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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Carer household—authorised carer, total number N[N]

532834 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The total number of individual carers authorised to provide care in a carer household.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Carer household—care authorisation end date, DDMMYYYY

531768 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date on which a carer household's authorisation to provide care ceased to be in effect, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Carer household—care authorisation start date, DDMMYYYY

531704 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date on which a carer household was authorised to have a child placed in their care, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Carer household—care authorisation type, code N[N]

531748 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The type of care the carer household has authorisation to provide, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Carer household—caregiver type, Indigenous child caregiver code N[N]

524944 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The type of caregiver of an Indigenous child in a household containing one or more carers, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Carer household—household identifier, child protection identifier NX[X(11)]

529752 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A combination of alphanumeric characters that uniquely identify a specific group of carers who provide funded out-of-home care within the same household.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Carer household—Indigenous status, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

531773 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An indicator of whether any carer in the carer household identifies as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Carer household—new carer household indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

532827 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An indicator of whether a carer household was a newly formed household, as represented by a code
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child protection notification—course of action decision date, DDMMYYYY

455338 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date on which a decision was made about the course of action to take in response to a child protection notification, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child protection notification—course of action, code N

455327 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A determined course of action in response to a child protection notification, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child protection notification—investigation commencement date, DDMMYYYY

455361 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date on which an investigation into a child protection notification began, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child protection notification—investigation conclusion date, DDMMYYYY

456528 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date on which an investigation into a child protection notification concludes, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child protection notification—investigation status, code N[N]

455404 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The status of an investigation into a child protection notification, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child protection notification—notification date, DDMMYYYY

455248 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date on which a notification was made to the department responsible for child protection, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child—first care and protection order indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

458347 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An indicator of whether a child has been placed on a care and protection order for the first time in the reporting jurisdiction, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child—household parental care type, code N[N]

455803 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The type of parental care within a household in which a child resides, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child—initial health check conducted indicator, yes/no/not applicable/not stated/inadequately described code N

529681 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An indicator of whether a child underwent an initial health check, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child—initial health check required indicator, yes/no/not applicable/not stated/inadequately described code N

529672 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An indicator of whether a child is required by jurisdictional policy or legislation to have an initial health check, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child—primary type of abuse or neglect, code N[N]

455487 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The most serious type of abuse or neglect that has caused, or is likely to cause, injury or harm to a child, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Order—National out-of-home care standards (NOOHCS) order indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N

527865 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An indicator of whether an order is within the scope of the National Out-of-Home Care standards (NOOHCS), as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Order—order type, care and protection code N[N]

458546 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The type of care and protection order to which a child was subject to, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Person—person identifier, child protection NX[X(11)]

459397 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A combination of alphanumeric characters that uniquely identifies a child or carer in the child protection and support services system within a state or territory.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Person—sibling relationship, biological code N[N]

529702 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The biological relationship of a sibling to the subject child, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Service event—Indigenous agency placement indicator, yes/no/not applicable/not stated/inadequately described code N

529740 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An indicator of whether the funded out-of-home care placement for an Indigenous child was arranged by an organisation that provides placements specifically for and by Indigenous people, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Service event—living arrangement end date, DDMMYYYY

474223 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date on which a service provider ceased providing a living arrangement, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Service event—living arrangement start date, DDMMYYYY

474217 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date on which a living arrangement organised by a service provider commenced, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Service event—respite placement indicator, yes/no/not applicable/not stated/inadequately described code N

529749 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An indicator of whether a respite placement was provided by a service provider, as represented by a code.
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

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