Learn how the AGLC4 rules work.
Short, plain-English guides to the rules behind every kind of source — so you understand the citation, not just copy it.
Showing all 18 guides
Foundations
5- Getting Started with AGLC4What AGLC4 is, how footnotes work, and the habits that keep your referencing consistent.
- Repeat Citations, Ibid and Short TitlesHow to cite a source the second time, when Ibid applies, and how to define and use short titles.
- Pinpoint ReferencesPointing at the exact page, paragraph, section or timestamp you rely on.
- QuotationsShort quotes, block quotes, and how to alter or trim quoted words without misquoting.
- BibliographiesHow to divide, order and format the bibliography at the end of your work.
Domestic sources
3- CasesReported judgments, medium neutral citations, unreported decisions, transcripts and submissions under Chapter 2.
- LegislationActs, bills, delegated legislation, constitutions, explanatory memoranda and instruments under Chapter 3.
- Parliamentary MaterialsHansard, submissions to inquiries and evidence to committees under rule 7.5.
Secondary sources
6- Journal ArticlesCiting articles, notes and symposia under Chapter 5.
- Books and ChaptersBooks, edited collections, chapters, editions and translations under Chapter 6.
- Reports, Research Papers and ThesesLaw reform and royal commission reports, committee reports, working papers, conference papers and theses.
- Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Other SourcesDictionaries, legal encyclopedias, looseleaf services, IP materials, company documents, correspondence and interviews.
- News, Speeches and Broadcast MediaNewspapers, magazines, press releases, speeches, film, television, radio and podcasts.
- Internet Materials and Social MediaWeb pages, blog posts, online documents, URLs and social media posts.
International and foreign materials
4- Treaties and United Nations MaterialsTreaties, memoranda of understanding, the UN Charter and UN documents under Chapters 8 and 9.
- International Courts and TribunalsThe International Court of Justice, arbitral tribunals, international criminal courts and the WTO.
- European Union and Regional MaterialsEU legislation and courts, the European Court of Human Rights, and other supranational bodies under Chapter 14.
- Foreign JurisdictionsCiting cases, legislation and constitutions from the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand and beyond.