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- 1Statutory Interpretation Literal ruleWhen judges interpret the Act word by word with definitions to help them work out what the law means literally.
- 2Statutory Interpretation Golden ruleWhen judges depart from a words normal meaning to avoid an absurd result.
- 3Statutory Interpretation Mischief ruleWhen judges interpret an Act so that the mischief it's trying to stop gets stopped.
- 4Statutory Interpretation Purposive ruleWhen judges look at the purpose of an Act and what it's trying to achieve in the future and apply it to a case.
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