eLearn: Statutory Interpretation – An Introduction

An interactive digital learning resource for foundation law students

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ISBN/ISSN: 9780001562080

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eLearn: Statutory Interpretation – an Introduction is an online resource that provides students of law and related disciplines with an interactive way to know, understand and practise the fundamentals of interpretation.

This digital resource provides activities that create an engaging way to improve the skills and knowledge that students acquire in their seminars and tutorials. It is designed to align with a semester course where statutory interpretation may be either a unit of study or embedded in another legal subject. It highlights the modern approach to statutory interpretation.

The resource serves as a revision and support tool. Students can stop an activity, logoff and resume at the point they last reached. Completing the reading and activities will take students 5–7 hours, depending on their level of interest and interaction with extra content such as flowcharts; how-to videos and glossaries. It is a companion resource for all foundations of law textbooks and units in which statutory interpretation is taught.

Features

• Interactive timeline to understand England’s role in the development of Australia’s parliament
• Videos to support the practice of research skills
• Search activities that link to Federal Register of Legislation (also NSW and Victoria)
• A “hinty-bot” to provide tips on the learning journey
• Resource tab that includes useful links; downloadable documents; and a glossary of legal terms
• End of module quizzes

Related Titles

• Laying Down the Law, 10th Edition
• Quick Reference Card: Statutory Interpretation, 2nd edition
• LexisNexis Guide Series: Legislation and Statutory Interpretation, 4th edition
• Interpretation Acts in Australia - A practical guide for all legal practitioners dealing with legislation

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Featured Authors

Sharon Szeto
Lisa Sylvester

Sharon Szeto

Sharon Szeto BA, Dip Ed, SAB is an experienced legal researcher with a deep understanding of statutory interpretation. Her early career included many years as a law librarian where she worked extensively in collection development and undertaking research for legal staff. Her experience was in both small and large law firms. As well as using databases she has been responsible for the development of significant aspects of search tools including the creation of a keyword information retrieval system and a thesaurus (subject index) for legislation. She has worked at LexisNexis Australia in several roles including product manager (LawNow and CaseBase) and currently content development editor.

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Lisa Sylvester

Lisa Sylvester LLB; MLaws; Grad Dip App Corp Gov is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Queensland, Federal and High Courts of Australia. She has worked in private practice in the areas of workplace discrimination, employment claims, property, commercial law and human rights relating to the ‘redress scheme’. She has also worked with the Legal Services Commission as a compliance lawyer and investigator. Her experience in legal education includes work as a sessional lecturer for the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in a wide range of subject areas, including specialising in teaching first year law students ‘The Australian Legal System’ that incorporated the knowledge and application of statutory interpretation principles. Most recently, she has been an Adjunct Lecturer in the College of Law Practical Legal Training course and Practice Management course unit of Workflow Systems.

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Table of contents

1. The History of the Law in Australia and the Role of Statutory Interpretation

 
2. Understand Legislation

 
     a. 2.1 The Legislative Process

 
     b. 2.2 Life Cycle of Acts and Subordinate Legislation

 
     c. 2.3 Finding Legislation

 
3. Interpret Legislation

 
4. Use Statutory Interpretation to Solve Legal Problems
 

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