Interpretation Acts—Are They, and (How) Do They Make for, Great Law?. (28th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carter, Ross
• Is Part Of: Statute law review. Volume 43:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 67
• Publication Date: 2021-04-28
• Subjects: Statutes -- Periodicals; 348.02
• DOI: 10.1093/slr/hmab007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0144-3593

Abstract

Abstract: The paper considers the purposes and evolution of Interpretation Acts, including the following points: how, as default law, they inform and interact with other legislation; their scope as, and interaction with other, interpretation law (including links with interpretation legislation in related jurisdictions); ways they can stop being, or fail to be, great law (that is, law that is accessible, fit for purpose, and constitutionally sound); ways policy-makers and drafters can meet the challenges (in Te Reo Māori: ngā wero) of making them, and all the other law that interacts with them, great law.