Follow this guide to reference the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights Regulation 1996 (commonly known as the Code of Rights).
Reference list:
- The references start with the name of Regulation; as it is Government legislation no author is given.
- Although it is hosted on the Health and Disability Commissioner’s website, the HDC is not the author.
- Note that no part of the reference below is in italics.
- The date is part of the title, so it is not preceded by a comma.
Example—in-text citation
This assignment focuses on the HDC Code of Health and Disability Services Consumer’s Rights 1996 (HDC Code 1996), which lays out ten basic rights that all patients are granted ...
or
This assignment focuses on the ten rights every patient is granted (HDC Code of Health and Disability Services Consumer’s Rights 1996 [HDC Code 1996]) …
Second and subsequent citations can use an abbreviated version of the code name, provided this is indicated in the first citation.
Example—in-text citation
The Code defines this as meaning a “holistic view of the needs of the consumer in order to achieve the best possible outcome in the circumstances” (HDC Code 1996).
Note: This code is a regulation that is treated like legislation. See Professional Codes for an example of how to reference a code that is not legislation.
