• Author should only be included if indicated on the page cited
• Do not include the author if the author and web page title are identical
• Document title appears within single quotation marks and should not be italicised
• Titles and subtitles are given maximal capitalisation
• All words other than prepositions, conjunctions, and definite and indefinite articles (a, an, the) are capitalised
• Website titles are italicised
• Include document type (use 'Web Page' where the document type of source is unclear)
• Include full date of last update (or date of creation, if update not given) after document title - omit date if not given
• Include URL after first reference
• Document type should be reproduced as it appears on the source
• Omit reference to document type in the document tile - include within parenthesis for document type (Rule 7.1.1)
• Do not repeat document type where the document type forms an integral part of the document title (Example: 'Annual Report') (Rule 7.1.1)
Examples:
Blog Post |
Interim Report |
Research Note |
Catalogue |
Lecture |
Research Paper |
Conference Paper |
LLM Thesis |
Research Report |
Consultation Paper |
Media Release |
Seminar Paper |
Discussion Paper |
Parliamentary Paper |
Speech |
Final Report |
PhD Thesis |
Web Page |
Forum Post |
Report |
Working Paper |
Research Discussion Paper |
Relevant Rules:
• 7.1.1 Reports and Similar Documents
• 7.1.2 Parliamentary Papers, Committee Reports, Bills Digests and Alert Digests
• 7.1.4 Law Reform Commission Publications
• 7.1.5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Materials
• 7.2.1 Research Papers, Theses and Similar Documents
• 7.2.5 Theses and Dissertations
• 7.15 Internet Materials
Standard format for footnote
AA Author and BB Author , 'Document Title' , Web Page Title ( Document Type , Full Date ) Pinpoint < URL >. |
Standard format for bibliography
Author, AA and BB Author , 'Document Title' , Web Page Title ( Document Type , Full Date ) |
1 'James Edelman', High Court of Australia (Web Page) <http://www.hcourt.gov.au/justices/current/justice-james-edelman>.
2 Owen Hayford, 'Back to the Past for Dodgy Construction payment Adjudications: Probuild and Maxcon', Opinions on High (Blog Post, 23 February 2018) <https:blogs.unimelb.edu.au/opinionsonhigh/2018/02/23hayford-probuild-and-maxcon/>.