third person”; “a 21st day”; “the 48th hour”. “the The rules in paragraphs 41 and 42 also apply to ordinal numbers in amending items, amending item headings and parliamentary amendments. In an ordinal number that is expressed using an Arabic numeral, the 2 letters coming immediately after the numeral should not appear in superscript. Numbers greater than 999 Numbers greater than 999 should be expressed using commas rather than using spaces or, for a 4 digit number, using a comma rather than no space. For example: $4,928,000 (not $4 928 000); 1,000 penalty units (not 1000 penalty units). Percentages Percentages should be expressed using the symbol not the words cent”. “%”, “per Fractions Nondecimal fractions with a denominator greater than 10 must always be expressed using Arabic numerals (for example, or It is a matter for the drafter’s “11/12” “1/26”). discretion whether a nondecimal fraction with a denominator of 10 or less should be expressed as words or using Arabic numerals (for example, or “threequarters” “3/4”). If a fraction is expressed in 2 a hyphen should be used (for example, and If a fraction is expressed using Arabic “onequarter”, “onehalf” “threequarters”). numerals, do not use the Word feature for fractions. Fractions can be inserted by clicking the OPC Fraction (1/2) button on the OPC tab or by selecting the OPC Macros menu, Formatting, Insert Fraction (see Word Note 12). The rule in paragraph 47 does not affect the use of decimal fractions (for example, or 0.5 upwards”). “0.5%” “rounding Peter Quiggin PSM First Parliamentary Counsel 1 March 2016 Document History Release Release date Document number
“a third person”; “the 21st day”; “the 48th hour”. The rules in paragraphs 41 and 42 also apply to ordinal numbers in amending items, amending item headings and parliamentary amendments. In an ordinal number that is expressed using an Arabic numeral, the 2 letters coming immediately after the numeral should not appear in superscript. Numbers greater than 999 Numbers greater than 999 should be expressed using commas rather than using spaces or, for a 4 digit number, using a comma rather than no space. For example: $4,928,000 (not $4 928 000); 1,000 penalty units (not 1000 penalty units). Percentages Percentages should be expressed using the symbol “%”, not the words “per cent”. Fractions Nondecimal fractions with a denominator greater than 10 must always be expressed using Arabic numerals (for example, “11/12” or “1/26”). It is a matter for the drafter’s discretion whether a nondecimal fraction with a denominator of 10 or less should be expressed as words or using Arabic numerals (for example, “threequarters” or “3/4”). If a fraction is expressed in 2 a hyphen should be used (for example, “onequarter”, “onehalf” and “threequarters”). If a fraction is expressed using Arabic numerals, do not use the Word feature for fractions. Fractions can be inserted by clicking the OPC Fraction (1/2) button on the OPC tab or by selecting the OPC Macros menu, Formatting, Insert Fraction (see Word Note 12). The rule in paragraph 47 does not affect the use of decimal fractions (for example, “0.5%” or “rounding 0.5 upwards”). Peter Quiggin PSM First Parliamentary Counsel 1 March 2016 Document History Release Release date Document number
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