FORMER RSPCA chief Ben Sturges has been accused of being "out of control" before being sacked from the animal welfare organisation.
A Parliamentary inquiry into the RSPCA's finances and corporate structure heard yesterday Mr Sturges, son of State Labor MP Graeme Sturges, was out of control, before the inquiry had its doors closed to the public.
His tenure was terminated, 16 months into the role, after being told the RSPCA board was investigating a complaint against him.
Yesterday RSPCA Tasmania vice-president Angela Ayling told State Parliament's Public Works committee RSPCA staff had approached the board when "the CEO went completely off the rails".
Ms Ayling made her brief comments about Mr Sturges, who was in the room with a group of former staff members and supporters, before Labor MP Brenton Best raised concerns that the evidence may be heading beyond the scope of the inquiry.
Committee chairman and Windemere independent MLC Ivan Dean then requested the public leave the hearing so that the evidence could be given in private.
Mr Sturges said yesterday he strongly denied Ms Ayling's claims about him.
"I had to make some extremely tough decisions and some of those decisions were not popular," he said.
"The business was losing substantial amounts of money and I would question what Ms Ayling was saying."
The inquiry looking into the RSPCA was launched "with concerns that the RSPCA in Tasmania is regularly distracted from its primary tasks by dysfunctional corporate governance issues, which have a negative effect on public support for the RSPCA".
Ms Ayling said with the RSPCA in "tatters" a major restructure was undertaken in January.
"We went back to core functions," she said.
"We reviewed every position and if it did not fall directly within core functions, or direct support for core functions, it was deemed surplus."
After a number of redundancies and resignations the organisation was left with seven fewer staff members who will not be replaced.
The board was also reduced from six members to three.
Ms Ayling said the RSPCA's chief veterinarian was let go for "financial and operational reasons".
matthew.smith@news.com.au
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