See AGLC4: 3.2 Bills, 3.7 Explanatory Memoranda, and the general rules for legislation for more details. 'Clause' and sub-clause' are usually the appropriate pinpoint designations.Įxplanatory Memoranda (or Explanatory Statements or Explanatory Notes) should be cited as 'Explanatory Memorandum,' followed by the Bill Citation. Short Title of Act Year of Act (Jurisdiction)īills should be cited the same way as Acts, except the title and year should not be italicised. Note Number Short Title of Act Year of Act (Jurisdiction) pinpoint.ģ Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 9 (definition of 'administrator' para (a)(i)).ĥ Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) s 20-110(1)(a).Ħ Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) sch 2 (' Australian Consumer Law'). See AGLC4: 3.1 and the general rules for legislation for more details. Cite Commonwealth Acts first, then state and territory Acts in alphabetical order by jurisdiction if citing equivalent Acts across multiple Australian jurisdictions.Cite a numbered definition as a normal section of an Act cite a unnumbered definition as s Section Number (definition of 'Defined Term').Pinpoint using short titles for portions of legislation, rather than to the legislation as a whole.Include the year following the title, whether or not it is included in the short title.The following is the general format of a reference to an Australian Act.