DATA ELEMENTS AND DATA ELEMENT CONCEPTS
DATE OF INITIATION
IDENTIFYING AND DEFINITIONAL ATTRIBUTES
Metadata type:
DERIVED DATA ELEMENT Version: 1
Definition:
Date of Initiation represents either the date of committal or the date of registration depending on the process of entry into that level of court.
Context:
Date of Initiation is derived for the purposes of national statistics.
When considered along with Date of Finalisation, Date of Initiation allows for the calculation of the duration of a defendant's case.
RELATIONAL AND REPRESENTATIONAL ATTRIBUTES
Datatype:
Alphanumeric
Field size:
Min: 10 Max: 10
Representational form:
Date
Representational layout:
DD/MM/YYYY
Data domain:
Valid date
Guide for use:
Only one Date of Initiation may be recorded for each defendant's case.
Verification rules:
Date of Initiation is applicable to all defendants.
Collection methods:
Date of Initiation for a defendant is derived by applying the national coding rules to the defendant level data elements Date of Committal and Date of Registration on the following basis:
Higher Criminal Courts
- For defendants who are committed from a Magistrates' Court to a higher criminal court, Date of Committal is used as the Date of Initiation.
- For defendants who have any other method of initiation, including direct presentment to a higher court by ex-officio, Date of Registration for that court level is used as the Date of Initiation.
Magistrates' Criminal Courts
- The Date of Initiation is the Date of Registration for defendants in the Magistrates' Criminal Court.
Related metadata:
Is derived from the data elements:
Date of Registration
Date of Committal
Is used to derive the data element:
Is related to the data element concept:
Lodgment
Method of Initiation
ADMINISTRATIVE ATTRIBUTES
Source document:
1. Higher Criminal Courts Collection Manual
2. Magistrates' Criminal Courts Collection Manual
3. 2004 Data Collection Manual
Source organisation:
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics
3. Court Administration Working Group
History:
Commenced 2005
Comments:
None
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