Essays on legislative drafting, in honour of J. Q. Ewens, CMG, CBE, QC / editor: David St. L. Kelly.

Adelaide : Adelaide Law Review Association, University of Adelaide, 1988.

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Ewens, John Qualtrough, -- 1970-.

Law -- Interpretation and construction -- Australia.

Law -- Language -- Australia.

Bill drafting -- Australia.

Should there be a Drafting Institute in Australia? / by Robert Baxt

Efficiency in legal drafting / by Robert Donn Eagleson

Role of parliamentary counsel in the legislative process / by Geoffrey Hackett-Jones

Plain English in legislation: the movement gathers pace / by David St. L. Kelly

The Importance of plain English in drafting / by Jim Kennan

Statutory interpretation and the rule of law: whose rule, what law? / by Michael Donald Kirby

The Legislative draftsman as problem solver / by Geoffrey Kolts

Law-making, drafting and law reform / by Stephen Mason

Constitutional change in New Zealand / by Geoffrey Palmer

Law-makers and their instructions to parliamentary counsel / by Andrew Wells.

Includes bibliographical references.

136 p. : ill. ; 25 cm