Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Postal delivery point identifier |
Synonymous names: | Postal delivery point identifier |
METEOR identifier: | 270492 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 04/05/2005 Community Services (retired), Superseded 25/08/2005 |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Person (address)—postal delivery point identifier |
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METEOR identifier: | 269869 |
Registration status: | Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 |
Definition: | A unique number assigned to a person's postal address as recorded on the Australia Post Postal Address File (PAF). |
Object class: | Person |
Property: | Postal delivery point identifier |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Postal delivery point identifier {N(8)} |
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METEOR identifier: | 270905 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 04/05/2005 Community Services (retired), Superseded 25/08/2005 |
Definition: | A logical combination of valid numeric characters that identify Postal Delivery Point Identifier (PDPID) code or blank. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Identifier | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | {N(8)} | |
Maximum character length: | 8 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | The Delivery Point Identifier (DPID) is assigned electronically to recognised Australia Post delivery addresses following reference to the Postal Address File (PAF) database. |
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Comments: | In October 1999, Australia Post introduced a bar-coding system for bulk mail lodgements. Agencies or establishments can use software to improve the quality of person address data it collects and records and, at the same time, receive financial benefits by reducing its postage expenses. The DPID is easily converted to a bar code and can be included on correspondence and address labels. If the bar code is displayed on a standard envelope that passes through a mail-franking machine (e.g. as used by most major hospitals), the postage cost is reduced. Every three months, Australia Post provides updates to the PAF database. For more information, contact Australia Post. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Standards Australia National Health Data Standards Committee National Community Services Data Committee |
Origin: | Standards Australia 2002. Australian Standard AS5017-2002 Health Care Client Identification. Sydney: Standards Australia |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Person (address)—postal delivery point identifier, {N(8)} Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Is formed using Person (address)—suburb/town/locality name, text A[A(49)] Community Services (retired), Superseded 25/08/2005 Health, Superseded 04/05/2005 Is re-engineered from Postal delivery point identifier, version 2, DE, Int. NCSDD & NHDD, NCSIMG & NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.1 KB) No registration status |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Health care client identification Health, Superseded 04/05/2005 DSS specific information: Field may be blank (where the person's address is not a recognised Australia Post delivery address). |