4.5 Citation styles

A citation style is a particular method or style of providing references. There are numerous different citation styles. Whichever citation style is used in any particular work, you should be consistent in following it.

The Australian Guide to Legal Citation: Fourth edition (AGLC4) is the style most commonly adopted in Australian law schools and Australian legal academic journals. It is the default citation style for the La Trobe Law School. You should get to know it well. It can be freely downloaded in full. The La Trobe Library website has useful summaries of the AGLC4. The examples in this book follow the AGLC4 but are not intended to be a comprehensive guide. Please refer to the AGLC for the specific rules.