Referencing - Legislation & Cases
Legislation
Guidelines
- For in text citations, the title and year is used instead of an author’s name
In-text Citation
(Act/Bill Title, Year)
Reference List Acts and Bills (Print)
Short Title of the Act. Year (Jurisdiction abbreviation) subdivision if relevant (Country abbreviation).
Reference List Acts and Bills (Online)
Short Title of the Act. Year (Jurisdiction abbreviation) subdivision if relevant (Country abbreviation). URL
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In-text Citation The Copyright Act 1968 prohibits . . .
(According to s. 15 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) . . .
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Print example Copyright Act. 1968 (Cth) (AU.).
Online example Anti-Discrimination Act. 1991 (Qld) s. 15 (AU.). https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/legisltn/current/a/antidiscrima91.pdf
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Cases
-The title of the case and year is written in italics for the in-text citation
-The title of the case is written in standard type for the reference list entry
In-text Citation
(Case Title, Name v Name, Year)
Reference List
Name v. name, Volume number Reporter abbreviation First page number (Country abbreviation). (Year). URL
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In-text citation (paraphrase or direct quotation): In the land rights case Mabo v. Queensland (1998) . . . or . . . in a famous land rights case (Mabo v. Queensland, 1998). |
Print example Mabo v. Queensland, 9166 CLR 186 (AU). (1998). http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/HCA/1988/69.html
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