Statutory Interpretation

Question 1

overview: ‘Statutory Interpretation’ is the process a judge follows when looking at a ______ to determine what it means. The meaning of the Act may seem clear when the statute was _______, but can become problematic in the future. Statues are given strict definitions to create ______.
Because the English language can be ______, this causes problems for judges. Some may have their meaning changed over _____, they have more than ____ meaning or the meaning of the word may change due to the _______ used. These situations may cause problems for judges as they will have to ____ the law to be able to apply it to the case.

Answer 1

1. statute
2. passed
3. consistency
4. ambiguous
5. time
6. one
7. punctuation
8. Interpret

Question 2

What are the 4 rules of statutory Interpretation?

Answer 2

Literal, Golden, Mischief or Purposive

Question 3

Definition of the Literal Rule: This is a _______ approach where the judge ____ the statute and gives the words their ____, ______ meaning even if the result is not very _____.

Answer 3

Victorian
reads
plain, ordinary
sensible