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5.2 Government publications

5.2.1 Cabinet documents

Element

Document identifier

Title

Date of document

Reference number

Pinpoint citation

Example

Cabinet Office Circular

"Conduct During Periods of Caretaker Government"

(21 April 1999)

CO 99/5

at [4]

Eg Cabinet Office Circular "Conduct During Periods of Caretaker Government" (21 April 1999) CO 99/5 at [4].

The document identifier describes the document source and type. The date is given in round brackets. The reference number will be specific to the type of document.

Eg Pre-1989 Cabinet Minutes: CM 73/28-15.

1989-present Cabinet Minutes: CAB (89) M 32/21.

Cabinet Office: CO 99/5.

Cabinet Strategy Committee: STR (98) 15/9.

Cabinet Papers: CAB (98) 326.

5.2.2 Cabinet Manual

Element

Author

Title

Pinpoint citation

Example

Cabinet Office

Cabinet Manual 2008

at [2.91]

Eg Cabinet Office Cabinet Manual 2008 at [2.91].

5.2.3 New Zealand Gazette

Element

Author

Title

Reference number

Date of Publication

Title

Pinpoint citation

Example

"Advertisement of Application to put Company into Liquidation by the Court"

MO No 270/97

(21 August 1997)

New Zealand Gazette

at 4

Eg "Advertisement of Application to put Company into Liquidation by the Court" MO No 270/97 (21 August 1997) New Zealand Gazette at 4.

5.2.4 Law Commission reports

Element

Author

Title

Official citation

Year of publication

Pinpoint citation

Example

Law Commission

The Prosecution of Offences

(NZLC PP12,

1990)

at 2

Eg Law Commission The Prosecution of Offences (NZLC PP12, 1990) at 2.

Cite Law Commission papers as stand-alone publications and not as part of the AJHR.

The Official Citation takes the form "NZLC xx##", where xx indicates the type of paper and ## the unique paper number. The Commission produces the following types of paper, which are abbreviated as follows:

Reports

Preliminary Papers

Study Papers

R

PP

SP

Miscellaneous Papers

Issues Papers

Occasional Papers

MP

IP

OP

Eg Law Commission Forfeiture under the Customs and Excise Act 1996 (NZLC R91, 2006).

Eg Law Commission Reforming Criminal Pre-trial Processes (NZLC PP55, 2004).

Eg Law Commission Tribunal Reform (NZLC SP20, 2008).

5.2.5 Other reports

Element

Author

Title

Official citation

Department

Year

Pinpoint citation

Example

Peter Salmon, Margaret Bazley and David Shand

Royal Commission on Auckland Governance

(

 

2009)

 

Eg Peter Salmon, Margaret Bazley and David Shand Royal Commission on Auckland Governance (2009).

Eg PricewaterhouseCoopers Commerce Commission Baseline Review (prepared for the Ministry of Economic Development 2008).

Cite papers and reports in the style of texts.

It is unnecessary to state the name of the department as the publisher if the department publishes its own reports. Where reports of departments are published in the AJHR, cite the report as part of the AJHR and not as a stand-alone publication.

The official citation is usually found in the publication details. Give the official citation format used by the particular department or commission being cited.

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