APA style guide does not cover Australian legal citation, for this portion of the guide we have referred to the Australian guide to legal citation is available from Melbourne University HERE.
In-text citation
A pinpoint reference refers to a specific section, page or paragraph number of the legal source.
Title Year (Jurisdiction), pinpoint
The Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld), s2 sets out…
The period of general registration "expires at the end of the last day of the registration period" (Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (Qld), pt. 7 div. 1 s. 56(2)(b)).
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Appendix |
app. |
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Article |
art. |
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Chapter |
ch. |
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Clause |
cl. |
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Division |
div. |
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Paragraph |
para. |
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Part |
pt. |
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Schedule |
sch. |
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Section |
s. |
Litigant v Defendant (Year) | Volume Journal Page no.
Calverley v Green (1984) 115 CLR 242.
Litigant v Defendant (Year) Volume number Journal start, finish (Judge).
Calverley v Green (1984) 115 CLR 242,250 (Gibbs CJ).
Legislation (Acts of Parliament)
Title Year (Jurisdiction)
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth).
Regulations
Title Year (Jurisdiction)
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (Qld).
The year of the ACT or Regulation is the year it was originally passed.
Bills
Bill Name Year (Jurisdiction).
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Reform (Closing the Hole in the Ozone Layer) Bill 2022 (Cth).
Jurisdictions are always abbreviated.
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Commonwealth |
Cth |
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Australian Capital Territory |
ACT |
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New South Wales |
NSW |
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Northern Territory |
NT |
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Queensland |
Qld |
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South Australia |
SA |
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Tasmania |
Tas |
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Victoria |
Vic |
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Western Australia |
WA |
In-text citation
(Coroners Name, Year)
The inquest into the death of Andrew John Thwaites (Clements, 2018) found that the death was ...
Reference List
Coroners Name. (Year of publication). Title of report (Report number). Publisher. htttps//:xxxxx
Clements, C. (2018). Inquest into the death of Andrew John Thwaites (File NO. COR 2016/3336). Queensland Courts. https://www.coronerscourt.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/577093/cif-thwaites-aj-20180724.pdf