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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
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Postcode
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier & Version
QH 040395 v1
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Current
02-Jun-1999
Superseded
18-Oct-2008
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
Effective From
02-Jun-1999
Effective To
18-Oct-2008
Definition
Australian postcode.
Context
Generic element, the basis of any Queensland Health data element that requires postcode as its domain.
Short Name
Postcode
Name in Other Contexts
Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric Character
Representation Class
Code
Format
N(4)
Minimum Character Length
4
Maximum Character Length
4
Permissible Values
Permissible_values
Valid Australian postcode
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Supplementary Values
Supplemenary_values
-
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Relational Attributes
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Postcode-Australian
QH 040395 Version 2
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Implemented
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Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation
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Address
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