Chapter 4 Using legislation Test Bank Docx - Assessment Bank | Legal Skills 7e Finch by Emily Finch. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 4
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 04 - Question 01
01) On which ONE of the following occasions may the courts refer to Hansard as an extrinsic aid to interpretation?
a. Always. The words in debate are equally as valid as those in the Act itself.
b. When the legislation is ambiguous or obscure, but there are clear comments from Members of Parliament (MPs) in Hansard.
c. When the wording of the legislation leads to absurdity, but Hansard contains clear comments from the Minister promoting the Bill.
d. Never. The courts may only use the actual words of the Act as enacted by Parliament.
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 04 - Question 02
02) Which of the following presumptions are valid as aids to the interpretation of legislation? Please select all that apply.
a. The statute does not intend to deprive a person of his or her liberty.
b. Statutes operate retrospectively.
c. The courts have no power to review the legality of the statute.
d. The Crown is bound by the statute.
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Title: Chapter 04 - Question 03
03) Which of the following cases is an example of use of the golden rule?
a. Re Sigsworth [1935] Ch 89 (DC).
b. Heydon’s case (1584) 3 Co Rep 7a.
c. Sussex Peerage case (1844) 1 Cl & Fin 85.
d. Corkery v. Carpenter [1951] 1 KB 102 (DC).
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 04 - Question 04
04) Which rule of language means that words in a statute derive meaning from the words surrounding them?
a. Noscitur a sociis.
b. Ejusdem generis.
c. Expressio unius est exclusio alterius.
d. Per incuriam.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 04 - Question 05
05) Which ONE of the following rules of interpretation involves an examination of the former law in an attempt to ascertain Parliament’s intention?
The golden rule provides that words must be given their plain, ordinary and literal meaning as far as possible. The purposive approach considers the general purpose of the legislation.
a. The literal rule.
b. The golden rule.
c. The mischief rule.
d. The purposive approach.
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Title: Chapter 04 - Question 06
06) The ______ approach requires consideration of the spirit as well as the purpose of the legislation.
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Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 04 - Question 11
11) Which of the following are intrinsic aids to interpretation? Please select all that apply.
a. Punctuation.
b. Dictionaries.
c. Long title.
d. Hansard.
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Title: Chapter 04 - Question 12
12) The ______ is a statute that defines words commonly used within legislation.
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