RNZ
April 23, 2024
A legal bid by the Jehovah's Witness church challenging a ruling by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
In March, the church appealed a High Court ruling that dismissed its claim to be excluded from the investigation.
On appeal, it disputed the decison to broaden the scope of the inquiry from institutional care to trust based relationships saying that was done to target the faith.
The Jehovah's Witness church maintains it should be exempt because it did not run institutions that cared for children or vulnerable people.
Justice Cooke said the court did not accept those arguments and has dismissed the appeal.
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