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Legal Referencing

Citing books

AGLC4 Part III: Secondary Sources - 6 Books

The rules for citing books are in Chapter 6 of the AGLC4.

Note when citing books:

  • the authors name(s) should be cited in accordance with rule 4.1 Author.
  • if the author is a judge, rule 4.1.5 Judicial Officers should be followed.
  • the title of the book should appear in italics as it appears on the title page: rule 6.2 Title.
  • translations should be cited according to rule 6.7 Translated Books.

Rule 6 Books

Element Author Title Publication Details Pinpoint Full stop
Rule 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 1.1.4
Example Michael A Adams, Company Law Guidebook (Oxford University Press, 2010) 123 .

 

Other examples:

  • More than three authors: Anthony Forsyth et al, Crieghton and Stewart's Labour Law (Federation Press, 6th ed, 2016) 20.
  • Chapter in Edited Book: Alex Wodak, 'Drugs, Crime and Crime Reduction' in Duncan Chappell and Paul Watson (eds), Issues in Australian Crime and Criminal Justice (LexisNexis Butterworth, 2005) 197, 215.

Melbourne University Law Review Association, Australian Guide to Legal Citation (Melbourne University Law Review Association, 4th ed, 2018) 98.

Citing a book interactive

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Activity overview

This interactivity shows a reference in the AGLC4 style with a vertical slider bar that can be dragged left and right to reveal and hide the names for the different parts of the reference.

Reference

James Glissan, Advocacy in Practice (Lexis Nexis, 7th ed, 2020) 17.

Parts of the reference

Author(s) r 6.1

James Glissan

Title of the book r 6.2

Advocacy in Practice

Publication details r 6.3

(Lexis Nexis, 7th ed, 2020)

Volume and Issue r 5.4

41(1)

Pinpoint r 6.4

17



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