Legislative Bill · Avalon
Passed

Public Broadcasting Funding Reform of 2020

Proposed by Left Alliance · fronted by Rebecca Richardson
Passing
in the Parliament
Opened
11 Jan 2020
Voting closes
11 Mar 2020
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Public broadcasting needs expansion to uphold quality journalism and cultural content, funded fairly via taxation to ensure independence and broad accessibility.

Proposed Changes

1

Public Broadcasting Funding
Previous law
Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)
Major public broadcaster (multi-channel; ad-free; funded by general taxation)

Timeline

  • Draft
    6 January 2020


  • Vote Open
    11 January 2020


  • Vote Closed
    11 March 2020


  • Became Law
    11 March 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Passed
41Yes 22No 37Not voted 100 seats

For: 41 / 100 seats (41.0%)

Against: 22 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 37

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 65.1%)
Party Seats Vote
Centrist Zone 22 No
Democratic Group 10 Yes
Left Alliance Proposer 20 Yes
The Gaia Syndicate 11 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Centrist Zone
Voted Jan. 13, 2020
No

“The existing model already works. There is no need for change”

Yes

“Expansion of the state broadcaster enables access to more entertainment, more impartial information and has the potential, if run well, to unite the country.”

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