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Citation and Referencing: Reports and legislation

This guide shows you how to cite using different referencing styles

Legal material

Elements of the ctiation

Legislation:

  • Short title of the Act or Regulations in italics – (if no short title use the long title)
  • Year in italics or underlined
  • (Jurisdiction) abbreviated and in round brackets
  • Pinpoint reference to the relevant section or subsection if applicable

Format for Legislation

Title Year (Jurisdiction Abbreviation) Pinpoint.

Case Law 

  • Case Name in Italics or underlined if unable to italicise
  • Year in brackets eg. (2012) for reports with sequential volume numbers and therefore the year is not essential for locating the correct volume in the series OR use square brackets eg. [2012] where the year is essential to locate the correct volume
  •  Volume number
  • Abbreviation of the law report
  • Commencing page number of the case,
  • Pinpoint page number, separated from the commencing page number by a comma (only when referring to a specific statement in the judgement)
  • Name of the court – only used when it is not obvious from the citation what the deciding court was

Format for reported cases

Case Name (Year) Volume Law Report Abbreviation Page, Pinpoint (Court).

NOTE: where a case has been reported in the ‘authorised” reports for that court, you should use that citation in preference to any other citation which you may have.

Further information about citing legal resources:

Legislation

Elements of the citation

Short title of the act in italics Year in italics (Juridiction) Pinpoint reference to relevant section.

Reference
  1. Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966 (Qld) s 3.
  1. Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) s 58.

In-text

Note: where you are referring to legislative provision in the text of your work, you should write as you would speak
eg. Section 58 of the Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) 63 states that...
      NOT: Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) s 58 states that...

EndNote reference type

Legal

Enter all the details ‐ title, year, jurisdiction and section in the AGLC Citation field

Enter short title of Act or Regulation into the Short Title field

Case law

Elements of the citation

Case name in italics [year in round or square brackets see Elements of the citation] Volume Number Abbreviation of law report Commencing page number of case Pinpoint (Name of Court only when not obvious from citation)

Reference
  1. Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 185 CLR 1.
  1. Aldric v EM Investments (Qld) Pty Ltd [2000] 2 Qd R 346 (Court of Appeal)
  1. Bakker v Stewart [1980] VR 17,22.

In-text

In Bakker v Stewart5 the...

EndNote reference type

Legal
 

AGLC citation field:  enter all the details of the case eg. Bakker v Stewart [1980] VR 17,22

Reports and other government publications

Elements of the citation

Author(s). Title of report. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of publication – year month (if applicable). Total number of pages (if applicable eg. 24 p.) Report No.: (if applicable)

Reference
  1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Oral health and dental care in Australia: key facts and figures trends 2014. Canberra: AIWH; 2014.
  1. Page E, Harney JM. Health hazard evaluation report. Cincinnati (OH): National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US); 2001 Feb. 24 p. Report No.:HETA2000‐0139‐2824

In-text

Oral health is ...1

......due to health hazards.(2)
…..due to health hazards.2

EndNote reference type

Report

Reference 1.
Place Published field: enter - Place of publication and publisher together

Author field: enter – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, (enter the comma at the end of the corporate author)

Reference 2.
Year field: enter - year, date and total number of pages eg. 2001 Feb. 24p

Place Published field: enter - the place of publication and publisher together

Report online

Elements of the citation

Author(s). Title of report. Report No.: (if applicable). [internet]. Place of publication: Publisher or Institution; Publication date or year [updated date - year month day; cited date - year month day]. Available from: URL 

Reference
  1. Commonwealth of Australia, Treasury. Budget strategy and outlook 2008-09. Budget paper no. 1, 2008. [internet] Canberra, ACT: Commonwealth of Australia; 2008 [updated 2008 May 10; cited 2009 Mar 29]. Available from: http://www.budget.gov.au/2008-09/content/bp1/html/index.htm

In-text

... indicated in the budget paper.3

EndNote reference type

Webpage

Author field: enter - Commonwealth of Australia, on one line and then enter Treasury, on the next line - enter a comma at the end of each entry.
Title field: enter – Budget strategy and outlook 2008-09. Budget paper no. 1, 2008
Type of Medium field: enter - Internet
Access Year field: enter the date you cited the webpage - Year Month Day eg. 2009 Mar 29
Last Update Date field: enter - Year Month Day eg. 2008 May 10