⁵⁸Johan Steyn, Pepper v H art: A Re-exam ination, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol 21, No 1 (20 01), p 59 . Hon Justice Kirby, “Towards a G rand Theo ry of Interpretation: The Case o f Statutes and Co ntracts” (2002) 48 Clarity 3. J J Spigelman AC “The Poets Rich  Resource: Issues in Statutory Interpretation” (2002) 21 Australian Bar Review 224. Lord Steyn Interpretation  (Treaties, Con stitutions, Statutes, and  Con tracts), an address delivered at Victoria University of Wellington, September 2002. 36 different  environments.  Administrators  apply  it,  lawyers  structure  transactions around  it  and  advise  on  it,  judicial  officers  in  the  courts  and  tribunals  apply  it, exercise discretions under it, and interpret it, individuals and corporations use it, whether  as  manufacturers,  sellers,  or  employers,  and  ordinary  citizens  use  it  to ascertain their rights and obligations. Interpretation of legislation is now widely regarded as the most important aspect of judicial work.⁵⁸ There is a great challenge on law reformers to continue to make legislation ever more accessible. This is in part the result of governments making legislation available free on the Internet. Particularly if one is a lawyer, a shift in mindset is required along with a recognition that legislation has a far wider audience today than it ever did. It requires a degree of experimentation to find out what works best. It also calls for balanced judgment and  an  element  of  courage.  Not  everyone  thinks  the  use  of  plain  language  in a legislative context is a good thing, and there are well positioned individuals ready with disparaging criticism of one’s eff orts. 67 Two Australian Judges provide an interesting contrast in perspective. In a decision given  in  2000  in  the  Queensland  Supreme  Court  in  FAI  Insurance  Co  Ltd  v Spannagle, Justice Chesterman  said: The Act and the regulations are in the modern style. No  attemp t has been ma de to articulate with any precision what the legislation intends. Different words are used to give expression to the one concept and any continuity of terminology is avoided as is any consistency in the treatme nt of the concept. Instead, one finds disjointed platitudes set forth with almost banal generality. In this wilderness of words two factors appear to indicate that it is within the power of the Transport Administration to renew registration retrospectively after the effluxion of a period of registration. ...