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Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th Edition

Guidance on using the Australian Guide to Legal Citation referencing style

Reports

Reports and similar documents

See AGLC Part III — Secondary Sources > rule 7.1

 

Elements

Author/s, Title (Document Type/Series Document Number, Date) Pinpoint <URL>
Don Weatherburn et al, Australian Institute of Criminology, Towards a Theory of Indigenous Contact with the Criminal Justice System (Research Report No 32, 2024) 21 <https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/rr/rr32>.
  • Omit the author if not prominently indicated on the source
  • If the document type is included in the title, omit and include it within the parentheses unless it is an integral part of the title, eg Annual Report. In that case, use 'Report' for the document type.
  • Omit the document number element if it's not part of a numbered series
  • If there is no full date on the source, include as much as is provided, eg the year
  • URLs may be included in the initial citation in line with AGLC rules 4.4–4.5.

 

Examples

1 Law Council of Australia, The Lawyer Project Report (Report, September 2021) 51 <https://lawcouncil.au/publicassets/330febe2-323d-ec11-9443-005056be13b5/The%20Lawyer%20Project%20Report.pdf>.

2 Australian Human Rights Commission, Human Rights and Technology (Final Report, 1 March 2021) 78–80 <https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rights-and-freedoms/‌publications/human-rights-and-technology-final-report-2021>.

3 PricewaterhouseCoopers, Review of the Efficiency of the Operation of the Federal Courts (Final Report, April 2018) 28 <https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/pwc-report.pdf>.

4 Australian Human Rights Commission, Annual Report 2022–2023 (Report, 25 September 2023) 24.

Law reform commission publications

Law reform commission publications

See AGLC Part III — Secondary Sources > rule 7.1.4

 

Elements

Name of Law Reform Commission, Title (Document Type Document Number, Full Date) Pinpoint
Queensland Law Reform Commission, A Legal Framework for Voluntary Assisted Dying (Report  No 79, May 2021) 565.
  • Examples of document types include Issues Paper, Discussion Paper, Report, Interim Report, Final Report etc.
  • Include as much of the full date as is provided, eg often the month and year.
  • URLs may be included in the initial citation in line with AGLC rules 4.4–4.5.

 

Examples

5 Australian Law Reform Commission, Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias (Final Report No 138, December 2021) 69 <https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ALRC-Judicial-Impartiality-138-Final-Report.pdf>.

6 Australian Law Reform Commission, Justice Responses to Sexual Violence (Issues Paper No 49, April 2024) 9.

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics

See AGLC Part III — Secondary Sources > rule 7.1.5

 

Elements

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Title (Catalogue Document Number, Full Date)
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Criminal Courts, Australia, 2022–2023  (Catalogue No 4513.0, 15 March 2024).
  • Document Number — this element can be tricky to locate as the ABS website states that 'catalogue numbers are being phased out'. It may appear near the end of the page or on previous releases.
  • Pinpoint — add a pinpoint reference after the full date where appropriate.
  • URLs may be included in the initial citation in line with AGLC rules 4.4–4.5.

 

Example

7 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Corrective Services, Australia, September Quarter 2024 (Catalogue No 4512.0, 28 November 2024) <https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/crime-and-justice/corrective-services-australia/sep-quarter-2024>.