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APA 7th referencing style Examples

This is a guide to using the APA 7th referencing style from the American Psychological Association. It is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

About referencing legal sources

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association refers to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation for referencing legal publications. However, this does not cover Australian materials. 

For Australian resources, the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (3rd ed.) has been used. The examples in this guide are based on this format.

 

Legal materials

Please note:

  • These examples are meant for students who are not enrolled in the UMGC Legal Studies (LGST) program.
  • LGST students: please follow the Bluebook guides and resources in your LGST classroom. 

Please see the following:

See Introduction to APA Style Legal References for background information on citing legal materials.

Cases - reported, organised by volume

 

Elements of the reference

Case name - italicised (Year). Volume Law Report Abbreviation Starting Page Number. Web address
In-text reference

(Montevento Holdings Pty Ltd v Scaffidi, 2012)

As found in Montevento Holdings Pty Ltd v Scaffidi (2012)...
Reference list

Montevento Holdings Pty Ltd v Scaffidi (2012). 246 CLR 325. https://www-westlaw-com-au.ezproxy.library.uq.edu.au/
EndNote reference type

Webpage

Add Volume, Law Report Abbreviation, Starting Page Number to Publisher field

Cases - reported, organised by year

Elements of the reference

Case name - italicised [Year] Volume Law Report Abbreviation Starting Page Number. Web address
In-text reference

(Nothdurft & Anor v QGC Pty Limited & Ors, 2017)

As found in Nothdurft & Anor v QGC Pty Limited & Ors (2017)....
Reference list

Nothdurft & Anor v QGC Pty Limited & Ors [2017] QLC 41. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/qld/QLC/2017/41.pdf
EndNote reference type

Web page

Add Volume, Law Report Abbreviation, Starting Page Number to Publisher field

When document finalised, convert to plain text and change Year brackets to square [ ]