Which is an important common presumption of interpretation?
Common law presumptions of interpretation

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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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.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
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