Statutory interpretation in Australia / by D. C. Pearce.

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Publication details:

Melbourne : Butterworths, 1974.

Edition:

1st edition

Record id:

7492

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Subject:

Law -- Interpretation and construction -- Australia.

Statute law -- Australia.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Judicial approaches to the interpretation of legislation

3. Intrinsic or grammatical aids to interpretation

4. Extrinsic aids to interpretation

5. Legal assumptions

6. Interpretation acts and sections

7. Interpretation of repealing acts, amending acts and acts incorporating other statutes

8. Interpretation of consolidating and codifying acts

9. Interpretaion of remedial, penal and fiscal provisions

10. Retrospective operation of legislation

11. Manditory and directory provisions

12. Reinterpretation.

Summary:

Note:

Copy stamped 'Mr. Justice Gibbs' and 'High Court of Australia Library'.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Variant title:

Supreme Court Library Queensland. Legal heritage collection. Sir Harry Gibbs collection.

ISBN:

040941820X

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Phys. description:

xviii, 165 p. ; 25 cm