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Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th edition

This is a short guide to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed)

Placement of footnotes

The Australian Guide to Legal Citation (ALGLC) is a footnote-based citation style. The footnote should be placed after the punctuation of the relevant portion of the text. You may reference part of a sentence if necessary. For further information, see AGLC4 rule1.1.2 at p 2.

Example

'Direct quotations should always be followed by a footnote unless their source is provided in full in the text.' 6


6. Melbourne University Law Review Association and Melbourne Journal of International Law, Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, 2018) 1.