OIA24-0689 
 
07 October 2024 
 
John Luke  
 
[email address] 
 
 
Dear John,  
 
Thank you for your email of 19 September 2024 requesting additional information as a 
follow-up to OIA24-0594, relating to the Veterinary Council of New Zealand. Your request 
has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). 
 
You requested the following:  
 
I noted “Nominations are now closed, and 16 nominations were received. 11 of these 
nominations have been identified as qualified vets, four as otherwise qualified (lay 
people), and one applicant was identified as not eligible for consideration. There were no 
nominations received from nominating agencies.” 
May I ask how many vets vacancy you are currently seeking for and how many lay people 
vacancy you are currently seeking for? Also, what’s the reasons or grounds for the “one 
applicant was identified as not eligible for consideration”? 
 
On behalf of the Veterinary Council of New Zealand (the Vet Council), the Ministry for 
Primary Industries are seeking to fill vacancies for one veterinary and one lay position on the 
Council. 
  
The applicant identified as ineligible for consideration had applied as a veterinary applicant, 
and on review was identified as not being registered as a veterinarian in New Zealand and 
therefore unable to be considered. 
 
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 
 
Fiona Duncan 
Director, Regulatory Systems Policy 
Policy & Trade  
Regulatory Systems Policy 
Charles Fergusson Building, 34-38 Bowen Street 
PO Box 2526 
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand 
mpi.govt.nz 

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