Vaccine for RHDV1a-K5

Gary Stephenson made this Official Information request to Minister of Finance

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From: Gary Stephenson

Dear Minister of Finance,

Dear Ministry for Primary Industries,

Can you please detail the testing that has been done in Australia to test the efficacy of the Cylap vaccine against the Rabbit Haemorrhagic Virus known as K5. This information will be known within the Rabbit co-ordination group of which the Ministry of Primary Industries is a member and also within the independent but wholely owned Crown entity Landcare Research,

Number of rabbits groups and number of rabbits in each group
Numbers vaccinated and unvaccinated rabbits
The different levels of Cylap dose used
Number of days following vaccination at which they were challenged with the virus
How the virus challenge was conducted.
Number of days monitored since challenge
How 6 monthly protocol of vaccination was developed and tested to prove efficacy
How long-term efficacy (6 to 12 month) was tested.
How safety of 6 month vaccination regime was tested.
The level at which the Cylap vaccine manufacturer was involved.
How this testing meets the AVCM regulations.

Yours faithfully,

Gary Stephenson

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance

Dear correspondent

On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce thank you for your email.

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on behalf of
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Economic Development

Minister for Regulatory Reform
Minister of Science and Innovation
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Minister Responsible for Novopay

Associate Minister of Finance

 

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance

Dear Gary Stephenson

On behalf of the Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Finance and Minister for Infrastructure, I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 15 February 2017 requesting:

"Can you please detail the testing that has been done in Australia to test the efficacy of the Cylap vaccine against the Rabbit Haemorrhagic Virus known as K5. This information will be known within the Rabbit co-ordination group of which the Ministry of Primary Industries is a member and also within the independent but wholely owned Crown entity Landcare Research,
Number of rabbits groups and number of rabbits in each group Numbers vaccinated and unvaccinated rabbits The different levels of Cylap dose used Number of days following vaccination at which they were challenged with the virus How the virus challenge was conducted.
Number of days monitored since challenge How 6 monthly protocol of vaccination was developed and tested to prove efficacy How long-term efficacy (6 to 12 month) was tested.
How safety of 6 month vaccination regime was tested.
The level at which the Cylap vaccine manufacturer was involved.
How this testing meets the AVCM regulations.”

Your request was received in this office on 15 February 2017 and will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Yours sincerely

Katy Greco-Ainslie
Private Secretary

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance


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Letter from Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Finance attached.

Katy Greco-Ainslie
Private Secretary to Hon Steven Joyce
Minister of Finance
Minister for Infrastructure

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From: Gary Stephenson

Dear S Joyce (MIN),

I believe the information i have requested is held by the crown entity, Landcare research which is under your departments control.

Yours sincerely,

Gary Stephenson

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance

Dear correspondent

On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce thank you for your email.

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email which is received. 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate.

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Regards

on behalf of
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Economic Development

Minister for Regulatory Reform
Minister of Science and Innovation
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Minister Responsible for Novopay

Associate Minister of Finance

 

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance

Hi Gary

Minister Joyce is now the Minister of Finance and the Minister for Infrastructure. Landcare Research does not fall within these portfolios.

Kind regards
- Katy

Katy Greco-Ainslie
Private Secretary to Hon Steven Joyce
Minister of Finance
Minister for Infrastructure
Phone (04) 817 9091
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From: Gary Stephenson

Dear S Joyce (MIN),

According tot heir website, they do come under the Minister of Finance. "Landcare Research is a Crown research institute (CRI), one of seven in New Zealand. CRIs were formed in 1992 as independent companies that are owned by, and accountable to, the New Zealand Government. Our shareholders are the Minister of Finance and Minister of Science and Innovation."

Yours sincerely,

Gary Stephenson

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance

Dear correspondent

On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce thank you for your email.

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email which is received. 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate.

(Please note that this acknowledgment is an automatically generated
email.)

Regards

on behalf of
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Economic Development

Minister for Regulatory Reform
Minister of Science and Innovation
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Minister Responsible for Novopay

Associate Minister of Finance

 

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance

Dear Gary

Thanks for your email. You are quite correct that Landcare Research is a Crown Research Institute and is accountable to the New Zealand government. However, while the Minister of Finance and Minister for Science and Innovation are shareholders, the information you seek is not held by Landcare Research but is held by the Ministry for Primary Industries.

To that note, your requests have been transferred to the Minister for Primary Industries for a response to your request.

You can expect a response from him in due course.

Katy Greco-Ainslie
Private Secretary to Hon Steven Joyce
Minister of Finance
Minister for Infrastructure
Phone (04) 817 9091

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

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From: Gary Stephenson

Dear S Joyce (MIN),

This is all very confusing. MPI say they have not got the information, which is all very strange as Landcare got it from Australia and i am aware that Landcare do have it and it is within their application to use the virus for biological control.

Yours sincerely,

Gary Stephenson

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Finance

Dear correspondent

On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce thank you for your email.

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email which is received. 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate.

(Please note that this acknowledgment is an automatically generated
email.)

Regards

on behalf of
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Economic Development

Minister for Regulatory Reform
Minister of Science and Innovation
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Minister Responsible for Novopay

Associate Minister of Finance

 

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From: Millie Carr


Attachment Stephenson Gary MinOIA17 0008.pdf
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Good afternoon,

 

On behalf of Hon Nathan Guy please find attached a letter regarding your
OIA request on 8 March 2017.

 

Kind regards,

Millie.

 

Millie Carr | Private Secretary

Office of Hon Nathan Guy

Minister for Primary Industries | Minister for Racing 

Associate Minister for Economic Development | MP for Otaki

5.3R The Beehive, Parliament Buildings

Private Bag 18041, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

W: [1]http://www.beehive.govt.nz and [2]http://www.parliament.nz

 

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From: Pam Pye


Attachment Gary Stephenson OIA Request on RHDV Vaccines.pdf
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Dear Gary

Our reply to your request is attached

Yours sincerely

Pamela Pye

Legal Counsel

Landcare Research

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From: Gary Stephenson

Dear Pam Pye,

The document and data in question, is now available through the FOI Act and is now in the public domain in Australia and therefore it is nonsensical to withhold its contents. As I have now received an official copy with no confidentiality requirements attached thereto, the information is now also in the public domain New Zealand.

Having a copy of the document in question has enabled me to answer all my questions and all confirms my and others concerns regarding the failure of the testing undertaken to prove efficacy in line with OIE & AVCM requirements. It is interesting that other Australian official linked documents I have in my possession confirm that the data has not been proven and the testing required to do so, has not been carried out.

RHDV Vaccine Efficacy Final Report | NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Invasive Animal CRC, FINAL REPORT, Evaluation of a commercial Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus vaccine against two strains of the virus, Date: 19 November 2015
Dr A.J.Read, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Dr P.D.Kirkland, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute.

Yours sincerely,

Gary Stephenson

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