(c) That's wrong. 

You were asked to select the most accurate statement.

It is most accurate to say that the ‘golden’ rule states that the courts are not required to give a meaning to legislation that is either absurd, or which is morally repugnant.

It is incorrect to say that the ‘golden’ rule states that the courts are required to give a meaning to legislation that best benefits society as a whole.

It is also incorrect to say that the ‘golden’ rule states that the courts are free to give any meaning to legislation that the court considers both reasonable and fair.

Give yourself no marks for this answer.

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