AGLC4 Rule 18.2.1: Individual Laws

Cite a German law or piece of delegated legislation by its italic title, (Germany), the full date of enactment, the abbreviated gazette name, the year, the starting page and a pinpoint.

AGLC4 page 232

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 232
Title of Law (Germany) Full Date of Enactment, Abbreviated Gazette Name, Year, Starting Page, Pinpoint.

A boxed element is filled in with the source's details; everything outside a box is written exactly as shown.

Formatting

  • The German title is italic.
  • Each German element that is translated is followed by its English translation in square brackets, roman (rule 26.1.1).
  • (Germany) follows in round brackets with no comma before the date of enactment.
  • Commas separate the date, the abbreviated gazette name, the year, the starting page and the pinpoint.
  • The gazette abbreviation is roman with no full stops, as in BGBl I.

Example

Quoted from the Guide, page 232
  1. 5
    Sozialversicherungs-Rechnungsverordnung [Social Security Calculation Regulation] (Germany) 27 April 2009, BGBl I, 2009, 951.

See also

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Formats, examples, passages, tables and the forms marked Not are quoted from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, Melbourne University Law Review Association, 2018), with the page of the Guide they appear on. Titles, summaries and explanations are our own.