External Aids of Statutory Interpretation
- Created by: DeVanté
- Created on: 02-04-14 09:58
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- SI- External Aids
- Hansard
- Previously Hansard was not allowed to be used as an external aid by the courts following Davies v Johnson 1978
- This position has recently changed (Pepper v Hart 1993) allowing the courts to reference Hansard when interpreting statute
- Previously Hansard was not allowed to be used as an external aid by the courts following Davies v Johnson 1978
- Dictionaries
- Legal Textbooks
- Academic Writings
- Law Commission reports
- Case Law from other jurisdictions
- Hansard
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