4704.0 - The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2003  
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APPENDIX 8 - INDIGENOUS IDENTIFIER, BIRTH AND PERINATAL COLLECTIONS

INDIGENOUS IDENTIFIER, BIRTH AND PERINATAL COLLECTIONS
Question asked about

Collection and national holding agency by state Question wording Possible responses
Mother
Father
Child
Birth registration form
New South Wales
Is the mother/father of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (For persons of mixed origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes). No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
Y
N
Victoria
Is mother/father of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Origin? (For persons of mixed origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes). No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
Y
N
Queensland
Is the mother/father of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (If of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes) No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
Y
N
South Australia
Is the mother/father of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (For persons of mixed origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes). No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
Y
N
Western Australia
Is the mother/father of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (If of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes) No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
Y
N
Tasmania
Is the mother/father of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (If of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes.) No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
Y
N
Northern Territory
Is the child/mother/father of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Origin?No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
Y
Y
Australian Capital TerritoryIs the mother/father of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (For persons of mixed origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes). No
Yes Aboriginal origin
Yes Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
Y
N
Perinatal collection
New South Wales


Is the mother/child of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (If of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes.)
Aboriginal
Torres Strait Islander
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
None of the above
Y



N



Y



Victoria
Is the father/mother of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (If of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes.) No
Aboriginal origin
Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
Y
N
Queensland
Is the mother/child of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (If of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes.) No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
N
Y
South Australia

Mother’s Race:

Caucasian
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander
Asian
Other
Y

N

N

Western Australia
Was the deceased of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (If of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, tick both ‘Yes boxes.) No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
N
N
Y
TasmaniaRacial origin:Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Other
Y
N
N
Northern TerritoryIs the mother considered to be of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander origin? Yes
No
Y
N
N
Australian Capital Territory Is the mother/child of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (If of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes.) No
Yes, Aboriginal origin
Yes, Torres Strait Islander origin
Y
N
Y
Source: Information provided by state and territory Health Departments and Registrars-General.