10. Standards, patents and data sheets

a) Print standard

b) Online standard

(Author Surname/Organisation Year)

Example:

a) Irrigation machines should be installed in accordance with the operational requirements of… (International Organisation for Standardisation 2003).

b) Security screens in Australia must conform to… (Standards Australia 2003, para. 3).

b) Financial instruments in Australia are regulated so users can… (Australian Accounting Standards Board 2023).

a) Author Surname/Organisation, Author Initial Year, Title, Standard Number, Standard Issuer, Standard Issuer Location.

b) Author Surname/Organisation, Author Initial Year, Title, Standard Number, Standard Issuer, Standard Issuer Location, viewed Day Month Year, <URL>.

Example:

a) International Organization for Standardization 2003, Traveller irrigation machines – part 1 – operational characteristics and laboratory and field test methods, ISO 8224-1:2003, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.

b) Standards Australia 2003, Installation of security screen doors and window grilles, AS 5040-2003, Standards Australia, Sydney, viewed 16 September 2008, <http://www.saiglobal.com/online/autologin.asp>.

b) Australian Accounting Standards Board 2023, Financial instruments: Disclosures, AASB 7, Australian Accounting Standards Board, Melbourne, viewed 12 March 2024, <https://www.aasb.gov.au/admin/file/content105/c9/AASB7_08-15_COMPjun23_01-24.pdf>.

(Author Surname/Organisation Year)

Example:

Solar radiation collectors would… (Connor 2005).

Author Surname or Organisation, Author Initial Year, Title, Patent Country Patent Number.

Example:

Connor, PM 2005, Collector for solar radiation, Australian Patent 2004243336.

(Organisation Year of last update)

Example:

(3M Company 2016)

Organisation Year of publication, Title, Data Sheet No. XXXX, viewed Day Month Year, https://xxxxx>.

Example:

3M Company 2016, Jupiter nickel metal hydride batteries, Safety Data Sheet No. 32-7009-7, viewed 16 June 2021, <https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebserver?mwsId=SSSSSuUn_zu8lZ09mx21lxtGov70k17zHvu9lxtD7SSSSSS–>.