Legislation

¹ Competition and Consumer Regulations 2010 (Cth) reg 90.

• See AGLC rule 3.4
• Citation of delegated legislation should follow the same style as for primary legislation.
• Details which must be included are:
  • Title of the Regulation - Put in italics.
  • Year - Put in italics.
  • Jurisdiction - Use abbreviation and round brackets.
  • Pinpoint - Identify the particular section, paragraph, part, schedule, etc. (See AGLC rules 3.1.4 & 3.4 for the pinpoint reference abbreviations for delegated legislation.)

Footnotes

¹ Crimes Amendment (Abolition of Blasphemy) Bill 2019 (Vic).

² National Integrity Commission Bill 2019 (Cth) cl 50.

• See AGLC rule 3.2
• Bills should be cited in the same ways as Acts (Statutes), except that the title and year of the Bills should not be italicised.
• The details which must be included are:
  • Title of the Bill
  • Year
  • Jurisdiction - use abbreviation and round brackets
• Pinpoint - these will most often be to either 'clause' or 'subclause': see AGLC rule 3.1.4 for the appropriate abbreviations.

Footnotes

¹ Explanatory Memorandum, Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Cth) [11].

² Explanatory Statement, Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2017 (ACT).

• In some jurisdictions, Explanatory Memoranda are known as Explanatory Statements or Explanatory Notes.
• The details to be included are:
  • The words "Explanatory Memoranda" (or "Statements" or "Notes" as appropriate.)
  • Title of the Bill
  • Year
  • Jurisdiction
  • Pinpoint - generally to pages or paragraph numbers in accordance with AGLC rule 1.1.6-1.1.7.
• Note that it is the Bills that is cited, not the resulting Act.