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About the ABS/Universities Australia Agreement The ABS/Universities Australia Agreement provides a range of products and services to universities. Thirty five Australian universities will participate in the Agreement for 2009-2011. These are listed on the ABS/Universities Australia Agreement participating universities web page. Under the Agreement, staff and students are not individually invoiced for their use of the priced ABS products and services in the Agreement. This is because Universities Australia has paid for access on behalf of universities. Staff and students of these universities may use the products and services for the purposes of research, teaching and permitted commercial uses. More information about the products and services provided by the Agreement and how to apply for access is provided below.
ABS CURFs Extensive information about Confidentialised Unit Record Files (CURFs), including a list of available CURFs is linked from the CURF Microdata Entry Page. CURFs are released to authorised clients for approved purposes of statistical analysis and research. All access to ABS CURFs requires prior approval by the ABS. Application forms for this approval are available on the Applying for CURF Microdata web page. The application includes an undertaking legally binding users to responsible use of CURF Microdata. Access to ABS Data Laboratory Information about ABS Data Laboratory (ABSDL) is provided on the About the ABS Data Laboratory web page. Under the 2009-11 Agreement, each authorised user in a participating university may access the ABSDL for:
Loading of other statistical packages or software, additional user sessions beyond the initial three, additional concurrent users, or creation of Specialist CURFs will incur additional charges outside the Agreement. Census Table Builder
Statistics New Zealand Basic CURFs Like the ABS, Statistics New Zealand releases CURFs to approved researchers. Under the Agreement, New Zealand Basic CURFs will be available to Australian university researchers via the ABS Remote Access Data Laboratory (RADL). Statistics New Zealand Basic CURFs are only available in Australia within the 2009-11 ABS/Universities Australia Agreement. Access to Statistics New Zealand Basic CURFs is subject to approval by Statistics New Zealand. Please see ABS/SNZ reciprocal CURF access arrangements for information on how to apply for access to SNZ CURF Microdata. The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) is a cross national data archive located in Luxembourg. The Agreement provides access to LIS data for Australian researchers. Access is subject to users registering to use LIS through signing an annual pledge and submitting this to LIS. For information about LIS, please refer to the Luxembourg Income Study website.
New to the 2009-11 Agreement, Permitted Commercial Use includes:
Secondary distribution of ABS CURFs or microdata is not a Permitted Commercial Use and is explicitly forbidden. Please contact microdata.access@abs.gov.au if you are unsure if your proposed use of the products and services falls into the above categories. This page first published 24 July 2006, last updated 16 October 2009
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