The+Island+Government

=** The Island Government: **=

//**__Role of government in representing the people:__**//

The Island will have a democratic society - (i.e. the people will vote for the council leader for each settlememnt (4 council leaders - one for each town) Main governemt - will consisit of the four people elected from the towns (i.e. no president or prime minister but four leaders)Town Leaders will be in charge of representing their town people and needs. This system ensures that the government responds to all regions equally and fairly. Town people have monthly meetings with their town leaders discussing specific agendas across all towns at the same time. When the town leaders meet they can resolve issues concerning one area instead of broad problems which would make it hard to come to decisions. Town leaders determine agendas of meetings and inform citizens.

The governemnt do not make the final descisions, online voting is how people decide policies.

//__**Functions and services the governemnt provides:**__//
 * laws: eye for an eye law, equal rights, all business must be sustainable, carbon emissions will be capped


 * public order: Police force (central poilce force - with four subforces) govrt. funded police income is tax excempt.


 * currency: Doobie Dollar, denominations same as Australia.


 * defence: In alience with Australia, UK and USA (defence force are sent in from Australia, or town inhabitants can go to Australia for defence training)


 * education: Free and compulsory for children aged 4 -18 (we have Tech schools to cater for apprecienterships)


 * Students can study online for higher education (in conjunction with Melbourne University)


 * health: Free health system provided, hospitals are government funded, as are ambulances. 1 ambulance hub per settlement.


 * parks: government funded through taxes; hire workers to maintain parks (wage from government/ taxes.)


 * libraries: also government funded and like parks;hire workers to work at libraries (wage from government/taxes.)


 * protection of national borders: have boarder patrol, perhaps inome tax excempt (same as police force.)


 * protection and management of natural environments,

**__United Nations set to hand over Island to the people and their government.__**

The impacts of the global financial crisis are being felt all over the world and in particular it is having detrimental effects in the early stages of The Island. The United Nations have been forced to cut ‘some’ funding towards The Island as a result. This has only increased the need for The Island to form their own government. The United Nations handover to the people of The Island is imminent and thus resulting in discussions with the people about what form of government they would like to see introduced.

The concept of introducing their own government within The Island has been an enormous focal point since the migration of the citizens. There have been many ideas that have been discussed by all involved on The Island regarding what form of government would be appropriate for this country. The majority of all involved on The Island believe that a democratic government would work best as this form of government is by far the fairest way of governing.

Implementing a constitutional democracy would be the most successful form of government in such the early stages of a developing country. The form of government that is intended to be used within The Island is a constitutional democracy and this means that constitutional are the powers and procedures of the government and this is defined by a written constitution. Democracy refers to a governmentby the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

The views of the different levels of government that will be put in place have been widely exchanged by the majority of citizens and they believe that there does need to be more than one level of government. As The Island is quite small it would only be necessary for one level of government to be present. Each settlement will elect a council leader which means there will be 4 council leaders that will use the views and voices of the people to run the government. Each of these 4 council leaders will work with one another as well as the people of each settlement in ways to improve the sustainability of their settlement as well as infrastructure, healthcare, education, law, public order and management of essential services. There will be no stand out leader on The Island and this way the peoples concerns/ views are heard equally. As discussed previously the government does not make the final decisions, the people decide on the policies by online voting.