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.
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