The start of the first day Transcript has an objective analasis of the JW as a religion.
When you read that, you can see that the Royal Commission has done their research. Reading this also makes it so very clear that it is a cult.
Some quotes from this part:
As will be seen, the Jehovah's Witness Church is a tightly controlled, rule-bound organisation, that seeks to keep its members in relative isolation from the rest of society. It has rules drawn from its own version of the Bible for, amongst other things, personal presentation, the avoidance of involvement in extra-curricular activities at school, maintenance of the constant awareness of the dangers of bad associations in the secular world, who is in the church and who is out of the church, and for family and home life.
The Jehovah's Witness Church is preoccupied with sin and sinning. If a congregation member becomes aware that another member has committed a serious sin, such as, as it is put, "fornication, adultery, homosexuality, blasphemy, apostasy, adultery and similar gross sins", he or she is obliged to report that to the congregation elders. In the case of lesser sins as between members, the church prescribes the steps that must be taken to reach a resolution. The more serious sins must be investigated by the elders who must pass judgment on the accused and his or her degree of repentance for the sin. It is a system in which a group of men who are appointed from above, not by the congregation, stand in judgment over their fellow men, women and children on every aspect of their lives.
Being a Jehovah's Witness is a way of life for all members. The evidence will demonstrate that devotees are expected to adhere to all doctrines established by the Governing Body. These are a pervasive influence over almost every conceivable sphere of daily life. The strict code of moral conduct by which all members strive to live based on the scriptures is enforced by the highly formalised disciplinary process for dealing with wrongdoing within the church and its jurisdiction over all aspects of the life of Jehovah's Witnesses.
The Royal Commission will hear evidence that separateness from the world is reinforced by various policies of the Jehovah's Witness Church. Jehovah's Witnesses are encouraged to strictly adhere to biblical principles to the exclusion of all else, including pursuit of further education.
Documents will be tendered which show that Jehovah's Witnesses are counselled to demonstrate submission to Christ's headship by obedience to the elders, who are taken to be controlled by God for the purposes of accomplishing Jehovah's will.
The evidence will reveal that this belief is reflected in the patriarchal structure of the institution, where men hold positions of authority within congregations and headship in the family. Women are expected to defer to the authority of their husbands, and children are taught to obey their parents.