Statutory Interpretation

• Statuatory Interpretation

  > acts (clauses/statutes) are created by Parliament. When acts are challenged in a court of law, its the role of the judiciary (judges) to interpret the wording of the statute.
• Statuatory Interpretion is about finding the meaning of words in acts of Parliament and then applying the statute to a case in court in a way which gives effect to Parliament's intention.
• A statute is a written law and therefore subject to interpretation. Three ways of doing this are:

  • The literal rule
  • The mischief rule
  • The golden rule