Overview:

• Informational requirements are not inappropriate but require continued monitoring to ensure they are not unduly expanded and are not misapplied.

• The required administration fee for registration is not inappropriate but does exceed the majority of other registration fees.

• The rule of mandatory registration violates the Bielefeldt provision; this means automatic categorisation as restriction according to the Spectrum of Religious Recognition.

Positive elements:

• Freedom of religion or belief is generally upheld by the government in practice.

Recommendations:

• Establish provisions for existential recognition distinct from legal registration by reorganising the recognition system.

• Revoke the rule of mandatory registration.

• To be classified as receptive, establish a recognition agency to manage the recognition system independently of the government.