Address—postal delivery service type identifier, code AA[A(9)]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Postal delivery service type identifier
Synonymous names:	Postal delivery type code
METEOR identifier:	430096
Registration status:	Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013
Definition:	An identifier, forming part of an address, for the channel of postal delivery, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Address—postal delivery service type identifier
Value Domain:	Postal delivery service type code AA[A(9)]

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	String
Format:	AA[A(9)]
Maximum character length:	11
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	CARE PO	Care-of Post Office (also known as Poste Restante)
	CMA	Community Mail Agent
	CMB	Community Mail Bag
	GPO BOX	General Post Office Box
	LOCKED BAG	Locked Mail Bag Service
	MS	Mail Service
	PO BOX	Post Office Box
	PRIVATE BAG	Private Mail Bag Service
	RSD	Roadside Delivery
	RMB	Roadside Mail Box/Bag
	RMS	Roadside Mail Service

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	AS4590 Interchange of client information

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	This data element is used in conjunction with the Address—postal delivery number, identifier X[X(10)] data element. The recommended code description is the list of postal delivery type codes in the Australia Post Address Presentation Standards. This data element is used where mail is to be delivered to a box, bag or agent for pick-up by the intended recipient or to the rural mail box number where no other address exists. It is also used where mail is being sent to an area where normal mail delivery is unavailable, or not preferred. Additionally it may be used in some rural areas where no other formal addressing structure exists to identify delivery addresses.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Person (address)—postal delivery service type identifier, X[X(10)] Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 See also Address—postal delivery number, identifier X[X(10)] Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Address components cluster Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Address components cluster Aged Care, Standard 30/06/2023 DSS specific attributes + Conditional obligation: Conditional on this component being part of the address. Address details data dictionary Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 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 + Conditional obligation: Conditional on the address being a virtual address, such as a P.O. Box, or an area where normal mail delivery is unavailable.