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APA

ACU Library guide to referencing in APA7 style

Legal cases

Reference list

Party v Party (year) Volume number Law report series abbreviation Starting page number.
Party v Party [year] Abbreviation for the court Case number. http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Examples:

Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 205 CLR 434.

Griffith v Steele [2017] VSC 795. http://www.austlii.edu.au/

In-text

The case of Rosenberg v Percival (2001) shows that doctors have a duty to inform …

Notes

  • Include the year with the first in-text citation.
  • The year can be omitted in subsequent citations.

Legislation Act

Reference list

Short Title of Act Year (Jurisdiction) section if relevant
Short Title of Act Year (Jurisdiction). http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Examples:

Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

Mental Health Act 2014 (Vic).  http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/

In-text

The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), s. 35 provides meaning as to the …

Notes

  • Include the jurisdiction the first time the act is cited in text.
  • The jurisdiction can be dropped with subsequent citations, for example, Fair Work Act 2009.
  • The jurisdiction is not in italics.

Legislation Bill

Reference list

Short Title of Bill Year (Jurisdiction) s. subdivision number if relevant. http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Example:

Greater Cities Commission Bill 2022 (NSW) s. 9. https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/browse/bills

In-text

As found in the Greater Cities Commission Bill (2022, s. 9)

Notes

  • Unlike Acts, the title and the year of a bill are not italicised.

Parliamentary debates

Parliamentary debates (Hansard)

Reference list

Jurisdiction. Parliamentary debates. Chamber. Day Month Year. Volume. Web address

Example:

Commonwealth. Parliamentary debates. House of Representatives. 29 March 2022. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hanssen261110

In-text

As discussed recently in the House of Representatives (Commonwealth, 2022) …

Notes

  • The title of all Hansard documents should be written as Parliamentary debates.
  • Volume number may not always be available.

United Nations documents

Reference list

(Treaty)

Name of Treaty or Convention. Month Day, Year, https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Example:

United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. December 19, 1966, https://treaties.un.org/doc/publication/unts/volume%20999/volume-999-i-14668-english.pdf

In-text

(United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966)

as shown in the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)

Notes

  • Include the signing or approval date.
  • Place major words in the title of the treaty in capitals.
  • If the URL is very long, a functioning, shortened link can be used.

 

Reference list

(Charter)

U.N. Charter art. xx, para. xx.

Example:

(U.N. Charter art. 43, para. 3)

(Article 43, paragraph 3 of the United Nations Charter states that….

Notes

  • To cite the entire article, omit the paragraph number.

Reference list

(Resolution)

Author (if applicable). Month Day, Year. Title (if applicable). UN document number. URL

Example:

United Nations, General Assembly. (September 28, 2001). Resolution adopted by the General Assembly - International day of peace. A/55/282. http://www.un-documents.net/a55r282.htm

In-text

(United Nations, General Assembly, 2001)

The United Nations, General Assembly (2001) stated that…

Notes

  • Place the title of the resolution in sentence case.