Legislative Bill · Northsea
Passed

Media Regulation And Funding Reform of 2023

Proposed by Liberal Center · fronted by Olivia Whitfield
Passing
in the National Assembly
Opened
7 Nov 2023
Voting closes
6 Jan 2024
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

These changes reduce state interference, promote press freedom, and ensure fairer funding for essential public broadcasting services.

Proposed Changes

1

Press Regulation
Previous law
State-recognised self-regulation
No press regulation at all

2

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

Timeline

  • Draft
    7 November 2023


  • Vote Open
    7 November 2023


  • Vote Closed
    6 January 2024


  • Became Law
    6 January 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

National Assembly

Passed
47Yes 35No 18Abstained 0Not voted 100 seats

For: 47 / 100 seats (47.0%)

Against: 35 · Abstained: 18 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 57.3%)
Party Seats Vote
Democratic Socialist Of The Northsea 16 Yes
Liberal Center Proposer 31 Yes
Northsea National Union 18 Abstain
The Northsea Rally 35 No

Voting record

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

Northsea National Union
Voted Nov. 12, 2023
Abstain

“We support a leaner public broadcaster focused on essential news and education, but abolishing all press regulation goes further than necessary. NNU supports a free and independent media alongside reasonable standards of accountability. As this bill bundles a sensible funding reform with complete deregulation, we will abstain.”

The Northsea Rally
Voted Nov. 7, 2023
No

“We cannot accept a fully-free media with no conditions. Such reform has to go through a constitutional reform.”

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