Address—country identifier, country code (ISO 3166) AA
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Country code of address |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 430165 |
Registration status:![]() |
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Definition:![]() | The country identifier of an address, as represented by the International Standards Organisation code for countries. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Address—country identifier |
Value domain attributes | |
Representational attributes | |
Classification scheme: | International Standards Organisation codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions, Part 1: Country codes (ISO 3166, 2006) |
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Representation class:![]() | Identifier |
Data type:![]() | String |
Format:![]() | AA |
Maximum character length:![]() | 2 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | AUSTRALIA should not be printed on domestic mail. For international mailing purposes the full country name must be used. Mail for Australian Island Territories (e.g. Christmas Island, Norfolk Island) is treated as Australian domestic mail with the name of the island included as the locality information. This data element is one of a number of items that can be used to create a primary address, as recommended by the AS 4590-2006 Interchange of client information standard. Components of the primary address are:
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Collection methods:![]() | If this data element is blank the address is by default an Australian address. |
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)—country identifier, code (SACC 2008) NNNN
Has been superseded by Address—country identifier, country code (SACC 2011) NNNN
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |
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