Legislation Act 2019

Interpretation and application of legislation - General principles of interpretation

11: Legislation applies to circumstances as they arise

You could also call this:

"The law applies to what's happening now, not what happened before."

When circumstances happen, the law applies to them as they are at that time. You need to consider the situation as it is, not how it was before. The law is used in the situation that is happening now, and you can find more information about this by looking at the law from 1986.

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Part 2Interpretation and application of legislation
General principles of interpretation

11Legislation applies to circumstances as they arise

  1. Legislation applies to circumstances as they arise.

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  • 1999 No 85 s 6