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Address—country identifier, country code (ISO 3166) AA

Definition

The country identifier of an address, as represented by the International Standards Organisation code for countries.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Address—country identifier, country code (ISO 3166) AA

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Country code (ISO 3166) AA ".
Data Type String
Format AA
Maximum character length 2

Comments

Guide for use:

AUSTRALIA should not be printed on domestic mail.

For international mailing purposes the full country name must be used.

Mail for Australian Island Territories (e.g. Christmas Island, Norfolk Island) is treated as Australian domestic mail with the name of the island included as the locality information.

This data element is one of a number of items that can be used to create a primary address, as recommended by the AS 4590-2006 Interchange of client information standard. Components of the primary address are:

  • Address site (or Primary complex) name
  • Address number or number range
  • Road name (name/type/suffix)
  • Locality
  • State/Territory
  • Postcode (optional)
  • Country (if applicable).

Origin:
Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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