Library guides: Referencing: Legal documents

Legal cases

Party v Party (year) volume number Report series abbreviated page number.

Party v Party [year] court abbreviation case number. Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 205 CLR 434.

Griffith v Steele [2017] VSC 795. Available from http://www.austlii.edu.au/.

The case of Rosenberg v Percival (2001) shows that doctors have a duty to inform…

Include the year with the first in-text citation. The year can be dropped in subsequent citations

Short title of act Year (Jurisdiction) section if relevant

Short title of act Year (Jurisdiction). Retrieved from http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

Mental Health Act 2014 (Vic). Available from http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/.

The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), s. 35 provides meaning as to the …

Include the jurisdiction the first time the act is cited. The jurisdiction can be dropped with subsequent citations