This section is for referencing legal materials for non-law students, using the Chicago Author-Date (17th ed.) Referencing Style.
Students taking Legal papers use the Tohutoro | Referencing link on the Law Subject Guide.
Title of the Act Year Enacted in Title Case. URL
Title of the Act Year Enacted in Title Case. (Country abbreviation if not NZ). URL
Resource Management Act 1991. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/0069/latest/DLM230265.html?src=qs
... (Resource Management Act 1991)
OR
The Resource Management Act 1991 ...
Title of the Bill in Title Case Year of Introduction, Bill Number-Bar Number. URL
Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, 23-1. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2024/0023/latest/LMS939334.html?search=qs_bill_gangs_resel_25_h&p=1
... (Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, 23-1).
OR
The Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, 23-1 ...
Name of the Regulation in Title Case Year. URL
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2008/0204/latest/DLM1412501.html
... (Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008).
OR
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 ...
Full Name of Treaty or Convention in Title Case, Month Day, Year of Signing or Approval, URL
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, November 20, 1989, https://www.ohchr.org/en
... (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989).
OR
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) ...
If you are referencing te reo Māori treaty, then reference it as Te Tiriti o Waitangi, or if you are referencing the English version then reference it as such. Use the URL to the source you used.
Reference list | In-text |
Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 1840. https://waitangitribunal.govt.nz/treaty-of-waitangi/te-reo-maori-version/
Treaty of Waitangi. 1840. https://waitangitribunal.govt.nz/treaty-of-waitangi/english-version/ |
... (Te Tiriti o Waitangi, 1840). OR Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) ...
(Treaty of Waitangi, 1840). OR Treaty of Waitangi (1840) ... |
Waitangi Tribunal. Year. Title of the Report in Italic Title Case. Wai number. Place of Publication: Publisher. URL
Waitangi Tribunal. 2010. The East Coast Settlement Report. Wai 2190. Wellington: Legislation Direct. https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_68581081/Wai2190.pdf
Waitangi Tribunal. 1991. The Ngai Tahu Report, 1991: Vol. 1. Summary of Grievances, Findings and Recommendations. Wai 27. Wellington: GP Publications. https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_68476209/Ngai%20Tahu%20Report%201991%20V1W.pdf
... (Waitangi Tribunal 2010).
... (Waitangi Tribunal 1991).
OR
Waitangi Tribunal (2010) ...
Waitangi Tribunal (1991) ...