This book is an invaluable resource for students studying legislation and statutory interpretation in Australia. It provides clear and informative discussion on the importance of legislation and statutory interpretation, the relationship between legislation and case law, the format of statutes and delegated legislation, the legislative process and traditional and modern approaches to statutory interpretation (including interpretation in context, the purposive approach, extrinsic evidence, common law presumptions and the effect of interpretation).
The sixth edition of this popular guide has been updated to include recent legal cases, new problem questions and answers on statutory interpretation and an extensive discussion on the use of Artifical Intelligence tools in researching legislation and in answering problem questions.
