The Republic of Lavalon shall immediately contribute $25AU to Médecins Sans Frontières Haiti appeal.

1. Elections for the position of Consul are hereby suspended, pending the adoption of a new constitution of the Republic of Lavalon.

2. The Senate is required to make every effort to pass a new constitution before the 31st of March 2010.

3. If the Senate fails to adopt a constitution before the 31st of March 2010, an election for the position of Consul shall be held on the 17th of April 2010.

2. The Ministry for Development shall research and implement projects with regards to the internal economics and functioning of the Republic.

3. Mr Brandon Sullivan is hereby appointed Minister for Development.

4. The Minister for Development is a member of the Government and reports to the Consul.

by Order of the Consul
9th of January 2010

2. The Minister to North America shall represent the Republic to nations, businesses, individuals and other entities of interest or concern to the Republic on the North American continent.

3. The Minister to North America is a member of the Government and reports to the Consul.

by Order of the Consul
8th of January 2010

1. The Consul is authorized to draw twenty dollars from the Republic’s account for the purposes of mailing a 2009 New Years letter all citizens.

It is our pleasure to publish the following information on language usage in the Republic of Lavalon.

There are currently seventeen citizens of the Republic of Lavalon, sixteen of whom have provided the government with information on their spoken languages.

We are unable to assess the degrees of fluency with which second languages are spoken, as no information on degree of fluency iss collected in citizenship applications.

2. The Ministry of Language shall:
a. Promote interest in languages within the Republic of Lavalon;
b. Progressively work to make the Republic of Lavalon welcoming and accessible to a range of non-english speakers;
c. Promote community and cultural activities in a multilingual setting.

3. Mr Zachary Klaas is hereby appointed Minister for Language.

by Order of the Consul
26th of November 2009

Resolution of the Senate of Lavalon
adopted 21 November 2009

Noting that:

Three hundred thousand Tamils are being held in internment camps indefinitely by the Sri Lankan government;

Despite the supposed end of the civil war, Tamils face persecution and discrimination in Sri Lanka;

In the face of these circumstances, Tamil people of Sri Lanka are within their rights under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1951 UN refugee convention to seek protection as refugees;

Therefore the Republic of Lavalon;

Condemns the government of Sri Lanka for it’s discrimination against and persecution of the Tamil minority;

Calls upon all peace loving nations to withdraw financial and diplomatic support for the Sri Lankan government until such a time as all internment camps are closed and those being held are freed;

Calls upon all territorial states to uphold their obligations under the UN Refugee Convention 1951;

Condemns the governments of Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia for their inhumane treatment of Tamil Refugees;

Calls for the immediate closure of Refugee detention camps in Australia and Indonesia; and calls upon those countries, especially Australia, to respect the rights of refugees;

Calls upon all micro and macro nations to work towards a world without borders.

The Republic of Lavalon will pursue further cooperation and a formal diplomatic relationship with the Kingdom of Novaltia.

by Order of the Consul
10 November 2009

by order of the Consul
26 August 2009