In the UK there are a number of interpretation methods e.g. the golden rule (modifying the words to prevent absurdities), literal (give the words their literal meaning), mischief rule (looking at the problem the law was trying to solve to decide how it should be applied) and the purposive rule (looking at the reason for the legislation and applying the interpretation accordingly).
This is possibly the foundation for the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of Australia. I would research it out of curiosity but I feel my enthusiasm dripping away as I consider what lies ahead of me today.
Time for coffee and biscuits...
Hood
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08-08-2012, 08:33 AM
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