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Citation rules/Tables/T2.2 Australia

Abbreviate the case name

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

An Australian case citation names the Attorney-General or the Director of Public Prosecutions as a party; table T2 abbreviates each office to a fixed short form for that slot.1

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  1. 1T2.2 Australia.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
PreviousMove the panel after the provinceNextAbbreviate the case name

More in T2.2 Australia

  1. Abbreviate the case name
  2. Abbreviate the case name
  3. Add the jurisdiction tag
  4. Move the official reporter first
  5. Remove the comma between subdivisions
  6. Remove the leading words in the case name
  7. Remove the marker for the other parties
  8. Use square brackets for the proceeding number
  9. Use square brackets for the year

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More in T2.2 Australia

  1. Abbreviate the case name
  2. Abbreviate the case name
  3. Add the jurisdiction tag
  4. Move the official reporter first
  5. Remove the comma between subdivisions
  6. Remove the leading words in the case name
  7. Remove the marker for the other parties
  8. Use square brackets for the proceeding number
  9. Use square brackets for the year

Back to Tables

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