Referencing Legal Material
Guidelines in the APA manual relate to American legislation and it is not possible to use this format for other countries legal material. See the examples below for the library's suggestion on how to cite and reference New Zealand and other country’s legislation.
Please contact you lecturer to see if they wish you to use another form of reference for New Zealand legal material
Statute/Act
Whole Statute/Act
Reference List
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009.
http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2009/0035/latest/DLM2140720.html?search=ts_act_terrorism_resel_25_a&p=1
In text citation
If paraphrasing: (Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009) If quoting: (Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009, s.19d)
(For multiple sections, use 'ss.' instead of 's.')
Section of a Statute/Act
(The entry in the reference list is the same as the whole statute. Put the relevant section number in the in-text citation)
Reference List
Building Act 2004. https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2004/0072/latest/DLM306036.html?search=ts_act_building+act_resel_25_a&p=1
In-text citation
If paraphrasing: (Building Act 2004)
If quoting: (Building Act 2004, s. 87A)
(For multiple sections, use 'ss.' instead of 's.')
Bill
Whole Bill
Reference List
Gas (Information Disclosure and Penalties) Amendment Bill 2020 (224-1)).
http://legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2020/0224/latest/LMS281538.html?search=ta_bill_G_bc%40bcur_an%40bn%40rn_25_a&p=1
In-text citation (Gas (Information Disclosure and Penalties) Amendment Bill 2020 (224-1))
Clause of a Bill
Reference List
Screen Industry Workers Bill 2020 (219-2). http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2020/0219/latest/LMS230343.html
In-text citation
If paraphrasing: (Screen Industry Workers Bill 2020 (219-2)) If quoting: (Screen Industry Workers Bill 2020 (219-2), cl. 23)
(For multiple clauses, use 'cls.' instead of 'cl.')
Case
Case information should contain the parties names (in italics) the year of reporting (in [] brackets) and the case subject abbreviation and number
| New Zealand Law Reports | NZLR |
| New Zealand Tax Cases | NZTC |
| New Zealand Employment Law Cases | NZELC |
| New Zealand Company Law Reports | NZCLR |
| New Zealand Business Cases | NZBC |
Business or Tax Case
Reference List
Ling vs YL NZ Investment Ltd (2018) 28 NZTC 23-057.
In-text citation
If paraphrasing: (Ling vs YL NZ Investment Ltd, 2018) If quoting: (Ling vs YL NZ Investment Ltd., 2018, p. 5)
District Court, Court of Appeal, High Court or Supreme Court Case
Reference List
Cambridge Homes Holdings Ltd v Kenna [2019] NZHC 1922.
In text citation
If paraphrasing: (Cambridge Homes Holdings Ltd v Kenna, 2019) If quoting: (Cambridge Homes Holdings Ltd v Kenna, 2019, p. 2)
Parts of the New Zealand Building Code
Reference List
Verification Methods E2/VM1 and Acceptable Solutions E2/AS1, E2/AS2 and E2/AS3: For New Zealand Building Code clause E2 External Moisture (Amendment 10) 2020. https://www.building.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/building-code-compliance/e-moisture/e2-external-moisture/asvm/e2-external-moisture-3rd-edition-amendment-10.pdf
(Notes: 1) There is no author, even when hosted on a government website; 2) The date is included as part of the title; 3) There are no italics at all)
In-text citation
If paraphrasing: (Verification Methods E2/VM1 and Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, E2/AS2 and E2/AS3 2020) If quoting: (Verification Methods E2/VM1 and Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, E2/AS2 and E2/AS3 2020, s. 23)
(For multiple sections, use 'ss.' instead of 's.')
MPI Codes of Animal Welfare
Reference List
Companion Cats Code of Welfare 2018. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/46021-Code-of-Welfare-Companion-cats.
(Notes: 1) There is no author, even when hosted on a government website; 2) The date is included as part of the title; 3) There are no italics at all)
In-text citation
If paraphrasing: (Companion Cats Code of Welfare 2018) If quoting: (Companion Cats Code of Welfare 2018, p. 7)
Standards
Online from the 'New Zealand Standards Online' database that Unitec Library subscribes to.
Reference List
Standards New Zealand. (2013). Conditions of contract for building and civil engineering construction (NZS 3910:2013). https://www.standards.govt.nz/shop/nzs-39102013/
(Note: To get the correct URL, search for the Standard on a Search Engine (e.g. Google) and use that URL).
In-text citation
If paraphrasing: (Standards New Zealand, 2013) If quoting: (Standards New Zealand, 2013, p. 37)
Reference List
Standards Australia & Standards New Zealand. (2014). The storage and handling of LPG gas (AS/NZS 1596:2014). https://www.standards.govt.nz/shop/asnzs-15962014/
(Note: To get the correct URL, search for the Standard on a Search Engine (e.g. Google) and use that URL).
In-text citation
If paraphrasing: (Standards Australia & Standards New Zealand, 2014) If quoting: (Standards Australia & Standards New Zealand, 2014, p. 68)
Online - freely available (e.g. MBIE sponsored standards)
Reference List
Standards New Zealand. (2011). Timber-framed buildings (NZS 3604:2011).
https://www.standards.govt.nz/sponsored-standards/building-standards/nzs3604/
In-text citation
If paraphrasing: (Standards New Zealand, 2011) If quoting: (Standards New Zealand, 2011, p. 13)
Italics : The names of the parties involved in a case should be in Italics
Capitalization : Captialise each word of the title of a Statute/Act or a Bill.
Splitting a URL : If your URL needs to be split do not insert a hyphen. Break the URL before a punctuation mark. Do not add a full stop at the end of URL as this may appear to be part of the URL and cause retrieval problems.