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Australian Marriage Law Project

Citation Format

Canonical citation format

Section titled “Canonical citation format”
  • Marriage Act 1961: MA1961 s.<section>(<subsection>)
  • Marriage Regulations 2017: MR2017 reg.<regulation>(<subregulation>)
  • Guidelines on the Marriage Act: GMA1961 <part/section>
Section titled “Deep-link conventions”
  • Act section page: /act/1961/section-42
  • Act subsection anchor: /act/1961/section-42#subsection-1
  • Regulation page: /regulations/2017/regulation-7

Style rules

Section titled “Style rules”
  • Keep citation prefixes uppercase.
  • Use legislative numbering exactly as published.
  • Preserve suffix letters (e.g., 5A, 23AB).
  • Cite snapshot date in editorial notes where interpretation depends on compilation state.