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Indigenous status
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 040290
Version
2
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Current
01-Jul-1999  		Superseded
02-Sep-2003  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
-
Effective From
01-Jul-1999
Effective To
30-Jun-2004
Definition 
An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by the community in which he or she lives.
Context 
Given the gross inequalities in health status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Australia, the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations and their historical and political context, there is a strong case for ensuring that information on Indigenous status is collected for planning and service delivery purposes and for monitoring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Short Name
Indigenous status
Name in Other Contexts
-
Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric
Representation Class
Code
Format
N
Minimum Character Length
1
Maximum Character Length
1
Permissible Values
CodeDescription
1Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin
2Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin
3Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin
4Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin
Supplementary Values
CodeDescription
9Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use 
An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by the community in which he or she lives (High Court of Australia in Commonwealth V Tasmania (1983) 46 ALR).
Verification Rules
-
Collection Methods 
In the Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) this item is collected on the mother only.
Comment
-
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
Has been superseded by Indigenous status QH 040290 Version 3
Relates to Ethnic origin QH 040021 Version 3
Supersedes Indigenous status QH 040290 Version 1
 
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Otherrelational

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Set TypeNameAscendingIdentifier & VersionObligationEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Cancer Registry (QCR) Data CollectionQH 020002 Version 101-Jul-199930-Jun-2004
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-199930-Jun-2004
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)QH 020003 Version 1Mandatory01-Jul-199930-Jun-2004
Data Quality Declaration 
-
Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation 
-
Source Document 
National Health Data Committee, 1999, National Health Data Dictionary Version 8.0 Australian Institute of Health & Welfare.