AGLC4 Rule 21.1.3: Cases: Unreported Cases
An unreported New Zealand decision with a court-assigned neutral citation is cited under rule 2.3.1 using the identifiers and start years in the table; other unreported decisions follow rule 2.3.2. A tribunal's neutral citation is used only where the tribunal itself assigned it.
AGLC4 page 240
Formatting
- The case name is italic, followed by the square-bracket year, the court identifier and the judgment number.
- A decision without a neutral citation has a round bracket containing the court, the judge and the full date, separated by commas, then any paragraph pinpoint in square brackets.
- Court identifiers are roman and keep their mixed case, as in NZEmpC and NZEnvC.
Examples
Quoted from the Guide, page 240- 9Eight Mile Style LLC v New Zealand National Party [2017] NZHC 2603.
- 10Lowe v New Zealand Police (High Court of New Zealand, Clifford J, 2 March 2010) [11]–[12].
- 11Underhill v Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Ltd [2017] NZEmpC 117.
- 12Arapata Trust Ltd v Auckland Council [2016] NZEnvC 236.
New Zealand court identifiers for medium neutral citations and the years from which they apply
Quoted from the Guide, page 240| Court | Unique Court Identifier | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | NZSC | 2005– |
| Court of Appeal | NZCA | 2007– |
| High Court | NZHC | 2012– |
| Employment Court | NZEmpC | 2010– |
| Environment Court | NZEnvC | 2010– |
| Family Court | NZFC | 2012– |
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.