According to Higgins J in Amalgamated Society of Engineers V

question 23

Multiple Choice

According to Higgins J in Amalgamated Society of Engineers v the Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd (1920) 28 CLR 129:

• A)the fundamental rule of interpretation is that a statute should be read according to the conventions of society at that time.
• B)the intention of parliament in making legislation is irrelevant to interpretation of that legislation.
• C)the question is not what the language of a statute means but rather what we think parliament intended it to mean.
• D)the language of a statute must be interpreted according to its ordinary and natural sense even where the result may be inconvenient, impolitic or improbable.

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Definitions:

Testamentary Trust

A trust created by a will that becomes effective upon the death of the person who created it.

Settlor's Death

The event of the death of an individual who has established a trust, potentially triggering changes in the management or distribution of the trust's assets.

Spendthrift Trust

A type of trust that is created to prevent the beneficiary's assets from being squandered or from being claimed by creditors by providing restricted access to the trust assets.

Personal Representative

An individual appointed to administer the estate of a deceased person.