Definition
A code label that represents the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin identified by a given client.
Components
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Data Element ConceptPerson: Indigenous Status
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyIndigenous Status
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Value DomainAboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander IFBS Code X(40)
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander IFBS Code X(40) ".| Data Type | ALPHASTRING |
|---|---|
| Format | X(40) |
| Maximum character length | 40 |
| Value | Meaning | Definition | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | Aboriginal | ||||
| Other | Not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | ||||
| Torres Strait Islander | |||||
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander |
Comments
An Aboriginal person as defined by the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) is a person who:
*is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia
*identifies as an Aboriginal person; and
*is accepted by the Aboriginal community in which the person lives
A Torres Strait Islander person as defined in section 7 of the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 (QLD) is a person who is a descendant of an Indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait Islands.
A person is identified as Torres Strait Islander if:
* They are an Torres Strait Islander person of Torres Strait Islander descent
* They identify as being Torres Strait Islander; and
* They are accepted as such by the community in which they live.
The values in this code set are specific to the IFBS program
References
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2014. Indigenous Status Standard Version 1.5, Canberra. Viewed 29 September 2015, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010. National best practice guidelines for collecting Indigenous status in health data sets. Cat. no. IHW 29. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 29 September 2015, http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468342.