Use the following template or our MLA Citation Generator to cite a government publication. For help with other source types, like books, PDFs, or websites, check out our other guides. To have your reference list or bibliography automatically made for you, try our free citation generator.

Reference list

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

Organization or Agency Name. Title. Publisher/Publishing Organization, Date, URL (if applicable). Format (if relevant).

Example:

VicHealth. Preventing Violence Against Women: A Framework For Action. Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, 2009, www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/-/media/ResourceCentre/PublicationsandResources/PVAW/VAW_framework_2009.pdf?la=en&hash=7F845813D1F4DE4705C3092044E78C56D51EF0C3. PDF download.

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template:

(Author Surname or Organization Name)

Example:

The organization states that one of the outcomes could be "improved connections to resources and support," (VicHealth).

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