Interpretation Acts-Are They, and (How) Do They Make for, Great Law?

The paper considers the purposes and evolution of Interpretation Acts, including the following points: center dot how, as default law, they inform and interact with other legislation; center dot their scope as, and interaction with other, interpretation law (including links with interpretation legislation in related jurisdictions); center dot ways they can stop being, or fail to be, great law (that is, law that is accessible, fit for purpose, and constitutionally sound); center dot ways policy-makers and drafters can meet the challenges (in Te Reo Maori: nga wero) of making them, and all the other law that interacts with them, great law.