Service provider organisation—Australian state/territory identifier, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Australian state/territory identifier (service provider organisation)
METEOR identifier:	289083
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 07/12/2005 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021
Definition:	An identifier of the Australian state or territory where an organisation or agency can be located, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Service provider organisation—Australian state/territory identifier
Value Domain:	Australian state/territory code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	New South Wales
	2	Victoria
	3	Queensland
	4	South Australia
	5	Western Australia
	6	Tasmania
	7	Northern Territory
	8	Australian Capital Territory
	9	Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory)

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	The order presented here is the standard for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Other organisations (including the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) publish data in state order based on population (that is, Western Australia before South Australia and Australian Capital Territory before Northern Territory).

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:	Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC). Cat No. 1216.0. Canberra: ABS.

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Collection methods:	Irrespective of how the information is coded, conversion of the codes to the ABS standard must be possible.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	Health Data Standard Committee National Community Services Data Committee
Reference documents:	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:	Supersedes Housing assistance agency—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 Has been superseded by Service provider organisation—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Standard 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Standard 14/07/2021
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement NMDS - 1 July 2006 Community Services (retired), Superseded 14/12/2008 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The CSTDA NMDS uses the AIHW order based on the population of the State or Territory. New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Code 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) is not applicable to CSTDA-funded services. This data element is used in conjunction with the Level of Government to identify the source of funding and the jurisdiction in which funds are allocated (funding jurisdiction). Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement NMDS (July 2008) Community Services (retired), Superseded 11/11/2009 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: The CSTDA NMDS uses the AIHW order based on the population of the State or Territory. New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Code 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) is not applicable to CSTDA-funded services. This data element is used in conjunction with the Level of Government to identify the source of funding and the jurisdiction in which funds are allocated (funding jurisdiction). Community housing and Indigenous community housing service provider organisation address details cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Standard 01/05/2013 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This DSS uses abbreviated state and territory names (e.g. NSW, Vic etc.), rather than code values. It does not collect Code 9 'Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory)'. Disability Services NMDS 2009-10 Community Services (retired), Superseded 15/12/2011 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2009 DSS specific information: The DS NMDS uses the AIHW order based on the population of the State or Territory. New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Code 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) is not applicable to NDA-funded services. This data element is used in conjunction with the Level of Government to identify the source of funding and the jurisdiction in which funds are allocated (funding jurisdiction). Disability Services NMDS 2010-11 Community Services (retired), Superseded 15/12/2011 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 DSS specific information: The DS NMDS uses the AIHW order based on the population of the State or Territory. New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Code 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) is not applicable to NDA-funded services. This data element is used in conjunction with the Level of Government to identify the source of funding and the jurisdiction in which funds are allocated (funding jurisdiction). Disability Services NMDS 2011-12 Community Services (retired), Superseded 13/03/2013 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: The DS NMDS uses the AIHW order based on the population of the State or Territory. New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Code 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) is not applicable to NDA-funded services. This data element is used in conjunction with the Level of Government to identify the source of funding and the jurisdiction in which funds are allocated (funding jurisdiction). Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2010 Early Childhood, Superseded 07/06/2011 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2011 Early Childhood, Superseded 09/03/2012 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 DSS specific information: This item refers to the location at which the preschool program is delivered. Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2012 Early Childhood, Superseded 08/04/2013 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the preschool program is delivered. Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2013 Early Childhood, Superseded 28/05/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the preschool program is delivered. Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2014 Early Childhood, Superseded 01/06/2015 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2016 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2017 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 01/06/2018 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2018 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 DSS specific information: Should be reported for the physical location at which the early childhood education program is delivered. Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: 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. Health care provider identification DSS Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: 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. Health care provider identification DSS Health, Retired 20/03/2013 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: 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. Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14 Health, Superseded 21/11/2013 Indigenous, Superseded 21/11/2013 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 Indigenous primary health care DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015-17 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2017–18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020 SAAP Administrative National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) Community Services (retired), Retired 01/07/2011 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This item is collected for the postal address of the SAAP agency and for the postal address of the Auspice. An agency may or may not be responsible to an Auspice (the governing body). Service provider organisation address details cluster Housing assistance, Superseded 01/05/2013 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This DSS uses abbreviated state and territory names (e.g. NSW, Vic etc.), rather than code values. It does not collect Code 9 'Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory)'. Specialist Homelessness Establishment Database - SHED Housing assistance, Recorded 14/10/2010 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This item is collected for both a legal entity and an agency. The postal address and physical address are recorded for an agency. The postal address, only, is recorded for the legal entity.
Implementation in Indicators:	Used as Numerator National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 17-The proportion of Indigenous children (by geographic location as identified by the ASGC), who are enrolled in (and attending, where possible to measure) a preschool program, 2012 Indigenous, Superseded 13/06/2013