Report of the Board of Inquiry into Scientology, known as the Anderson Report, Kevin Victor Anderson QC's 1965 report to the State of Victoria, is a primary government inquiry document from a formal board of inquiry sitting from December 1963 to April 1965 that examined the practice of Scientology in the state. Its authority is that of a state sanctioned legal inquiry with subpoena and testimony powers, and its findings led directly to the Psychological Practices Act 1965 in Victoria. Its limit is that it is one jurisdiction's contemporaneous legal finding, reflecting the state of evidence and legal standards of 1965, not a current or worldwide assessment. Cite it for this specific inquiry's findings and legislative consequence.
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Kevin Victor Anderson QC's Report of the Board of Inquiry into Scientology, the Anderson Report, published by the State of Victoria in 1965, the top tier reflecting a primary government inquiry document from a formal board with subpoena and testimony powers, whose findings led directly to the Psychological Practices Act 1965. Its limit is that it is one jurisdiction's contemporaneous legal finding, reflecting the evidence and legal standards of 1965, not a current or worldwide assessment. NotesThe Anderson Report. A Victorian board of inquiry sitting from December 1963 to April 1965. Its findings led directly to the Psychological Practices Act 1965 (Vic).
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AuthorKevin Victor Anderson QC
PublisherState of Victoria
Publication Year1965
URLhttps://archive.org/details/vparl-1965-66-no-9-recognized
Source TypeGovernment report
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- New Religious Movements, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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