My understanding on that. Key Questions / Issues · Do we permit 1st deferrals? · Do we require a reason / motivation for deferrals?· If a reason is required / provided, is it subject to any test?· Are 1st deferrals automatic or do we subject them to some form of vote / test?· Can a deferral be overruled? If so, what is the condition / test to overrule?· Do we permit 2nd deferrals?· If we permit 2nd deferrals, do we subject them to some form of vote / test?· Do we permit 3rd deferrals? My Answers · Do we permit 1st deferrals? Yes· Do we require a reason / motivation for deferrals? NO at the first deferral motion. (the reason could be anything) but limited to certain time (I think no more than 21 days) · If a reason is required / provided, is it subject to any test? No, we trust the provider of the reason· Are 1st deferrals automatically granted or do we subject them to some form of vote / test? Yes, they are automatically granted· Can a 1st deferral be overruled? If so, what is the condition / test to overrule? Yes, subject to a request from a councillor and a [supermajority] vote of the council to deny - only in cases where the urgency alleged, can be probed · Do we permit 2nd deferrals? Yes· If we permit 2nd deferrals, do we subject them to some form of vote / test? Yes, 2nd deferral requires a request from a councillor and a [supermajority] vote of the council to permit - in this case Councillor who raise deferral motion must show to the council or a) motion had sustantively changed, or b) information for a vote was/is not available, or c) information came after 8 days motion posting. · Do we permit 3rd deferrals? No. A motion should be voted on or withdrawn at this stage. Note: I use “withdrawn” not “tabled” as tabled in my English, tabled means put forward / submitted not withdrawn Carlos Dionisio Aguirre NCA GNSO Council - ICANN former ALAC member by LACRALO Abogado - Especialista en Derecho de los Negocios Sarmiento 71 - 4to. 18 Cordoba - Argentina - *54-351-424-2123 / 423-5423 http://ar.ageiadensi.org From: jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com To: gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org Subject: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Deferrals - Key questions / logic points in order to try to achieve consensus Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 09:25:25 +0200 Key Questions / Issues · Do we permit 1st deferrals? · Do we require a reason / motivation for deferrals?· If a reason is required / provided, is it subject to any test?· Are 1st deferrals automatic or do we subject them to some form of vote / test?· Can a deferral be overruled? If so, what is the condition / test to overrule?· Do we permit 2nd deferrals?· If we permit 2nd deferrals, do we subject them to some form of vote / test?· Do we permit 3rd deferrals? My Answers · Do we permit 1st deferrals? Yes· Do we require a reason / motivation for deferrals? Yes· If a reason is required / provided, is it subject to any test? No, we trust the provider of the reason· Are 1st deferrals automatically granted or do we subject them to some form of vote / test? Yes, they are automatically granted· Can a 1st deferral be overruled? If so, what is the condition / test to overrule? Yes, subject to a request from a councillor and a [supermajority] vote of the council to deny· Do we permit 2nd deferrals? Yes· If we permit 2nd deferrals, do we subject them to some form of vote / test? Yes, 2nd deferral requires a request from a councillor and a [supermajority] vote of the council to permit· Do we permit 3rd deferrals? No. A motion should be voted on or withdrawn at this stage. Note: I use “withdrawn” not “tabled” as tabled in my English, tabled means put forward / submitted not withdrawn