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Data dictionary for NSW Dept. Communities and Justice/FACSIAR Data Governance Committee (Registration Authority) showing concepts registered as Standard on .

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Concepts
Name Definition Registered from Registered until
Aged Care Planning Region Property An area where services are funded and delivered in regions called Aged Care Planning Regions (ACPRs), built from whole Statistical... April 8, 2021 --
Aged Care Planning Region Code N(9) Value Domain A code set representing an area where services are funded and delivered in regions called Aged Care Planning Regions (ACPRs), built from... April 8, 2021 --
Age Group Property A chronological grouping of age. Nov. 25, 2021 --
Age Group Label N Value Domain A code set representing age groups. Nov. 25, 2021 --
Age Group Label X(10) Value Domain A label set representing age groups. June 12, 2025 --
Agency Property An agency responsible for managing a service. Aug. 8, 2024 --
Agency code Property An organisation or agency code can be used to identify different units in your Agency hierarchy i.e., sub agency, division,... July 10, 2025 --
Agency Code A(10) Value Domain A code representing an agency or department responsible for managing a service. Aug. 8, 2024 --
Age Range Property A chronological grouping of age. Sept. 9, 2021 --
Age Range Label X(14) Value Domain A code set representing age groups. Sept. 9, 2021 --
Age Service Flag Property Whether age-appropriate development services are needed where the client is seeking to improve age-appropriate development. May 20, 2021 --
Agreement Object Class Specialisation An arrangement or contract by which engaged parties concur on what is to be done. Nov. 20, 2021 --
Alcohol or drug use problem Property An indicator of whether a primary parent/carer has a past or current alcohol/drug abuse problem. June 12, 2025 --
Allocation Date Property A point or period of time associated with assigning services. June 22, 2021 --
Allocation Purpose Property Purpose of allocating a child protection contact/concern report to a caseworker Sept. 12, 2024 --
Allocation Purpose Label A(25) Value Domain A label list regarding the purpose of allocating case to caseworker Sept. 12, 2024 --
Allocation Quarter Property A quarter of a twelve month accounting period associated with assigning services. June 22, 2021 --
Alpha Code XXXXX Value Domain A combination of the second, third and fifth alphanumeric characters of a person's family name, the second and third alphanumeric characters of... Nov. 25, 2021 --
ALPHANUMERICSTRING Data Type A sequence of characters which can include uppercase, lowercase and numeric characters. March 11, 2021 --
ALPHASTRING Data Type A sequence of characters which can include uppercase and lowercase characters. March 11, 2021 --
Alternative Assessment Approval Status Label A(20) Value Domain A label list representing Approval Status for an Alternative Assessment Sept. 12, 2024 --
Alternative Assessment ID Property Unique ID assigned to Alternative Assessment record by ChildStory (first record) Source system: Childstory - Generated CIW folder: Assessment: Alternate Assessment (Primary/First) Overtime... Sept. 12, 2024 --
Ancestral cultural and ethnic group Property The ancestral, cultural and/or ethnic origin identified by an individual. April 8, 2021 --
Annual Payment Property Total amount paid for the year. April 8, 2021 --
Approval status Property The status of a legal order or arrangement. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Approval Status Label A(20) Value Domain A label representing an approval status. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Area of usual residence Property The geographical region in which a person or group of people usually reside. April 8, 2021 --
Assertive Outreach for Rough Sleepers Property Targeted at rough sleepers and refers to agency workers visiting clients in their usual or familiar environment to find flexible... Nov. 25, 2021 --
Assessed By Code X(15) Value Domain A code set representing who conducted the assessment. April 8, 2021 --
Assessed By Description X(50) Value Domain A description representing who conducted the assessment. April 8, 2021 --
Assessed Issue Label X(200) Value Domain Label/description of an issue relating to a child or young person, that has been assessed (observed/verified). Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessed Issues Flag Property Assessed Issues Flag Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment Object Class Assessment is a process to ensure each decision is informed by information determined via investigation relevant to that decision. Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Alcohol or drug use problem Data Element Concept An indicator of whether a primary parent/carer has a past or current alcohol/drug abuse problem that interferes or interfered with... June 12, 2025 --
Assessment: Alcohol or drug use problem, Yes/No/NA Code A(A) Data Element Whether a primary parent or carer has a past or current alcohol/drug abuse problem that interferes or interfered with their... June 12, 2025 --
Assessment Approval Status Property The approval status of an assessment during the child protection assessment process Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Approval Status, Alternative Assessment Label A(20) Data Element The assessment approval status of a Alternative Assessment in Child Protection, as represented by a label Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Approval Status, Risk Re-Assessment Label A(20) Data Element The assessment approval status of a Risk Re-Assessment in Child Protection, as represented by a label Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Approval Status, Risk-Safety Label X(20) Data Element The assessment approval status of a (Risk or Safety) Assessment by a caseworker, as represented by a label Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Assessment Approval Status Data Element Concept The approval status of an assessment during the child protection assessment process Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Assessment Status Data Element Concept The assessment status of a given contact record within the Child Protection process Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Assessment Status, Label A(25) Data Element The assessment status of a record during the child protection process, as represented by a label. Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Carer Issues Flag Data Element Concept Flag based on presence of any carer related issue in Primary Assessed Issue (Grouped) Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Carer Issues Flag, Yes/No/NA Code A(A) Data Element Flag to indicate the presence of any carer related issues by an Assessment (Helpline/Field), as represented by a code (Y/N). Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment/Case Planning Service Property An individualised, dynamic written plan or a support agreement that is developed between a person and agency (delivered or resourced by... May 4, 2022 --
Assessment Date Property Date of an assessment. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Assessment: Domestic Violence Flag Data Element Concept Flag based on presence of any Domestic Violence issue Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Domestic Violence Flag, Yes/No/NA Code A(A) Data Element Flag to indicate the presence of any Domestic Violence issues by an Assessment (Helpline/Field), as represented by yes/no code. Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Emotional Abuse Flag Data Element Concept Flag based on presence of any emotional abuse issue Sept. 12, 2024 --
Assessment: Emotional Abuse Flag, Yes/No/NA Code A(A) Data Element Flag to indicate the presence of any emotional abuse issues by an Assessment (Helpline/Field), as represented by a yes/no code. Sept. 12, 2024 --