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Interpretation Act 1984
18Purpose or object of written law, use of in interpretation
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##### 18. Purpose or object of written law, use of in interpretation
In the interpretation of a provision of a written law, a construction that would promote the purpose or object underlying the written law (whether that purpose or object is expressly stated in the written law or not) shall be preferred to a construction that would not promote that purpose or object.