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APA Referencing: Legal Material - Acts, Regulations, Standards, Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi

Acts

An Act (Statute) is a law passed by Parliament.

In-text citation

The Building Act 2004 sets out ...
... (Building Act 2004, s. 13).
  • If referring to a section, include the number e.g. s. 13 (one section) or ss. 8-9 (more than one section)

Reference list entry

Building Act 2004. http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2004/0072/latest/DLM306036.html?search=ts_act_building+act_resel_25_a&p=1
  • The date is part of the title of the Act
  • New Zealand Acts do not require the country to be added 

Regulations

Regulations are rules made by a government or a government agency. They deal with the detail and implementation i.e. how something set out in an Act should be done. This could refer to the technical side of things or for things that might change over time and need updating.

In-text citation

Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996 cl. 1 indicates ...
... (Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996, cl. 1).
  • Use the title of the regulation
  • Note the clause you have got your information from i.e. cl. for clause and cls. for clauses

Reference list entry

Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1996/0078/latest/whole.html#DLM209
  • The title is not in italics

Standards

In-text citation

Standards New Zealand (2021) states ...
... (Standards New Zealand, 2021).

Reference list entry

Print book

Standards New Zealand. (2021). Interconnected smoke alarms for houses (NZS 4514:2021).

Online version

Standards New Zealand. (2021). Interconnected smoke alarms for houses (NZS 4514:2021). https://www.standards.govt.nz/shop/nzs-45142021/
  • If the author and publisher are the same, omit the publisher from the source field to avoid repetition

Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi

This information is adapted from University of Canterbury.

In-text citation

Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) ...
... (Te Tiriti o Waitangi, 1840).
Treaty of Waitangi (1840) ...
... (Treaty of Waitangi, 1840). 
  • If you wish to cite a specific article, inlcude the article number e.g.
Article 1 of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) outlines ...
Article 1 of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) states ...
... (Te Tiriti o Waitangi, 1840, art. 1). 
... (Treaty of Waitangi, 1840, art. 1). 

Reference list entry

Te Tiriti o Waitangi, 1840. https://waitangitribunal.govt.nz/treaty-of-waitangi/te-reo-maori-version/

Treaty of Waitangi, 1840. https://waitangitribunal.govt.nz/treaty-of-waitangi/english-version/ 
  • Use this format when referencing the actual wording of the Treaty
  • It is acceptable to use either the Māori or English title
  • The title is not in italics
  • The year is part of the title and so is not in round brackets (parentheses)
  • Include the URL of the source you used

 

In-text citation

Orange (2004) discusses ...
...(Orange, 2004). 

Reference list entry

Orange, C. (2004). An illustrated history of the Treaty of Waitangi. Bridget Williams Books. 
  • If you are using a book on the subject of the Treaty, reference the book

Useful links

Key Changes between APA 6th and APA 7th edition (University of Auckland)

Paraphrasing Author(s) Multiple Times in a Paragraph 

Whitireia/WelTec Learning Support Guides

Assignment Writing - Covers plagiarism, paraphrasing

Tūāpapa Online Study Hub Modules. To access go to Moodle:

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  • Click Academic Communication, then Introduction to APA and Plagiarism & Academic Integrity

Referencing Tools 

APA Interactive, Massey University

APA Style Blog

Referencite, University of Auckland

Referencing software

Mendeley 

Zotero

Plagiarism

Avoiding plagiarism guide 

Hill, D. J. (2015). A beginners' guide to plagiarism: What is plagiarism and how can you avoid it? Ako Aotearoa.  https://ako.ac.nz/assets/Knowledge-centre/RHPF-c57-A-beginners-guide-to-plagiarism/PRACTICAL-GUIDE-BOOK-A-Beginners-Guide-to-Plagiarism.pdf