Interpretation acts : origins and meaning / Chad Jacobi.
2019
KU451 .J33 2019 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Interpretation acts : origins and meaning / Chad Jacobi.
Imprint
Pyrmont, NSW : Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited/Lawbook Co., 2019.
Copyright
©2019
Description
xxxii, 222 pages ; 23 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction. Interpretation acts
Preliminary. Binding the Crown
Public Acts and judicial notice
Contrary intention
Definitions. "Persons" and "Corporations"
"Month"
"Oaths"
"Land"
"County"
Statutes. Commencement and evidence of assent
Titles
Revival
Amendment and repeal in the same session
Sections
General Rules. Saving clauuuses
Material parts of an Act
Within Power
Remedial reading
Gender and number
Prescribed forms
An Act is "Always Speaking"
Re-enactment sanctions a settled construction
Substitution
"May" and "Shall"
Double jeopardy
Penalties
Distance and time. Distance
Time
Acting with "all convenient speed"
Powers, functions and duties. Functus officio and from time to time
Power to appoint and re-appoint
Purported acts and 'de facto' officers
Instruments. Same meaning.
Preliminary. Binding the Crown
Public Acts and judicial notice
Contrary intention
Definitions. "Persons" and "Corporations"
"Month"
"Oaths"
"Land"
"County"
Statutes. Commencement and evidence of assent
Titles
Revival
Amendment and repeal in the same session
Sections
General Rules. Saving clauuuses
Material parts of an Act
Within Power
Remedial reading
Gender and number
Prescribed forms
An Act is "Always Speaking"
Re-enactment sanctions a settled construction
Substitution
"May" and "Shall"
Double jeopardy
Penalties
Distance and time. Distance
Time
Acting with "all convenient speed"
Powers, functions and duties. Functus officio and from time to time
Power to appoint and re-appoint
Purported acts and 'de facto' officers
Instruments. Same meaning.
Summary
Barrister Chad Jacobi has created a unique and practical reference work in Interpretation Acts: Origins and Meaning. It is based on the premise that the Interpretation Acts, which are key tools to reading legislation in the various Australian jurisdictions, themselves need to be read as statutes, the meanings of which must be ascertained. Lawyers are often confronted with the "sometimes urgent" need to understand these provisions in the context of litigation, particularly in areas highly affected by statutory interpretation, like public law as well as criminal law, succession law, industrial law and tax. This text helps practitioners grasp the "how, what and why" of these provisions by looking to their origins: how they have come about, what has changed and what the authoritative decisions on their meaning are today. It is the first publication of its kind in Australia, presenting history that is not merely interesting on its own terms, but is important in the very practical context of law in operation. It is a must for every law library, private and public.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KU451 .J33 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9780455500607 hardcover
0455500606 hardcover
0455500606 hardcover
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