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CEMS APA 7th edition Referencing Style Guide: Government Publications

Goverment Publications

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. (2023). Annual Report. South African Government. https://www.justice.gov.za/reportfiles/anr2022-23-DOJCD.pdf


This is not exactly APA style but incorporates other styles. A few examples are provided. 

ACTS OF PARLIAMENT (SOUTH AFRICA)

Employment Equity Act, No 55 (1998). 

  • When the act is cited for the first time in the text, it should be done as in the example above. The number can be omitted in all the citations of the act afterwards. 


ACT ON ITS OWN

Employment Equity Act, No 55 (1998). 

  • When the act is cited for the first time in the text, it should be done as in the example above. The number can be omitted in all the citations of the act afterwards. 


ACT AS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, No 108 (1996). Government Gazette, 378 (17678).

Labour Relations Act, No 66 (1995). Government Gazette, 366 (16861). 

Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No 75 (1997). Government Gazette, 390 (18491). 


ACT PUBLISHED AS A BOOK 

Unemployment Insurance Act, No 30 (1966). Government Printer. 


COURT CASE

State v. Jones (1986). South African Law Reports, (4), 34-42. 

Acknowledgement

This library guide was developed using:

https://apastyle.apa.org/

IPSHONT Tutorial letter 301/4/2017