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Government In-text example Reference list example
Publications
Government reports (Resource Assessment Commission Resource Assessment Commission 1991,
1991) Forest and timber inquiry: draft report, vol. 1,
Australian Government Publishing Service,
Canberra

Acts of parliament The Commonwealth’s Copyright Legislation is included in a list of references
Act 1968... only if it is important to an understanding of
the work. Set the list apart from the main body
of the reference under the subheading
{future references do not include ‘Legislation’.
date}
If legislation is obtained from an electronic
database, add a retrieved statement as for
electronic journal articles.

Cases The State of New South Wales v. The Legal authorities are included in a list of
Commonwealth (1915) 20 CLR 5 references only if they are important to an
understanding of the work. Set the list apart
from the main body of the reference under the

subheading ‘Legal Authorities’.
Australian Bureau of (Australian Bureau of Statistics Bulletin Australian Bureau of Statistics 1999,
Statistics Bulletin 1999) Disability, ageing and carers: summary of
findings, cat. No. 4430.0, ABS, Canberra.

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