AGLC4 Rule 2.8: Submissions in Cases
Cite a submission in a case by the party making it, the submission's title, the words Submission in and the case name, the proceeding number, the full date and the pinpoint. Give an individual party's name in full under rule 4.1, and include the title and proceeding number only where they appear on the submission.
AGLC4 page 66
Format
Quoted from the Guide, page 66A boxed element is filled in with the source's details; everything outside a box is written exactly as shown.
Formatting
- The party's name is roman; an individual is named in full under rule 4.1.
- The title is roman, inside curly single quotes, with the comma after the closing quote.
- Submission in is roman with a capital S.
- The case name is italic.
- Every element is separated from the next by a comma and a space, including before the pinpoint.
- The title and the proceeding number are included only where they appear on the submission.
- Pinpoints are to pages, paragraphs or both; paragraphs are in square brackets and several are separated by commas.
Example
Quoted from the Guide, page 66- 120Attorney-General (Cth), ‘Outline of Submissions of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth as Amicus Curiae’, Submission in Humane Society International Inc v Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd, NSD1519/2004, 25 January 2005, [10], [20]–[22], [28].
See also
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