Westpac Legal Notice
- agentorangechild
- Jul 26
- 8 min read
Updated: Aug 26
Subject: Formal Notice of ESG, Financial, and Human Rights Risk Exposure – TCDD (Agent Orange) Redress Failure (Second-Generation Impact)
To: Westpac Executive Risk & Compliance Team
Dear Westpac Executive Team,
This is a formal notice regarding Westpac Banking Corporation’s potential financial, ethical, and reputational exposure to an ongoing international legal case involving the denial of redress for second-generation harm caused by TCDD (Agent Orange) — a chemical weapon linked to war-related intergenerational trauma and systemic health damage.
I am the direct complainant in a formal submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) under Article 15 of the Rome Statute, which addresses crimes against humanity committed through denial, suppression, and obstruction of justice for victims of inherited toxic exposure. My case specifically targets the failure of multiple Australian government departments to provide recognition, compensation, or screening for second-generation civilians — children of Vietnam War veterans — harmed by this chemical legacy.
Your institution may now be financially entangled in that cover-up through:
Relationships with Australian government departments actively denying TCDD-related compensation and suppressing second-generation harm;
Exposure to Bayer AG, Dow Inc., or related chemical manufacturers through Westpac’s wealth products, ETF offerings, or corporate investment channels;
Lack of due diligence or escalation despite being placed on formal notice of legal and human rights risks.
As a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Banking, and given your public ESG commitments, Westpac has a duty to ensure it is not enabling or profiting from systems that perpetuate war-linked trauma, environmental crimes, or human rights violations — particularly when these impact civilian descendants of conflict.
Given Westpac’s 2020 AUSTRAC case — in which your institution was fined $1.3 billion for systemic failures involving transactions linked to child exploitation — this current scenario represents a parallel compliance risk. Second-generation victims of Agent Orange exposure are not theoretical. We exist. I am one of them. And your financial support of actors involved in the ongoing cover-up now raises serious ESG and reputational concerns.
If Westpac continues to provide financial services to implicated actors without immediate risk review and mitigation, your institution may be considered complicit under international ESG, human rights, and anti-financial crime frameworks.
Please be advised:
This correspondence will be included in my OECD complaint, which has now been transferred from the Australian NCP to the Netherlands National Contact Point due to conflict of interest.
Your response — or lack thereof — will be documented, published, and submitted as part of a growing international legal and financial archive.
Any legal professionals involved in shielding this matter through action or omission may be referred to the Australian Bar Association and associated misconduct channels.
You are now on formal public record. Silence will be treated as complicity.
Please respond in writing by the close of business on the 30th of July 2025
Warm Agent Orange Burns regards,
Danielle Stevens
We will always be a child of a Vietnam Veteran
A formal complaint has been lodged with the International Criminal Court for Crimes against Humanity. The final submission was the 1st of July 2025.
Australia ratified International treaties but failed to implement them into domestic laws
30/07/2025
Dear Miss Danni Stevens,
Complaint Reference Number: CS120030120
Thank you for raising your complaint with us. We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to get things right. We apologise for the inconvenience or frustration you have experienced.
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Kind regards,
Westpac Banking Corporation
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Westpac acknowledges the traditional owners as the custodians of this land, recognising their connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Australia's First Peoples, and to their elders, past, present and future.
Dear Danielle,
We acknowledge receipt of your email to Westpac dated 26 July 2025.
We have carefully investigated and assessed the matters raised in your email and determined on the basis of the information provided, that these are lacking a sufficient connection between the adverse human rights impacts noted in your email and Westpac which would enable us to investigate your grievance further.
Our aim is to conduct our business in a way that respects the human rights of our people, business partners (including our customers and suppliers), the communities we support and in which we operate, as well the rights as of others who may be impacted by our activities and business relationships. We expect our customers to respect human rights and meet the requirements of our position statements where applicable. Our Human Rights Position Statement sets out our approach to undertaking ongoing human rights due diligence to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for our human rights risks and impacts.
We appreciate you taking the time to raise your concerns with us.
Kind regards,
Fiona Wild
Chief Sustainability Officer
Westpac Group acknowledges the traditional owners as the custodians of this land, recognising their connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Australia's first peoples, and to their elders, past and present.
Confidential communication
Westpac Banking Corporation (ABN 33 007 457 141, AFSL 233714)
Westpac Institutional Bank is a division of Westpac Banking Corporation
Subject: Final Notice – TOC & Rome Statute Obligations
14/7/2025
Dear Ms Wild,
Your claim of “insufficient connection” is legally flawed. Under the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) and Westpac’s own stated requirement to “respect human rights… and undertake ongoing due diligence to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for human rights risks and impacts,” your duty extends to serious crimes directly linked to your operations and business relationships — even if Westpac did not cause them.
Your financial relationships with entities already on formal notice for crimes against humanity and Stockholm Convention breaches meet that threshold. Under Article 25(3)(c) of the Rome Statute, knowingly enabling such entities — including via financial services — may incur criminal liability.
You now have 7 days to:
Reassess applying the TOC “directly linked” standard;
Provide a full record of due diligence undertaken on the entities concerned;
Confirm whether Westpac has reported these risks to the appropriate domestic or international authorities as your own policies require.
This matter has already been submitted to TOC enforcement and the International Criminal Court. If unresolved, your response — or lack of it — will be added as a further annex to both bodies as evidence of deliberate non-compliance.
Warm Agent Orange Burns regards,
Danielle Stevens
We will always be a child of a Vietnam Veteran
A formal complaint has been lodged with the International Criminal Court for Crimes against Humanity. The final submission was the 1st of July 2025.
Australia ratified International treaties but failed to implement them into domestic laws.
Hi Danielle,
Thank you for your response and feedback. As outlined in our response to you dated 15 August, we have carefully reviewed and assessed the matters you have raised and have investigated internally. Because the information you provided does not demonstrate a sufficient connection to Westpac, we are unable to proceed with any further investigation.
We understand the seriousness of the concerns you have raised and appreciate the time and effort you have taken to bring them to our attention.
Subject: Formal Escalation – Westpac Complicity in Sovereign Securities Fraud, Prudential Breaches, and Crimes Against Humanity
Dear Westpac Compliance,
Your refusal to investigate my notification (15 August) is now annexed as evidence of complicity in systemic fraud and international crimes. By denying “sufficient connection,” you are attempting to distance Westpac from liabilities that are in fact central to your role as a financial institution.
The Record Now Shows Westpac Complicity in:
Sovereign Securities Fraud
Continued underwriting, trading, and exposure to Australian sovereign bonds despite known treaty breaches and UN findings.
Omission of these liabilities in investor disclosures and ESG reports = fraudulent misrepresentation to markets.
Prudential and Market Integrity Failures
Breach of Basel Core Principles, APRA Prudential Standards, and ASIC disclosure obligations.
Failure to disclose material risks constitutes market manipulation and systemic fraud.
Insurance and Reinsurance Fraud
Active participation in financial structures that concealed liabilities through insurers and reinsurers (Lloyd’s, Swiss Re, Allianz, QBE).
Aiding and Abetting Crimes Against Humanity (Rome Statute, Art. 25(3)(c))
By concealing and denying sovereign liabilities tied to intergenerational TCDD (Agent Orange) harm, Westpac is complicit in the cover-up of chemical war crimes against children.
Every denial is evidence of intent.
Obstruction of Justice (Rome Statute, Art. 70)
Refusal to investigate after formal notice = obstruction.
Silence, denial, and procedural dismissal are now documented as deliberate acts of non-cooperation.
Escalation Pathway
Your position has been fixed in the following records:
International Criminal Court (ICC) – Article 15 submission lodged, Westpac named in Annex B.
OECD National Contact Points – Case 36, international coordination pending.
Basel Committee, IOSCO, IAIS – notified of prudential and disclosure failures.
Ratings Agencies (Moody’s, S&P, Fitch) – notified of undisclosed sovereign liabilities.
World Bank, IMF, ECB – systemic fraud flagged as sovereign risk.
Egmont Group / FATF / AUSTRAC – notified of transnational organised crime implications.
Conclusion
Westpac is now formally documented as:
Complicit in sovereign securities fraud.
Complicit in insurance fraud.
Complicit in aiding and abetting crimes against humanity.
Actively engaged in obstruction of justice.
This record will stand in The Hague, in financial oversight bodies, and in history.
Warm Agent Orange Burns regards,
Danielle Stevens
We will always be a child of a Vietnam Veteran
A formal complaint has been lodged with the International Criminal Court for Crimes against Humanity. The final submission was the 1st of July 2025.
Australia ratified International treaties but failed to implement them into domestic laws.
When the United Nations tells you 8+ times you are breaking the law, YOU ARE BREAKING THE LAW. Stockholm Convention & Agent Orange is a chemical war crime against children.
Profit before People is a crime.
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