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Definition

The code that describes the standard Australian area telephone/facsimile number.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Australian Area Code NN ".
Data Type CHARACTERSTRING
Format NN
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 2 New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory
3 Victoria/Tasmania
7 Queensland
8 South Australia/Northern Territory/Western Australia, including Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Comments

Example: 02 New South Wales 03 Victoria

References

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA 2017. AS 4590_2017 INTERCHANGE OF CLIENT INFORMATION. SYDNEY: STANDARDS AUSTRALIA.

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Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 0
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
Use within a Question 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0