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Charity Summary

This is the charity information for: Asian Pacific Copyright Association Incorporated.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Asian Pacific Copyright Association Incorporated

Registration number:

CC54485

NZBN number:

9429043272242

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

19/05/2017

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

12 Grafton Road

Auckland Central

Auckland

1010

Charity's other details

Email:

bram.van.wiele@auckland.ac.nz

Website:

https://www.apcacopyright.org

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Asia

Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, South, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC54485

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To advance education and increase the public's understanding of copyright related issues by providing seminars on topics and organising regular conferences with themes relating to copyright issues and copyright rights. Also, to be beneficial to the community by developing and providing programmes promoting knowledge of copyright rights and the nature of copyright protections.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	24/08/2026	$9,421	$3,150	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	29/09/2025	$10,081	$11,516	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	30/09/2024	$6,224	$518	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	29/08/2023	$9,021	$7,096	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	24/08/2022	$54	$216	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	19/09/2021	$17	$1,485	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	3/08/2020	$7,680	$7,800	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	28/05/2019	$2,657	$2,947	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	28/06/2018	$10,875	$8,435	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Tatsuhiro Ueno	Vice President	15/08/2026
Tianxiang He	Immediate Past President	24/09/2024
Wei Shi	President	24/09/2024
Xiao Ma	General Secretary	24/09/2024
Bram Van Wiele	Treasurer	29/08/2023

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Natalie Stoianoff	Immediate Past President	14/08/2026
Evana Wright	General Secretary	24/09/2024
Vlad Samoylov	Treasurer	30/08/2023
Alexandra Sims	Committee Member	14/07/2021
Craig Dickson	Committee Member	14/07/2021
Jessica Lai	General Secretary	14/07/2021
Lida Ayoubi	Committee Member	14/07/2021
Mark Boddington	Treasurer	14/07/2021
Melanie Fay Johnson	Committee Member	14/07/2021
Susan Corbett	President	14/07/2021
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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
11/11/2025	NOC015
30/09/2024	NOC011
21/05/2024	NOC009
7/08/2018	NOC003
26/06/2018	NOC001

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