The 'Just Do It' Approach to Using Parliamentary History Materials in Statutory Interpretation

15 Canterbury Law Review 205-236, 2009

32 Pages Posted: 29 Jan 2016

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Catherine J. Iorns Magallanes

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

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Date Written: 2009

Abstract

This paper considers the current state of the rule(s) surrounding the use of parliamentary history materials in New Zealand courts. In order to do so, it first considers the origin and history of the exclusionary rule, in the UK and New Zealand, including its justifications and the debates over the use of such materials. It then describes the findings of a project that considered the relevant cases from the New Zealand Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Keywords: parliament, materials, hansard, statutory, interpretation, interpret, statute, public, admin, administrative, exclusion, exclusionary, rule, parliamentary history, New Zealand

JEL Classification: K00, K1, K10, K19, K23, K29, K4, K40, K41, K49

Suggested Citation

Iorns, Catherine, The 'Just Do It' Approach to Using Parliamentary History Materials in Statutory Interpretation (2009). 15 Canterbury Law Review 205-236, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2718729

Catherine Iorns (Contact Author)

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