AGLC4 Rule 25.5.1: Delegated Legislation: Federal

Federal regulations are cited to the Code of Federal Regulations, with the regulation's title optional. A CFR part is designated §, and sections attach to the part number with a decimal point. The year is that of the CFR edition used. A regulation not in the CFR, or one for which there is good reason to cite the gazetted version, is cited to the Federal Register with a full date.

AGLC4 page 285

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 285
Title of Regulation, Title CFR Pinpoint (Year).
Title of Regulation, Volume Fed Reg Starting Page, Pinpoint (Full Date).

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

Formatting

  • An optional italic regulation title is followed by a roman comma.
  • CFR form: title number, a space, CFR, a space, the § pinpoint, then the year in round brackets.
  • Sections are joined to the part number by a decimal point.
  • Federal Register form: volume, Fed Reg, starting page, a comma and the pinpoint, then the full date (day, month in full, year) in round brackets.
  • CFR and Fed Reg are roman with no full stops.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 285
  1. 78
    8 CFR § 101.1 (1986).
  2. 79
    Whaling Provisions, 50 CFR § 230 (2009).
  3. 80
    Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections, 74 Fed Reg 68983, 68985 (30 December 2009).

Forms in the rule

Quoted from the Guide, page 285
  • § 101.2

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.