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Bill: Broadcasting Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Grand National Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 4187
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, although we are greatly in favor of protecting children from being exposed to sexual material, we believe that this is primarily the responsibility of their parents and should not entail government censorship on TV stations. Lynne Trevellian MLC Minister of Trade and Industry |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Current: Sexually explicit material is not allowed, but nudity that is not sexually explicit is.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Proposed: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:33:25, March 27, 2017 CET | From | Sunrise Party 해돋이당 | To | Debating the Broadcasting Freedom Act |
| Message | Our party cannot support this policy. We believe that allowing the broadcasting stations too much freedom undermines our moral values, tradition, and potentially erode our national identity. |
| Date | 22:06:41, March 27, 2017 CET | From | Social Democrat Alliance | To | Debating the Broadcasting Freedom Act |
| Message | We can't support this Bill. We believe that children should not be introduced to this kind of television on a young age. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 168 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 52 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 22 |
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