The format for citing Law Commission reports is as follows:
|
Element |
Author |
Title |
Official citation |
Year of publication |
Pinpoint reference |
|
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:
|
ReportsR |
Miscellaneous PapersMP |
|
Preliminary PapersPP |
Issues PapersIP |
|
Study PapersSP |
Occasional PapersOP |
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).