Referencing (TAFE)

• Referencing advice
• Reports
• Industry & Company Reports
• Government Reports
• Report Series
• Report Known by Short Title

General advice for referencing reports:

• An author can be a person or group of people, business, or organisation.
• For in-text citations - If the author of the report is commonly known by an acronym e.g. World Health Organisation is known as WHO, use the abbreviation for the organisation's name in all in-text citations. You will expand on this acronym in the reference list.
• For reference lists - After using a shortened form of the name of an organisation, start the reference list entry with the shortened form of the name, followed by the full name in brackets. E.g. AACo (Australian Agricultural Company) (2019) Sustainability benchmarking report 2019, AACo, accessed 24 June 2021, https://aaco.com.au/about-us/environment-sustainability
• If you’re citing a PDF, avoid linking directly to the PDF. Instead link to the page that hosts the PDF as this is more stable and does not require a download.
• Only provide information you have available; not all reports will have a report number, for example. 

In-text Citation

Rule: (Author Year)

(Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019)

Rule: (Author Year:page or paragraph number)

(Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019:5)
 

Reference List

Print:

Rule: Author AA (Year) Title of work, Report No. xxx, Publisher, Place of publication.

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

Online:

Rule: Author AA (Year) Title of work, Report No. xxx, Publisher, accessed Day Month Year, URL.

Electric Vehicle Council (2020) State of electric vehicles, Electric Vehicle Council, accessed 21 June 2021,  https://electricvehiclecouncil.com.au.

In-text Citation

Rule: (Author Year)

(AACo 2019)

Rule: (Author Year:page or paragraph number)

(AACo 2019:10)
 

Reference List

Print:

Rule: Author AA (Year) Title of work, Report No. xxx, Publisher, Place of publication.

AACo (Australian Agricultural Company) (2019) Sustainability benchmarking report 2019, AACo, Australia.

Online:

Rule: Author AA (Year) Title of work, Report No. xxx, Publisher, accessed Day Month Year, URL. 

Barry M (2020) Restaurants in Australia, Report No. H4511A, IBISWorld, accessed 25 June 2021, https://my-ibisworld-com.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/au/en/industry/h4511a/about.

In-text Citation

Rule (Author Year)

(Queensland Health 2020)

Rule: (Author Year:page or paragraph number)

(Queensland Health 2020:12)
 

Reference List

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

Queensland Health (2020) The health of Queenslanders 2020: report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland, Queensland Health, Queensland Government, accessed 27 June 2020, https://www.health.qld.gov.au/research-reports/reports/public-health/cho-report/current/full.

In-text Citation

Rule: (Author Year)

(AIWH 2020)

Rule: (Author Year:page or paragraph number)

AIWH (2020)
 

Reference List

Rule: Author AA 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, URL.

AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) 'Australia's welfare 2019 data insights', Australia’s Welfare 2019, catalogue number AUS 226, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 5 February 2020, www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/australias-welfare-2019-data-insights/contents/summary.

In-text Citation

Rule: (Author Year)

(Gonski et. al 2011)

Rule: (Author Year:page or paragraph number)

(Gonski et. al 2011:16)

Reference List

Rule: Short title - Author AA (Year) Title of report: subtitle of report, report to Agency name, accessed Day Month Year, URL.

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 22 January 2021, www.dese.gov.au/school-funding/resources/review-funding-schooling-final-report-december-2011.