The format for citing letters and emails is as follows:
|
Element |
Author |
Recipient |
Subject |
Date |
|
Example |
Letter from CI Patterson (Chairman of the Securities Commission) |
to Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice) |
regarding the Corporations (Investigation and Management) Bill 1988 |
(8 February 1989) |
|
Rule |
Eg Letter from CI Patterson (Chairman of the Securities Commission) to Geoffrey Palmer (Minister of Justice) regarding the Corporations (Investigation and Management) Bill 1988 (8 February 1989).
Include “Letter from” or “Email from” before the author’s name.
Give the author’s name in accordance with the rule for naming authors of texts in rule 6.1.2. If relevant, give the author’s role after his or her name in round brackets.
The author’s name is followed by “to” and then the recipient’s name.
Give the recipient’s name in accordance with the rule for naming authors of texts in rule 6.1.2. If relevant, give the recipient’s role after his or her name in round brackets.
Include a brief description of the subject of the letter or email.
Give the date the letter or email was written or (in the case of an email) sent in full in round brackets.