CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1.
Section II of this Report comprises the following three chapters:
Chapter 2: The Establishment of the Commission.
Chapter 3: Review of Activities and Modi Operandi.
Chapter 4: Scientology: Its Nature, its Founder and its Organization.
1.2.
The terms of reference consist of nine subdivisions which are set out
in paragraph 2.1 of Chapter 2. The Commission found it convenient to
group terms of reference Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 7 together in one section
of the Report. This section
viz. Section III comprises
five chapters which unavoidably contain a measure of overlapping. The
chapters in question are:
Chapter 5: The aims and objects of Scientology.
Chapter 6: The basic theory underlying Dianetic and Scientology Therapy.
Chapter 7: The Auditor.
Chapter 8: The E-Meter.
Chapter 9: Some harmful practices of Scientology.
1.3.
Terms of reference Nos. 3 and 4 are discussed in Section IV which
comprises
Chapter 10: The nature and amount of remuneration charged or received and the manner and methods by which these funds are collected.
1.4.
Term of reference No. 6 is discussed in Section V which comprises:
Chapter 11: The manner in which Scientology is advertised.
1.5.
Term of reference No. 8 is discussed in Section VI which comprises:
Chapter 12: Children in Scientology.
1.6.
Term of reference No. 9 in so far as it has not been invoked in
discussing terms of reference Nos. 1-8, is discussed in Section VII
which comprises two chapters as follows:
Chapter 13: Scientology: Its claims to be a religious philosophy, a religion and a Church.
Chapter 14: Scientology and its attacks on Psychiatry.
Chapter 15: Summary of recommendations.