Online looseleaf services
See AGLC Part III — Secondary Sources > rule 7.8
This page shows the Australian Guide to Legal Citation ('AGLC') format for online looseleaf services. Refer to AGLC rule 7.8 for the print/hardcopy format. Looseleaf services may also be called 'reporters' or 'commentary services'.
Elements (if viewed online)
| Publisher, |
Title |
(online at Date of Retrieval) |
Pinpoint |
| Thomson Reuters, |
Australasian Dispute Resolution |
(online at 4 July 2024) |
[2.25]. |
- Include author/s at the start if clearly identifiable. Author information may be available from information symbols associated with commentary services in law databases.
- Publisher:
- LexisNexis — for Lexis+ Australia looseleaf commentary
- Thomson Reuters — for Westlaw Australia looseleaf commentary
- Wolters Kluwer — for CCH iKnowConnect looseleaf commentary
- Date — date accessed in full, preceded by 'online at' and enclosed within parentheses
- Pinpoint — generally paragraph numbers enclosed in square brackets. If a paragraph symbol ¶ appears before the paragraph number (common in CCH commentary), insert this symbol before the pinpoint number instead of using square brackets
- Use Insert > Symbol in Microsoft Word to create the paragraph (¶) symbol.
Examples
1 Justice S Ryan et al, LexisNexis, Carter’s Criminal Law of Queensland (online at 4 July 2024) [s 3.10].
2 Wolters Kluwer, Australian Company law Commentary (online at 4 July 2024) ¶42-070.
