8. Legislation and legal authorities
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| Legislation (includes Acts and Bills) | |
| Legal authorities (Cases) | |
| Treaties and International Conventions |
- The following examples are for the Australian jurisdiction only. For more comprehensive information and other jurisdictions, see the Bluebook:
Columbia Law Review Association, Harvard Law Review Association, University of Pennsylvania Law Review & Yale Law Journal. (2015). The bluebook: A uniform system of citation (20th ed.). Harvard Law Review Association.
- Use the following Australian jurisdiction abbreviations:
| 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 |
| 1. LEGISLATION: INCLUDES ACTS AND BILLS |
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a) Acts – italicise the title of the Act. b) Bills – do not italicise the title. |
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a) Title of the Act Year (Jurisdiction Abbreviation) b) Title of Bill Year (Jurisdiction Abbreviation) Example: a) … according to s 15 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld). b) The Interactive Gambling Bill 2001 (Cth) cl 5 … |
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a) Title of the Act Year (Jurisdiction Abbreviation) Subdivision (if relevant) (Country Abbreviation). b) Title of the Bill Year (Jurisdiction Abbreviation) Subdivision (if relevant) (Country Abbreviation). Examples: a) Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) s 15 (Austl.). b) Interactive Gambling Bill 2001 (Cth) cl 5 (Austl.). |
| 2. LEGAL AUTHORITIES (CASES) |
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(Case Party v Case Party, Year) Case Party v Case Party (Year) Example: In Mabo v Queensland (1988), it was argued that … |
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Case Party v Case Party (Year) Volume Number Reporter Abbreviation First Page (Country Abbreviation). Note: The addition of a URL at the end of the citation if the case was retrieved online is optional. Example: Mabo v Queensland (1988) 166 CLR 186 (Austl.). |
| 3. TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS |
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| In-text |
| (Name of Treaty or Convention, Year) OR
Name of Treaty or Convention (Year) Example: (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989) United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) |
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Name of Treaty or Convention, Month Day, Year, URL Example: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, November 20, 1989, https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx |