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The document outlines a legal tutorial addressing various questions related to criminal law in Vanuatu, including potential charges against an individual for unintentional harm. It also discusses principles of legal interpretation, active voice sentence construction, and editing for clarity in writing. Additionally, it includes exercises on redrafting ambiguous sentences and using plain language drafting principles.

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The document outlines a legal tutorial addressing various questions related to criminal law in Vanuatu, including potential charges against an individual for unintentional harm. It also discusses principles of legal interpretation, active voice sentence construction, and editing for clarity in writing. Additionally, it includes exercises on redrafting ambiguous sentences and using plain language drafting principles.

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Name: Ishmael Ovlav ID#: S11201197 Emalus campus

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Drafting Tutorial 1.
Question 1.

(a) What offence/s can Michael johns be charged with under the criminal law of
Vanuatu? Explain your answer.

In relation to the facts of the scenario, Michael Johns action to the victim was
an unintentional harm, to which no person shall unintentionally caused
damage to the body of another person, through recklessness or negligence,
or failure to observe the law. The result of his action has causes injuries and
damage to Joseph Tabi, with a broken nose, and knee which is likely
permanent.

(b) What is the name of the criminal law in Vanuatu and the section/s that would
apply to the offence/s you have identified?
Under the Vanuatu Penal code CAP 135, section 108; Unintentional harm, sub
section (b) if the damage so caused is permanent, imprisonment for 2 years.

Question 2.

What are the two golden rules or principles that apply when looking at internal
factors to interpret a document.
What are these rules?
1. The ‘Ordinary Sense of the Words’ – this means that the words are given their
ordinary English meaning
2. Interpret the Document as a Whole.

Explain how the two rules apply in legal interpretation.


In the ordinary sense of the words, the meaning of the words must be in their
ordinary English meaning.
Interpretation of the document as a whole; A document must be interpreted as a
whole document that means individual parts of the document must be read in context
with the whole document. Reading the `whole document with regard to the purpose
of the document is.

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Question 3.

Rewrite the ‘Passive voice sentence constructions below using the active
voice.
A. My father is preparing the dinner.
B. The chief called a meeting.
C. I will always remember my eighteenth birthday with fondness.
D. The hunter killed the wild boar.
E. The students must lock the room at 10 P.m. and return the key to the teacher.
F. Jessie and her friends had a good time when they attended Fest Napuan.

Question 4.

Edit the sentences below to make them less wordy-remove unnecessary


words and redraft for clearer, plain language writing.
I. Alice succeeds in all her endeavors.

ii. John abruptly left the room.


iii. I am responding to your letter dated 28 June 2023.
v. Feeling sick, Mary decided to go home.
vi. Although secured, Barry managed to cross the swinging bridge.

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Question 5.

Identify the different meanings in the following sentences and then try to
redraft them without any ambiguity:
A.
Interpretation 1. The burglar, who had a knife, robbed the woman.
Interpretation 2. The burglar robbed the woman who had the knife.

Revised:
Interpretation 1. The burglar, armed with a knife, robbed the woman.
Interpretation 2. The burglar robbed the woman who was holding a knife.

Interpretation 1. The municipal office agreed to fill the potholes with the assistance of
the town residents.
Interpretation 2. The municipal office agreed to fill the potholes using the town
residents.

Revised:
Interpretation 1. The municipal office agreed to collaborate with the town
residents to fill the potholes.
Interpretation 2. The municipal office agreed, neglecting the wellbeing of the
town residents, to fill the potholes.

B.
Interpretation 1. Jenny, dressed in a pink dress, went shopping with her daughter.
Interpretation 2. Jenny went shopping with her daughter who was wearing a pink
dress.
Revised:
Interpretation 1. Jenny, wearing her pink dress, went shopping with her
daughter.

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Interpretation 2. Jenny went shopping with her daughter, who was dressed in
a pink dress.

Question 6.
Redraft the following sentences to make them shorter, using plain language
drafting principles.
A. Make sure you inform your supervisor if you can’t come to work due to
medical illness.
B. Geoffery explained his report to his supervisor.
C. Marco loved chocolate, so he was ecstatic when his grandmother made a
delicious chocolate cake.
D. We do not have available rooms from the range of August to October.
E. My Dad owns a Tv with a new interesting show.
F. We dance from morning until night with the songs played by the band.

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