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"When Plain Language Legislation is Ambiguous - Sources of Doubt and Lessons for the Plain Language Movement"   flag  1

(2010) 34 Melbourne University Law Review 671
Barnes, Jeffrey
Melbourne University Law Review
Australia

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Journal Article

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
"Lawyers and commercialism: help or hindrance?" [2013] NSWBarAssocNews 53 Bathurst, Tom Australia circa 2013 AustLII flag

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s42A, s44
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth)
Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s125, s501
National Health Act 1953 (Cth) s90, s99K
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 1993 (Cth) s5
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1990 (Cth) s29
National Health Amendment Act 1995 (Cth)
Planning and Environment Bill 1986 (Vic)
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic)
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (Vic) s35, s36
Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) s1, s156
Road Safety Act 1986 (Vic) s49, s55, s87
Motor Car Act 1958 (Vic)
Road Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1989 (Vic)
Town and Country Planning Act 1958 (Vic)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
[1958] Act 2010 [1958] Act 2010 United Kingdom circa 2010 flag 1
"The Entrenched Minimum Provision of Judicial Review and the Rule of Law" (2010) 21 Public Law Review 14 Public Law Review Australia circa 2010 Legal Online flag 19
"Wrong Turning on Rights Act" (2010) 84 (6) Law Institute Journal 20 Law Institute Journal Australia - Victoria circa 2010 flag 1
"Defining ‘Plain English’ as an Aid to Legal Drafting" (2009) 30 Statute Law Review 85 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 2009 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
FCT v Futuris Corporation Ltd [2008] HCA 32; (2008) 237 CLR 146; (2008) 247 ALR 605; (2008) 82 ALJR 1177; 69 ATR 41; [2008] ATC 20-039 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 2008 AustLII flag 393
(2007) 58 Clarity 12 (2007) 58 Clarity 12 circa 2007 1
"Aspects of Legislative Drafting: Some South African Realities (or Plain Language Is Not Always Plain Sailing)" (2007) 28 Statute Law Review 34 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 2007 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 2
(2007) 57 Clarity 3 (2007) 57 Clarity 3 circa 2007 1
"The Continuing Debate About 'Plain Language' Legislation: A Law Reform Conundrum" (2006) 27 Statute Law Review 83 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 2006 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
"From Foreign Circumstances to First Instance Considerations:Extrinsic Material and the Law of Statutory Interpretation" (2006) 34 Federal Law Review 103 Federal Law Review Australia circa 2006 AustLII flag 7
East Melbourne Group Inc v Minister for Planning [2005] VSC 242; (2005) 12 VR 448; (2005) 142 LGERA 164 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 7 Jul 2005 AustLII flag 24
"Interpretation Acts—Impediments to Legal Certainty and Access to the Law" (2005) 26 Statute Law Review 64 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 2005 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
"Clear, Simple and Precise Legislative Drafting: Australian Guidelines Explicated Using an Ec Directive" (2004) 25 Statute Law Review 223 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 2004 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Palme [2003] HCA 56; (2003) 216 CLR 212; (2003) 201 ALR 327; (2003) 77 ALJR 1829; 76 ALD 1 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Oct 2003 AustLII flag 455
Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth [2003] HCA 2; (2003) 211 CLR 476; (2003) 195 ALR 24; (2003) 77 ALJR 454; (2003) 24 Leg Rep 2 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Feb 2003 AustLII flag 4571
(2003) 45 Amicus Curiae 3 (2003) 45 Amicus Curiae 3 circa 2003 1
Goldie v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 367; (2002) 121 FCR 383; (2002) 72 ALD 652; 36 AAR 238 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Nov 2002 AustLII flag 98
McGinn v Grangewood Securities Ltd [2002] EWCA Civ 522 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 23 Apr 2002 BAILII flag 6
Goldie and Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] AATA 513 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Australia 12 Jun 2001 AustLII flag 11
Goldie v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 1277; (1999) 56 ALD 321 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 14 Sep 1999 AustLII flag 303
Brehoi v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 772; (1999) 58 ALD 385 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 16 Jun 1999 AustLII flag 52
Public Prosecutions, Director of v Williams [1998] VSC 119; (1998) 104 A Crim R 65; (1998) 28 MVR 521 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 23 Oct 1998 AustLII flag 8
Language: Changing the Lawyer's Image and Goals' (1998) 7 Scribes Journal of Legal Writing 119 Scribes Journal of Legal Writing United States circa 1998 HeinOnline flag 1
"Legislative Drafting in Plain Language and Statements of General Principle" (1997) 18 Statute Law Review 21 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 1997 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 2
Masters v McCubbery [1996] 1 VR 635 Australia - Victoria circa 1996 LexisNexis AU flag 178
Ganion v Roche Products Ltd [1995] SLT 38 United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1995 Westlaw flag 2
Smoker v Pharmacy Restructuring Authority [1994] FCA 1487; (1994) 53 FCR 287; (1994) 125 ALR 577; (1994) 36 ALD 1 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 17 Nov 1994 AustLII flag 75
Brennan v Comcare [1994] FCA 1147; (1994) 50 FCR 555; (1994) 122 ALR 615; 19 AAR 542 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 8 Jun 1994 AustLII flag 235
[1993] 1 VR 627 [1993] 1 VR 627 Australia - Victoria circa 1993 LexisNexis AU flag 20
"A Judicial View of Modern Legislation" (1993) 14 Statute Law Review 1 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 1993 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
La Macchia v Minister for Primary Industries and Energy [1992] FCA 673; (1992) 110 ALR 201 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth circa 1992 AustLII flag 130
"Plain English: A Charter for Clear Writing" (1992) 9 Thomas M Cooley Law Review 1 Thomas M. Cooley Law Review United States circa 1992 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 4
Bropho v Western Australia [1990] HCA 24; (1990) 171 CLR 1; (1990) 93 ALR 207; 64 ALJR 374 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 20 Jun 1990 AustLII flag 677
"Clear Legislative Drafting: New Approaches in Australia" (1990) 11 Statute Law Review 161 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 1990 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 2
(1990) 170 CLR 321 (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australia - Commonwealth circa 1990 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 3516
Palmer v Bugler (1988) 87 LGR 382 United Kingdom circa 1988 flag 2
"The Drafter and the Critics" (1988) 62 Law Institute Journal 963 Law Institute Journal Australia - Victoria circa 1988 flag 1
Re Bolton; Ex parte Beane [1987] HCA 12; (1987) 162 CLR 514; (1987) 70 ALR 225; 61 ALJR 190; 25 A Crim R 90 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 9 Apr 1987 AustLII flag 720
Norbis v Norbis [1986] HCA 17; (1986) 161 CLR 513; [1986] FLC 91-712; 65 ALR 12; 60 ALJR 335; (1986) 10 Fam LR 819 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 30 Apr 1986 AustLII flag 2642
Wings Ltd v Ellis [1985] AC 272 United Kingdom circa 1985 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 7
R v Kean & Mills [1985] VicRp 21; [1985] VR 255; 13 A Crim R 220 Australia - Victoria 8 Aug 1984 AustLII flag 16
Coward v Allen [1984] FCA 53; (1984) 52 ALR 320 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 19 Mar 1984 AustLII flag 48
Osmond v Public Service Board of New South Wales [1984] 3 NSWLR 447 Australia - New South Wales circa 1984 LexisNexis AU flag 66
Merkur Island Shipping Corporation v Laughton (The Hoegh Apapa) [1983] 2 AC 570; [1983] 2 All ER 189; [1983] 1 Lloyds Rep 154; [1983] IRLR 26; [1983] ICR 178; [1983] 2 WLR 45 United Kingdom circa 1983 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 55
Jarmain v Weatherall (1977) 75 LGR 537 United Kingdom circa 1977 flag 2
"A Case for Social Law Reform" (1977) 55 Canadian Bar Review 409 Canadian Bar Review Canada circa 1977 flag 3
Mabyand Ors v Warwick Corporation (1972) 2 QB 242 United Kingdom circa 1972 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 3
Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1947] EWCA Civ 1; [1948] 1 AC 223; [1948] 1 KB 223; [1947] 2 All ER 680; [1948] LJR 190; (1947) 63 TLR 623; (1947) 45 LGR 635; (1947) 177 LT 641; (1947) 112 JP 55 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 10 Nov 1947 BAILII flag 3892
Knill v Towse [1889] UKLawRpKQB 207; (1889) 24 QBD 186 United Kingdom 19 Dec 1889 CommonLII flag 5
Aryton v Abbott (1849) 14 QB 17 United Kingdom circa 1849 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 1
"Some Reflections on the Reading of Statutes" 47 Columbia Law Review 527 Columbia Law Review United States circa 2003 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 113
"Answering the Critics of Plain Language" 5 Scribes Journal of Legal Writing 51 Scribes Journal of Legal Writing United States circa 2003 HeinOnline flag 3

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