AGLC4 Rule 3.7: Explanatory Memoranda, Statements and Notes

An explanatory memorandum is cited by naming the document type, then a comma, the citation of the Bill it accompanies and any pinpoint. Where the jurisdiction calls it an explanatory statement or explanatory notes, that name is used instead. Second reading speeches are parliamentary debates and are cited under rule 7.5.1.

AGLC4 page 77

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 77
Explanatory Memorandum, Bill Citation Pinpoint.

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

Formatting

  • The document type comes first, in roman, followed by a comma.
  • The type is Explanatory Memorandum, Explanatory Statement, Explanatory Note or Explanatory Notes, whichever the document uses.
  • The Bill is cited under rule 3.2, so its title and year are roman and the jurisdiction is in round brackets.
  • Pinpoints are to pages, or pages and paragraphs, following rules 1.1.6 and 1.1.7.
  • The pinpoint follows the Bill citation after a space with no comma.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 77
  1. 58
    Explanatory Memorandum, Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Bill 2006 (Vic).
  2. 59
    Explanatory Notes, Adoption Bill 2009 (Qld) 5–6, 29.
  3. 60
    Explanatory Statement, Human Rights Bill 2003 (ACT) 3.

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.