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AGLC4 referencing style: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

This guide provides basic information on formatting references according to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed.)

Dictionaries & encyclopedias

Dictionaries and encyclopedias

Material Type

(AGLC Rule)

Footnote Example

Bibliography Example

Dictionary: Print  (includes Legal Dictionaries) 

(Rule 7.6)

1 Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed, 2009) 'demise' (def 4). 

Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed, 2009) 

Dictionary: Online (includes Legal Dictionaries)  

(Rule 7.6)

1 Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (online at 10 February 2018) 'default judgment' (def 1).

Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (online at 10 February 2018)

Legal Encyclopedias: Print 

(Rule 7.7)

1 LexisNexis, Halsbury's Laws of Australia, vol 15 (at 25 May 2009) 235 Insurance, '2 General Principles' [235-270].

LexisNexis, Halsbury's Laws of Australia, vol 15 (at 25 May 2009) 235 Insurance, '2 General Principles'

Legal Encyclopedias: Online

(Rule 7.7)

 1 Westlaw AU, The Laws of Australia (online at 15 February 2018) 2 Administrative Law, '2.3 Access to information' [2.3.10].  Westlaw AU, The Laws of Australia (online at 15 February 2018) 2 Administrative Law, '2.3 Access to information'