Andrew Jack (censor)

Andrew Jack
11th Chief Censor of New Zealand
In office
7 March 2011 – 6 March 2017[1]
Preceded byBill Hastings
Succeeded byDavid Shanks
Personal details
Born
Andrew Robert Jack[1]

1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)
Howick, Auckland
EducationPakuranga College
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
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Dr Andrew Robert Jack (age 63–64)[2][3] is a New Zealand barrister who served as the eleventh Chief Censor of New Zealand from March 2011 to March 2017.[4]

Jack grew up in Howick, Auckland. His mother was a radiographer; his father was a school teacher who had emigrated from Northern Ireland.[2] He has earned at least five degrees, including a PhD in law (supervised by Bill Hastings),[5] a master's degree in public policy, and degrees in ancient history and classical Greek.[2] He also holds qualifications in teaching English as a second language, quantity surveying, and diamond grading.[2]

Prior to becoming Chief Censor, Jack had been group manager of the legal and advisory services at New Zealand Customs Service and chief legal advisor for the New Zealand Police.[2]

His work during his time as chief censor included the Classification Office banning objectionable slogans and artwork on Wicked campervans. He said in an interview, "These are four-foot high mobile billboards advocating the consumption of illicit drugs using characters that are understood, attractive and recognised by children and that's just not OK."[2]

As of 2016, Jack lived in Vogeltown, Wellington with his wife Jan and their three dogs.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Appointment to the Office of Film and Literature Classification". New Zealand Gazette. Department of Internal Affairs. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Mannon, Bess (18 May 2016). "National Portrait: Dr Andrew Jack, Chief Censor". Stuff. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. ^ Jack, Andrew Robert (1 January 1992), Cultural Relativity, Human Rights and the International Regulation of Broadcasting (Doctoral thesis), Open Access Repository Victoria University of Wellington, doi:10.26686/WGTN.16958440, Wikidata Q111966090
  4. ^ "History of censorship in New Zealand". Office of Film and Literature Classification. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. ^ Jack, Andrew Robert (1 January 1992). Cultural Relativity, Human Rights and the International Regulation of Broadcasting (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington.


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