Other Sources
From MMILC
Government Documents
Note that foreign government documents should be cited similarly to Australian government documents where possible.
Parliamentary Debates
| Rule AGLC r 6.1.1 | Parliamentary debates should be cited in the following form:
<Jurisdiction>, Parliamentary Debates, <Chamber>, <Full date of debate>, <Pinpoint reference> (Full name of speaker). The position of the speaker within the ministry or shadow ministry should also be included where applicable. |
| Example | Victoria, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly, 17 October 2001, 1143−5 (Richard Wynne).
UK, Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 18 March 2003, vol 401, column 760 (Tony Blair, Prime Minister). |
Parliamentary Papers
| Rule AGLC r 6.1.2 | Parliamentary papers should be cited in the following form:
<Jurisdiction>, <Title>, Parl Paper No <no> (<Year>) <Pinpoint reference>. |
| Example | Commonwealth of Australia, 2001 Review of Migration Legislation Regulation 4.31B: Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Parl Paper No 113 (2001) 35. |
Parliamentary Committee Reports
| Rule AGLC r 6.1.3 | Parliamentary committee reports should be cited in the following form:
<Committee>, <Chamber>, <Legislature>, <Title> (<Year>) <Pinpoint reference>. The Chamber can include, for example:
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| Example | Law Reform Committee, Parliament of Victoria, Criminal Liability for Self-Induced Intoxication (1999) [6.91].
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Senate, Parliament of Australia, Perestroika: Implications for Australia–USSR Relations (1990). |
Evidence to Parliamentary Committees
| Rule | Submissions to parliamentary committees should be cited using the following format:
<Author>, Submission No <no>, Submissions to <Title> (<Year>) vol <no>, <Pinpoint reference>.
<Name of Committee>, <Name of Inquiry and Hearing>, <Full date>, <Pinpoint reference> (<Name of Witness>, <Position>). |
| Examples | Hilary Charlesworth et al, Submissions to Senate… (2000) vol 4, 35.
Commonwealth Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Public Hearing on the MAI, 12 June 1998, 6 (Janine Murphy, Assistant Secretary, Foreign Investment Review Branch, Treasury). |
Royal Commission Reports
| Rule AGLC r 6.1.5 | Royal commission reports should be cited in the following form:
<Jurisdiction>, <Name of royal commission>, <Title> (<Year>) <Pinpoint reference>. |
| Example | New South Wales, Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service, Final Report (1997) vol 2, 222. |
Constitutions
| Rule | Constitutions should be cited in the following form:
Constitution of <Country> (<Year>). NOTE: Where a Constitution has a specific and generally accepted name, this may be used instead. |
Law Reform Commission Reports
| Rule | The jurisdiction should be included before the name of the Commission if the jurisdiction is foreign to Australia:
<Jurisdiction>, <Name of law reform commission>, <Title>, Report/Discussion Paper No <no> (<Year>) <Pinpoint reference>. |
Australian Standards
| Rule | Standards Australia, <Title>, <Doc No> (<Date>). |
Ministerial Statements
| Rule | Ministerial statements should be cited in the following form.
NOTE: The URL should be included if it would be useful for retrieving the document: <Author>, <Position>, ‘<Title>’ (Ministerial Statement, <Full date>) [<Paragraph pinpoint>] <<URL>> at <Full date>. |
| Example | Gareth Evans, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, ‘Australia’s Regional Security’ (Ministerial Statement, December 1989) [87] <http://www.dfat.gov.au/arf/89minst2.html> at 1 May 2003. |
Newspaper Articles
| Rule | Newspaper articles should be cited in the following form:
<Author(s)>, ‘<Title>’, <Newspaper> (<City and Country of publication>) <Full date>, <Pinpoint reference>. NOTE: The city and country in which the newspaper was published must always be included, each time the newspaper is cited. This includes Australia, even for The Australian. |
| Example | Editorial, ‘Construction Unions Hoist True Colours’, The Australian (Sydney, Australia) 12 December 2001, 12. |
Newsfeeds
| Rule | Newsfeeds should be cited in the following form:
<Author>, ‘<Title>’, <Newspaper> Newsfeed, <Full date>. |
| Example | Barbara Adam, ‘Second Jehovah Witness Death after Refusing Transfusion’, Australian Associated Press Newsfeed, 22 December 1998. |
Television and Radio Transcripts
Television Programs
| Rule | Television programs should be cited in the following form:
<Reporter’s Name> (Reporter) and <Producer’s Name> (Producer), ‘Title’, <Name of program>, <Place of production>, <Full date>. |
| Example | Liz Jackson (Reporter) and Lisa McGregor (Producer), ‘The Country Doctors’, Four Corners, Sydney, Australia, 18 May 1998. |
Internet Materials
| Rule | URLs should be cited in the following form:
<Author (if no named author, then name of institution)>, <Institution (if the author is speaking on behalf of the institution)>, <Country (if relevant)>, <Title> (<Year>) <Pinpoint reference> <<URL>> at <Full date>.
Example Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Commonwealth of Australia, Fact Sheet 86: Overstayers and People in Breach of Visa Conditions (2007), available from <http://www.immi.gov.au> at 18 May 2007.
Example Paul Kelly, 'Australia Beyond 2001 — Towards a New National Project' (Speech delivered at the American Australian Association, New York City, US, 26 April 2002) [14] <http://www.americanaustralian.org/Corporate/pdf/speech_paul_kelly.pdf> at 18 May 2007.
In this case, the following format should be observed: <Full citation> <URL> at <Full date>. |
| Examples | Walden Bello, World Social Forum, Italy, WTO: What is it Good For? (2000) [35] <http://www.fddlos.org> at 13 August 2001.
Australian Red Cross, Humanitarian Aid (1997) [12] <http://www.fddlos.org> at 13 August 2001. |
Online News Sources
| Rule | Where a news source appears only in online format and is not available anywhere in hardcopy, it should be cited in the following form:
<Author>, '<Title of article>', <Title of publication> (<Country of publication>) <Full date> <<URL>> at <Full date>. NOTE:
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| Example | Niveen Wahish, 'The Unemployment Conundrum', Al-Ahram Weekly Online (Egypt) 24 January 2002 <http://weekly.ahram.org.en/2002/570/ec5.htm> at 22 May 2006. |
Press Statements
Press Releases
| Rule | Press releases should be cited in the following form:
<Author/Speaker>, <Position>, '<Title>' (Press Release, <Full date>) <Pinpoint reference>.
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| Examples | McLibel Support Campaign, 'McLibel Crisis as Defendant and Office Fight Eviction Threat' (Press Release, 17 May 2001).
Javier Solana, Secretary General of NATO, 'Press Statement on Decision to Initiate Air Operations over Federal Republic of Yugoslavia' (Press Release, 23 March 1999) <http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/1999/p99-040e.htm> at 22 May 2006. |
Press Briefings
| Rule | Press briefings should be cited in the following form:
<Author>, <Position>, '<Title>' (Press Briefing, <Full date>) <Pinpoint reference>.
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| Example | Philip Reeker, Deputy Spokesman for the US Department of State (Press Briefing, 15 August 2002) <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2002/12725.htm> at 22 May 2006. |
Speeches
Unpublished Speeches and Lectures
| Rule | Unpublished speeches and lectures should be cited in the following form:
<Speaker/Lecturer>, ‘<Title>’ (<Lecture/Address/Speech> delivered at <Conference Name/Institution/Lecture Series>, <City>, <Country>, <Full date>) [<Paragraph pinpoint>]. |
Looseleaf Services
| Rule AGLC r 6.6 | Looseleaf services should be cited in the following form:
<Publisher>, <Title>, vol <no> (at <most recent service number for pinpoint reference>) <Pinpoint reference>. |
| Example | CCH, Australian Labour Law Reporter, vol 1 (at 275-2-99) ¶1-445. |
Theses
| Rule AGLC r 6.7 | Theses should be cited in the following form:
<Author>, <Title> (Type of thesis, Institution, Year) <Pinpoint reference>. |
| Example | Jeremy Kirk, 'Implied Rights' in Constitutional Adjudication by the High Court of Australia since 1983 (DPhil Thesis, Oxford University, 1998) 12. |
Working Papers
| Rule AGLC r 6.8 | Working papers should be cited in the following form:
<Author>, '<Title>' (Working Paper No <no>, <Institution>, <Year>) <Pinpoint reference>. |
| Example | Anthony Forsyth, 'Re-Regulatory Tendencies in Australian and New Zealand Labour Law' (Working Paper No 21, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, The University of Melbourne, 2001) 19. |
Conference Papers
| Rule AGLC r 6.9 | Conference papers should be cited in the following form:
<Author>, '<Title>' (Paper presented at the <Name of conference>, <City, Country>, <Full date>) <Pinpoint reference>.
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| Example | Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, 'Relationship Recognition: The Search for Equality' (Paper presented at the Discussion Forum on Relationships and the Law, Sydney, Australia, 7 July 2000). |
Interviews
Interviews Conducted by the Author
| Rule | Interviews conducted by the author should be cited in the following form:
Interview with <Name of interviewee> (<City and country of location/ Form of interview>, <Full date>).
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| Example | Interview with Antoinette Norris, Humanitarian Entries Section, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Telephone interview, 18 August 2000). |
Interviews Not Conducted by the Author
| Rule | Interviews not conducted by the author should be cited in the following form:
<Name of interviewer>, Interview with <Name of interviewee> (<City and country of location/Form of interview>, <Full date>).
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| Example | Clive Robertson, Interview with John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (Sydney, Australia, 21 December 2001). |
Letters
| Rule | Letters should be cited in the following form:
Letter from <Author>, <Author’s Title (if relevant)>, <Institution (if relevant)>, to <Recipient(s)>, <Full date>.
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| Example | Letter from Ellen Keen to George Rusden, 28 April 1867, in Rusden Papers (Leeper Library, Trinity College, The University of Melbourne) v 11. |
| Rule | Email should be cited in the following form:
Email from <Author>, <Author's title (if relevant)>, <Institution (if relevant)>, to <Recipient(s), <Full date>. |
Reports of Various Bodies
| Rule | The following format should be used:
<Author/Institution Name>, <Title> (<Name of Institution> Report, <Full Date>) <pinpoint>. |
| Example | International Crisis Group, Northern Uganda: Understanding and Solving the Conflicts (ICG Africa Report No 77, 14 April 2004).
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Legal Encyclopaedias: Halsbury's Laws of England
| Rule | Halsbury’s Laws of England should be cited in the following form:
<Editor> (ed), Halsbury’s Laws of England, vol <no> (<Edition no> ed, <Year>) <Name of Title>, ‘<Chapter no> <Name of Chapter>’ [<Paragraph no>]. |
| Example | Lord Hailsham (ed), Halsbury’s Laws of England, vol 44(1) (4th ed, 1995) Statutes, ‘1 Nature of Primary Legislation’ [1265]. |
Manuals, Leaflets, Papers etc
| Rule | Generally, manuals, leaflets, papers and the like should be cited as a book, giving the full date where the source is likely to be revised within a year:
<Full name of body>, <Country (if relevant)>, <Title> (<Year>) <Pinpoint reference>. |
| Examples | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Commonwealth of Australia, Fact Sheet 42: Assistance for Asylum Seekers (2000).
Australian Red Cross (Victoria), Asylum Seeker Assistance Scheme (2000). |
Affidavits
| Rule | Affidavits should be cited in the following form:
Affidavit of <Full name>, <Position (if relevant)>, <Full date sworn>. |
| Example | Affidavit of Hanna Whitfield, 8 March 1994. |
| The Melbourne University Law Review Association and the Australian Guide to Legal Citation do not endorse these rules and the rules contained in the MMILC do not in any way modify or change the rules contained in the Australian Guide to Legal Citation |
