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APA 7th

Government and business reports

General tips

  • Where individual author/s are credited with writing the document, list them as author/s.
  • Where there are no individual authors, the organisation that is specifically responsible for creating the document is the author (referred to as a group author or corporate author). Examples include government departments, NGOs and commercial firms.
  • Include the name of the parent organisation of the corporate author as the publisher. Where the corporate author and the publisher are the same, omit the publisher.
  • When company or industry information is from a proprietary database, such as DatAnalysis Premium, IBISWorld, Marketline and Passport provide the database name, in italics, followed by the URL of the database website. 
  • Provide a description of the report [in square brackets] when not otherwise apparent. e.g. [Press release].
  • If there is a report number or other identifier, include in parentheses, after the title (but not in italics).

Reports with individual author/s named

Format

(Author’s surname, Year)

Example

In an industry report on Australian crisis accommodation Richardson (2020) states . . .


OR


Australian crisis accommodation options were recently reviewed (Richardson, 2020).

Reports with an organisation as the author

Format

(Group/corporate author name, Year)

Example

An industry report on infrastructure construction in China by IBISWorld (2019) asserts . . .


OR


Infrastructure construction in China was summarised in a recent industry report (IBISWorld, 2019).


Example

The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2023) shows a continuing steady decline in tobacco smoking . . .


OR


Australia has experienced a steady decline in tobacco smoking over the last 20 years (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2023).

Tips

  • Go to Getting started > In-text citation to view other examples such as multiple authors and corporate or group authors.

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of publication (Report number). Publisher. https://xxxxx

Example

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Emergency department care 2017-18: Australian hospital statistics (Catalogue number HSE 216). https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/emergency-department-care-2017-18/contents/table-of-contents


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework—Summary report 2020. https://www.indigenoushpf.gov.au/publications/hpf-summary-2020

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of publication (Report number). Publisher. https://xxxxx

Example

Cockerill, L., & Pennings, S. (2007). Private business investment in Australia (Research Discussion Paper RDP 2007-09). Reserve Bank of Australia. https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2007/pdf/rdp2007-09.pdf

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of press release [Press release]. Publisher. https://xxxxx

Example

NSW Department of Industry. (2018, July 30). Acoustics provide new insights on koalas in hinterland forests [Press release]. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/media-centre/releases/2018/acoustics-provide-new-insights-on-koalas-in-hinterland-forests

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of publication. (Report number). https://xxxxx

Example

Australian Government Department of Education. (2022). Belonging, being and becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia. (V2.0). https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf


Department of Education and Training. (2020). High impact teaching strategies: Excellence in teaching and learning. https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/support/high-impact-teaching-strategies.pdf


Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (n.d.). Mathematics Version 2.0 - Level 5. https://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/mathematics/mathematics-version-2-0/curriculum/f-10

Reference list

Format

Corporate Author. (Year). Title of report. https://xxxxxx

Example

Woolworths Group Limited. (2019). Better together: 2019 annual report. https://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/content/dam/wwg/investors/reports/2019/full-year/2019 Annual Report.pdf

Reference list

Format

Corporate Author. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report [Description]. Database. https://xxxxxx

Example

Morningstar. (2020, August 27). Qantas Airways Limited [Company report]. Morningstar DatAnalysis Premium. https://datanalysis.morningstar.com.au

Tips

  • Morningstar is the producer of DatAnalysis Premium

Reference list

Format

Corporate Author. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report [Description]. Database. https://xxxxxx

Example

MarketLine. (2020, April). Country analysis report: Vietnam, in-depth PESTLE insights. Marketline. http://www.marketline.com

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report (Report number). Database. https://xxxxxx

Example

Allday, A. (2020, August). Community associations and other interest groups in Australia (Australian Industry (ANZSIC) Report S9559). IBISWorld. http://ibisworld.com

Tips

  • IBIS World usually identifies the analyst who created the report; the analyst's name is used in your citing and referencing.

Reference list

Format

Corporate Author. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report [Description]. Database. https://xxxxxx

Example

Euromonitor International. (2019,September 19). A new view on the market for protein bars [Briefing]. Passport. http://www.portal.euromonitor.com