The ordeal began when officers of the police and the Department of Community Services, conducted pre-dawn raids on Homes belonging to The Family on 15 May 1992. The raids were described as the biggest in Australia’s history and for the next four months in Children’s Court the government tried to justify their actions, to no avail. On 31 October 1992 a mediated settlement of that case was reached with the government’s initial allegations of “sexual abuseâ€

THE FAMILY SECT POLICE INVESTIGATION
Matter of Public Interest

The Hon. E. P. PICKERING [2.42]: I move:

That the following important matter of public interest should be discussed forthwith:

The Police Service handling of the Children of God (now known as The Family) case.