Search

METEOR’s search works in a similar way to other search engines. You can use keywords or terms to pull up related content. The below tips are specific to METEOR and will help you to find what you need.

Try searching using either a keyword, specific term or METEOR ID number.

METEOR ID search

If you’re a returning user and know an item’s METEOR ID, you can enter it in the search box. Clicking the search icon will take you straight to the item’s page.

Autocomplete

METEOR will automatically display suggestions for search terms as you’re typing. This predictive text will show you METEOR entries that exist for the topic you’re searching on. You don’t have to use any of these suggestions, but they may make your searching process faster and easier.

Pressing ‘tab’ will select the top suggestion. Otherwise, selecting from the list of suggestions will put the suggested search term into the search box. You can then click the search icon to find related content. Clicking anywhere on the search results will take you to the item’s page.

Spelling correction

METEOR will show search results with spelling correction. Misspelled terms can still be selected for search where relevant.

Dropdown options

The drop-down menus directly below the search text box allow you to limit the search results to any of the 18 content types in METEOR (see Learn about metadata to view the list), by item creation dates, and item revision dates.

Content types

Content types allow you to limit your search to various metadata building blocks and other topic or help content found in METEOR. See Learn about metadata to view a list of metadata item types that you can search in METEOR. Searching on Topic pages will give results from METEOR’s ‘non-metadata’ pages which explain metadata, how it is managed, how to use METEOR, and how to develop metadata.

Searching on Help will give results from all the pop-up information boxes that are linked to each metadata item. The Help search looks through all text from the METEOR Business Rules, which is accessed through the small ‘i’ icon used throughout the site.

Created date and Revision date

The Created and Revision date dropdown options limit your search to when an item was created or last revised. METEOR will search any time by default, or you can select or specify a custom period.

Custom search syntax

METEOR uses Lucene search syntax. This functionality can be useful to fine-tune your search results even more. Some of the commands include:

  1. Restrict search to the titles of items by using Name: Searchterm. Note that it has to be written exactly as Name, with the capital N. Using name will not work. It doesn’t matter if there’s a space around the colon or not.
  2. Force a second term to be included by using AND.
  3. Widen your search to include another option using the term OR.

For example, if you’re looking for something with the word ‘baby’ in the title you would use Name: baby. METEOR will also give you results for the plural of the search term, so if you search on ‘baby’ you will also get results for ‘babies’. If looking for something with two terms (‘baby’ and ‘admission’) you would use Name: baby AND admission.

Sort by

You can also display your search results with a range of options in the Sort by drop-down menu on the right. You can sort on Relevance, Most/Least Recently Created, Most/Least Recently Updated, and Alphabetically (A–Z and Z–A).

Clear

The Clear button resets the Search page.

Filtering search results

You can fine-tune your search results using the filters that appear in the left-hand menu after searching any term. These filters are dynamic and will only display options specific to your search term, for example, only registration authorities relating to your search term will be displayed. You can use multiple filters at once.

Some of the filters change depending on your role within METEOR. If you are using METEOR without an account, you can search on metadata item type, public registration statuses, METEOR ID, and registration authority. You are also able to compare two items.

If you are using METEOR without an account, you will not be able to save bookmarks for items you’re interested in. There are also some non-public registration statuses that you won’t be able to see.

If you wish to save bookmarks, you can sign up for a free METEOR account easily, just follow the Sign up now prompts after clicking on the Sign In button. If you have an account, you will also be able to subscribe to notifications about changes to specific items in METEOR.

If you are logged in to METEOR as a metadata developer, or any other official role, there are some additional search options. You will be able to restrict your search to the full range of registration status options, including non-public statuses. You will also be able to save bookmarks and subscribe to notifications about changes to items.

Each search result has a small ‘hamburger’ icon on the right . This gives you download links for the metadata item as a PDF or a Word document.


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Access arrangement type

475851 | Property | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A descriptor of type of arrangement made between relevant parties in relation to having access to an individual, and/or access to information about an individual.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Adoption

470086 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A legal process by which a person legally becomes a child of the adoptive parent(s) and legally ceases to be a child of his/her existing parent(s).
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Adoption consent code N

468236 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing the consent by birth parents to an adoption.
Standard: Community Services (retired)
Superseded: Children and Families

Adoption organisation sector

468243 | Property | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An organisation sector authorised under adoption legislation to make the decision about the placement of an adoptive child.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Adoption type

467120 | Property | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A descriptor of the category by which a person legally becomes a child of the adoptive parent(s) and legally ceases to be a child of his/her existing parent(s).
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Adoption—access arrangement type

475854 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The type of arrangement made between relevant parties to an adoption at the time of the adoption order regarding contact with, and/or the release of information about, one or more individuals.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Adoption—access arrangement type, agreement type code N

475856 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The type of arrangement made between relevant parties to an adoption at the time of the adoption order regarding contact with, and/or the release of information about, one or more individuals, as represented by a code.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Adoption—veto type

475427 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The type of veto put in place in relation to an adoption to block contact with an individual or the release of identifying information about an individual.
Standard: Community Services (retired)

Adoptive family

468184 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The family into which a person is adopted.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Adoptive family composition type code N[N]

468197 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing the sibling composition of the family into which a child is adopted.
Standard: Community Services (retired)

Adoptive family—sibling composition

468186 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The sibling composition of the family into which a child is adopted.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Adoptive family—sibling composition, type code N[N]

468209 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The sibling composition of the family into which a child is adopted, as represented by a code.
Standard: Community Services (retired)

Birth mother—marital status

468502 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The marital status of the birth (biological) mother of a child at the time of the child's birth.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Child protection notification

314464 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A report made to an authorised department by persons or other bodies about an allegation of child abuse or neglect, child maltreatment or harm to a child.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Country of origin

471371 | Property | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A person's country of habitual residence.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Intercountry adoption living arrangement post arrival code N

471067 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing the outcome of an adoption 12 months after an adopted child entered Australia.
Standard: Community Services (retired)
Qualified: Children and Families

Intercountry adoption order type code N

470223 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing the type of adoption order under which an overseas child enters Australia.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

National Disability Agreement: f(1)-Rate of non-Indigenous persons and Indigenous persons admitted to permanent residential aged care, 2013

491949 | Indicator | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Standard: Community Services (retired), Disability

Person who lodged an application for information

470486 | Property | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The person who lodged an application to seek information about an individual.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Person—adoption type

467124 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The adoption category a person is adopted under.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Person—country of origin

471374 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The country of habitual residence of a person.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Person—country of origin, code (SACC 2011) NNNN

471367 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The country of habitual residence of a person, as represented by a code.
Standard: Community Services (retired)
Superseded: Children and Families

Relationship to adoptive parent(s) code N

468354 | Value Domain | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A code set representing who a person was adopted by.
Standard: Community Services (retired)
Superseded: Children and Families

Sibling composition

475287 | Property | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The composition of brothers and/or sisters within a family.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Veto type

470339 | Property | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A descriptor of a veto put in place to block contact with an individual or the release of identifying information about an individual.
Standard: Community Services (retired)

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