Discrete Indigenous community—identifier, AANNA

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Discrete Indigenous community identifier
METEOR identifier:	507630
Registration status:	Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014
Definition:	A unique identifier for a discrete Indigenous community.
Data Element Concept:	Discrete Indigenous community—Indigenous community identifier

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Identifier
Data type:	String
Format:	AANNA
Maximum character length:	5
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Comments:	The discrete Indigenous community identifier is used by the Northern Territory Department of Health and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to assist with the confidentiality of information collected in the Stronger Futures Northern Territory prescribed areas.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Steward:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	See also Discrete Indigenous community—Indigenous community name, text AA[A(38)] Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Audiology assessment client cluster Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 DSS specific attributes + DSS specific information: This data element records the identifier of the community, town camp or homeland where the service was provided. Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory: Dental Services DSS, 2011 Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/10/2011 DSS specific information: This item is collected twice. The first occurrence is the community, town camp or homeland where the service was provided and the second occurrence is the community, town camp or homeland where the child is resident/lives (usual place of residence). Depending on operational requirements this information may not be provided. In some instances the Community, town camp or homeland ID and name (Indigenous community—Indigenous community name, text AA[A(38)]) are collected. Ear nose and throat services patient cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/04/2012 DSS specific information: This data element records the identifier of the community, town camp or homeland where the service was provided. Ear operation details cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017 DSS specific attributes + Conditional obligation: Applicable if the Indigenous community name has not been provided. DSS specific information: This data element is used to record the identifier of the community, town camp or homeland where the service was provided.