AGLC4 Rule 2.7.2: High Court of Australia from July 2003

A High Court transcript that carries an HCATrans number on its face is cited by case name, year, HCATrans and number, with pinpoints to line numbers. The speaker may follow the pinpoint, without during argument. Other High Court transcripts follow rule 2.7.1.

AGLC4 page 65

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 65
Transcript of Proceedings, Case Name [Year] HCATrans Number, Pinpoint.

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

Formatting

  • Transcript of Proceedings is roman and followed by a comma.
  • The case name is italic.
  • The year is in square brackets, followed by HCATrans written exactly so, and the transcript number.
  • There is no court, judge or date bracket.
  • The pinpoint is to line numbers, after a comma and a space.
  • A speaker may follow each pinpoint in round brackets; several pinpoint and speaker groups are separated by commas.
  • during argument is never added.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 65
  1. 118
    Transcript of Proceedings, Ruhani v Director of Police [2005] HCATrans 205.
  2. 119
    Transcript of Proceedings, Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission [2004] HCATrans 8, 2499–517 (Callinan J and JBR Beach QC), 2589–93 (McHugh J).

Forms in the rule

Quoted from the Guide, page 65
  • ‘HCATrans’

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.