LAW 1501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Law Report, Lexisnexis, Education Review
What are the circle and square brackets used for? How to cite books etc.
(Round brackets followed by number) This is for Volumes that are numerically numbered
(1920) 28 CLR 129
- 28 represents volume 28
- CLR represents what law report (Common law report)
[Square brackets no number followed] This is when volume is listed in year
[1932] AC 562
- 562 represents what page number it starts
- AC represents
Qb- Queens bench
Kb- Kings bench
Example a
AvB (2006) 58 SASR 97, 107 (Doyle CJ)
- AVB in italics
- 97= page number it starts at
- 107= pinpoint what actual number it starts on
Example b
Mark Lowe, How to succeed when students fail Legal Education Review 17.
-Mark L= Authors name
- Then name of article
- Year it was published, followed by volume, 2 is the issue
-Name of journal in italics
- 17 name of page
Australian guide to legal citation 3rd edition
Robin Cryke et al, Laying down the law (Lewis Nexis, 10th ed, 2017).
Catriona Cook et al, Laying down the law (Lewis Nexis, 9th ed, 2015)
Referring to cases and legislation
•Legislation
–Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth)
–Acts Interpretation Act 1915 (SA)
–Road Traffic Act 1961 (SA)
•Law Reports
–McBain v Victoria (2000) 99 FCR 116
–Al-Kateb v Godwin (2004) 219 CLR 562
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