Many official documents suffer from over-capitalisation.
The writer sprinkles capitals everywhere in an attempt to make words stand out - with the result that nothing stands out. Here are some simple rules to help you avoid this capital offence. Give an initial capital to words that are part of a proper name, like John, Whakatane, the Pacific Islands, the Treaty of Waitangi, Kodak, School Certificate, or the Bible. This includes all of the significant words in the name of a corporation, government agency, division, department or organisation. The opposite of the proper name is a general name, that is, a name that can apply to a number of like items or objects.