Person—relationship of carer to child, code N[N]

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Children and Families, Standard 22/11/2016

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1   Grandparent

The carer is the biological/step/adoptive grandparent (i.e. the parent of either of the child's parents) of the child placed in their care. This includes Indigenous kinship placements with grandparents.

CODE 2   Aunt or uncle

The carer is the biological/step/adoptive aunt or uncle (i.e. the sister or brother of either of the child's parents) of the child placed in their care. This includes Indigenous kinship placements with aunts/uncles.

Relatives beyond first aunt/uncle are excluded.

CODE 3   Sibling

The carer is the biological/step/adoptive sibling (i.e. sister or brother) of the child placed in their care. This includes Indigenous kinship placements with siblings.

CODE 4   Other relative

The carer is a biological/step/adoptive relative (excluding grandparent, aunt or uncle, or sibling) of the child placed in their care. This includes Indigenous kinship placements with other relatives.

CODE 5   Non-familial relationship

The carer has a pre-existing relationship with, but is not a biological/step/adoptive relative of, the child under their care. This includes Indigenous kinship placements with carers who have a non-familial relationship to the child under their care.

CODE 6   Other Indigenous kinship relationship

The carer is the Indigenous kin of the child under their care (i.e. is a member of an Indigenous community who is accepted by that community as being related to the child).

Code 6 excludes Indigenous kinship placements with grandparents, aunts/uncles, siblings, other relatives and carers with a non-familial relationship to the child. These are reported under the above categories.  

CODE 88   Other

Includes other relative/kinship relationships that do not fit into the above categories.

CODE 97   Not applicable

Should be recorded for non-relative and non-kin carers.

CODE 99   Not stated/inadequately described

Where the specific relationship of the relative/kin carer is unknown.

Source and reference attributes

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2013. Child protection national minimum data set, data collection manual 2012-13. Canberra: AIHW.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

This data element records the relationship between an authorised relative/kinship carer and a relative/kinship child placed in their care. The relationship can be full, half or step or through adoption.

For households containing more than one authorised relative/kinship carer, this should be recorded for one carer only. For the purposes of this collection, this carer may be identified by local definitions of 'primary' carer.

Source and reference attributes

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2013. Child protection national minimum data set, data collection manual 2012-13. Canberra: AIHW.

Relational attributes