Ireland: Establishment of a Media Commission in Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill
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Implemented Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 including the establishment of a Media Commission
On 15 March 2023, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act entered into force following the adoption of the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media of the Commencement Order 2023 enforcing the Act. The Act transposes the Au…
SourceSigned Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 including the establishment of a Media Commission
On 10 December 2022, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 was signed by the president of Ireland. The Bill transposes the Audiovisual Media Services Directive into Irish law and creates a new agency, the Media Commission. The Media Commi…
SourceAdopted Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 including the establishment of a Media Commission
On 30 November 2022, the Dáil Éireann (lower house of the Irish Parliament) adopted the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022. The Bill would transpose the Audiovisual Media Services Directive into Irish law and create a new agency, the Media…
SourcePassed draft Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 including the establishment of a Media Commission
On 11 July 2022, the Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas, Irish Parliament, passed Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022. The Bill would transpose the Audiovisual Media Services Directive into Irish law and create a new agency, …
SourceIntroduced Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 including the establishment of a Media Commission
On 25 January 2022, the Online Safety and Media Regulation was initiated in Seanad Éireann (Irish Parliament) for consideration for enactment. Besides aiming to strengthen online safety, the Bill also intends to achieve a number of other important l…
SourcePublication of draft Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 including the establishment of a Media Commission
The Irish government has published the draft of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 on 12 January 2022. Besides aiming to strengthen online safety, the Bill also intends to achieve a number of other important legal reforms, such as tran…
SourceConsultation on draft bill including new Media Commission
Announcement of stakeholder consultation, which marks the beginning of the pre-legislative scrutiny for the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, which aims to create office of the Online Safety Commissioner.
SourceApproval of draft bill including new Media Commission
Government approval of General Scheme of Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill is given, which aims to create office of the Online Safety Commissioner.
SourcePublication of draft bill including new Media Commission
Publication of General Scheme of Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, which aims to create office of the Online Safety Commissioner.
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