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CDU Harvard Referencing: Legislation and cases

A guide to help you better understand CDU Harvard Referencing

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Citation Elements

Legislation

Name of Act Year (Jurisdiction)

Bill

Name of Bill Year (Jurisdiction)

Case

Case Name (Year) Volume Law Report Series Reporter Abbreviated Starting Page

Important

  • When referencing legal materials, they are generally already written in the legal style. APA 7th has no set standards for referencing legislation and cases and recommends the use of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.

    However, this is an American publication, and so we recommend using the examples below and for any further information, refer to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation; available on the CDU Law AGLC Referencing guide here.

 

 

Reference Examples

Legislation

... according to s 35 of the Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003 (NT) ...
Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003 (NT)

Endnote Reference Type = Legal Rule/Regulation

Bill

The Defamation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (NT) establishes ...
The Defamation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (NT)

Endnote Reference Type = Case

Case

According to Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 175 CLR 479...
Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 175 CLR 479
... in a land rights case (Mabo v Queensland [No. 2] (1992) 175 CLR 1).
Mabo v Queensland [No. 2] (1992) 175 CLR 1

Endnote Reference Type = Case

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