Checklist 2.1 If any of the criteria below is met, the work is a “visual artwork”

  • cultural expressions of Māori or Pacific peoples;
  • painting, drawing, carving, engraving, etching, lithography, woodcutting, printing (including a book of prints) ;
  • sculpture, collage, modelling;
  • craftwork, ceramics, glassware, jewellery, textiles, weaving, metalware, furniture;
  • photography or video art;
  • multimedia art;
  • art created using computers or other electronic devices;
  • ethnic or cultural art that is a variation of any type of work described above in the 2nd through final bullets.

However, visual artwork does not include:

  • a building*; or
  • a dramatic work* or musical work*; or
  • a literary work*, unless it is a compilation that includes a visual artwork.

(* These terms are defined in s 2(1) of the Copyright Act 1993)

Checklist 2.2: To be an “original”, the visual artwork must have been:

  • Created by, or under the authority of, the artist; or
  • One of a limited number of copies of visual artwork made by that artist or under their authority.