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