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FACSIAR Data Governance Committee (active_public)

Data dictionary

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
Number of Support Periods Property The period commencing on the Support Start Date and ending on the Support End Date. Nov. 25, 2021 --
Number of Workgroups Property The number of workgroups counted. Nov. 25, 2021 --
NUMBERSTRING Data Type A sequence of numeric characters (numbers as text). March 11, 2021 --
OBJECT Data Type A data item which may include Images, PDF, Icons, graphics, documents, audio, BLOBs and GLOBs. March 11, 2021 --
Occupation Property A descriptor of an individual's habitual employment; business, trade, or calling. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Occupation Code (ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.2) N(6) Value Domain The ANZSCO 2013 code set representing an occupation of a person. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Occurrence indicator Property An indicator of an event, incident, or instance occurring, or having happened.  June 12, 2025 --
One-Off Payment Property A one-time transaction that does not establish any continuous payment for services. April 8, 2021 --
Ongoing Support Indicator Code N Value Domain A code set representing 'Yes', 'No' and 'Not Known' (?) Nov. 25, 2021 --
Ongoing Support Period Indicator Property Child/young person with a ongoing support period in the reporting period. Nov. 25, 2021 --
OOHC Age Group Label X(13) Value Domain A label set representing age groups. Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Care arrangement label X(50) Value Domain A label (description) representing the care arrangement for a child or young person in OOHC Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Entry Reason Label A(50) Value Domain OOHC Placement entry reason categories Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Exit label X(50) Value Domain Label set representing reason for (OOHC) exit/closure Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Indigenous Status FaCS Grouped Label X(14) Value Domain An Indicator of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status, expressed via the codes Aboriginal or Non Aboriginal. Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Plan Goal Property Plan Goal for a child or young person in the Out Of Home Care (OOHC) program Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Plan Goal Group Label X(50) Value Domain Grouped label (description) representing the Plan Goal for a child or young person in the OOHC program Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Plan Goal Label X(50) Value Domain A label (description) representing the Plan Goal for a child or young person in the OOHC program Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Plan Goal Permanency Group Label X(50) Value Domain Permanency Grouped label (description) representing the Plan Goal for a child or young person in the OOHC program Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Plan Type Property The type of OOHC plan for a service. Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Plan Type Label X(20) Value Domain A label representing the OOHC Plan Type. Jan. 13, 2023 --
OOHC Service Exit Reason Label X(16) Value Domain A label set representing the reasons for exiting a Out of Home Care (OOHC) service. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Open Status Flag Property Indicator that a report/case is open Jan. 13, 2023 --
Operating Name Property The name under which an organisation does business. April 8, 2021 --
Order Identifier Property A sequence of characters which uniquely identifies an order. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Order record type label A(30) Value Domain A label representing the legal order (or arrangement) record type to which a child may be subject to. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Order type Property A descriptor of the class of legal order or arrangement. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Order type label A(30) Value Domain A label representing the type of legal order to which a child may be subject to. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Organisation: Aboriginal Status Data Element Concept An indicator that identifies an organisation as Aboriginal or Non-Aboriginal, in terms of ownership or operation. May 28, 2026 --
Organisation: Aboriginal Status, ACCO Flag X(60) Data Element An indicator of whether an organisation is recognised as an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO), in terms of ownership or operation,... May 28, 2026 --
Organisation Activity identifier Property A sequence of characters which uniquely identifies an Organisation's Activity May 20, 2021 --
Organisation: Activity Status Data Element Concept The status of an organisation's activity at a point in time. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Organisation: Activity Status, Code N Data Element The code that describes the business activity of an organisation at a point in time. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Organisation: Activity Status End Date Data Element Concept The date on which the organisation's trading activity status ceases to be effective. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Organisation: Activity Status End Date, YYYYMMDD Data Element The date on which the organisation's activity status ceases to be effective. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Organisation: Activity Status Start Date Data Element Concept The date on which an organisation's activity status takes effect. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Organisation: Activity Status Start Date, YYYYMMDD Data Element The date on which the organisation activity status commenced. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Organisation: Address Line Data Element Concept A composite of one or more standard address components that describes a low level of geographical/physical description of a location... April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Address Line, Text X(180) Data Element A composite of one or more standard address components that describes a low level of geographical/physical description of a location... April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Aged Care Planning Region Data Element Concept An identifier of the statistical area where an organisation or agency can be located. A designated region with a pre-determined population range... April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Aged Care Planning Region, Code N(9) Data Element The geographical region represented by a Statistical area level 2 (SA2) code set in which an organisation or agency is located. April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Annual Payment Data Element Concept Total amount paid for the year of an organisation that provides services and/or care. April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Annual Payment, Total Australian currency N(10) Data Element Total amount paid in Australian currency for the year of an organisation that provides services and/or care. April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Australian Business Number Data Element Concept A unique identifier allocated to an individual, association, or other legal or administrative unit for the purposes of identification in... April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Australian Business Number, Identifier N(11) Data Element A unique identifier allocated to an individual, association, or other legal or administrative unit for the purposes of identification in... April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Australian Postcode Data Element Concept The Australian numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area for an organisation's address. April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Australian Postcode, code (Postcode datafile) NNNN Data Element The Australian numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area for an organisation's address. April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Australian State/Territory Identifier Data Element Concept An identifier of the Australian state or territory where an organisation or agency can be located. April 8, 2021 --
Organisation: Australian State/Territory Identifier, Code N Data Element A code that identifies the State and Territory level of Australian Government which exercises control over a particular institutional unit. Jan. 13, 2023 --
Organisation: Australian State/Territory Identifier, Code X(3) Data Element A code that represents the state/territory services by a service provider organisation. April 8, 2021 --