In his 'Reasons for Decision' of August 2001, von Doussa noted 'the evidence received by the Court on this topic is significantly different to that which was before the Royal Commission. Upon the evidence before this Court I am not satisfied that the restricted women's knowledge was fabricated or that it was not part of genuine Aboriginal tradition'.
In his August 2001 'Reasons for Decision', von Doussa stated that 'the evidence presented to the Court about this subject is notably different from what was before the Royal Commission. Based on the current evidence, I am not convinced that the restricted women's knowledge was fabricated or not part of genuine Aboriginal tradition.'