OIA22-0678 
 
15 December 2022 
 
 
Sean Marshall 
 
[FYI request #20274 email] 
 
 
Dear Sean Marshall 
 
Thank you for your email of 18 August 2022 requesting information relating to court 
documents. Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). 
 
You requested the following:  
 
Please provide a copy of any pleadings and any interlocutory applications either 
filed by or served on the Minister or the National Animal Welfare Advisory 
Committee in the proceedings described in the article below. 
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2107/S00329/nzala-and-safe-file-court-
proceedings-against-the-governmentfor-their-failure-to-ban-rodeo.htm 
 
On 15 September 2022, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) extended the time limit to 
respond to your request to 14 October 2022 pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA. We 
further advised on 13 October 2022, that we would be unable to response by this date, and 
we would endeavour to provide a response as soon as possible. 
 
Please see attached Appendix One, which provides copies of pleadings and interlocutory 
applications filed or served by the Minister or the National Animal Welfare Advisory 
Committee. Some information has been withheld pursuant section 9(2)(a) of the OIA – to 
protect the privacy of natural persons. 
 
MPI is satisfied that in the circumstances of this case, the withholding of the information is 
not outweighed by other considerations which render it desirable in the public interest to 
make the information available.  
 
For additional documents regarding this case, we would direct you to apply to the High Court, 
please refer to their website here: https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/going-to-
court/media/finding-out-about-a-case. You would also need to use this form: 
https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MOJ0148.2-Sept-2021-Application-for-
access-to-court-docs-updated-v0.6.pdf.  
 
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].  
 
 
 
Charles Fergusson Building, 34-38  Bowen Street 
PO Box 2526 
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand 
mpi.govt.nz 

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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 
 
 
 
 
Peter McCarthy 
Director Legal Services 
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