As a statutory body with jurisdiction under the Copyright Act 1994, the tribunal resolves disputes between licensing bodies, or proposed licensing bodies, and those who hold or seek to hold licences in respect of copyright works.
The tribunal consists of a Chairperson and two members appointed by the Governor-General.
In addition to having extensive knowledge and experience in any of the following areas of law, economics, commerce, public administration;
you should also have:
- A strong understanding of copyright issues (in particular in relation to licensing); and
- The ability to assess economic evidence, or an understanding of the economic implications affecting works of copyright; and
- Experience in, or the ability to interpret legislation.
If you are interested, please submit:
A position description and required forms are available for downloading from the MED website: Position description [89 kB DOC].
The Ministry will carry out short listing, interviews and reference checks as part of the assessment process.
Enquiries and submissions may be made to Lucia Mahoney, Competition, Trade and Investment Branch, Ministry of Economic Development.
Email: board.appointment@med.govt.nz – please indicate "Copyright Tribunal Appointment" in the subject line.
Post: PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
Phone: 04 470 2333
Submissions are encouraged by email.
The deadline for submitting required documents is 5.00pm on Wednesday, 12 August 2009