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statutory interpretation
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- 1define statutory interpretationstatutory interpretation is the judicial interpretation of a word or phrase in an act done so as to give effect to the will of parliament.
- 2why is statutory interpretation important?T: technology
A: ambiguous acts
B: broardly written
L: language evolving
E: EU/ECHR - 3Define the literal rule and a case to highlight.Words get their ordinary OeD meaning even if it causes abdurd or harsh outcome
-CHEESEMAN (absurd) literal meaning of 'passenger' applied
-BERRIMAN (harsh) wasnt relaying or repairing but maintaining tracks - 4critique the literal rule+seperation of powers, sovereignty and rule of law
+predictable and consistant
+highlights gaps for parliament
-absurd outcomes
-'mechanical' Zander - 5define the golden rule and the two approachesinitially the literal rule will be followed but prepared to tweak to avoid repugnance.
narrow: choses between two meanings of same word
wide: avoiding repugnant situation, tweak more than a word - 6name two cases to highlight these approaches within the golden rulenarrow: Alber 1964 'in the vacinity'
wide: sigsworth 1933 inheritance murder
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