APA Examples - Government and corporate documents - Legislation

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Example

The Criminal Code is located in the schedule of the Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld).

The regulations outline the handling of patient information (Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Regulation 2009 (Cth) s 6).

Note

Generally, in your citation including the section number is sufficient. You do not need to cite more narrowly (i.e. to subsections). Use the abbreviation 's' for one section and 'ss' for more than one.

Reference list

Template

Short Title of Act Year (Abbreviated jurisdiction).

Example

Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld).

Note

The format for legislation in APA is based on the Bluebook adhering to AGLC.