reference government documents harvard

Cite A Government publication in Harvard style

Powered by chegg.

• Select style:
• Archive material
• Chapter of an edited book
• Conference proceedings
• Dictionary entry
• Dissertation
• DVD, video, or film
• E-book or PDF
• Edited book
• Encyclopedia article
• Government publication
• Music or recording
• Online image or video
• Presentation
• Press release
• Religious text

Use the following template or our Harvard Referencing Generator to cite a government publication. For help with other source types, like books, PDFs, or websites, check out our other guides. To have your reference list or bibliography automatically made for you, try our free citation generator .

Reference list

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Popular Harvard Citation Guides

• How to cite a Book in Harvard style
• How to cite a Website in Harvard style
• How to cite a Journal in Harvard style
• How to cite a DVD, video, or film in Harvard style
• How to cite a Online image or video in Harvard style

Other Harvard Citation Guides

• How to cite a Archive material in Harvard style
• How to cite a Artwork in Harvard style
• How to cite a Blog in Harvard style
• How to cite a Broadcast in Harvard style
• How to cite a Chapter of an edited book in Harvard style
• How to cite a Conference proceedings in Harvard style
• How to cite a Court case in Harvard style
• How to cite a Dictionary entry in Harvard style
• How to cite a Dissertation in Harvard style
• How to cite a E-book or PDF in Harvard style
• How to cite a Edited book in Harvard style
• How to cite a Email in Harvard style
• How to cite a Encyclopedia article in Harvard style
• How to cite a Government publication in Harvard style
• How to cite a Interview in Harvard style
• How to cite a Legislation in Harvard style
• How to cite a Magazine in Harvard style
• How to cite a Music or recording in Harvard style
• How to cite a Newspaper in Harvard style
• How to cite a Patent in Harvard style
• How to cite a Podcast in Harvard style
• How to cite a Presentation or lecture in Harvard style
• How to cite a Press release in Harvard style
• How to cite a Religious text in Harvard style
• How to cite a Report in Harvard style
• How to cite a Software in Harvard style

• How it works

How to Cite a Government Website or Report in Harvard Style

Published by Alaxendra Bets at August 27th, 2021 , Revised On August 23, 2023

In Harvard referencing, the basic format for citing government publications is like that of a book.

The basic format for in-text citations is: (Author Surname, Year Published). And that for reference list entries is: Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). Title in italics. City: Publisher, p.#.

For example:

In-text citation: Report bullying; advocate for no cyber bullying (Ministry of Education, 2014)

Reference list entry: Ministry of Education, (2014). Character Citizenship Education – Cyberwellness . Singapore, p.24.

However, government websites or reports themselves can have many other types of material included in them. Furthermore, some details—such as author name—might be missing or is the same as, for instance, the title of the government itself. In such cases, Harvard referencing slightly varies for citing such sources. They are further discussed below.

Types of Government Sources and How They’re Cited in Harvard Style

1.    government documents with departmental author(s).

Sometimes, a government website may publish content according to department names instead of author names. For instance, an article might be listed under the category or ‘department’ of commerce. Such publications follow this format according to Harvard referencing style:

In-Text Citation: (Name of Government Organization Year) OR (Name of Government Organization Year, page number)

Reference list entry: Name of Government Name, Name of Government Agency Year, Title in italics (Report No. xxx [if available]), Publisher, Place of Publication. Government Name, Name of Government Agency Year, Title (Report No. xxx [if available]), Publisher, Place of Publication, viewed Day Month Year, <URL>.

For example:  

In-text citation: (Department of Industry, Innovation and Science 2016) (Department of Industry, Innovation and Science 2016, p. 149)

Reference list entry: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science 2016, How regional universities drive regional innovation , viewed 22 March 2016, <http://www.industry.gov.au/Office-of-the-ChiefEconomist/Publications/Document/How-regional-universities-drive-regional-innovationreport.pdf>.

Example of a government document with a departmental author in print form:

In-Text Citation: (Department of Education, Science and Training 2006) OR (Department of Education, Science and Training 2006, p. 5)

Reference list entry: Department of Education, Science and Training 2006, The Australian Government’s innovation report 2005-06: real results, real jobs , Dept. of Education, Science and Training, Canberra.

Example of a government document with a departmental author in electronic (online) form:

In-Text Citation: (Foreign Investment Review Board 2012) OR (Foreign Investment Review Board 2012, p. 1)

Reference list entry: Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) 2012, Australia’s foreign investment framework , FIRB, Canberra, viewed 24 September 2013, <http://www.firb.gov.au/content/guidance/downloads/gn1_jan2012.pdf>.

2.    Government Documents with Individual Author(s)

If a government website mentions one or more authors, they’re cited and referenced using the following Harvard format:

In-text citation: (Author Surname Year) OR (Author Surname Year, p.# if available)

Reference list entry: Author Surname, Initial(s) Year, Title in italics (Report No. xxx [if available]), Publisher, Place of Publication.

The important point to note: Harvard referencing uses the same format for both print and electronic government documents having individual author(s).

Some examples are:

Example of a government document with individual author published online:

In-text citation: (Henry et al. 2010) OR (Henry et al. 2010, p. 14)

Reference list entry: Henry, DK, Harmer, J, Piggott, J, Rideout, H & Smith, G 2010, Australia’s future tax system , Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Treasury, Canberra, viewed 24 April 2011, <http://taxreview.treasury.gov.au/content/

content.aspx?doc=html/pubs_reports.htm>.

Example of a government document with individual author published in print:

In-text citation: (Dawkins 1987) OR (Dawkins 1987, p. 16)

Reference list entry: Dawkins, J 1987, Higher education: a policy discussion paper , Australian Government Publication Service, Canberra.

3.    Government Publications Published Online  

These publications mostly include articles, reports and the like. No matter which types of material it is, Harvard style uses the following format for in-text and reference list entry for online government publications:

In-Text citation: (Government Year) OR (Government Year, page number)

Reference list entry: Name of Government Year, Title of publication(s) in italics, Publisher, Place of Publication if applicable, viewed Date Month Year, <URL>.

Here are some examples of online government publications in the above format:

In-text citation: (South Australia State Government 2001)

Reference list entry: South Australia State Government 2001, Midyear budget review , Department of Treasury and Finance (South Australia), viewed 8 May 2002, <http://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/finance/pdf/ mybr2001-02.pdf>

In-text citation: (Australian Government 2004)

Reference list entry: Australian Government 2004, Australia’s demographic challenges, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, viewed 20 August 2012, <http://demographics.treasury.gov.au/content/_download/australias_demographic_challenges/australias_demographic_challenges.pdf>.

4.    Hansard (Parliament debates in Print Form)

Parliamentary debates are officially referred to as Hansard. This term is specific to the UK only. Hansard report and articles published are cited and referenced in the same way as other printed government documents, for example:

In-text citation: Australia, Senate 2000, Debates , vol. S25, p. 65 OR

Australia, House of Representatives 2000, Debates , vol. HR103, pp. 2-9

In-text citation: Mr. Ruddock outlined the two initiatives … (Australia, House of Representatives 2001, pp. 24483-24488).

Reference list entry: Australia, House of Representatives 2001, Parliament debates , vol. HR238, pp 24483-24488.

5.    Hansard Online Publications

When citing and referencing online material published by Hansard, in case the volume number is not available, the day on which the debate occurred is used instead, while the remaining format is the same as for sources mentioned above. For example, the reference list entry for the source given above under Hansard print will be:

Reference list entry: Australia, House of Representatives 2016, Debates , no.6, Wednesday, 23 November, viewed 20 January 2017, <http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/>.

In-text citation: Mr. Singh (Australia, Senate 2015, p. 3235) addressed the issue of …

Reference list entry: Australia, Senate 2015, Parliamentary Debates , no. 5, 14 May, viewed 30 May 2016, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/ Hanssen261110#2015

6.    Books Published by Governmental Organizations

In-text citation: … in the case of an institution (Australian Government Publishing Service 1987, p. 3).

Reference list entry: Australian Government Publishing Service 1987, Commonwealth Printing and Publishing Manual, 2nd edn, A.G.P.S., Canberra, ACT.

Note: In Harvard referencing style, ‘edn.’ is used instead of ‘ed.’ to denote ‘edition.’

7.    Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Publications  

The Harvard format for citing documents from Australian Bureau of Statistics contains the following important elements:

• ‘Australian Bureau of Statistics’ as the Author name.
• The ABS catalogue number after the title is written if the item has one.
• ‘cat. no.’ is used for the catalogue number.

The basic format for such a source in Harvard style is therefore:  

In-Text Citation: (Australian Bureau of Statistics Year)

Reference list entry: Australian Bureau of Statistics Year, Title in italics, catalogue number, ABS, Canberra. Australian Bureau of Statistics Year, Title, catalogue number, ABS, viewed Day Month Year, <URL>.

Example of an ABS print publication is:

In-text citation: (Australian Bureau of Statistics 1995)

Reference list entry: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1995, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander survey 1994: detailed findings , cat. no. 4190.0, ABS, Canberra.

Example of an ABS online publication is:

In-text citation: (ABS 2014) OR (ABS 2014, p.5)

Reference list entry: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2014, Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia , cat. no. 3401.0, viewed 3 October 2014, <http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/ [email protected] /Lookup/3401.0Main+Features1Aug%202014?OpenDocument>.

Using Government Abbreviations and Acronyms while Citing in Harvard Style

Some governmental organizations might have very long names. Often, word count is limited while writing academic texts. It becomes quite tedious and repetitive to write the same, lengthy name of a governmental group again and again. If it has an abbreviation, it’s used instead within the in-text citation.

For instance, in the example for ABS given above, since ABS is an abbreviation for a group name that’s otherwise a bit lengthy, the initials are used instead.

Important point to remember: When an abbreviated title or a group or agency or an acronym is written for the first time in the manuscript, its complete name must be written. In subsequent mentions from there on out, though, the abbreviation or the acronym can be used.

In Harvard referencing, if the in-text citation is not in the form of narration (in the ongoing text) but the parenthetical form (after the text), an abbreviation or acronym must be included within the parenthesis. It, therefore, becomes a double parenthesis, for example:

… discovered by their findings (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 1995)

Tips for Citing and Referencing Government Websites or Reports in Harvard Style

While citing and referencing government publications in Harvard (AGPS) style, the format should not be confused with books, for often, the two looks like. However, in the case of government publications, it can sometimes be difficult to identify the publications’ authors or author agencies (the ‘departmental author’ mentioned above).

Some things to keep in mind while citing government websites or reports are:

• Treat the government document as a report, book, or brochure is treated while citing and referencing.
• In case a person’s name is indeed listed on the government website, use that as the author’s name. But,
• If the government publication does not mention any author name anywhere on the website, the sponsoring or supporting agency name is used in place of the author’s name.
• In case the publisher and the author organization/department are the same, the author’s/author agency’s abbreviated title is written in place of the publisher’s name. However, while citing the author’s name, the complete name is written. It’s only abbreviated in the publisher details’ section of the reference list entry.
• If a document has been prepared and/or published by another division or branch of a government body itself, the agency’s name is cited as the author’s name. Furthermore, the title of the division or branch of the government is also mentioned after the document title. In the text citation for such a source, however, only the government agency is mentioned.

Hire an Expert Writer

Orders completed by our expert writers are

• Formally drafted in an academic style
• Free Amendments and 100% Plagiarism Free – or your money back!
• 100% Confidential and Timely Delivery!
• Free anti-plagiarism report
• Appreciated by thousands of clients. Check client reviews

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you cite a government website.

To cite a government website, follow this general format: Author/Agency. (Year). Title of the webpage. Name of the Website. URL For in-text citation: (Author/Agency, Year) or (Title, Year). Always consult a specific style guide (e.g., APA, MLA) for precise formatting.

You May Also Like

To Cite the court case in Harvard Style; the names of the parties, case type, the volume, the page or case number; and date should be known

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). Title. In: Publication Title. [online] City: Publisher, p.Pages Used. URL [Accessed Date Accessed].

Here is a definitive guide on how to Cite Documents, Regulations and Guidelines, and other Sources in Harvard Referencing Style.

USEFUL LINKS

LEARNING RESOURCES

COMPANY DETAILS

• How It Works

You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience.

• Exhibitions
• Visit and Contact
• UCD Library
• Current Students
• News & Opinion
• Staff Directory
• UCD Connect

Harvard Style Guide: Official publications

• Introduction
• Harvard Tutorial
• In-text citations
• Book with one author
• Book with two or three authors
• Book with four or more authors
• Book with a corporate author
• Book with editor
• Chapter in an edited book
• Translated book
• Translated ancient texts
• Print journal article, one author
• Print journal article, two or three authors
• Print journal article, four or more authors
• eJournal article
• Journal article ePublication (ahead of print)
• Secondary sources
• Generative AI
• Images or photographs
• Lectures/ presentations
• Film/ television
• YouTube Film or Talk
• Music/ audio
• Encyclopaedia and dictionaries
• Email communication
• Conferences
• Official publications
• Book reviews
• Case studies
• Group or individual assignments
• Legal Cases (Law Reports)
• No date of publication
• Personal communications
• Repository item
• Citing same author, multiple works, same year

Back to Academic Integrity guide

Report/Government agency publication

Reference : Name of government department (Year) Title . Place of publication: Publisher (Series if applicable). Available at: URL [Accessed Day Month Year].

Example : Department of Health & Children (2006) ‘ A vision for change’ report of the expert group on mental health policy '. Dublin: Stationery Office. Available at: http://www.dohc.ie/publications/vision_for_change.html [Accessed 11 April 2010].

In-Text-Citation :

• Department (Year)
• (Department, Year)
• The Department of Health & Children (2006) have shown….
• In a similar report (Department of Health & Children, 2006) it was shown…

Still unsure what in-text citation and referencing mean? Check here . 

Still unsure why you need to reference all this information? Check here . 

Parliamentary and legal material

Reference : Government of Country. Title (Year) Place of Publication: Publisher.

Example : Government of Ireland. Human Rights Commission Act. (2000) Dublin: Stationery Office.

• (Country. Title of Legislation Year )
• Legislation outlawing any barriers to education (Ireland. Human Rights Commission Act 2000 )....

Still unsure what in-text citation and referencing mean? Check here .

EU publications

Reference : Name of EU Institution (Year) Title . Place of Publication: Publisher.

Example : European Commission (2003) Making globalisation work for everyone . Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

• (Name of EU Institution, Year)
• The predicted growth (European Commission, 2003) did not occur….

• << Previous: Tables etc
• Next: Other >>
• Last Updated: Mar 22, 2024 9:51 AM
• URL: https://libguides.ucd.ie/harvardstyle

• SCU Library
• Library guides
• Referencing Guides

Harvard Referencing Guide

• Government sources

Use acronyms or abbreviations

• If the name of an authoring organisation, e.g. government agency, is long and cited often in the text, it may be necessary to abbreviate the name in the in-text citation.
• The first time an acronym or abbreviated name is used, you must give the full name followed by the acronym in parenthesis.

For example:

 … (australian bureau of statistics [abs] 2021),   australian bureau of statistics (abs 2021) ...

You may use just the acronyms in subsequent citations.

(ABS 2021) (ABS 2021:5)

• For reports published online, hyperlink the title of the report and include an accessed date . If you’re citing a PDF, avoid linking directly to the PDF. Instead link to the page that hosts the PDF.
• Sources with title pages will detail the author and publisher. Follow the authoring details on the title page of the document.

Report by an Australian Government agency

Elements of the reference, author a or agency name (year)  title of report: subtitle of report , name of agency, name of government, accessed day month year., in-text citation, (baslum 2000), (department of health and aged care [dhac] 1999), department of conservation (2000), reference list, baslum s (2000)  payments to vietnam veterans: a summary , department of veterans’ affairs, australian government., dhac (department of health and aged care) (1999)  hepatitis c: a review of australia’s response , report prepared by d lowe and r cotton, dhac, australian government., department of conservation (2000)  hydrogen-powered cars: progress to date , sustainable energy branch, department of conservation, northern territory government., unpublished report by an australian government agency.

• For unpublished reports include the word ‘unpublished’ instead of the year in in-text citations.

Author A or Agency Name (unpublished)  Title of report: subtitle of report , Name of Agency, Name of Government, accessed Day Month Year.

In their report, white and jackson (unpublished) .., white n and jackson d (unpublished)  testing for epo , australian sports drug agency, australian government, accessed 3 march 2020., report that is part of a series.

• Italicise the name of the series , not the title of the report

Author A or Agency Name (Year) ‘Title of report: subtitle of report’,  Name of Series , catalogue number, Name of Agency, Name of Government, accessed Day Month Year.

Australian institute of health and welfare (aihw 2019) .., aihw (australian institute of health and welfare) (2019) ‘ australia’s welfare 2019 data insights ’,  australia’s welfare series 14 , catalogue number aus 226, aihw, australian government, accessed 5 february 2020., report to an australian government agency, author a or agency name (year)  title of report: subtitle of report , report to agency name, organisation name or abbreviation., white and green (2020:7) .., white n and green j (2020)  hydrogen-powered cars: progress to date , report to the australian government department of agriculture, water and the environment, slr consulting., mja (marsden jacob associates) (2020)  hydrogen-powered cars: progress to date , report to the australian government department of agriculture, water and the environment, mja., published internal report, author a or organisation name or abbreviation (year)  title of report: subtitle of report , organisation name or abbreviation., terracycle (2018) reports .., terracycle (2018)  report on recycling in canberra offices , terracycle., report known by a short title.

• Sometimes a report is better known by a short title or unofficial title. If you’re citing a source like this, use the short title in text.
• In the reference list, use the short title followed by a spaced em dash and the full source information (author / organisation name, etc)

The Gonski report (2011) suggests that ...

Gonski report  –  gonski d, boston k, greiner k, lawrence, c, scales b and tannock p (2011)  review of funding for schooling: final report , department of education, employment and workplace relations, australian government, accessed 11 february 2020., media releases.

• Hyperlink the title of media releases and include an accessed date if the media release is published online.

Media release with authors listed

Author a (day month year)  title of media release: subtitle of media release  [media release], organisation name, accessed day month year., black and jacobsen (2020) or (black and jacobsen 2020), black f and jacobsen n (4 february 2020)  act has highest student participation and employment  [media release], act government, accessed 5 february 2020., media release with no authors listed, organisation name or abbreviation (day month year)  title of media release: subtitle of media release  [media release], organisation name or abbreviation, accessed day month year., in- text citation, act government (2020) or (act government 2020), act government (4 february 2020)  act has highest student participation and employment  [media release], act government, accessed 5 february 2020..

• For online data sets, hyperlink the title and include the accessed date . If you’re citing a PDF or spreadsheet, avoid linking directly to the document. Instead link to the webpage that hosts the document.

Author A (Year)  Title of data set  [data set], Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year.

National native title tribunal (2014) .., national native title tribunal (2014)  native title determination outcomes  [data set], data.gov.au, accessed 4 january 2020., australian bureau of statistics (abs).

• The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has a  guide to referencing ABS material .
• Follow the ABS advice for information to include, but adjust capitalisation and punctuation to be in line with the rest of the reference list for your content (Harvard style).

Australian Bureau of Statistics (Year)  Title , ABS, Canberra.

Australian bureau of statistics (year)  title,  abs, accessed day month year., australian bureau of statistics (abs 1995) .., abs (australian bureau of statistics) (1995)  national aboriginal and torres strait islander survey 1994: detailed findings , abs, canberra., abs (australian bureau of statistics) (2016)  2016 census – cultural diversity  [tablebuilder], abs website, accessed 16 november 2020., parliamentary sources.

Parliamentary papers, such as budget papers, white papers and annual reports, are published:

• as individual documents
• as bound volumes of all documents tabled in a parliamentary sitting.

For individual documents, cite them as you would any document of that type. For example, if you access an annual report on a departmental website, cite it as a government report.

Bound parliamentary papers

For documents you access as part of a bound volume from a parliamentary sitting:

• use the name of the parliament as the author
• include the paper number.

Name of Parliament (Year)  Title of document: subtitle of document , Parl Paper X, Name of Government.

Parliament of australia (2000) .., parliament of australia (2000)  department of finance and administration annual report 1999–2000 , parl paper 32, australian government., parliamentary debates and proceedings.

• To cite a record of what was said in parliament verbatim, as recorded in Hansard, use the volume and page number. Volume numbers are before the colon, page numbers are after.

Name of Parliamentary Committee or House (Year)  Debates , volume:page–page.

Australian senate (2000) or (australian senate 2000), australian senate (2000)  debates , s25:65., australian house of representatives (2000)  debates , hr103:2–9., official australian parliament records.

• To cite the official records of proceedings in each house of parliament, include the volume or issue number and the page number. Issue numbers are in parentheses. Volume numbers are outside parentheses.
• Official Australian Parliament records may be from the  Journals   of the Senate  or the  Votes and Proceedings  of the House of Representatives.

Name of Parliamentary House (Year)  Journals  or  Votes and Proceedings , (issue) or volume:page–page.

Australian senate (2000-01), australian senate (2000–01)  journals , (123):718., australian house of representatives (2000–01)  votes and proceedings , 1:631., records from national archives of australia.

• The National Archives of Australia (NAA) has a  guide to referencing records it holds . Follow this advice exactly, but add a full stop at the end of the citation.

National Archives of Australia: Prime Minister’s Department; A461, Correspondence files, multiple number series (third system), 1934–50; AX314/1/1, Aeronautical Research in the British Empire, 1945–49.

• << Previous: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Tools
• Next: Images, tables, works of art >>
• Last Updated: Mar 5, 2024 8:33 PM
• URL: https://libguides.scu.edu.au/harvard

Southern Cross University acknowledges and pays respect to the ancestors, Elders and descendants of the Lands upon which we meet and study. We are mindful that within and without the buildings, these Lands always were and always will be Aboriginal Land.

Library Services

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES

• Guides and databases
• Library skills
• Government/Official publication
• A-Z of Harvard references
• Citing authors with Harvard
• Page numbers and punctuation
• References with missing details
• Secondary referencing
• Example reference list
• Journal article
• Magazine article
• Newspaper article
• Online video
• Radio and internet radio
• Television advertisement
• Television programme
• Ancient text
• Bibliography
• Book (printed, one author or editor)
• Book (printed, multiple authors or editors)
• Book (printed, with no author)
• Chapter in a book (print)
• Collected works
• Dictionaries and Encyclopedia entries
• Multivolume work
• Religious text
• Thesis or dissertation
• Translated work
• Census data
• Financial report
• Mathematical equation
• Scientific dataset
• Book illustration, Figure or Diagram
• Inscription on a building
• Installation
• Painting or Drawing
• Interview (on the internet)
• Interview (newspaper)
• Interview (radio or television)
• Interview (as part of research)
• Act of the UK parliament (statute)
• Bill (House of Commons/Lords)
• Birth/Death/Marriage certificate
• British standards
• Command paper
• European Union publication
• House of Commons/Lords paper
• Legislation from UK devolved assemblies
• Statutory instrument
• Military record
• Film/Television script
• Musical score
• Play (live performance)
• Play script
• Song lyrics
• Conference paper
• Conference proceedings
• Discussion paper
• Minutes of meeting
• Personal communication
• PowerPoint presentation
• Published report
• Student's own work
• Tutor materials for academic course
• Unpublished report
• Working paper
• Referencing glossary

Government/Official publications

To be made up of:

• Name of government department or committee.
• Year of publication (in round brackets).
• Title (in italics).
• Place of publication: publisher.
• Series or paper number (in brackets) - if applicable.

In-text citation:

(Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 2011).  

Reference list:

Great Britain. Department of Education Science (1991). History in the national curriculum (England) . London: HMSO. (DES circular no. 4/91)

Online Government/Official publication

Follow the same format as for a print publication, and add: 

• Available at: URL.
• (Accessed: date).

Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2011). Bigger, better business: Helping small firms start, grow and prosper . Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32225/11-515-bigger-better-business-helping-small-firms.pdf (Accessed: 21 June 2013).  

Quick links

• Harvard references A-Z
• << Previous: European Union publication
• Next: Hansard >>
• Last Updated: Feb 28, 2024 12:08 PM
• URL: https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/harvard

Harvard referencing

• Introduction to referencing
• In-text citation
• Secondary referencing
• How to reference books & eBooks
• How to reference journals & newspapers
• How to reference the Internet

UK Statutes (Acts of Parliament) pre-1963

Uk statutes (acts of parliament) post-1963, government department publication, how to reference legal cases.

• How to reference standards & reports
• How to reference audio visual sources
• How to reference live performances
• How ro reference Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools
• << Previous: How to reference the Internet
• Next: How to reference standards & reports >>
• Last Updated: Oct 11, 2023 4:12 PM
• URL: https://libguides.southwales.ac.uk/harvard

Write it Right - A guide to Harvard referencing style

• Referencing
• Referencing & Citing
• Paraphrasing
• Reference List & Bibliography
• Elements in References
• Journal articles
• Online journals
• Newspaper articles
• Online newspapers
• Internet sources
• Government and legal publications

Government publication

Eu directive, statutory instrument, commission of inquiry/investigation.

• Patents and standards
• Miscellaneous
• << Previous: Internet sources
• Next: Images >>
• Last Updated: Apr 11, 2024 10:19 AM
• URL: https://lit.libguides.com/Write-it-Right

The Library, Technological University of the Shannon: Midwest

• University of Newcastle Library
• Referencing Guides
• Harvard UON Referencing Style
• Govt documents

Harvard UON Referencing Style:  Govt documents

• About Harvard style
• In-text citations
• Reference list
• Journal articles
• Books & ebooks
• Book chapters
• Web resources
• Newspaper etc.
• Conferences, Theses, etc.
• Film, TV, etc.
• Images etc.
• What are DOIs? This link opens in a new window
• UON Referencing Guide This link opens in a new window
• Government Reports
• Legal Materials

Parliamentary Sources

Abs statistics, government documents and reports.

• For reports published online, hyperlink the title of the report and include an accessed date.
• If you’re citing a PDF, avoid linking directly to the PDF. Instead link to the page that hosts the PDF.
• f the document has a DOI, include it in the citation in the reference list, no accessed date is needed.
• If there are personal contributors e.g. prepared by John Smith, list them after the title.
• For unpublished report by an Australian Government agency, use unpublished as the year
• For report that is part of a series, enclose the report title in single quotation marks, and italicise the series title
• For a report to an Australian Government agency, add this information after the report.
• See more details at the Style Manual site  

Report by an Australian Government agency

Author A or Agency Name (Year)   Title of report: subtitle of report , Name of Agency, Name of Government, accessed Day Month Year.

AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2022) National sports injury data strategy , AIHW, Australian Government, doi:10.25816/k4ng-yr95. 

Baslum S (2000)  Payments to Vietnam veterans: a summary , Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Australian Government.

DHAC (Department of Health and Aged Care) (1999)  Hepatitis C: a review of Australia’s response , report prepared by D Lowe and R Cotton, DHAC, Australian Government.

White N and Jackson D (unpublished)  Testing for EPO , Australian Sports Drug Agency, Australian Government, accessed 3 March 2020.

Report that is part of a series

Author A or Agency Name (Year)  ' Title of report: subtitle of report' , Name of Series , catalogue number,  Name of Agency, Name of Government, accessed Day Month Year.

AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) ‘ Australia’s welfare 2019 data insights ’,  Australia’s Welfare Series 14 , catalogue number AUS 226, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 5 February 2020.

Report to an Australian Government agency

Author A or Agency Name (Year)   Title of report: subtitle of report , report to Agency Name , Organisation Name or Abbreviation. 

MJA (Marsden Jacob Associates) (2020)  Hydrogen-powered cars: progress to date , report to the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, MJA.

Published internal report

Author A or Organisation Name or Abbreviation  (Year)   Title of report: subtitle of report ,  Organisation Name or Abbreviation.

TerraCycle (2018)  Report on recycling in Canberra offices , TerraCycle.

Report known by a short title

Sometimes a report is better known by a short title or unofficial title. If you’re citing a source like this, use the short title in text.

In the reference list, use the short title followed by a spaced en dash and the full source information. List the source where the first word of the short title would be alphabetically. For example:

In-text Citation:

The  Gonski report  (2011) suggests that ... 

Reference List:

Gonski report  –  Gonski D, Boston K, Greiner K, Lawrence, C, Scales B and Tannock P (2011)  Review of funding for schooling: final report , Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australian Government, accessed 11 February 2020.

Legal references

Writing about the law and legal matters requires careful citation. You can use in-text citations and footnotes to provide accurate and complete details. The digital edition of the Style Manual has considerable advice on how to cite legal material.

• Legal references are usually cited in the text or in footnotes, not in the reference list. See the Style Manual for more details.
• Legal references may have a separate reference list if needed. See the Style Manual for more details.
• This guide covers the most common legal material. See the Style Manual for more details. 
• Acts  
• A bill is a draft Act introduced into parliament.
• Use the bill's short title (its name and the year) in title case.
• Write the titles of bills in roman type, not italics .
• Example: Refugee Protection Bill 2019
• Always use capitals for the words ‘Act’ and ‘Acts ’ when you write about Acts of parliament.
• Always capitalise ‘ Constitution ’ when writing about Australia’s Constitution.
• … was convicted of federal offences under the  Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) . The  Crimes Act  specifies …
• Australia’s water resources in the Murray–Darling Basin are managed by laws of the Commonwealth and Basin States. Among others, this legislation includes the  Water Act 2007   (Cth) ,  Water Resources Act 2007   (ACT) ,  Water Management Act 2000   (NSW) ,  Water Act 2000   (Qld) ,  Natural Resources Management Act 2004   (SA)  and  Water Act 1989   (Vic) .
• A  New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth)
• Supply Act  (No. 1)  2019–2020 (Cth)
• Digital Economy Act 2017  (UK)
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  (US)
• Arms Legislation Act 2019  (NZ)
• Foreign Investment Act 1999  (FIJ)
• The pinpoint section number is optional. If you are referring to the Act as a whole, omit the section number. If you are referring to or quoting particular sections, include the section number(s), e.g., s 8.1 - point 1 within section 8.
• A case is a matter to be settled at law. It is also an instance or the process of making a claim in a court of law.
• The people or organisations named in the case are known as ‘parties’. Capitalise the names of the parties but use a lower case ‘v’ between the party names. There is no full stop after ‘v’.
• Case names have this basic form:  Party v Party, eg  The State of NSW v The Commonwealth

Write the name of the case in italics in the in-text citations.

Use roman type for cases in reference list if you need to add them in the reference list

 Cases are often known by an abbreviated title. If the case has an abbreviated title, include this title in parentheses after the case name the first time you cite it, and then use the abbreviated title in subsequent citations, eg 

• … the State of New South Wales v The Commonwealth   ( Wheat Case ) . The  Wheat Case  …

Cases are either reported or unreported. Always cite an authorised report if it is available.

A citation of a reported Australian case should include the parties' names in italics, followed by the year of the report, volume number of the law report series, the abbreviation of the law report series, the starting page of the case, and the pinpoint page number/s if needed, eg

Party v Party   (Year)   V olume No   Law Report Series  Starting page   at pinpoint page

The State of New South Wales v The Commonwealth  (1915) 20 CLR 54 at 56

Volumes of law report series are organised either by year or by volume number.

U se square brackets when a law report series are organised by year and the  year is essential to finding the case, eg 

Rowe v McCartney [1976] 2  NSWLR  72 at 74, 76

Use round brackets when a law report series are  organised   by  volume  number and the  year is not essential to finding the case, eg

Mabo v Queensland [No 2]  (1992) 175 CLR 1 at 106–107

• A treaty is an international agreement that is binding under international law. 
• Treaties include conventions, international agreements, covenants, an exchange of letters, international instruments, charters or protocols.
• Write titles of treaties in roman type with title case (maximal capitalisation).
• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention). Australian signed the Basel Convention in 1992.
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (1966)

In general publications, citing the title of the treaty is usually enough.

Detailed citations for treaties have many elements. If you need a detailed citation for an in-text citation, notes or a reference list, the format is:

Title (Place of making, Date of making) [Year treaty entered into force] Treaty Series  volume number page number in the series volume.

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (New York, 16 December 1966) [1980] ATS 23.

Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement (Singapore, 17 February 2003) [2003] ATS 16.

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (Rarotonga, 6 August 1985) [1986] ATS 32, UNTS 1445 p 177; ILM 24 p 1440; NZTS 1986/7.

If a short title has been introduced and used in the text, you can use the short title in the note, eg

• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) entered into force on 23 March 1976. 1  [In-text reference]
• 1  ICCPR (New York, 16 December 1966) [1980] ATS 23. [Short title in the note that gives the citation]

Always use the long title in a reference list, eg

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (New York, 16 December 1966) [1980] ATS 23. [Long title in reference list entry]

Parliamentary papers, such as budget papers, white papers and annual reports, may be published:

• as individual documents, or
• as bound volumes of all documents tabled in a parliamentary sitting.

For individual documents, cite them as you would any document of that type. For example, if you access an annual report on a departmental website, cite it as a government report.

Bound parliamentary papers

• Use the name of the parliament as the author
• Include the paper number

Name of Parliament (Year)  Title of document: subtitle of document , Parl Paper X, Name of Government.

Parliament of Australia (2000)  Department of Finance and Administration annual report 1999–2000 , Parl Paper 32, Australian Government.

Parliamentary debates and proceedings

To cite a record of what was said in parliament verbatim, as recorded in Hansard , use the volume and page number. Volume numbers are before the colon, page numbers are after.

Name of Parliamentary Committee or House (Year)   Debates , volume:page–page.

Australian Senate (2000)  Debates , S25:65. 

Australian House of Representatives (2000)  Debates , HR103:2–9.

To cite the official records of proceedings in each house of parliament, include the volume or issue number and the page number. Issue numbers are in parentheses. Volume numbers are outside parentheses.

Official Australian Parliament records may be from the  Journals   of the Senate  or the  Votes and Proceedings  of the House of Representatives.

Name of Parliamentary House (Year)   Journals  or  Votes and Proceedings , (issue) or volume : page–page.

Australian Senate (2000–01)  Journals , (123):718.

Australian House of Representatives (2000–01)  Votes and Proceedings , 1:631.

• For online data sets, hyperlink the title and include the accessed date.
• If you’re citing a PDF or spreadsheet, avoid linking directly to the document. Instead link to the webpage that hosts the document.

Reference list entry: format and example

Author A (Year)  Title of data set   [data set] , Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year.

National Native Title Tribunal (2014)  Native Title determination outcomes  [data set], data.gov.au, accessed 4 January 2020.

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) (2016)  2016 Census – Cultural diversity  [TableBuilder], ABS website, accessed 16 November 2020.

• For online statistics, hyperlink the title and include the accessed date.
• If you’re citing a PDF, avoid linking directly to the document. Instead link to the webpage that hosts the document.
• ABS sources no longer include catalogue numbers.

In-text citation: format and example

... ( ABS   Year of Publication ) ... or     ABS  ( Year of Publication ) ...

... ( ABS 2021 ) ...    or    ABS (2021) ...

ABS (Australian  Bureau of Statistics )  (Year)  Title : subtitle ,   ABS website,   accessed Day Month Year.

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) (2021)  Regional population growth, Australia 2019-20,  ABS website, accessed 22 February 2022. 

The general format (i.e. NOT Harvard specific) for referencing ABS publications is available online from the Australian Bureau of Statistics .

To cite a standard published by government or a national or international standards organization, include the name of the organization, the title of the standard (in italics), an edition or other identifying number or label, and publication information.

• Standards available freely online should hyperlink the title and add the accessed date.
• In the reference list, list the standard under the group or organization, even if that entity is also the publisher. 

... ( Organisation   Year of Publication ) ...

... ( Standards  A ustralia 2008 ) ...

... (NISO 2005) ...

Organisation ( Year)   Title of Standard,   Standard No,   Publisher,  Place of Publication.

Standards  A ustralia ( 2008)  The storage and handling of corrosive substances,  AS 3780-2008, SAI Global. 

NISO (National Information Standards Organization) (2005)  Bibliographic References , ANSI/NISO Z39.29-2005, NISO, Bethesda, MD.

• << Previous: Web resources
• Next: Newspaper etc. >>
• Last Updated: Apr 9, 2024 12:53 PM
• URL: https://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/harvard

Government publications

• Corporate / Group authors
• Government report (print/online)
• Media release
• Parliamentary debate (Hansard)
• Parliamentary publications
• Statistics (print/online)

In-text Referencing

• << Previous: Generative AI
• Next: Indigenous knowledges >>

Harvard Reference Style

• Introduction
• Harvard in-text references
• Harvard reference list
• Films (Motion pictures)
• Government publications
• Images/Figures/Tables
• Journal articles
• Lecturer notes/handouts
• Magazine articles
• Newspaper articles
• Personal communication
• PowerPoint slides
• Proceedings from conferences
• Secondary sources
• Social media
• Television programmes
• Theses/Dissertations
• Harvard: Reference list example

Quick Links

• Harvard: Examples of references

Government publications: Reference format

A basic reference list entry for a government publication:

• Name of the country
• Full name of government department
• Title  (Report series and number if available)
• Print copies: Place: Publisher 
• Online copies: DOI/Available: URL [Date of access]

South Africa. Department of Home Affairs. 2006.  Annual report  (RP53/2006). Pretoria: Government printer.

Government publications: Examples

• << Previous: Films (Motion pictures)
• Next: Images/Figures/Tables >>
• Last Updated: Nov 21, 2022 12:04 PM
• URL: https://libguides.mandela.ac.za/Harvard-Reference-Style

NMU Library Website       Connect with us on: FaceBook    YouTube

Citation guides

All you need to know about citations

How to cite a government report in Harvard

To cite a government report in a reference entry in Harvard style include the following elements:

• Author or organization: Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J.) of up to three authors with the last name preceded by 'and'. For four authors or more include the first name followed by et al., unless your institution requires referencing of all named authors.
• Year of publication: Give the year in round brackets.
• Title of the government report: Give the title as presented in the source. Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
• Place of publication: List the city and the US state using the two-letter abbreviation. Spell out country names if outside of the UK or the USA.
• Publisher: Give the name of the publisher.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of a government report in Harvard style:

Author or organization . ( Year of publication ) Title of the government report . Place of publication : Publisher .

Take a look at our reference list examples that demonstrate the Harvard style guidelines in action:

A report by a government agency

U.S. Department of State . ( 2017 ) 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . Washington, DC : U.S. Department of State .

A report published by a government agency

Raponi, M. A . ( 2013 ) Federal PKI Compliance Report . Washington, DC : U.S. Government Publishing Office .

This citation style guide is based on the Cite Them Right (10 th edition) Harvard referencing guide.

More useful guides

• UQ Harvard referencing style: Report
• Citing & Referencing: Harvard Style
• Harvard referencing tutorial

More great BibGuru guides

• Harvard: how to cite a government report
• AMA: how to cite a 10-k report
• AMA: how to cite a Netflix show

Automatic citations in seconds

Citation generators

Alternative to.

• NoodleTools
• Getting started

From our blog

• 📚 How to write a book report
• 📝 APA Running Head
• 📑 How to study for a test

• Plagiarism and grammar
• Citation guides

Cite a Government Publication in Harvard

- powered by chegg.

Check your paper before your teacher does!

Avoid plagiarism — quickly check for missing citations and check for writing mistakes., is your source credible don’t forget to consider these factors., purpose : reason the source exists.

• Is the point of the information to inform, persuade, teach, or sell?
• Do the authors/publishers make their intentions clear?
• Does the information appear to be fact or opinion?
• Does the point of view seem impartial? Do they identify counter-arguments?

Authority - Author: Source of the information

• Who is the author? What are their credentials or qualifications?
• What makes the author qualified to write on this topic?
• Is there clearly defined contact information for the author?

Authority - Publisher: Source of the information

• Who is the publisher? Is it a non-profit, government agency, or organization? How might this affect their point of view?
• What makes the publisher qualified to generate works on this subject?
• What can the URL tell you about the publisher? For instance, .gov may signify that it is a government agency.

Relevance : Importance of the information to your topic

Currency : timeliness of the information.

• When was the information published? When was it last updated? Does it reflect the most current information available?
• How does your topic fit in with this source’s publication date? Do you need current information to make your point or do older sources work better?

Comprehensiveness

• Does the source present one or multiple viewpoints on your topic?
• Does the source present a large amount of information on the topic? Or is it short and focused?
• Are there any points you feel may have been left out, on purpose or accidentally, that affect its comprehensiveness?
• Citation Guides
• Chicago Style
• Terms of Use
• Global Privacy Policy
• Cookie Notice
• DO NOT SELL MY INFO

• Harvard Library
• Research Guides
• Faculty of Arts & Sciences Libraries

Government: A Guide to Research Resources

U.s. government & politics.

• Getting Started
• Political Theory
• International Relations and Comparative Politics

Hugh Truslow Head, Social Sciences and Visualization [email protected]

Sources for Context

• CQ Electronic Library Includes the resources CQ Researcher, Encyclopedia of the First Amendment and the Supreme Court Yearbook, among others.
• Oxford Bibliographies Online. Political Science  is a series of selective, discipline-focused, online guides to the essential literature in a subject.
• Oxford Handbooks Online: Political Science  offer introductions to topics and critical surveys of the current state of scholarship.

Resources for Scholarly Articles

There are hundreds of journal databses to which the Harvard Library subscribes.  You can find additional resources on the Databases page.

Public Policy & Law

• Political Science Database indexes the journal literature in political science.
• Policyfile  contains public policy reports and studies published by think tanks, university research programs, and other organizations.
• Government Periodicals Index covers articles in approximately 170 current federal publications.
• HeinOnline  is a digital collection of legal materials.

Multidisciplinary

• Social Science Premium  is an index and full text database in the social sciences, including politics, sociology, and education.
• Web of Science  indexes core journal articles and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. A key feature of the database is citation searching which enables you to find who has cited an article since it was published.
• Google Scholar  enables you to search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, etc. from all broad areas of research. Google Scholar also provides information on who has cited an item since it was published.

Related Disciplines

• America History & Life  the primary bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
• Historical  Abstracts  is a reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada).
• Econlit  is a comprehensive indexed bibliography of the world's economic literature, produced by the American Economic Association.
• Sociological Abstracts  covers the international literature in sociology, social policy/planning, and related disciplines.

Finding Books

Finding Books at Harvard

• HOLLIS Help guide

Finding Books Beyond Harvard

• Borrow Direct  - for books not currently available at Harvard. Submit a request and receive the book within 4 days. 
• Interlibrary Loan  - for articles, books, etc. request to borrow it from a broader network of libraries.  
• P urchase request  - for items you need added to the Library collection.

Government Documents and Data Resources

• ProQuest Congressional  is a collection of legislative and executive publications.
• CQ Congress Collection
• CQ Voting and Elections Collection
• Data.gov : The home of the U.S. Government's open data.
• ProQuest Statistical Insight  is a searchable database of statistical information from selected federal, state and international publications.

Selected News Sources

• Factiva is a database of over 8,000 business and news publications in over 20 languages.
• Nexis Uni  features over 15,000 news, business, and legal sources.
• Ethnic NewsWatch  is a comprehensive database of publications of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
• Alt-PressWatch provides access to newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press
• Politico Pro  comprehensive database providing legislative and regulatory insights for policy research.
• National Journal  is a collection of resources on U.S.politics and policy, including Hotline and Race Tracker.
• ClimateWire  is a daily environmental newswire. Includes access to Greenwire and Energywire.

Additional Research Guides

• Harvard Library Research Guide s
• Public Opionion Data Resources
• U.S. Census Data Resources
• U.S. Presidential Documents
• Beginner's Guide to Locating and Using Numeric Data
• Data Management
• << Previous: Getting Started
• Next: Political Theory >>

Except where otherwise noted, this work is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which allows anyone to share and adapt our material as long as proper attribution is given. For details and exceptions, see the Harvard Library Copyright Policy ©2021 Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College.

NWU Harvard Referencing Guide

• Introduction
• Text references
• Reference list
• Elements of a reference entry
• Chapter in a collected work
• Electronic books (ebooks)
• Encyclopedias
• Dictionaries
• Theses and dissertations
• Journal articles
• Internet and other electronic sources
• Conference publications
• Study guides
• Newspaper articles
• Acts and law reports

Government publications

• Bible and other religious writings
• Classical works
• Personal correspondance
• Patents and standards
• Musical scores
• Audiovisual and other media
• Unpublished work
• Harvard PDF document

Other styles

• NWU Law Referencing Guide 
• APA Referencing Guide

1. Government Gazette

National Government publishes the Government Gazette to communicate messages of national importance to the general public. Several types of government documents are published in the Government Gazette, like notices, regulations, bills, proclamations etc.

President of the Republic of South Africa. 2019. National Prosecuting Authority Act (32/1998): establishment of an Investigating Directorate in the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions. (Proclamation no. 20 of 2019). Government Gazette , 42383:4-5, 4 Apr. Text reference: (President of the Republic of South Africa, 2019:4).

2. Provincial Gazette

As is the case with the Government Gazette, provincial government documents like notices and ordinances, are published in the Provincial Gazette.

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. 2016. Waste management bylaw. (Notice 1393 of 2016). Provincial Gazette , 274:209-241, 24 Aug.

Text reference: (City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, 2016:210).

• << Previous: Acts and law reports
• Next: Bible and other religious writings >>
• Last Updated: Mar 20, 2024 7:18 AM
• URL: https://libguides.nwu.ac.za/harvard-referencing

Want to create or adapt books like this? Learn more about how Pressbooks supports open publishing practices.

6. Government publications

USQ Harvard AGPS Referencing Guide Copyright © by University of Southern Queensland. All Rights Reserved.

Share This Book

CEMS Harvard Referencing Style: Government Publications

• Introduction to Referencing and Plagiarism
• Introduction to In-text Citations
• Reference Management Tools
• Journal Articles
• Dissertations and Theses
• Publications and Reports of Corporate Bodies and International Organisations
• Conference Proceedings and Papers

Government Publications

• Statutes and Acts
• Court Cases
• Newspaper Articles
• Unisa Study Guides and Lecture Notes
• Company Reports
• Case studies
• Internet Sources
• Personal Communications
• Powerpoint Presentations
• Images or Diagrams
• Standards and Patents
• Software Programs
• Secondary Referencing

These include green and white papers, bills, statutes or acts, amendments to acts, regulations and government notices, all of which are published in the government and provincial gazettes .

The annual reports of various government departments and bodies, the parliamentary debates published in the Hansards , and various reports and commissions of inquiry all fall under this category. Government or state publications are examples of works by corporate authors .

The name of the legislative body, court, executive department, bureau, council, commission or committee. If given, the name of the relevant sections or office. Year of publication. Title . Report number (where applicable). Further particulars will depend on the nature of the source. Place of publication: Publisher.

Stats SA (Statistics South Africa). 2020. The Marginalised Groups Series 6: The Social Profile of Youth 2014-2020. Pretoria.

Note: You should provide the number of the publication where possible, as this helps readers to trace the source.

• << Previous: Conference Proceedings and Papers
• Next: Statutes and Acts >>
• Last Updated: Apr 11, 2024 4:04 PM
• URL: https://libguides.unisa.ac.za/CEMSHarvard

LSBU Harvard Referencing: White (policy statement) paper

• Act of Parliament
• Artwork on location
• Bill (House of Commons)
• Bill (House of Lords)
• Bloomberg data
• Book (edited book)
• Book (print book)
• British National Formulary (BNF) (print)
• British National Formulary (BNF) (online)
• British Standard
• Chapter in an edited book
• Command papers
• Company report
• Conference proceedings (online)
• Conference proceedings (print)
• Confidential information
• Conversation
• Computer or video games
• Computer programs
• Concerts (Classical)
• Concerts (Band)
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Dance (live)
• Dictionary or reference book (online)
• Dictionary or reference book (print)
• Discussion List
• Dissertation (online)
• Dissertation (print)
• Edited book
• Exhibition on location
• Film (streamed)
• Financial report
• Films on DVD/Blu Ray
• Films (reissued)
• Government Bill
• Government Departmental report
• Government Inquiry
• Green (consultation) paper
• Hansard (historical)
• Image found within a book/journal article/website
• Image (online)
• International Government documents
• Journal article (online)
• Journal article (print)
• Kindle e-book
• Lecture materials
• Legal cases
• Letter (from an online archive or collection)
• Letter (in an archive or collection)
• Lyrics from songs or hymns
• Magazine article (online)
• Magazine article (print)
• Manuscript (collection)
• Manuscript/Archival source (individual, named author)
• Manuscript/Archival source (individual, no author)
• Map (from an archive)
• Map (from Digimap)
• Map (Google Maps)
• Map (print)
• Market Research report
• Newspaper article (online)
• Newspaper article (print)
• NICE guidelines
• Online image
• Online video
• Music or Spoken Word Recordings on audio CDs or vinyl
• Music - Tracks on a CD or vinyl album
• Music - whole albums
• Musical Scores (Sheet Music)
• Pamphlet (from an online archive)
• Parliamentary debate
• Parliamentary debate (historical)
• Photograph (in an archive)
• Play (live)
• Play (print)
• Play (recent edition)
• Play (translated)
• Programme (for a play)
• Radio programme
• Radio programme (Box of Broadcasts)
• Report (online)
• Report (print)
• Radio Programmes heard on the internet
• Social media
• Systematic review
• Thesis (online)
• Thesis (print)
• Translated works
• TV programme
• TV programme (Box of Broadcasts)
• TV programme (streamed)
• Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) materials
• White (policy statement) paper
• YouTube video
• Secondary referencing
• Reference List/Bibliography
• Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
• General guidelines for referencing online resources
• General style guidelines
• Missing information
• Punctuation in referencing
• Referencing your own non-published work
• Sources with approximate publication dates
• Referencing preprints
• Referencing software

Best Practice tips

What are Command Papers?

Government publications presented to Parliament are known as Command Papers. Most Command Papers are published in a numbered series.

• White papers - statements of government policy and proposals for legislation
• Green papers - government consultation documents
• Reports from Royal Commissions and some other inquiries
• State papers, including international treaties
• Government responses to some Select Committee reports
• Annual reports and statistics from some government bodies.

Find the citation details via this useful website http://www.parliament.uk/ business/publications/com mittees/recent-reports/

Format of the reference

You will need:

• Name of committee or Royal commission
• Year of publication
• Title of the paper
• Paper number
• Web address
• Date accessed

Name of committee or Royal commission (Year of publication) Title of paper (Paper number). Available from: www.webaddress.com   [Accessed day month year].

Department for Education (2021) Skills for jobs: lifelong learning for ppportunity and growth (CP 338). Available from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/953510/skills-for-jobs-lifelong-learning-for-opportunity-and-growth.pdf [Accessed 27 January 2021].

In-text citation: (Leveson, 2012)

COMING SOON!

LSBU Harvard Referencing Quick Guide

• << Previous: Webpage
• Next: Sources X, Y, Z >>
• Last Updated: Jan 19, 2024 3:00 PM
• URL: https://library.lsbu.ac.uk/harvardreferencing

In-text citation

Reference list.

• Artificial intelligence
• Audiovisual
• Books and chapters
• Conferences
• Course materials

Government and business reports

• Medicine and health sources
• Music scores
• Tables and figures
• Theses and dissertations
• Web and social media
• Other sources
• Print this page
• Other styles AGLC4 APA 7th Chicago 17th (A) Notes Chicago 17th (B) Author-Date Harvard MLA 9th Vancouver
• Referencing home

General tips

• Where individual author/s are credited with writing the document, list them as author/s.
• Where there are no individual authors, the organisation that is specifically responsible for creating the document is the author (referred to as a group author or corporate author). Examples include government departments, NGOs and commercial firms.
• Include the name of the parent organisation of the corporate author as the publisher. Where the corporate author and the publisher are the same, omit the publisher.
• When company or industry information is from a proprietary database, such as DatAnalysis Premium, IBISWorld, Marketline and Passport provide the database name, in italics, followed by the URL of the database website. 
• Provide a description of the report [in square brackets] when not otherwise apparent. e.g. [Press release].
• If there is a report number or other identifier, include in parentheses, after the title (but not in italics).

Reports with individual author/s named

(Author’s surname, Year)

In an industry report on Australian crisis accommodation Richardson (2020) states . . .

Australian crisis accommodation options were recently reviewed (Richardson, 2020).

Reports with an organisation as the author

(Group/corporate author name, Year)

An industry report on infrastructure construction in China by IBISWorld (2019) asserts . . .

Infrastructure construction in China was summarised in a recent industry report (IBISWorld, 2019).

The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2023) shows a continuing steady decline in tobacco smoking . . .

Australia has experienced a steady decline in tobacco smoking over the last 20 years (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2023).

• Go to  Getting started >  In-text citation  to view other examples such as multiple authors and corporate or group authors.

Government reports

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of publication (Report number). Publisher. https://xxxxx

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Emergency department care 2017-18: Australian hospital statistics (Catalogue number HSE 216). https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/emergency-department-care-2017-18/contents/table-of-contents

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework—Summary report 2020 . https://www.indigenoushpf.gov.au/publications/hpf-summary-2020

Research report/Discussion paper

Cockerill, L., & Pennings, S. (2007). Private business investment in Australia (Research Discussion Paper RDP 2007-09). Reserve Bank of Australia. https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2007/pdf/rdp2007-09.pdf

Press release

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of press release [Press release]. Publisher. https://xxxxx

NSW Department of Industry. (2018, July 30). Acoustics provide new insights on koalas in hinterland forests [Press release]. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/media-centre/releases/2018/acoustics-provide-new-insights-on-koalas-in-hinterland-forests

Curriculum documents

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of publication . (Report number). https://xxxxx

Australian Government Department of Education. (2022). Belonging, being and becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia . (V2.0). https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf

Department of Education and Training. (2020). High impact teaching strategies: Excellence in teaching and learning . https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/support/high-impact-teaching-strategies.pdf

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (n.d.). Mathematics Version 2.0 - Level 5 . https://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/mathematics/mathematics-version-2-0/curriculum/f-10

Annual report from the web

Corporate Author. (Year). Title of report . https://xxxxxx

Woolworths Group Limited. (2019). Better together: 2019 annual report . https://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/content/dam/wwg/investors/reports/2019/full-year/2019 Annual Report.pdf

Company report, e.g. from the DatAnalysis Premium database

Corporate Author. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report [Description]. Database . https://xxxxxx

Morningstar. (2020, August 27). Qantas Airways Limited [Company report]. Morningstar DatAnalysis Premium . https://datanalysis.morningstar.com.au

• Morningstar is the producer of DatAnalysis Premium

Country report, e.g. from the Marketline database

MarketLine. (2020, April). Country analysis report: Vietnam, in-depth PESTLE insights. Marketline . http://www.marketline.com

Industry report, e.g. from the IBISWorld database

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report (Report number). Database . https://xxxxxx

Allday, A. (2020, August). Community associations and other interest groups in Australia (Australian Industry (ANZSIC) Report S9559). IBISWorld . http://ibisworld.com

• IBIS World usually identifies the analyst who created the report; the analyst's name is used in your citing and referencing.

Market report, e.g. from the Passport database

Euromonitor International. (2019,September 19). A new view on the market for protein bars [Briefing]. Passport . http://www.portal.euromonitor.com

• << Previous: Course materials
• Next: Medicine and health sources >>
• Last Updated: Apr 11, 2024 11:41 AM
• URL: https://guides.lib.monash.edu/apa-7