Definition
The date on which a decision was made about the course of action to take in response to a child protection contact/assessment, expressed as YYYY-MM-DD.
Components
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Data Element ConceptService Event: Decision Date
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Object ClassService Event
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PropertyDecision Date
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Value DomainDateTime YYYY-MM-DD[Thh:mm:ss]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " DateTime YYYY-MM-DD[Thh:mm:ss] ".| Description | A BigQuery datetime value element that is automatically combined with a time of day of midnight based on a 24-hour clock, using local server time - time zone information using UTC offsets is not stored. If no time is specified, the time portion defaults to 00:00:00. If no day or month is specified, the values default to 01. DateTime YYYY-MM-DD(T00:00:00) Notation Elements, Meanings and Obligations
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| Data Type | DATETIME | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | YYYY-MM-DD(T00:00:00) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length | 20 |
Comments
This is important to measure the length of time between when the decision regarding the level of involvement of the department was made and the commencement of the investigation. It is also used to measure the length of time of the investigation and also the time elapsed from contact to the contact assessment decision.
Origin
Child protection and support services data dictionary. AIHW Version 1.0 Oct 2005.