Statutory Interpretation Principles 2e

This text is an adaptation of Interpretation and Use of Legal Sources - The Laws of Australia, designed for student and lecturer use. Statutory Interpretation Principles 2e provides a comprehensive text for teaching and studying the law of statutory interpretation in Australia, as part of first year, elective and advanced undergraduate courses.

Topics include:

• approaches to statutory interpretation, from historical rules to the modern approach;
• the meaning of words, construction as a whole and canons of construction;
• presumptions applicable to statutory interpretation;
• the use of extrinsic material as an aid to statutory interpretation;
• amendments, repeals and particular kinds of statute, including criminal statutes, taxing statutes and human rights statutes;
• subordinate legislation, including:

• the language and effect of empowering provisions;
• grounds of invalidity of subordinate legislation; and
• interpretation of subordinate legislation, including rules of court; and
• constitutional interpretation, including both the Commonwealth Constitution and State and Territory Constitutions.

Given the importance and increasing dominance of statutes in contemporary Australian Law, Statutory Interpretation Principles 2e is an essential and continual reference for students and lecturers alike.