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AGLC4 Referencing

Instructions and links for Referencing support

About referencing

This referencing style guide provides a set of rules on how to acknowledge the thoughts, ideas and works of others when you use them in your own work.

Many types of publication examples have been provided in this guide. If you cannot find the example you need, you can:

If you cannot find a way to reference your material, there is always the sage advice on page xi of the AGLC4...

Sources Not Included in the AGLC. 
If you wish to cite a source for which provision is not made in the AGLC, you should first reflect on the cardinal principles: clarity and consistency. It may be helpful to analogise with existing rules. However, there is often no single correct way to cite a source and it will be a matter of judgment as to which rule to adhere to. As long as you are clear and consistent, you cannot go wrong.

 

About the Australian Guide to Legal Citation

The Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC4) is the standard referencing style guide used by the Macquarie University Law School. A full copy of the guide can be found below: