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Referencing (TAFE)

Web sites

 

Leave out original publication or updated date if not available, include both if they are both available.

Title of page is in sentence case and NOT in italics. 

If the author and Website name are the same omit the author

 

Cite No. Author AA, Author BB. Title of page: subtitle. Name of Website. Month DD, YYYY (Published date). Updated (date) Month DD, YYYY. Accessed (date) Month DD, YYYY. URL 

  1. McLeod S. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Simply Psychology. Updated January 24, 2024. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html 

 

Link to the document rather than the page the document is on. 

Title of page is in sentence case and NOT in italics. 

 

Cite No. Author AA, Author BB. Title of page: subtitle. Name of Organisation. Report No. Month DD, YYYY (Published date). Updated (date) Month DD, YYYY. Accessed (date) Month DD, YYYY. URL 

 

For coroner's report the author is the coroner

  1. Clements C. Inquest into the death of Andrew John Thwaites. Queensland Courts. COR 2016/3336. July 24, 2018. Accessed December 12, 2024.https://www.coronerscourt.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/577093/cif-thwaites-aj-20180724.pdf 

 

If the author and organisation name are the same omit the author. 

  1. National safety and quality health service standards. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. November, 2017. Updated May, 2021. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-05/national_safety_and_quality_health_service_nsqhs_standards_second_edition_-_updated_may_2021.pdf 

 

Add the report number if available. 

  1. Australian respiratory surveillance report: viral respiratory diseases epidemiology and surveillance section.  Australian Centre for Disease Control. Report 6. June 21, 2024. Accessed June 28, 2024. https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-12/australian-respiratory-surveillance-report-6-3-june-to-16-june-2024.pdf 

 

Use this format for a video on a website, for videos from the ClinicalKey database go to ClinicalKey examples in the Health Sources section of this guide. 

 

Cite No. Author AA, Author BB. Title of video. Name of Website. Month DD, YYYY (Published date). Updated (date) Month DD, YYYY.  Accessed (date) Month DD, YYYY. URL 

 

The author is the creator or organisation responsible for the creation of the video. 

If the author and organisation name are the same omit the author. 

Title of video is in sentence case and NOT in italics. 

 

  1. Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute. Infection prevention and disease control. YouTube. November 18, 2024. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L52fYy-idi8&feature=youtu.be 

  2. COVID -19: donning and doffing PPE in primary care. Australian Government, Department of Health and Age Care. Updated January 5, 2022.  Accessed February18, 2025. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.health.gov.au/resources/videos/covid-19-donning-and-doffing-personal-protective-equipment-in-primary-care?language=en

 

 

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