[soac-mapo] Note of GAC position on paying for objections

["Frank March" <Frank.March@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I undertook during the meeting to circulate some text which recognised
the strongly held position of the GAC that no country should be required
to pay the objector's fee.  Subsequently the discussion moved on to
looking at what constituted a government for this purpose (I suggested
using the GAC definition for membership).  Then there was the suggestion
from Bertrand that GAC membership could be a requirement for a no-fee
objection by a government.  
 
The discussion moved to the position of both the GAC and ALAC in the
objections process with the suggestion that either of these can lodge an
objection on behalf of a member.  Since the GAC requires consensus this
would necessarily overcome any concerns about 'frivolous' objections
coming from this source.  I suggest including a recommendation along
this line in our draft report.
 

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Frank March

Senior Specialist Advisor

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Energy and Communications Branch, Ministry of Economic Development

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