Letter to All Bodies of Elders, “'Protecting Minors From Abuse', letter to all bodies of elders, 1 August 2016 (exhibited at Royal Commission Case Study 54, 10 March 2017)”
“That is a letter to All Bodies of Elders dated 1 August 2016. It is on the letterhead of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia.”
Counsel Assisting (Mr Stewart SC) introducing the letter in evidence, transcript p. 26500. At p. 26505 Mr O'Brien agreed that 'as at the date of the 1 August 2016 letter, the 1 October 2012 letter no longer applies'. The letter is the organisation's main post-Case-Study-29 policy revision, later superseded by the 2018 public policy and the 2019 elders' handbook.
No online copy located.
Provenance and verification note for Letter to All Bodies of Elders, 'Protecting Minors From Abuse', letter to all bodies of elders, 1 August 2016 (exhibited at Royal Commission Case Study 54, 10 March 2017)
Confidence note. The letter was not opened; its existence, date and status are established from the Case Study 54 transcript (copy opened) and the ABC's reporting of the hearing.
Corroborated by. src-arc-2017-0310-cs54-day259-transcript, src-abc-2017-0310-jw-defend-treatment
Notes. Sometimes called the 'August 2016 letter'. The brief's suggestion of a 2 September 2019 letter could not be located in any inquiry or court record examined.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-boe-2016-0801-letter-protecting-minors