Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne
today announced the reappointment of Dr Gareth Schott and
Sandy Gill as members of the Film and Literature Board of
Review, for new three-year terms along with the appointment
of Rachael Schmidt-McCleave as President.
“Ms
Schmidt-McCleave will bring expertise in public law and
public decision-making, governance and mediation. The
reappointments will also maintain the Board’s diverse
range of film, art, law and psychology expertise.
“As incumbent members, Dr Schott and Ms Gill have a
valuable understanding of New Zealand’s classification
system”, said Mr Dunne. \ The Film and Literature
Board of Review is an independent statutory appeal body. Its
purpose is to review the classification of publications
referred to it under the Films, Videos, and Publications
Classification Act 1993, after the Office of Film and
Literature Classification has classified that
publication.
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