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AGLC

ACU Library guide to referencing using AGLC4

Statutes

Footnotes

Note No

 Short Title of Act Year (Jurisdiction) Pinpoint.
1 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) sch 2.

Examples:

2     Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) ch 2 pt 1 div 4.

3     Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (Vic) ch 2 pt 2 div 2.

4     Australian Constitution s 51 (ii).

Bibliography

Short Title of Act Year (Jurisdiction)
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Examples:

Australian Constitution

Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld)

Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (Vic)

Notes

  • The short title of the Act and the Year are italicised.
  • Jurisdiction – use abbreviation and put in brackets.
  • Pinpoint – identify the particular section, part, paragraph, schedule, etc abbreviated. See Rule 3.1.4 (page 66) for a table of appropriate abbreviations.
  • Bibliography entries do not end with a full stop. They also don't have a pinpoint.

Bills

Footnotes

Note No

 Short Title of Bill Year (Jurisdiction) Pinpoint.
1 Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (Cth) cl 83.

Examples:

2     Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements Bill 2021 (Qld) cl 55.

Bibliography

Short Title of Bill Year (Jurisdiction)
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (Cth)

Examples:

Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements Bill 2021 (Qld)

Notes

  • Cite in the same manner as Acts except that the title and year of the Bill are not italicised.
  • Clause (cl) and sub-clause (sub-cl) are typically the appropriate pinpoint designations.
  • For more information about citing Bills, see Rule 3.2 starting at p 74.

Delegated Legislation (Regulations)

Footnotes

Note No

 Regulation Title Year (Jurisdiction) Pinpoint.
1 Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) regs 2.01-2.02.

Examples:

2     Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic) r 3.01.

3     Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 6.2(1), (3A)(a)—(b). 

Bibliography

Regulation Title Year (Jurisdiction)
Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth)

Examples:

Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic)

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)

Notes

  • Cite in the same manner as statutes (primary legislation) (Rule 3.4 on page 75).
  • Pinpointing – additional abbreviations are used (Rule 3.4) where the abbreviation changes on whether you are citing an order (ord), regulation (reg), rule (r), sub-regulation (sub-reg) or sub-rule (sub-r).
  • For more information about citing delegated legislation, including additional abbreviations for pinpoints, see Rule 3.4 starting at p 75.

Explanatory Memoranda, Statements and Notes

Footnotes

Note No

 Explanatory Memorandum, Bill Citation Pinpoint.
1 Explanatory Memorandum, Corporations Bill 2001 (Cth) 18.

Examples:

2     Explanatory Note, Cemetaries and Cremetoria Bill 2013 (NSW) 7.

3     Explanatory Note, Clean Economy Jobs Bill 2023 (Qld) 4.

Bibliography

Explanatory Memorandum, Bill Citation
Explanatory Memorandum, Corporations Bill 2001 (Cth)

Examples:

Explanatory Note, Cemetaries and Cremetoria Bill 2013 (NSW)

Explanatory Note, Clean Economy Jobs Bill 2023 (Qld)

 

Notes

  • Explanatory notes are also known as explanatory memoranda or explanatory statements. 
  • For the pinpoint, use pages or paragraph numbers.
  • For more information, see Rule 3.7 on p 77.