AGLC4 Rule 7.5.4: Australian Constitutional Convention Debates

Debates of the federal conventions of the 1890s are cited by the italic title of the official record, the place, the date, the page and the speaker in brackets. Speakers are named by first name and surname without titles, except that Sir, Dame and peerage titles are kept.

AGLC4 page 117

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 117
Title, Location, Full Date, Pinpoint (Name of Speaker).

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

Formatting

  • The record title is italic.
  • Location, date and page follow the title, each preceded by a comma and space.
  • The speaker follows the page after a space in round brackets.
  • Titles such as Mr, Dr or the Hon are dropped, but Sir, Dame and peerages remain.
  • The citation ends with a full stop.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 117
  1. 57
    Official Record of the Debates of the Australasian Federal Convention, Sydney, 2 September 1897, 19 (Edmund Barton).
  2. 58
    Official Report of the National Australasian Convention Debates, Adelaide, 29 March 1897, 206–7 (Sir John Downer).

See also

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