For detailed guidelines, the ‘Publication manual of the American Psychological Association’ (APA Style guide) refers readers to ‘The Bluebook: A uniform system of citation,’ however this does not cover Australian law and cases. When citing legal materials in Australia the convention is to use the resource, ‘Australian guide to legal citation’ (AGLC). Hence the following referencing information below is based on (AGLC). See link for more detailed information.
https://law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1586203/FinalOnlinePDF-2012Reprint.pdf
Note:
Abbreviations are to be used for the jurisdiction and designation. Full-stops are not used in abbreviations.
Jurisdiction Abbreviation
Commonwealth Cth
Victoria Vic
Australian Capital Territory ACT
New South Wales NSW
Northern Territory NT
Queensland Qld
South Australia SA
Tasmania Tas
Western Australia WA
Pinpoint, is when you identify the particular paragraph, part, schedule, section etc. of the Act.
Designation Abbreviation
Paragraph para
Part pt
Schedule sch
Section s