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About the Author
Stephen B. Mutch, PhD, LLB (UNSW), is
Honorary Fellow in the Department of Politics
and International Relations, Macquarie
University, Sydney (now retired). He is a lawyer
and a former member of both the NSW
Legislative Council (State Senate) and the
Australian House of Representatives, serving in
parliament from 1988 to 1998. He is a member
of the editorial boards of the International
Journal of Cultic Studies and the Polish
quarterly Society and Family.
Religious status for Scientology. The West Australian. 13 February
1973, p. 3.
Reynolds E. Sucked in by Scientology: Church’s relentless contact.
The New Zealand Herald. 7 September 2016.
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=
11705306
Richardson J. T. Scientology in court: A look at some major cases
from various nations. In J. R. Lewis (ed.), Scientology, pp. 283–
294. Oxford, 2009: Oxford University Press.
Scientology Files Seized in Raid. The Sydney Morning Herald.
22 December 1965, p. 1.
Scientology Plans a Big Comeback. The Melbourne Observer.
15 April 1973, p. 3.
Seccombe M. Andrews leads fight to abolish charities commission.
The Saturday Paper. 29 March–4 April 2014, no. 5.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2014/03/29/an
drews-leads-fight-abolish-charities-commission/1396011600
Senate Economics Legislation Committee. Report on the Tax Laws
Amendment (Public Benefit Test) Bill 2010. Canberra, September
2010: Senate.
Senate Economics Reference Committee. Senate Economics
Reference Committee inquiry into augmented tax assessments:
Commonwealth Government response. Canberra, 2011: Australian
Government.
Sharp A., &Walker I. The Church of Scientology buys land in
West Chatswood for $37 million to build new Australasian
headquarters. The Sunday Telegraph. 1 November 2014.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/the-church-of-
scientology-buys-land-in-west-chatswood-for-37-million-to-build-
new-australasian-headquarters/news-
story/3a478dbae4941ad1749b1c0686c60d74
Sheppard I. F. et al. Report of the inquiry into the definition of
charities and related organisations, Canberra, June 2001: The
Treasury.
Sommer P. Scientologists rally against Council report. The
Advertiser. 17 October 1985, p. 12.
The Charity Commission. Decision of the Charity Commission on
the Church of Scientology (England and Wales). London,
17 November 1999.
WA Legislative Assembly. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard),
WA Parliament, Perth, 10 May 1973.
WA Legislative Council. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Perth,
16 May 1973: WA Parliament.
Walker F. Scientologists want to raise the roof. The Sydney
Morning Herald. 6 May 2007. http://www.smh.com.au/
news/national/scientology-on-the up/2007/05/05/1177788468
873.html
Wallis R. Societal reaction to Scientology: a study in the sociology
of deviant religion. In idem (ed.), Sectarianism: Analyses of
religion and non-religious sects, pp. 86–116. New York, 1975:
John Wiley &Sons.
Wallis R. The road to total freedom: A sociological analysis of
Scientology. London, 1976: Heinemann.
Wright L. Going clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the prison of
belief. New York, 2013: Knopf.
About the Author
Stephen B. Mutch, PhD, LLB (UNSW), is
Honorary Fellow in the Department of Politics
and International Relations, Macquarie
University, Sydney (now retired). He is a lawyer
and a former member of both the NSW
Legislative Council (State Senate) and the
Australian House of Representatives, serving in
parliament from 1988 to 1998. He is a member
of the editorial boards of the International
Journal of Cultic Studies and the Polish
quarterly Society and Family.
