Australian Guide to Legal Citation 3rd edition

Law

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Example Citations

Website
World Health Organization, Climate Change (12 October 2023) <https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health>
Footnote World Health Organization, Climate Change (12 October 2023) <https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health>.

Later footnotes use a short form: Surname, above n first footnote, pinpoint. Cases and legislation repeat the citation or use their short title. Use Ibid when the source repeats immediately.

Book
Lee, Harper, To Kill a Mockingbird (J. B. Lippincott, 1960)
Footnote Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (J. B. Lippincott, 1960).

Later footnotes use a short form: Surname, above n first footnote, pinpoint. Cases and legislation repeat the citation or use their short title. Use Ibid when the source repeats immediately.

Journal Article
Watson, James D and Francis H C Crick, ‘Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid’ (1953) 171(4356) Nature 737
Footnote James D Watson and Francis H C Crick, ‘Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid’ (1953) 171(4356) Nature 737.

Later footnotes use a short form: Surname, above n first footnote, pinpoint. Cases and legislation repeat the citation or use their short title. Use Ibid when the source repeats immediately.

Newspaper Article
Wilford, John Noble, ‘Men Walk on Moon’ The New York Times, 21 July 1969 1
Footnote John Noble Wilford, ‘Men Walk on Moon’ The New York Times, 21 July 1969 1.

Later footnotes use a short form: Surname, above n first footnote, pinpoint. Cases and legislation repeat the citation or use their short title. Use Ibid when the source repeats immediately.

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