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AGLC Guide: Legislation

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AGLC Rule

See the full details and examples in rule 3.1 AGLC4, page 67. 

Citation Elements Acts

Title Year Jurisdiction
Criminal Code Act 1983 (NT) 

Examples

Footnotes:

  1. See Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 35 the distance would be measured in a straight line.  
  2. Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 9 (definition of 'civil proceeding'). 
  3. Criminal Code Act 1983 (NT) pt 2.

Bibliography:

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Criminal Code Act 1983 (NT)

Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth)

 

Other examples

For Australian Constitutions, see rule 3.5 of the AGLC4, page 76.

Example:

Australian Constitution s 51(ii)

See the full details and examples in rule 3.3 AGLC4, page 74. 

Example:

Law and Justice Amendment Bill (No 2) 1995 (Cth)  

See rule 3.7 of the AGLC4, page 3.7.

For short titles and subsequent references, See rule 3.5 of the AGLC4, page 71.

See the full details and examples in rule 3.1.6 AGLC4, page 72. 

Example:

Property Law Act 1958 (Vic) s 3 (definition of 'legal practitioner'). 

Quick Reference Tables

 Common Designations Abbreviation Example
Chapter ch Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) ch 2
Part pt Succession Act 2006 (NSW) pt 2.3
Schedule sch Crimes at Sea Act 1999 (Vic) sch 1
Section s Gambling Regulations Act 2003 (Vic) s 3.2.1
  • To see a full list, including plural destinations,  see rule 3.1.4 of the AGLC4, page 69.
  • For examples of multiple pinpoint references, see rule 3.1.5 of the AGLC4, page 71.

Note: Pinpoints are used in footnotes but are removed in the bibliography. 

Jurisdiction Abbreviation
Commonwealth (Cth)
Australian Capital Territory  (ACT)
New South Wales  (NSW)
Northern Territory (NT)
Queensland (Qld)
South Australia (SA)
Tasmania (Tas)
Victoria  (Vic)
Western Australia (WA)
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