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Statutory Interpretation Flashcards

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1
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3 rules

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Literal rule
Golden rule
Mischief rule

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Literal rule

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Gives words their pain, ordinary, dictionary meaning

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Case for literal rule

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Whiteley v Chappell
Offence Impersonate any person entitled to vote
Pretended to be someone who was dead
NG

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Case for literal rule

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Berriman 
Railway worker killed doing maintenance 
Widow tried to claim 
‘For the purposes of relaying or repairing it’ 
Claim failed
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Golden rule is

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Modification of literal rule to avoid interpretation that is absurd

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Narrow golden rule

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Choose between possible meanings of the word or phrase

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Wider golden rule

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Where Words only have one clear meaning
Leads to repugnant situation
Modify words of statute

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Case for golden rule

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Sigsworth
Son murdered mother
Estate inherited by her next of kin
Used to prevent repugnant situation

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Mischief rule

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Looks back to the gap in the previous law and interprets the act so as to cover the gap

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Case for mischief rule

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Smith v Hughes
Not been in street or public places
Women shout to men through windows
Clean up streets able to walk without bring molested

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Purposive approach is

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The courts look to see what is the purpose of the law passed by Parliament

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4 advantages of literal rule

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Follows wording of Parliament
Prevents unelected judge making law
Makes law more certain
Easier to predict how judges will interpret the law

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3 disadvantages of literal rule

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Not all acts are perfectly drafted
Have more than one meaning
Can lead it unfair or unjust decisions

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3 advantages on golden rule

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Respects words of Parliament
Allows judge to choose most sensible meaning
Avoids worst problems of literal rule

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2 disadvantages of golden rule

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Can only be used in limited situations

Not possible to predict when the courts will use it

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3 advantages of mischief rule

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Deals with mischief Parliament was trying to deal with
Fills in gaps in the law
Produces a just result

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4 disadvantages of mischief rule

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Can make the law uncertain
Limited to looking back at the old law
Not as wide as purposive
Risk of judicial law making

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3 advantages of purposive approach

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Leads to justice in individual cases
Allows for new developments in technology
Avoids absurd decisions

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3 disadvantages of purposive approach

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Difficult to find parliaments intention
Allows judges to make law
Leads to uncertainty in law

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3 rules of language

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Ejusdem Generis
Expressio unius
Noscitur a sociis

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Ejusdem generis is

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Where there is a list of specific words followed by general words
General words are interpreted in line with the specific words

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Case for ejusdem generis

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Allen v Emerson 
‘Theatres and other places of amusement’ 
Decide if it applied to funfair 
Did come under general words
Only one specific word
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Expressio unius means

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The express mention of one thing excludes others
No general words after list
Only applies to list

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Noscitur a sociis means

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A words is known by the company it keeps
Words looked at in context and interpreted accordingly
Looks at other words in same section

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Aids and what they do

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Intrinsic and extrinsic

Help judges with interpretation

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Intrinsic aids are

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Matters within the statute that may help to make its meaning more clear

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5 types of intrinsic aid

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Long title
Short Title
Preamble 
Margin notes
Headings
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3 advantages of intrinsic aids

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Can have definitions of words
Makes if clearer
More likely to come to interpretation intended

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3 disadvantages of intrinsic aids

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Not included in every statute
Some headings are placed by printers
Definitions not always included

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Extrinsic aids are

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Outside the act

Help explain meanings of words in an act

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Examples of extrinsic aids

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Dictionaries printed at the time of the act

Hansard

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What is Hansard

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Official report of what was said in Parliament when the act was debated
Available for everyone

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Disadvantage of Hansard

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Lawyers spend lots of time reading it to avoid being sued negligence by there clients

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Preferred approach of European countries

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Purposive

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