Bill: In Voting Contract Inactivity Amendment

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Author: Lysander Lyon, MP
Sponsor: N/A
Type: Act of Parliament

A
BILL
TO
Amend the Contract Establishment Act​

1. Short Title
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the "Contract Inactivity Amendment".
(b) This bill was authored by Lysander Lyon.

2. The Amendment
(a) A new section, Section 8, shall be added to the Contract Establishment Act, as follows:

8. Inactivity By a Party
(a) If a party should be significantly inactive or unresponsive, in such a manner as to reasonably impede fulfillment of a contract, another party to the contract may seek nullification of the contract in court.
(i) If the contract is just between two parties, the burden is for the party seeking nullification to prove the reasonable impediment, such as a significant lack of communication making it hard to progress.
(ii) If the contract is between three or more parties, the nullification may be a request to nullify either just the inactive individual’s stake, and adjust the contract accordingly, or to nullify the entire agreement.
(b) Inactivity shall also include lack of response or participation, beyond just in-game inactivity. Individuals who fail to log in for an extended period of time may be considered inactive, but individuals who log in and yet continue to fail to respond to inquiries by the other contracted party or parties may also be considered inactive.
(c) The judicial official reviewing the request shall determine whether or not inactivity as defined within this bill has been a not-insignificant impediment to contractual fulfillment, or could be (such as an extended period of not logging into the server which would harm fulfillment of the contract or payment for duties executed).
(i) The judicial official may make a judicial order requiring action by the alleged inactive party (such as ordering a response to the aggrieved party by a specific date, or completion of a specific contractual duty, with failure to do so resulting in nullification), rather than immediately ruling for or against nullification.

Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.