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Chicago - Referencing Guide

Reports: Government Agencies and Other Organisations

Information

Cite documents published on the internet according to the specific guidelines for the type of document. More specific information is available for Books and Journal Articles.

Access dates are only included for items without a date of publication or modification, see the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed., sec. 15.50.

If no date of publication or revision can be found, record n.d. as the date of publication and include the date of access. 

Please note: If no author or editor is given and the document is not a part, article or chapter, then citation is by title, and format will precede the year of publication.

Format

Standard format for citation

Author, A. A. Year. Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher. Internet address.

Examples

Report

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. 2003. Australian Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Management System: A Report to Government by the APVMA - June 2003. Canberra: APVMA. http://www.apvma.gov.au/publications/reports/docs/registration_review_report_
2003.pdf.

CSIRO. 2016. Australia 2030: Navigating our Uncertain Future. Canberra, ACT: CSIRO. https://www.csiro.au/en/Do-business/Futures/Reports/Australia-2030.

Report as part of a series

AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare). 2015. Emergency Department Care 2014-15: Australian Hospital Statistics. Cat. No. HSE 168. Canberra, ACT: AIHW. https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/0fd096e0-b481-4f92-98d72f9c8719/19527 1.pdf.aspx?inline=true

Government publication: Australian Bureau of Statistics document

Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2001. Veterinary Services, Australia, 1999-2000 (cat. no. 8564.0). AusStats. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8564.0/.

Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2000. Livestock Products, Australia, March Quarter (cat. no. 7215.0). AusStats, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats.

Government publication: Government department

Australia. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 2003. Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Live Laboratory Rats and Mice and Their Reproductive Material. http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/13822/2003-06a.pdf.

Australia. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 2007. Biosecurity: Protect Your Animals and Produce from Pests and Disease. http://www.daffa.gov.au/animal-plant-health/pests-diseases-weeds/biosecurity.

Government report with individual authors

Goodrum, Denis, Mark Hackling, and Leonie Rennie. 2001. The Status and Quality of Teaching and Learning of Science in Australian Schools. DETYA No. 6623DRED00A. Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Canberra, ACT.


See the All Examples page for examples of in-text and reference list entries for specific resources such as articles, books, internet documents and web pages.

 

List of government publishers:
Australian Capital Territory Government
Australian Government
Government of South Australia
Government of Western Australia
New South Wales Government
Northern Territory Government
Queensland Government
State of Victoria
Tasmanian Government