LGOIMA Request Details

​I refer to your official information request dated 06 August 2022.

Part of the information you have requested is below.

A. Please provide confirmation that the other party has been charged under the Dog Control Act 1996, and if so what the charge is, and the penalty applied by the MDC.

Owner was infringed against both dogs: 2 x Sect 52A: Failure to Carry Leash in Public - $100.00 each

2 x Sect 52A: Failure to Keep Dog Controlled or Confined - $200.00 each

B. Statements relating to the incident provided by the other party Shannyn Marie Neal, and the statement from Graham Pedley.

We have decided to refuse this part of your request under section 6(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act – 'Good reason for withholding official information exists, if the making available of that information would be likely (a) to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial'.

As proceedings are ongoing, details cannot be released until the process is completed.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.