5 December 2025
Attention: Grace Haden
By email: [FYI request #30158 email]
Tēnā koe Grace
Official information request
Our Ref: OIA-2526090
We refer to your official information request dated 22 November 2025. Specifically, the following:
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I have noted a request in FYI https://fyi.org.nz/request/25250-charging-document-acceptance-and-
rejection-statistics-in-private-prosecutions#incoming-96397
with regards to private prosecutions
to clarify that request could you please advise if the numbers included in that request includes private
prosecutions by the RNZSPCA using crown solicitors and circumventing the requiremnts of section 26
of the criminal procedure act .
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We have transferred the above portion of your request to the Ministry of Justice. This portion of the
information you requested, is not held by us, but we believe it is held by the Ministry of Justice as
the link above goes to a response provided by their agency. We are therefore required under section
14 of the Official Information Act 1982 to transfer this part of your request.
You will hear further from the Ministry of Justice concerning that part of your request.
Crown Law will contact you with a decision regarding the remaining portion of your request below:
please also advise if the RNZSPCA is considered to be a privat prosecution and if so by virtue of what
legislative means
Nāku noa, nā
Crown Law
Level 2 Justice Centre, 19 Aitken Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 2858 or DX SP20208, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | +64 4 472 1719 | crownlaw.govt.nz
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