AGLC4 Rule 3.1.3: Statutes (Acts of Parliament): Jurisdiction

After the year, give the abbreviated name of the jurisdiction that passed the Act, in round brackets and in roman type, using the fixed abbreviations for Australian jurisdictions.

AGLC4 page 68

Formatting

  • The jurisdiction is roman, never italic.
  • It is enclosed in round brackets.
  • One space separates the italic year from the opening bracket.
  • Only the listed abbreviations are used, and they take no full stops.
  • A pinpoint, if any, follows the closing bracket after one space.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 68
  1. 7
    Misrepresentation Act 1972 (SA).
  2. 8
    Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic).

Abbreviations for Australian jurisdictions

Quoted from the Guide, page 68
JurisdictionAbbreviation
CommonwealthCth
Australian Capital TerritoryACT
New South WalesNSW
Northern TerritoryNT
QueenslandQld
South AustraliaSA
TasmaniaTas
VictoriaVic
Western AustraliaWA

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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.