Subject guides: Chicago 17th (A) Notes and Bibliography: Government sources

Government sources

Government sources often include a catalogue number. The catalogue number can be omitted if not available.
A government organisation may be both the author and the publisher of a document.
For information on listing multiple authors see advice on the note citation and bibliography pages.
The Chicago Manual of Style does not require that access dates be included in references to formally published online sources, unless no date of publication is provided.
If referencing the same organisation five or more times, you may add an abbreviation in parentheses after the name in the first instance. You can then reference the abbreviation for later entries.
Abbreviations to Australian states and territories follow the Australia Post Address Presentation Standards on page 24.

Government documents with no personal author

Footnote

Format

Note number. Organisation Name, Title of Document: Subtitle, Catalogue Number (Location: Publisher, Year), Pages, DOI/URL if online.

Example

1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Young Homeless People in Australia 2001-02: A Report from the SAAP National Data Collection, AIHW cat. no. HOU 87 (Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2003), 20, https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/71203167-30cc-4bdb-a9ff-d4cef1c785af/yhpa01-02.pdf.aspx?inline=true.

Subsequent note entry

2. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Young Homeless People in Australia 2001-02, 20.

Bibliography

Format

Organisation Name. Title of Document: Subtitle. Catalogue Number. Location: Publisher, Year. DOI/URL if online.

Example

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Young Homeless People in Australia 2001-02: A Report from the SAAP National Data Collection. AIHW cat. no. HOU 87. Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2003. https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/71203167-30cc-4bdb-a9ff-d4cef1c785af/yhpa01-02.pdf.aspx?inline=true.

Government documents with personal authors

Footnote

Format

Note number. First Author Full Name and Subsequent Author Full Names, Title of Document: Subtitle, Catalogue Number (Location: Publisher/Organisation, Year), Pages, DOI/URL if online.

Example

1. Denis Goodrum, Mark Hackling, and Leonie Rennie, The Status and Quality of Teaching and Learning of Science in Australian Schools. DETYA No. 6623DRED00A (Canberra, ACT: Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, 2001), 5.

Subsequent note entry

2. Goodrum, Hackling, and Rennie, The Status and Quality of Teaching and Learning of Science in Australian Schools.

Bibliography

Format

First Author Surname, First Name, and Subsequent Author Full Names. Title of Document: Subtitle. Catalogue Number. Location: Publisher/Organisation, Year, DOI/URL if online.

Example

Goodrum, Denis, Mark Hackling and Leonie Rennie. The Status and Quality of Teaching and Learning of Science in Australian Schools. DETYA No. 6623DRED00A. Canberra, ACT: Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, 2001.

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Footnote

Format

Note number. Organisation Name, Title of Document, Catalogue Number (Location: Publisher, Year), Pages, DOI/URL if online.

Example

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Social Trends, December 2012, Cat. no. 4102.0 (Canberra, ACT: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012), http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features1Dec%202012?OpenDocument.

Subsequent note entry

2. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Social Trends, December 2012.

Bibliography

Format

Organisation Name. Title of Document. Catalogue Number. Location: Publisher, Year. DOI/URL if online.

Example

Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Social Trends, December 2012. Cat. no. 4102.0. Canberra, ACT: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features1Dec%202012?OpenDocument.