A judge and a lawyer have been appointed to the board
A judge and a lawyer have been appointed to the board of the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA), Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Hon Kris Faafoi announced.
District Court Judge Bill Hastings has been appointed as chairman of the board, which lawyer Susie Staley also joined. Their terms are until 31 August 2021.
The Wellington judge was New Zealand’s tenth chief censor from 1998 to 2010 and was the chairman of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal from 2010 to 2013. He was also senior law lecturer, deputy dean of law, member of the governing council at Victoria University, Wellington.
Hastings was also previously a member of the Video Recordings Authority, the Indecent Publications Tribunal, and the Film and Literature Board of Review.
Staley, who is based in Dunedin, is a partner at Staley Cardoza Lawyers, has extensive experience in governance matters. She is the current chairwoman of Save the Children NZ and retirement village operator Chatsford Management. She was also previously chairwoman of Maritime New Zealand.
