The AGLC referencing style
As a university student, it is important for us to
understand different styles of referencing. Since the university requests us to
disclose full details of materials used in our assignment, which is the basic
requirement of plagiarism. In addition, we have to list the source of
information . Therefore, readers may check the facts’ validity. The department
of laws and legislation asked us to use the Australian Guide to Legal Citation
(AGLC) referencing method.
The most common instrument that utilized by us when
using AGLC is the footnotes. We must acknowledge relative information that we
quoted, paraphrased or applied other people’s idea. The information includes
the author of the material, the title, journal name, page numbers and
publication information. It is the compulsory requirement for us to properly
cite the resources.
There are two major sources of facts, and each of
them corresponds to different citation format. The first source is the primary
source, which is considered reliable and people often prefer to use it. It
comprises cases, statutes, treaties and books. For example, the case will be
quoted respectively to the source of information, which can be reported legal
journals or court judgment not being reported. The formation for reported case
should be: Party names (Italian form) [Year] Volume number if applicable
Law report abbreviation First page, Cited page and/or [paragraph number], which
in actual application should be Victorian Lawyers RPA Ltd v X [2001] 3
VR 601. On the other hand, the unreported judgment will switch the law report
abbreviation to the specific court abbreviation.
The other one is the secondary source, where books,
the Internet and journal articles are the most common examples. When we have to
cite paragraphs from a book, the authors name must be listed and the book’s
information has to be revealed. Which brings out the following format: Chisolm,
Richard and Nettheim, Garth, Understanding Law: An Introduction to
Australia's Legal System (LexisNexis Butterworths, 7th ed, 2007).
Due to the paragraph limit, I could only briefly
discuss the AGLC style of referencing. However, we can always study this topic
on our faculty website, and it is critical for us to understand it.
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