smiddy3 - "This is not to say that the Slave is perfect and never makes mistakes."
The Slave made a big mistake in Victoria, Australia, in relation to their failure to comply with mandatory child protection laws, including the working with children laws and police checks for ministers of religion (i.e. every single elder). They were charged with multiple offences and summoned to appear in court.
So bad was the 'mistake' that they even had it announced by their legal representative (a baptized sister) in public court that they do not exist except as a "theological arrangement."
The unincorporated JW bodies that failed to attend court and answer the charges can now be sued for the 100's of millions of dollars in fines they were facing.
Did they ever in their wildest spiritual dreams think that the Prosecutor was ever going to let them get away with it long term?
Now the money can potentially go to the victims, the JW children, and not the State Treasury. Over Au$300 million in the first round.
Add to that all the payouts from the Child Abuse Redress Scheme put together by the ARC. Up to Au$150,000 per settlement as determined by the State who will investigate the allegations and not the Watchtower- who will be sent the bill.