Address—postal delivery number, identifier X[X(10)]
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Postal delivery number |
| METEOR identifier: | 430107 |
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| Definition: | An alphanumeric identifier, forming part of an address, used to identify the channel of postal delivery. |
| Data Element Concept: | Address—postal delivery number |
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| Representation class: | Identifier | |||||
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| Data type: | String | |||||
| Format: | X[X(10)] | |||||
| Maximum character length: | 11 | |||||
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| Guide for use: | This data element is 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. This data element is used in conjunction with the Address—postal delivery service type identifier, code AA[A(9)] data element. Not all postal delivery types have a postal delivery number. A postal delivery number is mandatory for all postal delivery types other than: CARE PO No associated postal delivery number CMA No associated postal delivery number CMB Optional CPA No associated postal delivery number Usage Examples: RMB 123 (Postal delivery number is 123) | |||||
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. | |||||
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| Related metadata references: | See also Address—postal delivery service type identifier, code AA[A(9)]
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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