Referencing Style Guides
Other Referencing Guides:
Author-date styles:
APA - Criminology, Education, Environmental Sciences, Nursing, Philosophy, Psychology, Tourism
Chicago - Business & Governance, Transition Units, Multidisciplinary
MLA - English
Notational styles:
ACS - Chemistry
AGLC - Law
Footnote - Humanities, Social Sciences
IEEE - Computer Science, Electronics, Engineering, Information Technology
SBL - Theology
Vancouver - Biomedicine, Health Sciences, Veterinary Sciences
Rule 2.2.2 Law Report Series Hierarchy
Rule 2.2.2 Law Report Series Hierarchy
The authorised version of the report should always be used where available.
The version of a case to be cited should follow the preference order below (from top to bottom):
| Version | Examples |
|---|---|
| Authorised report | CLR, FCR, NSWLR, VR,WAR |
| Generalist unauthorised report | ALR, AJLR, FLR, ACTR |
| Subject-specific unauthorised report | A Crim R, ACSR, IR, IPR |
| Unreported (medium neutral citation) | HCA, FCA, NSWSC, VSC |
| Unreported (no medium neutral citation) | See rule 2.3.2 |
Journals Complying with AGLC
The Australian Guide to Legal Citation has been adopted by:
Assigment Resources
The Library's Assignment Help Guide will assist in planning your assignment.
The Assignment Planner will keep you on track.
Try using EndNote to manage your references (add the AGLC EndNote Style).
Note: EndNote has a number of issues with AGLC.
Make a Plain Text Copy as a final step and manually edit the Word document into Headings.
See the EndNote Tips page for more information on EndNote v AGLC.
Word Tips
Insert Footnotes
Word inserts a reference mark in the text and adds the footnote at the bottom of the page.
1. Click where you want to add the footnote.
2. Select References > Insert Footnote.
3. Type the footnote text.
4. To return to your place in your document, double-click the footnote mark.
Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+F to insert a footnote.
A more detailed explanation can be accessed from How to Add a Footnote to Microsoft Word
Exclude Footnotes in Word Count
Step 1:
Select Word Count Tool from the status bar in the bottom left of your document.
You can count words, lines, paragraphs, and pages.
Step 2:
Uncheck the box to NOT include footnotes and reference list
