Commonwealth must pay into the Fund all sur
plus revenue from the operations of Cyebrrail and
annual appropriations by the National Assembly.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I555.4 The level of annual payme
nts to each of the target groups is fixed by the
following schedule and the Bank of Cyberia is her
eby authorised to adjust Schedule 1 on an annual
basis for inflation:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1) Retire
d Pension - |~15 000{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2) Disabl
ed Pension - |~15 000{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3) Tempo
rary Unemployed Pension - |~10 000{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I555.5 The age of retirement is 60 for men and
women.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I555.6 The Social Secur
ity Fund may make regulations, subject to disallo
wance within 14 days by either house of the Natio
nal Assembly, prescribing:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1)
a reasonable work test for unemployed people{z{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2) a reasonable eligibility test
for disabled people{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3) a re
asonable asset test for retired people{z and{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I4) a system of part payments for pa
rtially disabled or underemployed people.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I555.7 Everyone receiving a full or pa
rt payment under this Act is eligible for Cyberca
re rebates.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I555.8 The Bank is
hereby directed to report to the National Assembl
y on the feasibility of maternity pensions and me
asures to ensure the welfare of children.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 556 - ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE ACT
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.1 In order to promote eco
nomic enterprise and economic growth in the Commo
nwealth of Cyberia, there shall be created an Eco
nomic Enterprise Agency within the Department of
the Treasury.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.2 The Econom
ic Enterprise Agency shall be headed by a Commiss
ioner of the Economic Enterprise Agency.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I556.3 The Economic Enterprise Agency sh
all guarantee business loans to private individua
ls, partnerships or corporations that wish to obt
ain capital and/or assets for the purposes of exp
anding existing businesses provided that total lo
ans for any single private individual, partnershi
p or corporation does not exceed 20,000,000 Cy. T
he Economic Enterprise Agency shall also guarante
e business loans to private individuals, partners
hips or corporations that wish to obtain capital
and/or assets for the purposes of creating new bu
siness enterprises provided that loans for any si
ngle private individual, partnership or corporati
ons does not exceed 50,000,000 Cy.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I556.4 Application for a loan guarantee by the
Economic Enterprise Agency shall be open to all
private individuals, partnerships and corporation
s provided the following conditions are met:{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.41 The business enterprise for
which a loan guarantee is to be made does not dis
criminate against any person based upon gender, r
eligion or lack thereof, political affiliation, c
reed, handicap or disability, sexual orientation,
or any other form of discrimation specifically b
arred of any government agency.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I556.42 That the primary objective of any busine
ss enterprise is not religious in nature.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I556.43 That the total net worth of an
y individual, partnership or corporation applying
for a loan guarnatee does not exceed 250,000,000
Cy.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.44 That any individua
l, partnership or corporation has not defaulted o
n any previous loan guarantee made by the Economi
c Enterprise Agency or any other loan guarantee m
ade by an agency or Department of the Virtual Com
monwealth of Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.45 A
t least 1 part-time (defined as at least 20 hours
of work per week) employee is hired as a result
of any loan guarantee.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.46
Any other condition set by the Commissioner of th
e Economic Enterprise Agency or by the National A
ssembly or both.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I556.5 The Nat
ional Assembly hereby appropriates an original 25
0,000,000 Cy for the creation of the Economic Ent
erprise Agency and guarantees an initial 250,000,
000 Cy worth of loan guarantees.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I557.1 The Commonwealth is to operate a Cyberian
Broadcasting Cooperative as an independent agenc
y in terms of Section 5.29 of the Constitution.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.2 The Commission is to have
a board of 3 members appointed by the president
and subject to legislative confirmation. The boar
d must not include more than one member of any si
ngle political party.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.3 Th
e board is to elect and remove the editor-in-chie
f, subject to presidential approval.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I557.4 The Commission is to operate a blog
covering events in Cyberia and other micronations
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.5 The Commission is not
subject to direction or review by any organ of st
ate, other than the Supreme Court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I557.6 Anyone may (subject to this Chapter) co
ntribute news and opinion posts.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I557.61 News posts must be written in appropriat
e language with a reasonable attempt at objectivi
ty and one or more hyperlinks to the reported eve
nt. The author of a news post must test the accur
acy of information from all sources, give subject
s of news stories an opportunity to respond to al
legations of wrongdoing and identify sources when
ever feasible.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.62 Opinion
posts must be marked as such and carry a signatur
e by which the contributor can be easily identifi
ed. Opinion posts may not be edited unless they a
re defamatory or otherwise contrary to law.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.63 Comments to both news and op
inion posts may not be deleted or edited, except
where the posting is contrary to Section 557.7.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.7 Section 557.6 does not in
clude a noncitizen whose presence within this Com
monwealth is unlawful or to anyone serving a term
of imprisonment.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I557.8 The CB
C must not, whether directly or indirectly, in an
y manner give support to, or oppose, any party or
candidate participating in an election, or any o
f the issues in contention between parties or can
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE VI{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 620 CIVIL RIGHTS - GENERAL (98-
033){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I620.1 No employer, public
or private, may discriminate against an{L{Iemplo
yee, prospective employee, patron, or client on a
ny of the{L{Ifollowing grounds:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I1) ethnic origin, ethnic group or colour,{{br{}
{L{I2) gender,{{br{}{L{I3) sexual orientation,{{b
r{}{L{I4) membership in a political or religious
organization, union, or{L{Isocial club,{{br{}{L{I
5) non-native birth, or{{br{}{L{I6) disability.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I620.2 Organizations whose prima
ry purpose is religion and ministers of{L{Ireligi
on shall be exempted from grounds (3) and (4) if
such{L{Iorganizations object to behavior defined
by their religious{L{Iconvictions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I620.3 No portion of this act shall be interpr
eted to imply preferential{L{Itreatment or specia
l priveleges to any group or individual and shall
{L{Ionly be interpretted to imply equality before
the law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I620.4 Those alleging
discrimination under clause 1 may take their cas
e{L{Ito a court. An employer found guilty of brea
ching these laws shall be{L{Iliable to a fine, no
t to exceed 500,000 CY per case proven.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I620.5 Any federal employee found in vio
lation of this act is subject to{L{Idismissal and
any elected official found in violation of this
act is{L{Isubject to impeachment by the Chamber o
f Deputies and removal from{L{Ioffice.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 621 CYBERIANS WITH DISA
BILITIES ACT (99-015){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.1 To
protect Cyberian citizens from discrimination ba
sed on{L{Idisability, Chapter 621 of the Cyberian
Federal Code shall be devoted{L{Ito anti-discrim
ination policies.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.2 For th
e purposes of this Act, the following definitions
shall{L{Iapply:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.21 Disabl
ed Individual. An individual is disabled if he or
she{L{Imeets at least any one of the following t
ests:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I1) He or she has a physi
cal or mental impairment that substantially{L{Ili
mits one or more of his/her major life activities
{z{{br{}{L{I2) He or she has a record of such an
impairment{z{{br{}{L{I3) He or she is regarded as
having such an impairment.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I62
1.22 Reasonable Accomodation. A reasonable accomm
odation is one that{L{Ican be made without causin
g undue hardship to an employer or{L{Iindividual.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.23 Undue Hardship. An und
ue hardship is defined as a serious{L{Ifinancial
hardship incurred in making an accommodation for
disabled{L{Ipersons.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.24 Qu
alified Disabled Individual. A qualified disabled
individual{L{Iis one who, with or without reason
able accommodation, is capable of{L{Iperforming t
he work involved in an employment position.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.3 Employment{{br{}{L{IAll publi
c and private businesses shall provide reasonable
{L{Iaccommodations to protect the rights of indiv
iduals with disabilities{L{Iin all aspects of emp
loyment. Possible changes may include (but are no
t{L{Ilimited to) restructuring jobs, altering the
layout of workstations, or{L{Imodifying equipmen
t. Employment aspects may include the application
{L{Iprocess, hiring, wages, benefits and all othe
r aspects of employment.{L{IMedical examinations
shall not be used to screen out disabled{L{Iappli
cants or employees and, if administered as a cond
ition of{L{Iemployment, shall be administered to
all applicants.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.4 Public S
ervices{{br{}{L{IPublic services, which include f
ederal, provincial and local government{L{Iinstru
mentalities, the National Cyberrail Corporation,
and other{L{Icommuter authorities, shall not deny
services to people with{L{Idisabilites or partic
ipation in programs or activities which are{L{Iav
ailable to people without disabilities. In additi
on, public{L{Itransportation systems, such as pub
lic transit busses, shall be{L{Iaccessible to ind
ividuals with disabilities.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I62
1.5 Public Accomodations{{br{}{L{IPublic accommod
ations shall include facilities such as restauran
ts,{L{Ihotels, grocery stores, retail stores, etc
., as well as privately owned{L{Itransportation s
ystems. All new construction of, and modification
s to,{L{Ipublic accommodations shall be accessibl
e to individuals with{L{Idisabilities. For existi
ng facilities, barriers to service shall be{L{Ire
moved if readily achievable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
21.6 Telecommunications{{br{}{L{ITelecommunicatio
ns companies offering telephone service to the ge
neral{L{Ipublic shall provide telephone relay ser
vice to individuals who use{L{Itelecommunications
devices for the deaf (TTYs) or similar devices.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.7 Housing{{br{}{L{IAll new
housing construction projects shall include at le
ast ten{L{Ipercent (10%) units that are accessibl
e to disabled individuals.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621
.8 Tax Incentives{{br{}{L{IIndividuals or busines
ses that make modifications to their physical{L{I
plants to make them accessible to disabled indivi
duals shall be allowed{L{Ito claim the cost of su
ch modifications as a deduction on their federal{L
{Itaxes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I621.9 Enforcement{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I(1) The provisions of Titles I-V
of this Act shall be enforceable{L{Ithrough civil
actions filed either by the government or affect
ed{L{Idisabled individuals for monetary relief, i
njunctive relief, or both. A{L{Ilimit of |~50,000
applies to monetary awards to individuals.{{br{}
{L{I(2) It shall be a felony punishable by impris
onment for up to one year{L{Iand/or a fine of up
to |~100,000 to either (a) coerce or threaten or
(b){L{Iretaliate against disabled persons or thos
e attempting to aid people{L{Iwith disabilities i
n asserting their rights under this Act.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 622 FREEDOM OF CHOICE
ACT (99-006){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I622.1 The federa
l government shall make no law prohibiting the us
e of{L{Itobacco, alcohol, cannibas, hashish and o
ther forms of these{L{Isubstances.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I622.2 The federal government shall not impris
on, fine, deprive civil{L{Irights or prosecute an
y person for the possession, sale, purchase, or{L
{Iusage of tobacco, alcohol, cannibas, hashish an
d other forms of these{L{Isubstances.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I622.3 The federal government shall not re
gulate or impede the usage of{L{Itobacco, alcohol
, cannibas, hashish and other forms of these subs
tances{L{Iby consenting adults over the age of 18
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I622.4 No portion of this act
shall be interpretted to apply to any{L{Ientity
or government agency besides the federal governme
nt. No{L{Iprovinicial legislation or initiative o
r referendum shall be affected{L{Iby this legisla
tion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 630 WO
RKER'S RIGHTS (98-027){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I630.1 N
o worker in Cyberia shall earn a minimum wage of
less than |~8.5{L{Iper hour.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
30.2 Workers shall be classified as hourly or sal
aried employees.{L{IHourly employees will be paid
by the hour while salaried workers may be{L{Iund
er contract with the employer and collecting e.g.
sales commissions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I630.3 No h
ourly worker shall be required to work more than
38 hours a{L{Iweek. If overtime is requested by t
he employer the hourly worker shall{L{Ihave the o
ption of being paid overtime equal to 150 percent
of their{L{Iregular pay or using the time-off as
compensation. The number of hours{L{Icompensated
will be computed at 150 percent of the employee'
s actual{L{Iovertime hours.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I63
0.4 An employer must provide to an employee who w
orks less than 38{L{Ihours a week the same fringe
benefits as those provided to a full-time{L{Iemp
loyee, calculated on a pro rata basis.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I630.5 The Minister of the Interior will b
e responsible for any and all{L{Iworker-employer
relations in Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I630.6 Th
e Minister of the Interior will work with the Min
ister of the{L{ITreasury and based on recommendat
ions of the Finance Committee will{L{Imake recomm
endations to the National Assembly for an increas
e to the{L{Iminimum wage.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I630.
7 No employee may be fired without proper cause.
If the employee is a member of a union the employ
er must first negotiate with the union. The follo
wing reasons are not proper cause:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I1. Union membership or participation in union
activities,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I2. Seeking office
as, or acting or having acted in the capacity of
, a workers' representative,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I3
. The filing of a complaint or the participation
in proceedings against an employe involving alleg
ed violation of laws or regulations or recourse t
o competent administrative authorities,{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I4. Race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual
orientation, marital status, family responsibilit
ies, pregnancy, religion, political opinion or so
cial origin,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I5. Disability unl
ess the disability prevents the employee from per
forming the essential functions of the job with o
r without reasonable accommodation,{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I6. Absence from work during maternity leave
,{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7. Temporary absence from wo
rk because of illness or injury.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 631 LABOR UNIONS (98-027){{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I631.1 No worker in Cyberia shall
be deprived of the right to enter into a pact wit
h other workers. All employers shall recognize th
at pacts exists between its workers. This pact is
called a labor union. A labor union may initiate
actions against a company that refuses to negoti
ate for a collective bargaining contract. Members
hip in a union is voluntary.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
31.2 This pact shall be allowed to collectively b
argain with the{L{Iworkers' employers to improve
condition in the workplace including{L{Iwages and
cost of living adjustments. Each labor union sha
ll negotiated{L{Ia contract for a specific period
of time to cover the workers and{L{Iemployer. If
negotiations can not be completed prior to expir
ation of{L{Ithe contract, federal mediators may b
e called in to attempt to resolve{L{Ithe differen
ces. workers have the right to strike against an
employer{L{Iupon expiration of the contract and w
hen the employer refuses to{L{Inegotiate in good
faith and if federal mediators can not resolve th
e{L{Idispute. Prior to striking the labor union s
hall be permitted to seek a{L{ICourt injunction p
reventing the hiring of replacements.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I631.3 Companies shall be prohibited from
creating their own labor unions, although Unions
may be formed to work within the company. Individ
ual employees may at any time join a union.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I631.4 Labor Unions are recognized b
y the Cyberian government if 3 real{L{Icitizens,
2 of which must not have a government position, r
egister the{L{Iunion with the President. Any and
all documents used by the union,{L{Iincluding pos
ts on the forum, must be endorsed by all real cit
izens{L{Iregistered in the union, or it shall not
be considered a document by{L{Isaid labor union.
Labor Unions may have their own page on the Cybe
rian{L{Iwebsite devoted to links to their homepag
es.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I633.1 Cyberia's
virtual location is on the world of Giess, as sim
ulated by membership in the Geographical Standard
s Organisation, GSO.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I633.2 Cyb
eria's timezone is GMT+6 and all transactions, fo
rums and eGroups must be set to that time.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I633.3 Cyberia has the geography, clim
ate, weather, fauna and flora (including the salt
y dog and the skunk ape) appropriate to its locat
ion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 641 GRO
GHAN ANTI-TRUST ACT (99-012){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
41.1 This act shall be known as the Groghan Antit
rust Act of 1999.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.2 The pu
rpose of this act is to put an end to anti-compet
itive{L{Ibusiness practices.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I6
41.3 Regulations{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.31 No cit
izen may serve on the board of directors of two c
ompanies{L{Ior worker cooperatives in the same in
dustry.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.32 It is illegal f
or one company or worker cooperative to charge{L{I
different buyers different prices for the same pr
oduct, or when the{L{Iprice differences are not r
elated to cost differences. This rule only{L{Iapp
lies when the difference in prices has the effect
of substantially{L{Ilessening competition.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.33 No corporation or worker coo
perative may aquire the stock of a{L{Icompetitor
if the aquisition substantially reduces competiti
on.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I641.34 Tying contracts, wh
ich are arrangements whereby the sale of one{L{Ip
roduct depends on the purchase of some other prod
uct or producs, are{L{Iillegal.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I641.4 The Ministry of Justice is charged with p
rosecuting all{L{Iviolations of this act{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 642 DEFAMATION ACT 19
99{{br{}{L{I642.1 This Act may be cited as the De
famation Act 1999.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IObject{{br{}
{L{I642.2 The object of this Act is to ensure fre
e and full debate on political questions in Cyber
ia while preserving to everyone their right to pe
rsonal honour and reputation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
Constitutional Rights{{br{}{L{I642.3.1 This Act m
ust not be read to reduce any rights guaranteed b
y the Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I642.3.2 Th
is Act does not apply to private communications w
ithin Cyberia.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IProcedure{{br{}
{L{I642.4. A cause of action under this Act may b
e pursued by issuing a statement of claim out of
a court of competent jurisdiction and not otherwi
se.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{IDefamation{{br{}{L{I642.5.
1 Defamation means the making of a public stateme
nt which has the effect of attacking the personal
honour or reputation of another Cyberian.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I642.5.2 The statement must exhibit ei
ther:{{br{}{L{I642.5.2.1 malice: or{{br{}{L{I642.
5.2.2 reckless disregard for the truth.{{br{}{L{I
642.5.3 The rule in Sullivan v New York Times rem
ains in force.{{br{}{L{I642.5.4 The trial of an a
ction for defamation must be before a jury.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{IRemedies{{br{}{L{I642.6 The remedie
s for defamation are all or any of:{{br{}{L{I642.
6.1 compensatory damages{z{{br{}{L{I642.6.2 punit
ive damages{z or{{br{}{L{I642.6.3 an apology in t
erms ordered by the Court.{{br{}{L{I642.6.4 The r
ule of common law distinguishing libel and slande
r is abolished.{{br{}{L{I642.6.5 The rule in Hust
ler Magazine Corporation v Jerry Falwell remains
in force.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ILimitation{{br{}{L{I
642.7 A cause of action for defamation ceases 3 m
onths after the making of the defamtory statement
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ILiability{{br{}{L{I642.8 Lia
bility for defamation attaches to the author, edi
tor and publisher of the statement.{{/body{}{{/ht
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CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE VII - GENERA
L STATUTES{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 700 ELECTORAL CODE{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.01 SCOPE This Code applies t
o every election held in the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I700.021 ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER The El
ectoral Commissioner has any functions or powers
vested by the Constitution or this Code.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I700.022 The Judicial Council must desig
nate a person to serve as Electoral Commissioner
when there is no Electoral Commissioner during th
e 35 days before an election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
700.023 The Electoral Commissioner must not, whet
her directly or indirectly, in any manner give su
pport to, or oppose, any party or candidate parti
cipating in an election, or any of the issues in
contention between parties or candidates.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I700.024 The Electoral Commissioner mu
st not serve as Deputy President or Acting Presid
ent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.024.1 If the Electora
l Commissioner if serving as a Cabinet member, he
must recuse himself from any non-public cabinet
meetings or discussions within twenty-one days of
an election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.024.2 Once t
he Population of Cyberia reaches fifty (50) votin
g citizens, the Electoral Commissioner may not se
rve (formally or informally) as a member of the C
abinet or the presidential staff.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I700.03 ELECTORAL REGISTER The Electoral Commi
ssioner must maintain a Yahoo (or equivalent) mai
ling list for election registration.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I700.031 The Electoral Commissioner must en
sure that no entry on the register is contrary to
law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.032 Any elector or p
olitical party may object to any entry in the reg
ister on the grounds that it is contrary to law.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.033 Each elector must ensur
e that their email address and details are curren
t.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.034 The Electoral Commi
ssioner must not send a ballot to anyone who is n
ot eligible to vote or to any email address which
is not included on the register.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I700.035 Every new citizen has the right to be
informed, within 7 days of commencement of their
citizenship act, of the need to register by subs
cribing to the Yahoo (or equivalent) mailing list
for election registration.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I70
0.04 TIMETABLE The Electoral Commissioner must ob
serve the following timetable in conducting an el
ection.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.041 Notice of regi
stration 3 weeks before election day{z{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I700.042 notice of election 2 weeks before
election day{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.043 day of
nomination 1 week before election day{z{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I700.044 General elections must be held
on the second Saturday in January, April, July an
d October in every year.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.0
5 NOTIFICATION The Electoral Commissioner must no
tify each election by post in the Commonwealth Fo
rum. The notification must include:{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I700.051 the timetable for the election{z{{b
r{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.052 an email address at whic
h the Electoral Commissioner can be reached{z{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.053 the qualifications for ea
ch office{z and{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.054 the el
ectors qualified to vote for each office.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I700.06 NOMINATIONS Any elector or pol
itical party may (by notice directed to the Elect
oral Commissioner) nominate one or more candidate
s or a ticket to any office.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7
00.062 A citizen may be a candidate for more than
one office at any election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7
00.063 If the number of candidates in any electio
n is not greater the number of seats the election
must proceed in order to allow the people the op
tion of electing a write-in candidate.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I700.08 DEMOCHOICE The Electoral Commissio
ner must use the automated polling system at http
://www.demochoice.org/dcsetup.php (if available)
to conduct elections (including referendums and i
nitiatives) under this code.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I7
00.081 LISTING OF CANDIDATES When preparing a Dem
ochoice poll the Electoral Commissioner must incl
ude the name, party and ticket position (if any)
of each citizen qualified for the office but must
exclude-{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.0811 any citizen
(such as a judge or electoral commissioner) who
is ineligible for elected office.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I700.0812 in presidential elections, any citiz
en who who has not nominated for the office or ha
s been nominated without their consent.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I700.08121 If there are not at least 2 (
two) announced candidates running, then all eligi
ble candidates shall be listed except those who s
pecifically notify the electoral commissioner of
their desire to be excluded from the ballot.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.082 PRESIDENTIAL MAJORITY If at
any stage of a Demochoice count for President, t
here are only two remaining candidates who each h
ave the same number of votes, the Demochoice rand
om determination must be ignored and the EC must
conduct a runoff election between the two candida
tes on the next Saturday after the election. If b
oth candidates receive the same number of votes a
t the runoff election, the Demochoice random dete
rmination is to prevail.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1
0 MANUAL ELECTIONS This section applies if and on
ly if the Demochoice script becomes unavailable o
r impracticable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.101 SECRE
T BALLOT The Electoral Commissioner must preserve
the secrecy of the ballot. Ballots which are pub
lished or provided to an expert tabulator must be
numbered uniquely but otherwise stripped of iden
tification and the Electoral Commissioner must se
nd a copy of their ballot (indicating the unique
number) to each elector who votes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I700.103 ADOPTED LAW A manual election must be
conducted, mutatis mutandis, according to Part 2
of Schedule 6 to the Constitution Act 1902 of Ne
w South Wales. The schedule is available at http:
//www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca19
02188/sch6.html{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.104 MANUAL
QUOTA The quota for a manual election under this
code must be calculated by dividing the total nu
mber of first preference votes for all candidates
by 1 more than the number of vacancies to be fil
led and by increasing the result to the next high
est whole number.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.105 WRIT
E-IN VOTES Write-in votes are permissible. A writ
e-in vote for a candidate already elected or excl
uded must be counted according to the next availa
ble preference.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.106 EXPERT
TABULATORS If the Electoral Commissioner has no
experience of counting an STV election, then the
Commissioner may call on the assistance of an exp
ert tabulator to count the election.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I700.1061 An expert tabulator may be given
access to the ballots for an election and may cou
nt the election, but any decision or action by an
expert tabulator (other than a purely technical
one) must have the consent of the Electoral Commi
ssioner.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.107 MANUAL VOTING
Each ballot must give the elector an option of v
oting for a ticket or for individual candidates.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1071 An elector may vote by
writing on their ballot the name of the candidat
e they wish to elect, and may in addition add the
names of other candidates in order from highest
to lowest.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1072 If an elec
tor votes for a ticket their ballot must be treat
ed in all respects as if they had voted the order
of preferences fixed in the ticket.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I700.1073 In interpreting a vote the Electo
ral Commissioner must be guided by the clear inte
ntion of the elector.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.111
DECLARATION The Electoral Commissioner must, as s
oon as practicable after the voting deadline, dec
lare the result of each election. The declaration
must include for each election:{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I700.1111 the number of electors who voted{z{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1112 the primary vote for eac
h candidate{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1113 the tot
al vote for each candidate at any stage of the co
unt{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1114 a list of voter
s for each election showing the names of everyone
who received a ballot, cast a vote or sent in an
excuse for not voting{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.1
115 and the order of election of the successful c
andidates.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.112 The declara
tion must be gazetted.{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.12 OFFENC
ES Chapters 950-953 provide for electoral offence
s.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.13 JUDICIAL REVIEW Judi
cial review by the Supreme Court is a review on t
he merits without undue regard to matters of form
or technicalities.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.131 Th
e Court is not required to nullify an election un
less it is satisfied that there were acts or omis
sions by someone which changed the result of the
election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.132 The Court mu
st, if it nullifies an election or refuses to ove
rturn a nullification by the Electoral Commission
er, make orders calling a new election as soon as
practicable.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.14 CASUAL VA
CANCIES Vacancies in the National Assembly and th
e Congress of the Community must be filled by app
ointment. The party which nominated the outgoing
deputy or delegate must appoint the successor to
a partisan vacancy. The president must appoint a
successor to an independent vacancy.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I700.15 SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS If a candida
te is elected as president and deputy at the same
time, their seat in the National Assembly must b
e treated as a legislative vacancy.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I700.16 DECLINED ELECTIONS If a candidate is
elected and declines to accept the office, that
office must be treated as a casual vacancy.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.17 PRIMARY ELECTIONS Primary el
ections may be held before any general election a
s jointly determined by the party and by the Elec
toral Commissioner.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.171 El
ection day must be decided by the party.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I700.172 The party must give its members
a reasonable time to nominate for a primary elec
tion.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.173 Only party membe
rs who are electors may vote in that party's prim
ary election. The party itself may decide if elec
tors who are party members can be candidates.{{br
{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.174 The party must provide th
e Electoral Commissioner with a list of members a
nd candidates at least 3 days before election day
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.175 The election must be
administered by the Electoral Commissioner as ag
reed between the party and the Electoral Commissi
oner.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.176 Subject to this
section, the rules for general elections apply to
primary elections.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.177 Pr
imary elections are not regular general elections
for the purposes of the Nonvoters Clause of the
Constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I700.18 UNIFORM D
IVISOR The uniform divisor for calculating the nu
mber of deputies is that number which, when divid
ed into the number of electors results in an odd
number closest to the result of dividing the numb
er of electors by 3.{{/body{}{{/html{}
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CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE VIII - FINAN
CES{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 800 ADMINISTRATIVE RULES - G
eneral{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I800.1 Title VIII of the
Federal Statutes shall be reserved for all laws
pertaining to finance, particularly where it conc
erns running the government. The Tax Code printed
within Title VIII shall be the basis for revenue
estimates for the national budget{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I800.2 Title VIII shall be organised by the fo
llowing numerical scheme:{{br{}{L{IPart I (800-80
9.99) - Administrative Rules{{br{}{L{IPart II (81
0-819.99) - Governmental Organisations - Oversigh
t of the Economy{{br{}{L{IPart III (820-829.99) -
Tax Code and related laws{{br{}{L{IPart IV (830-
899.99) - Authorisations{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.3
0 Government Salaries{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.31 T
he Bank Commissioner must pay every officer of th
e Commonwealth |~1000 per month of service.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.32 The Bank Commissioner must p
rorate salaries for time in service under one who
le month.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.33 Deputy Presid
ent, Speaker, and non-serving Temporary Justice a
re not paid positions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I808.34
When a citizen serves in more than one office, th
e Bank Commissioner must pay them |~250 per month
for service in each additional office.{{br{}{L{I
{{br{}{L{I808.35 An amendment to this chapter mus
t not take effect until a new National Assembly i
s seated.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.1 ESTABLISHMENT
The President must establish the Reserve Bank of
Cyberia as a close corporation owned by the Commo
nwealth{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.2 REALISTIC ACCOUN
TING The Bank must receive deposits and make loan
s in a realistic manner. No deposit greater than
CYD 10 000 may be accepted without evidence of ac
tual economic activity in Cyberia such as the pos
ting of web pages or the receipt of salaries. The
Bank must operate a database showing all deposit
s and permitting prompt recording of transactions
.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.3 SOURCES OF INCOME For
simulation purposes all income in Cyberia must fl
ow from contractual payments or meet the realisti
c activity test. The President may fix levels of
payment for public activity such as forum posts o
r contributions to the forum community chest by r
egulation.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.4 MANAGEMENT Th
e Bank is to be managed by a Commissioner appoint
ed by the President subject to confirmation by th
e National Assembly.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.5 PUB
LIC ACCOUNTS The public accounts of the Commonwea
lth and its political subdivisions must be held w
ith the Bank.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.6 LICENSING
The President may license other banks to operate
within Cyberia subject to them observing Cyberian
law and meeting the same conditions as the Bank.
{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.7 INVESTMENT The Bank may
purchase shares or otherwise invest in Cyberian
enterprises and institutions.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
810.8 COST OF LIVING The account of each real cit
izen must be reduced by the cost of living each m
onth. The President may fix the cost of living in
Cyberia by regulation under this Act.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I810.9 GRANDFATHER CLAUSE Virtual enterpri
ses with a long history in Cyberia may be recogni
sed by the Bank before 01 january 2003. Virtual e
nterprises may retain their existing revenues and
holdings but all future revenue must come from c
ontractual payments or meet the real activity tes
t.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.10 DORMANT ENTERPRISES
Any virtual enterprise not recognised before the
cutoff date is deemed to have been dissolved on t
hat date.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I810.11 REGULATIONS T
he President may make regulations implementing th
is Act subject to disallowance within 14 days by
the National Assembly.{{/body{}{{/html{}{L{I
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{}{{br{}{L{IThe Federal Laws of the VCC.{{br{}{L{I
CYBERIAN FEDERAL CODE{{br{}{L{ITITLE IX - CRIMINA
L CODE{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 900 - ADMINISTRATIVE{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I900.1 Title IX should be known as t
he Criminal Code. All statutes within Title IX sh
all be related to criminal law.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I900.2 Title IX shall be organized according to
the following numerical scheme:{{br{}{L{IPart I (
910-919.999) - Criminal Procedure{{br{}{L{IPart I
I (920-929.999) - Criminal Jurisdiction{{br{}{L{I
Part III (930-939.999) - Criminal Responsibility{{
br{}{L{IPart IV (940-949.999) - Offenses Against
the Commonwealth{{br{}{L{IPart V (950-959.999) -
Offenses Against Democracy{{br{}{L{IPart VI (960-
969.999) - Offenses Against Public Order{{br{}{L{I
Part VII (970-999.999) - General Offenses{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I901.1 Denial of Rights{{br{}{L{IYou c
ommit this Class B offense if you (as a public of
ficial in any tier of government) deny to any Cyb
erian citizen rights guaranteed by Article 3 of t
he constitution.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 910 -
Criminal Procedure : Fugitives (99-015, 99-017){{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I910.1 Anyone who fails to respo
nd to a warrant of apprehension by entering an ap
pearance before the issuing court within 14 days
of being notified of the warrant is deemed to hav
e resigned their citizenship.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
910.2 Anyone deemed to have resigned under sectio
n 1 may not be readmitted as a citizen unless and
until they answer the charges pending against th
em.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I910.3 The period of 14 day
s under Section 1 is extended for anyone who sati
sfies the issuing court that they were unable to
answer the warrant or were unaware of the warrant
while the inability or lack of knowledge continu
ed.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 911 - Criminal Pro
cedure : Sentencing (99-102, 99-013){{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{ICHAPTER 911 - Criminal Procedure : Sentenc
ing (99-102, 99-013){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I911.1 The
penalty for a Class A offence is imprisonment fo
r life.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I911.2 The penalty for
a Class B offence is imprisonment for 6 months.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I911.3 The penalty for a Class C
offence is imprisonment for 3 months.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I911.4 The penalty for a Class D offence i
s imprisonment for 1 month.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I91
1.5 The sentence on conviction of an offence may
include in addition to or in substitution for a t
erm of imprisonment, a fine equal to the income r
eceivable by the offender during that term.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I911.6 Anyone convicted of a Class A
offence under this Code or of any offnce under C
hapter 5 is disqualified from voting in any elect
ion held in Cyberia for 7 years.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{ICHAPTER 940 OFFENCES AGAINST THE COMMONWEALTH (
98-007, 98-034, 99-013){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.1
TREASON{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class A offence
if, being subject to the jurisdiction of the Comm
onwealth, you levy war against the same or adhere
to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort wi
thin the Commonwealth or elsewhere.{{br{}{L{I{{br
{}{L{I940.2 MISPRISION OF TREASON{{br{}{L{IYou co
mmit this Class A offence if, being subject to th
e jurisdiction to the Commonwealth and having kno
wledge of the commission of any treason against t
hem, you conceal and do not, as soon as may be, d
isclose and make known the same to the President
or to some judge of the Commonwealth, or to the g
overnor or to some judge or justice of a particul
ar Province.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.3 REBELLION O
R INSURRECTION{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class A o
ffence if you incite, set on foot, assist, or eng
age in any rebellion or insurrection against the
authority of the Commonwealth or the laws thereof
, or give aid or comfort thereto.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I940.4 SABOTAGE{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class
A offence if you{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.4.1 know
ingly and without the consent or knowledge of the
authorised officer offer or accept any login, pa
ssword or account giving you control of the Commo
nwealth forum, website or any official email grou
p{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.4.2 knowingly retain a
ny such login, password or account after leaving
office{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.4.3 knowingly bre
ach the terms of use of any web hosting or forum
service with respect to any Commonwealth forum, w
ebsite or official email group.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I940.5 SEDITION{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class B
offence if you, in any Province or Territory, or
in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the
Commonwealth, attempt to overthrow, put down, or
to destroy by force the Government of the Commonw
ealth, or to levy war against the same, or to opp
ose by force the authority thereof, or by force t
o prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any
law of the Commonwealth, or by force to seize, ta
ke, or possess any property of the Commonwealth c
ontrary to the authority thereof.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}
{L{I940.6 ACTIVITIES AFFECTING ARMED FORCES DURIN
G WAR{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class B offence if
, when the Commonwealth is at war, you wilfully m
ake or convey false reports or false statements w
ith intent to interfere with the operation or suc
cess of the defence forces of the Commonwealth or
to promote the success of its enemies{z or you,
when the Commonwealth is at war, wilfully cause o
r attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, m
utiny, or refusal of duty, in the defence forces
of the Commonwealth, or wilfully obstruct the rec
ruiting or enlistment service of the Commonwealth
, to the injury of the service or the Commonwealt
h, or attempt to do so.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.7
RECRUITING FOR SERVICE AGAINST COMMONWEALTH{{br{}
{L{IYou commit this Class C offence if you recrui
t within the Commonwealth, or in any place subjec
t to the jurisdiction thereof, to engage in armed
hostility against the same{z or open, a recruiti
ng station for the enlistment of recruits to serv
e in any manner in armed hostility against the Co
mmonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.8 You commit a
Class A offence if you issue or obey any order c
ontrary to Chapter 260.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I940.9
You commit a Class A offence if you establish an
armed group contrary to Chapter 260.{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I940.10 You commit a Class B offence if you
issue or obey any call for the CDF or any of its
officers or members to disobey a lawful order.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 950 OFFENCES AGAINST DE
MOCRACY - DEFINITIONS (99-017){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
950.1 'Election' means any election held under la
w to fill any office or place of a public charact
er and any referendum{z and includes any election
by either house of the National Assembly{z{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I950.2 'Elector' means anyone entitl
ed to vote at an election{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I95
0.3 'Presiding officer' means the Electoral Commi
ssioner, an expert tabulator or anyone appointed
to assist the Electoral Commissioner in relation
to the election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 951 I
LLEGAL PRACTICES (99-017){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.
1 You commit this Class D offence if you:{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I951.2 while prohibited by law from vo
ting at an election, and knowing you are so prohi
bited, you votes at the election{z or{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I951.3 procure anyone who is, and who you
know is, prohibited from voting at an election to
vote at the election{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951
.4 before or during an election, and for the purp
ose of promoting or procuring the choice of any c
andidate at the election, knowingly publish a fal
se statement of the withdrawal of another candida
te at the election{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.5
before or during an election, and for the purpose
of affecting the return of a candidate at the el
ection, knowingly publish a false statement of fa
ct respecting the personal character or conduct o
f the candidate{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.6 bei
ng a candidate at an election, withdraw from bein
g a candidate in consideration of a payment or pr
omise of payment{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.7 be
ing a candidate or the agent of a candidate at an
election, corruptly procure any other person to
withdraw from being a candidate at the election i
n consideration of any payment or promise of paym
ent.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I951.8 knowingly provide m
oney for any payment which is contrary to this Ch
apter or for replacing any money which has been e
xpended in any such payment{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I951.9 print, publish, or post any message with
respect to an election which does not include the
name and email address of the author.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{ICHAPTER 952 OTHER OFFENCES (99-017){{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.1 Impersonation{{br{}{L{IYou co
mmit this Class A offence if you vote or attempt
to vote in, or register or attempt to register, t
he name of another person at an election, whether
the name is that of a person living or dead or o
f a fictitious person.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.2 D
ouble voting{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class A off
ence if you vote or attempt to vote more than onc
e at an election.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.3 Briber
y{{br{}{L{IYou commit this Class C offence if you
give, confer or procure, or promise or offer to
give or confer or to procure or attempt to procur
e, to, upon or for any person any property or ben
efit of any kind on account of anything already d
one or omitted to be done, or to be afterwards do
ne or omitted to be done{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.3
1 by an elector at an election in the capacity of
an elector or in order to induce any person to e
ndeavour to procure the return of any person at a
n election, or the vote of any elector at an elec
tion{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.32 being an elector
, ask, receive or obtain, or agree or attempt to
receive or obtain, any property or benefit of any
kind for himself or any other person on account
of anything already done or omitted to be done, o
r to be afterwards done or omitted to be done, by
them at an election in the capacity of an electo
r{z{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.33 ask, receive or obt
ain, or agree or attempt to receive or obtain, an
y property or benefit of any kind for himself or
any other person on account of a promise made by
them or any other person to endeavour to procure
the return of any person at an election, or the v
ote of any person at an election{z or{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I952.34 advance or pay any money to or for
the benefit of any other person with the intent
that such money shall be applied for any of the p
urposes mentioned in this ection, or in discharge
or repayment of money wholly or in part applied
for any such purpose.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.4 Fa
lse answers to questions at elections{{br{}{L{IYo
u commit this Class A offence if you:{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I952.41 wilfully make a false answer to an
y question which is lawfully put to you by the pr
esiding officer, and which you are required by la
w to answer{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.42 being
lawfully required to make a declaration before vo
ting, you wilfully make a false declaration.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.5 Breach of secrecy{{br{}{L{IYo
u commit this Class A offence if you:{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I952.51 while a presiding officer, attempt
to ascertain or discover, or aids in ascertainin
g or discovering, how anyone votes, except in the
case of a person voting openly{z or{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I952.52 as a presiding officer obtained kno
wledge or the means of knowledge of how someone h
as voted, disclose or aid in disclosing such know
ledge otherwise than in answer to a question put
in the course of proceedings before some court of
competent jurisdiction is guilty of a Class A of
fence.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.6 False claims{{br{}
{L{IYou commit this Class D offence if you:{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I952.61 make in a claim to be enroll
ed as an elector any statement which you know is
false in any material particular{z or{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I952.62 make, orally or in writing, to a c
ourt of competent jurisdiction a statement relati
ng to the qualification of anyone as an elector w
hich you know, false in any material particular.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 953 CITIZEN'S RIGHTS (9
9-017){{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I953.1 Proseuction{{br{}
{L{IAny citizen may institute a prosecution for c
rimes committed under chapters 950-952 of the fed
eral statutes.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{ICHAPTER 954 CRI
MES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I954.1 JUDICIAL CORRUPTION You commit
this Class A offence if, as a judge, you solicit
or accept a bribe or other improper reward, on ac
count of anything already done or omitted or offe
red to be done or omitted in your judicial capaci
ty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I954.2 PERJURY You commit t
his Class B offence if, in any judicial proceedin
g or for the purposes of instituting a judicial p
roceeding, you knowingly give evidence which is f
alse in a material particular.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
954.3 CORRUPTION OR INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES You
commit this Class B offence if you:{{br{}{L{I{{b
r{}{L{I954.31 threaten, intimidate, restrain, or
impede a person called or to be called as a witne
ss in a judicial proceeding{z or{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L
{I954.32 give or offer a benefit of any kind to s
uch a person as an inducement to perjury.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I954.4 JUDICIAL BRIBERY You commit thi
s Class B offence if you give, promise or offer a
bribe or other improper reward to a judge in ord
er to procure an act of judicial corruption.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I954.5 CRIMINAL FACILITATION You com
mit a Class C Offence if you hide someone who has
committed a crime, help their escape, destroy ev
idence concerning the crime, or in other like way
s impede its discovery or prosecution.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I954.6 ATTEMPTING TO PERVERT JUSTICE You c
ommit this Class C offence if you attempt, in any
way not specially defined in this Act, to obstru
ct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of jus
tice in relation to any judicial proceeding.{{br{}
{L{I{{br{}{L{I954.7 CONTEMPT OF COURT The courts
have inherent power to protect the integrity of t
heir proceedings by punishing contempts, includin
g the power to punish contempts in the face of th
e court summarily. Only the formulated rules of l
aw apply to contempt of court.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
CHAPTER 955 CRIMES AGAINST THE ECONOMY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.1 THEFT You comm
it this Class B offence if you unlawfully take wh
at belongs to another with intent to acquire it,
and the taking involves loss.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I
955.11 The theft is a Class C offence, if the cou
rt, taking account of the value of what is stolen
and other circumstances of the crime, holds it p
etty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.12 The theft is a Cl
ass A offence if the court, taking into account w
hether the unlawful appropriation took place afte
r intrusion into a dwelling, whether it concerned
the appropriation of property borne by a person,
whether the accused was equipped with a weapon,
explosive or similar aid, or whether the act was
otherwise of an especially dangerous or ruthless
nature, concerned property of considerable value
or entailed a keenly felt loss, holds it gross.{{
br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.21 FRAUD You commit this Cl
ass B Offence if you by deception induce someone
to commit or omit to commit some act which involv
es gain for the accused and loss for the deceived
or someone represented by the latter. You also c
ommit this Class B offence if you, by delivering
incorrect or incomplete information, or by making
alterations to a programme or recording or by ot
her means, unlawfully affects the result of aut o
matic data processing or any other similar automa
tic process so that gain accrues to the offender
and loss is entailed by any other person.{{br{}{L
{I{{br{}{L{I955.21 The fraud is a Class C offence
if the court, taking account of the extent of th
e loss and other circumstances of the fraud, hold
s it petty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.22 The fraud i
s a Class A offence if the court, taking account
of whether the offender abused public trust or em
ployed a false document or misleading bookkeeping
, or whether the fraud otherwise was of a particu
larly dangerous nature, involved a substantial va
lue or resulted in a keenly felt loss.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I955.3 EXTORTION You commit this Class B o
! ffence if you by unlawful coercion induce someo
ne to do or not do something which involves gain
for the offender and loss for the coerced person
or someone represented by the latter.{{br{}{L{I{{
br{}{L{I955.31 The extortion is a Class C offence
if the court, taking account of the extent of th
e loss and other circumstances of the fraud, hold
s it petty.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.32 The extorti
on is a Class A offence if the court, taking acco
unt of whether the offender abused public trust o
r employed a false document or misleading bookkee
ping, or whether the fraud otherwise was of a par
ticularly dangerous nature, involved a substantia
l value or resulted in a keenly felt loss, holds
it gross.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955.4 FORGERY You co
mmit this Class C offence if you make or utter a
false document representing any amount of the cur
rency of the Commonwealth.{{br{}{L{I{{br{}{L{I955
.5 CORRUPT CONDUCT You commit this Class A offenc
e if, as an officer of the Commonwealth or of the
Reserve Bank of Cyberia, assist any person to co
mmit a theft or fraud upon the Commonwealth. You
can be convicted of this offence despite the fail
ure to prosecute or convict any other person.{{/b
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