James Hay Wallace (born 23 November 1937) is a New Zealand businessman, arts patron, and convicted sex offender.

[6][8][9][10] James Dunning Wallace was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to farming, in the 1994 Birthday Honours.

[10][11] Wallace was educated at King's College, Auckland, from 1951 to 1955, and won a scholarship to study for his last year of secondary school in Boston, during which time he developed his interest in art and opera.

Associates of Wallace, Jevan Goulter and Alison Edmonds, flew to the Gold Coast in 2017 and offered the man work contracts if he came back to New Zealand and withdrew his police statement.

Dancer and arts producer Mika X was also involved in the attempt to convince the complainant to drop the complaint, providing a draft contract promising work in the United States.

In June 2023, Wallace's final right to appeal was dismissed by New Zealand's Supreme Court and his name and convictions were made public.

[26] In the 2001 New Year Honours, Wallace was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the arts.

[27] He was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to the arts, in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours.

[28] Following Wallace's name suppression being lifted in 2023, the government sought forfeiture of his honours which King Charles III granted in August 2023.