Common law presumptions of interpretation

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Statutes do not operate retrospectively.

• Statutes always operate retrospectively.

• Parliament intends statutes to operate for the benefit of politicians.

• Parliament always intends to deprive people access to the courts.

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Parliament detests common law rights.

• Parliament does not interfere with common law rights.

• Parliament aims to slowly erode all common law rights.

• Parliament always interferes with common law rights.

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Statutes operate retrospectively.

• Parliament considers legal professional privilege to be a tool used to violate parliamentary authority.

• Parliament does not abrogate legal professional privilege.

• Parliament has no time for legal professional privilege.

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Parliament always disregards international law.

• Parliament often intends to interfere with common law rights.

• Parliament often deprives people of access to the courts.

• Parliament does not deprive people of access to the courts.

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Legislation does not bind the Crown.

• Legislation always binds the Crown.

• Property rights can be taken away on any basis.

• Statutes operate retrospectively.

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Penal provisions are strictly construed.

• An ambiguity in penal provisions will always be given the harshest interpretation.

• Legislation binds the Crown.

• Parliament always interferes with common law rights.

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Parliament intends to abrogate the privilege against self-incrimination.

• Penal provisions are not strictly construed.

• Property rights can be removed on any basis at any time.

• Property rights are not taken away without compensation.

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Statutes operate retrospectively.

• Legislation binds the Crown.

• Parliament does not abrogate the privilege against self-incrimination.

• Parliament intends to deprive people of access to the courts.

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Re-enactment of a provision constitutes approval of a previous judicial interpretation of the provision.

• If a provision is re-enacted it says nothing about previous judicial interpretations.

• Statutory interpretation should take place absent any consideration of context.

• Legislation binds the Crown.

Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?

• Legislation has extraterritorial effect.

• Legislation does not have extraterritorial effect.

• Parliament intends to bind the whole world to its legislation.

• Parliament does not intend to legislate in conformity with international law.