Hi everybody,

I have a question regarding short titling for a case or act.

In the AGLC-4, the short title for an Act/case is placed in brackets with singular apostrophe on either side.

Example: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (‘Bond’).

However, I’ve recently been reading High Court submissions and I’ve noticed that barristers never short title in this manner. They always place the short title in brackets and bolden the name.

Example: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (Bond).

Can someone please clarify to me what is accurate?

Thank you!

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