OIA20-0780
3 December 2020
Grace Haden
[FYI request #14114 email]
Dear Grace Haden
Thank you for your email of 12 November 2020 requesting information relating to the Royal
New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Your request was
transferred to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) as the information requested is not
held by the Office of the Associate Minister for Agriculture (Animal Welfare), Hon Meka
Whaitiri. Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
You requested the following:
A copy of the employment contract for Kevin Plowright.
Kevin Plowright is employed by the SPCA, and MPI does not hold a copy of their employment
contract. Consequently, this part of your request is refused under section 18(g)(i) of the OIA.
Documents which show that his actions in bringing some 79 charges against Janine
Wallace and Barbara Glover had proper oversight by a superior /supervisor and went
through independent oversight and assessment before charges were laid.
The prosecution of Janine Wallace and Barbara Glover is being brought by the SPCA and this
information is not held by MPI. Consequently, this part of your request is refused under section
18(g)(i) of the OIA.
I trust the information provided is of assistance. Should you have any concerns with this
response, I would encourage you to raise these with the Ministry for Primary Industries at
[email address]. Alternatively, you are advised of your right to also
raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman. Contact details are: Office of the
Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143 or at
[email address]. Yours sincerely
Gary Orr
Director, Compliance Services
Charles Fergusson Building, 34-38 Bowen Street
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140, New Zealand
mpi.govt.nz