Foreword by Michael Coper/Acknowledgments/List of Contributors/Table of Cases/Table of Statutes
Introduction
Susan Corcoran
Part I Fundamental Themes
Theories of Statutory Interpretation
Suzanne Corcoran
The Architecture of Interpretation: Dynamic Practice and Constitutional Principles
Suzanne Corcoran
Statutes and the Common Law: The Continuing Story
Paul Finn
The Interpretation of the Constitution
Leslie Zines
Ethical Interpretation and Democratic Positivism
Tom Campbell
Part II Specific Areas of Law
Human Rights and Statutory Interpretation
Hilary Charlesworth
Conceiving of Tradition: Dynamics of Judicial Interpretation and Explanation in Native Title Law
Anthony Connolly
A Framework for Understanding the Interpretation of Corporate Law in Australia
Stephen Bottomley
Employment Law — A Test of Coherence Between Statute and Common Law
Phillipa Weeks
Codifying the Criminal Law: Issues of Interpretation
Miriam Gani
Interpreting Law Enforcement Immunities: The Relationship Between Judicial, Legislative and Administrative Models
Simon Bronitt
Interpretive Approaches of the Tribunals and Courts in Discrimination Law
Peter Bailey, Rachel Callinan and Anna Dziedzic
Interpreting Family Law: A Case for Legislative Principles and Presumptions Regulating the Making of Parenting Orders
Juliet Behrens
Health Legislation: Interpretation Coherent with Conscience and International Human Rights
Thomas Faunce
Index