Statute components

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For Commonwealth Legislation the position since 2011 is that everything in the Act is part of the Act – meaning it can be used in interpretation. Note down possible meanings of your operative provision as you move through the components of the statute which give clues to the intended meaning of the text. Useful areas to look include:

The Long Title

The Short Title

The Preamble

Objects Clause

Definitions Section

Headings

Schedules

Notes

Examples

Punctuation

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