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Australian state/territory Identifier
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 040394
Version
2
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Current
02-Sep-2003  		Superseded
19-Oct-2008  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
-
Effective From
02-Sep-2003
Effective To
19-Oct-2008
Definition 
An identifier of the Australian State or Territory.
Context 
This is a geographic indicator which is used for analysis of the distribution of clients or patients, agencies or establishments and services.
Short Name
Australian state/territory Identifier
Name in Other Contexts
-
Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric
Representation Class
Code
Format
N
Minimum Character Length
1
Maximum Character Length
1
Permissible Values
CodeDescription
1New South Wales
2Victoria
3Queensland
4South Australia
5Western Australia
6Tasmania
7Northern Territory
8Australian Capital Territory
9Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory)
Supplementary Values
-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use 
The order presented here is the standard for the ABS. Other organisations (including the AIHW) publish data in State order based on population (that is, WA before SA and ACT before NT). Irrespective of how the information is coded, conversion  of the codes to the ABS standard must be possible.

DSS - Health care client identification: 
When used specifically in the collection of address information for a client, the following local implementation rules may be applied:
       NULL may be used to signify an unknown address State; and 
       Code 0 may be used to signify an overseas address. 

NHDD specific - Residential mental health care NMDS:
This is the State or Territory of the establishment.

NHDD specific - Admitted patient care NMDS:
This data element applies to the location of the establishment and not to the patient's area of usual residence.
Verification Rules
-
Collection Methods
-
Comment 
This metadata item is common to both the National Community Services Data Dictionary and the National Health Data Dictionary.

Other 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.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
Is composed of Establishment-organisation identifier (Australian) QH 040925 Version 1
Supersedes State QH 040394 Version 1
 
Implementation in Metadata Sets
Data Quality Declaration 
-
Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation 
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Source Document 
National Health Data Dictionary