TOPICS

Legislation, introduction

Legislation as a source of law; 3.1.1.

How new legislation is made; 3.1.2.

An overview of the legislative process; 3.1.3.

Table of Australian legislatures; 3.1.4.

An example of the legislative process; 3.1.5.

Legislation, the legislative process

Deciding which government will legislate; 3.2.2.

Different types of Act; 3.2.3.

Proposed law in the form of a Bill; 3.2.4.

Introducing a Bill into the legislature; 3.2.6.

Processing a Bill in the legislature; 3.2.7.

Royal assent; 3.2.8.

Commencement; 3.2.9.

Legislation, the structure of an Act

An overview; 3.3.1.

Legislation, finding legislation

Library and online resources; 3.4.1 - 3.4. 2..

Legislation, legislation in operation

The process of applying legislation to cases; 3.5.1.

Checking an Act applies; 3.5.3.

Interpretation of legislation questions; 3.5.4.

Legislation, rules of Interpretation

Establishing the meaning of legislation; 3.6.1.

The 'literal' approach to interpretation; 3.6.2.

The 'golden' rule; 3.6.3.

Words with a technical or specialised meaning; 3.6.4.

Specially defined words; 3.6.5.

The purpose of an Act; 3.6.6.

Intrinsic evidence of purpose; 3.6.7.

Extrinsic evidence of purpose; 3.6.8.

Other provisions in the Interpretation Acts; 3.6.9.

Other principles of interpretation; 3.6.10.

Noscitur a sociis; 3.6.11.

Eiusdem generis; 3.6.12.

Expressio unius' and 'ex abundanti cautela; 3.6.13 

Leges posteriores and Generalia specialibus; 3.6.14.

Presumptions that assist interpretation; 3.6.15.

The displacement of presumptions; 3.6.16.