AGLC4 Rule 24.4.2: Command Papers
Command papers are cited with author, title and, in round brackets, the command paper series and number and the year, followed by the pinpoint. The series prefix depends on the date of publication.
AGLC4 page 262
Format
Quoted from the Guide, page 262A boxed element is filled in with the source's details; everything outside a box is written exactly as shown.
Formatting
- The author is roman and followed by a comma.
- The title is italic.
- The round bracket contains the series prefix and paper number separated by a space, then a comma and the year.
- The pinpoint follows the closing bracket after a space.
- The series prefix is taken from the table by publication date.
Examples
Quoted from the Guide, page 262- 48United Kingdom, Report of the Commissioners of Prisons for the Year 1949 (Cmd 8088, 1950) 16.
- 49Department for Transport (UK), Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future — A Carbon Reduction Strategy for Transport (Cm 7682, 2009) 18.
Command paper series prefixes by date of publication
Quoted from the Guide, page 262| Date of Publication | Series |
|---|---|
| 1833–69 | No 1 – No 4222 |
| 1870–99 | C 1 – C 9550 |
| 1900–18 | Cd 1 – Cd 9239 |
| 1918–56 | Cmd 1 – Cmd 9889 |
| 1956–86 | Cmnd 1 – Cmnd 9927 |
| 1986– | Cm 1– |
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.