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Definition

A code that identifies the State and Territory level of Australian Government which exercises control over a particular institutional unit.

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 INTEGERNUMBER
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 New South Wales
2 Victoria
3 Queensland
4 South Australia
5 Western Australia
6 Tasmania
7 Northern Territory
8 Australian Capital Territory
9 Other Territories
Supplementary Values 99 Not Known

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.

Related content

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