Joanne Robin Morris is a former New Zealand lawyer and law lecturer. She served as a member of the

Waitangi Tribunal The Waitangi Tribunal (Māori: ''Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi'') is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry established under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. It is charged with investigating and making recommendations on c ...

for 24 years, from 1989 to 2013.

Biography

Morris was a law lecturer at

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...

and was appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal in

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

. During her career she served as chair of the Commission of Inquiry into Pornography, which reported to the government in 1989. In the same year, she was appointed as a foundation member of the

Broadcasting Standards Authority The Broadcasting Standards Authority (; abbreviated BSA) is a New Zealand Crown entity created by the Broadcasting Act 1989 to develop and uphold standards of broadcasting for radio, free-to-air and pay television. The main functions of the B ...

and was reappointed a following for a following two terms. In 2003, she was appointed chair of the Broadcasting Standards Authority. She also chaired the Police Appointment Review Committee and was a member of the establishment board of the Legal Services Agency. In the

1993 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1993 were appointments by most of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other count ...

, Morris was appointed an

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

, for public services. Following her retirement from law, she opened a sewing shop in the suburb of

Kilbirnie Kilbirnie () is a small town of 7,280 (as of 2001) inhabitants situated in the Garnock Valley area of North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around southwest of Glasgow and approximately from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley and ...

. Morris's sister is Kay Morris Matthews, emeritus professor of education.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrise, Joanne Academic staff of Victoria University of Wellington Living people New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire Year of birth missing (living people)