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| Footnote Template | Subsequent References Template | Bibliography Example |
|---|---|---|
| Cases - Reported Decisions - AGLC4 Rules 2.1-2.2 | ||
| Case Name (Year)/[Volume] Law Report Series Starting Page, Pinpoint ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1953) 92 CLR 424 ('Australian Woollen Mills'). | Australian Woollen Mills (n 3) 424. | Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1953) 92 CLR 424 |
| Aldrick v EM Investments (QLD) Pty Ltd [2000] 2 Qd R 346, 347 ('Aldrick'). | Aldrick (n 4) 348. | Aldrick v EM Investments (QLD) Pty Ltd [2000] 2 Qd R 346 |
| Cases - Unreported Decisions with Medium Neutral Citation - AGLC4 Rule 2.3 | ||
| Case Name [Year] Unique Court Identifier Judgment Number, [Pinpoint] ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Howarth v Miotti [2009] QSC 96 ('Howarth'). | Howarth (n 5) [141]. | Howarth v Miotti [2009] QSC 96 |
| Cases - Unreported Decisions without Medium Neutral Citation - AGLC4 Rule 2.3 | ||
| Case Name (Court, Judge/s, Day Month Year) Pinpoint ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Ross v Chambers (Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Kriewaldt J, 5 April 1956) 77-8 ('Ross'). | Ross (n 10) 79. | Ross v Chambers (Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Kriewaldt J, 5 April 1956) |
| Footnote Template | Subsequent References Template | Bibliography Example |
|---|---|---|
| Acts and Regulations - AGLC4 Rules 3.1.1 -3.1.7 | ||
| Title Year (Jurisdiction) Pinpoint ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) ('PIP Act'). | PIP Act (n 63) s 2. | Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) |
| Bills - AGLC4 Rule 3.2 | ||
| Title Year (Jurisdiction) Pinpoint ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (Cth) ('CPRS Bill'). | CPRS Bill (n 13) cl 83. | Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (Cth) |
| Explanatory Memorandum - AGLC4 Rules 3.7 | ||
| Explanatory Memorandum, Bill Citation Pinpoint ('Short Title'). | Explanatory Memorandum, Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Explanatory Memorandum, Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Bill 1977 (Cth) ('ADJR Bill'). | Explanatory Memorandum, ADJR Bill (n 105). | Explanatory Memorandum, Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Bill 1977 (Cth) |
| Hansard - AGLC4 Rule 7.5.1 | ||
| Jurisdiction, Parliamentary Debates, Chamber, Full Date of Debate, Pinpoint (Name of Speaker) ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Queensland, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly, 31 October 2018, 3183 (YM D'Ath, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice) ('Human Rights Bill Explanatory Speech'). | Human Rights Bill Explanatory Speech (n 8) 3185. | Queensland, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly, 31 October 2018 |
| Footnote Template | Subsequent References Template | Bibliography Example |
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| Journal Articles - AGCL4 Rule 5.1-5.7 | ||
| Author, 'Title' (Year) Volume(Issue) Journal Starting page, Pinpoint. | Author Surname (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Madeline Baker, 'Blue Sky Mine: Environmental Risk Disclosure in Australia' (2018) 35(5) Environmental and Planning Law Journal 519, 519. | Baker (n 12) 525. | Baker, Madeline, 'Blue Sky Mine: Environmental Risk Disclosure in Australia' (2018) 35(5) Environmental and Planning Law Journal 519 |
| Books including ebooks - AGCL4 Rule 6.1-6.9 | ||
| Author(s), Title (Publication Details) Pinpoint. | Author Surname (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Linda Fisher and Mieke Brandon, Mediating with Families (Lawbook, 3rd ed, 2012) 115. | Fisher and Brandon (n 22) 120. | Fisher, Linda and Mieke Brandon, Mediating with Families (Lawbook, 3rd ed, 2012) |
| Chapters in Edited Books - AGCL4 Rule 4.1.3 and Rule 6.1-6.9 | ||
| Author, 'Chapter Title' in Editor (ed/s), Title (Publication Details) Starting Page, Pinpoint. | Author Surname (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Keryn Ruska and Zoe Rathus, 'Backford v Backford [2017] FamCAFC 1' in Nicole Watson and Heather Douglas (eds), Indigenous Legal Judgments: Bringing Indigenous Voices into Judicial Decision Making (Routledge, 2021) 223, 224. | Ruska and Rathus (n 29) 225. | Ruska, Keryn and Rathus, Zoe, 'Backford v Backford [2017] FamCAFC 1' in Nicole Watson and Heather Douglas (eds), Indigenous Legal Judgments: Bringing Indigenous Voices into Judicial Decision Making (Routledge, 2021) 223 |
| Reports - AGLC4 Chapter 7 - Reports | ||
| Author, Title (Document Type/Series No Document Number, Full Date) Pinpoint ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Review of the Law of Negligence (Final Report, September 2002) 37-57 ('Ipp Report'). | Ipp Report (n 2) 25-26 [1.4]-[1.6]. | Review of the Law of Negligence (Final Report, September 2002) |
| Online Dictionaries - AGLC4 Rule 7.6 | ||
| Dictionary Title (online at Date of Retrieval) 'Entry Title' (def Definition Number) ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (online at 20 February 2018) 'duty of care' (def 1) ('Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary'). | Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (n 2) 'reasonable foreseeability'. | LexisNexis, Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (online at 20 February 2018) |
| Hardcopy Dictionaries - AGLC4 Rule 7.6 | ||
| Dictionary Title, (Edition Number ed, Publication Year) 'Entry Title' (def Definition Number) ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Macquarie Dictionary, (7th ed, 2018) 'demise' (def 4) ('Macquarie Dictionary'). | Macquarie Dictionary (n 4) 'death'. | Macquarie Library, Macquarie Dictionary (7th ed, 2018) |
| Online Legal Encyclopedias - AGLC4 Rule 7.7 | ||
| Publisher, Title of Encyclopaedia (online at Date of Retrieval) Title Number Name of Title, 'Chapter Number Name of Chapter' [Paragraph] ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Paragraph. | |
| Thomson Reuters, The Laws of Australia (online at 15 February 2018) 2 Administrative Law, '2.3 Access to Information' [2.3.10] ('The Laws of Australia'). | The Laws of Australia (n 28) [2.3.15]. | Thomson Reuters, The Laws of Australia (online at 15 February 2018) |
| Printed/Hardcopy Legal Encyclopedias - AGLC4 Rule 7.7 | ||
| Publisher, Title of Encyclopedia, vol Volume Number (at Full Date) Title Number Name of Title, 'Chapter Number Name of Chapter' [Paragraph] ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Paragraph. | |
| LexisNexis, Halsbury's Laws of Australia, vol 15 (at 25 May 2009) 235 Insurance, '2 General Principles' [235-270] ('Halsbury's Laws of Australia'). | Halsbury's Laws of Australia (n 16) [235-290]. | LexisNexis, Halsbury's Laws of Australia (at 25 May 2009) |
| Online Looseleaf Services (Commentaries) - Author - AGLC4 Rule 7.8 | ||
| Author, Publisher, Title (online at Date of Retrieval) [Pinpoint]. | Author Surname (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| JW Carter, LexisNexis, Carter on Contract (online at 20 February 2018) [04-001]. | Carter (n 20) [05-001]. | Carter, JW, LexisNexis, Carter on Contract (online at 20 February 2018) |
| Online Looseleaf Services (Commentaries) - No Author - AGLC4 Rule 7.8 | ||
| Publisher, Title, (online at Date of Retrieval) [Pinpoint] ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| CCH Australia, Australian Intellectual Property Commentary, (online at 20 February 2018) [¶7-000] ('Australian IP Commentary'). | Australian IP Commentary (n 6) [¶7-090]. | CCH Australia, Australian Intellectual Property Commentary, (online at 20 February 2018) |
| Online Newspaper - AGLC4 Rules 7.11 | ||
| Author, 'Title', Newspaper (online, Full Date) [Pinpoint] <URL> ('Short Title'). | Author Surname (n Footnote Number). | |
| Owen Bowcott, 'Trolling Legislation Needs to Be Simplified, says Law Commission', The Guardian (online, 13 July 2016) <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/13/trolling-legislation-needs-to-be-simplified-says-law-commission>. | Bowcott (n 8). | Bowcott, Owen, 'Trolling Legislation Needs to Be Simplified, says Law Commission', The Guardian (online, 13 July 2016) <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/13/trolling-legislation-needs-to-be-simplified-says-law-commission> |
| Printed Newspaper - AGLC4 Rules 7.11 | ||
| Author, 'Title', Newspaper (Place of Publication, Full Date) Pinpoint. | Author Surname (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Kay Dibben, 'An Unhealthy Culture Tribunal's Chief Sacked for Speaking Out', The Courier Mail (Brisbane, 29 December 2018) 4. | Dibben (n 6) 4. | Dibben, Kay, 'An Unhealthy Culture Tribunal's Chief Sacked for Speaking Out', The Courier Mail (Brisbane, 29 December 2018) |
| Internet Materials - Author - AGLC4 Rules 7.15 | ||
| Author, 'Document Title', Web Page Title (Document Type, Full Date) Pinpoint <URL>. | Author Surname (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Jeremy Gans, 'News: The Court Reveals a Legal Scandal', Opinions on High (Blog Post, 3 December 2018) <http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/opinionsonhigh/2018/12/03/news-the-court-reveals-a-legal-scandal/>. | Gans (n 3). | Gans, Jeremy, 'News: The Court Reveals a Legal Scandal', Opinions on High (Blog Post, 3 December 2018) <http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/opinionsonhigh/2018/12/03/news-the-court-reveals-a-legal-scandal/> |
| Internet Materials - Authored by a body - AGLC4 Rules 7.15 | ||
| Author, 'Document Title', Web Page Title (Document Type, Full Date) Pinpoint <URL> ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| 'Unlawful Operators', Legal Services Commission (Web Page, 18 January 2019) <https://www.lsc.qld.gov.au/discipline/disciplinary-and-other-relevant-regulatory-decisions/unlawful-operators> ('Unlawful Operators'). | Unlawful Operators (n 31). | 'Unlawful Operators', Legal Services Commission (Web Page, 18 January 2019) <https://www.lsc.qld.gov.au/discipline/disciplinary-and-other-relevant-regulatory-decisions/unlawful-operators> |
| Footnote Template | Subsequent References Template | Bibliography Example |
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| Treaty Title, Parties' Names, Date Opened for Signature or Signed, Treaty Series (Date of Entry into Force) Pinpoint ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child, opened for signature 20 November 1989, 1577 UNTS 3 (entered into force 2 September 1990) ('Convention on the Rights of the Child'). | Convention on the Rights of the Child (n 2) art 3(1). | Convention on the Rights of the Child, opened for signature 20 November 1989, 1577 UNTS 3 (entered into force 2 September 1990) |
| United Nations Materials - AGLC4 Chapter 9 | ||
| Author, Title, Resolution or Decision Number, Official Records, Committee Number, Session (and Part number), Meeting Number, Agenda Item, Supplement, UN Document Number (Full Date) Annex [Pinpoint Reference] ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| United Nations Millennium Declaration, GA Res55/2, UN Doc A/RES/55/2 (18 September 2000, adopted 8 September 2000) (Short Title). | UN Millenium Declaration (n 2) para 23. | United Nations Millennium Declaration, GA Res55/2, UN Doc A/RES/55/2 (18 September 2000, adopted 8 September 2000) |
| International Economic materials - AGLC4 Chapter 13 | ||
| Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, opened for signature 15 April 1994, 1867 UNTS 3 (entered into force 1 January 1995) Pinpoint to Relevant Annex ('Title of Agreement of Understanding') Pinpoint within Relevant Annex ('Short Title'). | Short Title (n Footnote Number) Pinpoint. | |
| Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, opened for signature 15 April 1994, 1867 UNTS 3 (entered into force 1 January 1995) annex 1A ('General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade') art III(4) ('GATT 1994'). | GATT 1994 (n 8) art 1(1). | Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, opened for signature 15 April 1994, 1867 UNTS 3 (entered into force 1 January 1995) annex 1A ('General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade') |
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