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THE GOLDEN RULE (Advantages (Can provide sensible decisions in cases where…
THE GOLDEN RULE
Advantages
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Allows the judge to choose the most sensible meaning where there’s more than one meaning to the words in the Act
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Main advantage is that where there’s a problem with using the literal rule, it provides an ‘escape route’
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It starts by looking at the literal meaning of the words, but the court is then allowed to avoid an interpretation which would lead to an absurd result
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