Agency sector cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Set Specification
METEOR identifier:	679910
Registration status:	Disability, Standard 15/12/2017
DSS type:	Data Element Cluster
Scope:	The Agency sector cluster applies to funded agencies or service type outlets providing data to the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS).

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	The three data elements in this cluster can be combined to create the classification specified in the DS NMDS data guide for item 'G. Agency sector' on the service type outlet form: Government 1 National (Australian government) 2 State/territory 3 Local Non-government 4 Income tax exempt 5 Non-income tax exempt Where a service type outlet has a formal relationship with a higher level funded agency then the agency sector of the higher level funded agency should generally be recorded.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Agency sector cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 13/03/2013 Disability, Superseded 29/02/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Disability Services NMDS 2017–18 Disability, Superseded 05/07/2019 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Disability Services NMDS 2018–19 Disability, Standard 05/07/2019 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Seq No.	Metadata item	Obligation	Max occurs
-	Service provider organisation—income tax exempt indicator, code N *Conditional obligation:* Only organisations in the non-government sector are required to provide a response to this data element.	Conditional	1
-	Service provider organisation—level of government, code N *Conditional obligation:* Only organisations in the government sector are required to provide a response to this data element.	Conditional	1
-	Service provider organisation—sector, code N	Mandatory	1

Data Set Specification Attributes