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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)

Books

The full AGLC4 rule for books can be found at 6 on p 98.

Elements

Author Title Publisher Edition Year Pinpoint
DJ Gifford and Kenneth H Gifford, How to Understand an Act of Parliament (Lawbook, 8th ed, 1994) 45.
  • Author — as they appear on the title page of the item, no space between initials, rule 6.1
  • Title — Italicise and capitalise title (except for articles, conjunctions and prepositions), rule 6.2
  • Publisher — the entity that published the book
  • Edition — if other than first
  • Year
  • Pinpoint

Example

  • Bobette Wolski, David Field and John Bahrij, Legal Skills: A Practical Guide for Students (Lawbook, 2006).
  • Michael Evans, Equity and Trusts (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2nd ed, 2009).