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Jeffrey Barnes is an Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University Law School, specializing in statutory interpretation, legislative drafting, and law reform processes. With qualifications from UNSW, ANU, and La Trobe, his research examines the coherence of statutory interpretation methodologies and the implementation of plain language principles in legal frameworks.
His influential publications include the comprehensive work Modern Statutory Interpretation: Framework, Principles and Practice (Cambridge University Press, 2023). Barnes has consulted for governmental bodies including the Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office and the Australian Taxation Office, and presented to superior courts on interpretative methods.
Research outputs analyze contextualism in legal interpretation, legislative reform mechanisms, and computational approaches to regulation ('Rules as Code').
