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UC Referencing Guide

Legislation / Bill / Explanatory Memorandum

Format - Legislation

Number Title Year (Jurisdiction abbreviation) Pinpoint.

Format - Bill

Number Title Year (Jurisdiction abbreviation) Pinpoint.

Note: Title and Year are not italic.

Format - Explanatory Memorandum

Number Explanatory Memorandum, Title Year (Jurisdiction abbreviation) Pinpoint.

Examples

6 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).

9 Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) s 15.

10 Australian Education Bill 2012 (Cth).

14 Explanatory Memorandum, Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012 (Cth).

EndNote Reference Type

Legislation - Statute (enter jurisdiction in Country)

Bill - Bill (enter jurisdiction in Legislative Body)

Explanatory Memorandum - Bill (enter jurisdiction in Legislative Body and add a prefix 'Explanatory Memorandum' to the entry in your Word document)

Citing a Source Within a Source

When a source is directly quoted in another work enter the reference as:

Full source, quoting Full source

Lorelle Burton, Drew Weston and Robin Kowalski, Psychology (Milton, 2nd ed, 2009), quoting J C Overholser, 'Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Social Phobia' (2002) 32 Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 125.


When a source is cited (or just mentioned) in another work enter the reference as:

Full source, cited in Full source

G E Schwartz, 'Personality and Health: An Integrative health Science Approach' in VP Makosky (ed), The G. Stanley Hall Lecture Series: Vol 7 (American Psychological Association, 1987), cited in Lorelle Burton, Drew Weston and Robin Kowalski, Psychology (Milton, 2nd ed, 2009) 576.