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Definition

An identifier of the Australian state or territory where an organisation or agency can be located, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Australian State/Territory Code N ".
Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory)
1 New South Wales
2 Victoria
3 Queensland
4 South Australia
5 Western Australia
6 Tasmania
7 Northern Territory
8 Australian Capital Territory

Comments

Origin:

Health Data Standard Committee

National Community Services Data Committee

References

AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia

AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia

In AS4846 and AS5017 alternative codes are presented. Refer to the current standard for more details.


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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 17
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 1
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0