Government publications

Reference list

Author or Group Author Year, Title, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 1997, Bringing them home: report of the national inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Sydney.

Author or Group Author Year, Title, Publisher or Department responsible, Place of Publication if available, viewed day month year, <URL>.

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 2009, Growing up in Australia: the longitudinal study of Australian children: 2008–09 annual report, FaHCSIA, Canberra, viewed 12 December 2010, <http://fahcsia.gov.au/sa/families/pubs/lsac_report_2009/Documents/LSAC_AR_08-09.pdf>.

FaHCSIA see Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

• Often the author and the publisher are the same in Government publications
• Abbreviate long group names if being referred to often
• Put both the abbreviated and full form of the group author in the reference list

Reference list

Author Surname, Initial(s) (Ministerial Portfolio if applicable) Year, Title of media release, media release, Day Month of Release, Name of Organization or Website, viewed Day Month Year, <URL>.

Bailieu, T (Premier, Minister for the Arts) 2010, Coalition delivers for small business with clearways changes, media release, 9 December, Premier of Victoria, viewed 15 December 2010, <http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/101-coalition-delivers-for-small-business-with-clearways-changes.html>.

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010, Silver screen devotees: cinema still Australians' favourite cultural activity, media release, 21 December, Australian Bureau of Statistics, viewed 21 December 2010, <http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mediareleasesbyReleaseDate/2982450DCACF53E3CA256DCC007A3516?OpenDocument>.

• The description, 'media release', is inserted after the title of the media release.

Direct quote

The then Minister for Health, John Thwaites (Victoria, Legislative Assembly 2000, p. 2145) stated that "The National and Victorian Drug Household Survey indicate..."

The Prime Minister, Mr Howard predicted that "in the foreseeable future nuclear power...fossil fuel" (Australia, House of Representatives 2006, p. 41).

Paraphrasing

Thwaites outlined the Government's plan for safe injecting facilities in the Second Reading Speech... (Victoria, Legislative Assembly 2000 pp. 2144–2149).

The Prime Minister Mr Howard (Australia, House of Representatives 2006, p.40) outlined his defence for the government's failure to sign...

Reference list

Jurisdiction, Chamber Year, Parliamentary Debates, vol. Volume number, Page no/s.

Victoria, Legislative Assembly 2000, Parliamentary Debates, vol. 447, pp. 2144–2149.

Jurisdiction, Chamber of the House Year, Parliamentary Debates, vol. (if available), viewed day month, <URL>.

Australia, House of Representatives 2006, Parliamentary Debates, viewed 12 December 2010, <http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/genpdf/chamber/hansardr/2006-10-31/0034/hansard_frag.pdf;fileType%3Dapplication%2Fpdf>.

• The jurisdiction for the Victorian Hansard is written as Victoria; for the Commonwealth Hansard - Australia etc.
• The Chamber is called:

Commonwealth – House of Representatives or Senate

Victoria – Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council.

• Parliamentary Debates is always the title of the Hansard and is written in italics
• The volume number may not be available in the online version

Direct quote

In the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission it was acknowledged that "underground cable essentially eliminates bushfire risk associated with the provision of electricity" (Victoria, Parliament 2010, p. 154).

Paraphrase

Underground electricity cabling has been shown to eliminate the risk of sparking a bushfire (Victoria, Parliament 2010, p. 154).

Reference list

Jurisdiction, Parliament Year, Title, (Name, Chairperson or Commissioner), Parl. Paper number, vol. number if relevant, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Victoria, Parliament 2010, 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, (B. Teague, Chairperson) Parl. Paper 332, vol. 2, The Commission, Melbourne.

• A reference to a Commonwealth Parliamentary paper would begin Australia, Parliament...
• If a Commissioner or Chairperson is mentioned, their name is written in round brackets after the title

Reference list

ABS - Print

Australian Bureau of Statistics Year, Full title, cat. no. number, ABS, Canberra.

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2008, Divorces Australia 2007, cat. no. 3307.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra.

ABS - Online

Australian Bureau of Statistics Year, Full title, cat. no. number, viewed day month year, <URL>.

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2008, Divorces Australia 2007, cat. no. 3307.0.55.001, viewed 17 January 2011, <http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/3307.0.55.001Main+Features12007?OpenDocument>.

Other government departments - Online

Author or Group Author Year, Full title, cat. no. number if available, Publisher or Department responsible, Place of Publication if available, viewed day month year, <URL>.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Australia's health 2018: In brief, cat. no. AUS 222, AIHW, Canberra, viewed 12 September 2018, <https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australiashealth/australias-health-2018-in-brief/contents/about>

AIHW see Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

• It is acceptable to abbreviate the department name for your in-text citation (e.g. ABS), if the full name and abbreviation has been used in the first in-text reference.
• Put both the abbreviated and full form of the group author in the reference list.
• Place of publication for printed ABS statistics is always Canberra.
• Year of publication is the year it is released, not the date in the title.
• Include the Catalogue number preceded by cat. no. (the number is part of the title on ABS publications).
• If there is no catalogue number, refer to Government Report (Print / Online).