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Group

729 Other Administrative Services

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

7291 Office Administrative Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services such as clerical, billing and record-keeping, and payroll services on a contract or fee basis. These units support the operation of a business but do not provide operating staff to carry out the complete operations of an organisation.

Primary activities

  • Billing and record-keeping service
  • Business administrative service
  • Clerical service
  • Office administrative service n.e.c.
  • Payroll processing
  • Reception service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • undertaking head office functions such as overseeing and managing; exercising operational control; and/or undertaking the strategic or organisational planning and decision-making roles of related units are included in Class 6961 Corporate Head Office Management Services;
  • providing specialised document preparation services are included in Class 7292 Document Preparation Services; and
  • providing human resource management services to clients are included in Class 6962 Management Advice and Related Consulting Services.
Class

7292 Document Preparation Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing document preparation services that include typing and word processing; letter or resume writing, document editing or proofreading; and stenographic, transcription and other document preparation services. Also included in this class are units that provide desktop publishing services.

Primary activities

  • Desktop publishing (document preparation service)
  • Document editing or proofreading service
  • Letter writing service
  • Resume writing service
  • Stenographic service
  • Transcription service
  • Typing service
  • Word processing service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing copying, photocopying or similar mass reproduction of documents are included in the appropriate classes of Division C Manufacturing; and
  • providing data processing services are included in the appropriate classes of Division J Information Media and Telecommunications.
Class

7293 Credit Reporting and Debt Collection Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in compiling information such as a vehicle’s legal status and credit or employment histories on individuals or businesses. Also included in this class are units mainly engaged in collecting payments for claims, remitting payments collected to their clients and providing repossession services.

Primary activities

  • Account collection service
  • Bill collection service
  • Collection agency operation
  • Consumer credit reporting service
  • Credit bureau or agency operation
  • Credit investigation service
  • Credit rating service
  • Debt collection service
  • Mercantile credit reporting service
  • Repossession service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in providing financing to others by factoring accounts receivables (i.e. assuming the risk of collection and credit losses) are included in the appropriate classes of Division K Financial and Insurance Services.

Class

7294 Call Centre Operation

This class consists of units mainly engaged in answering telephone calls and relaying messages to clients and/or in providing telemarketing services on a contract or fee basis for others. Units engaged in providing telemarketing services promote clients' products or services; take orders; solicit contributions or donations; and provide information. Units engaged in providing telemarketing services do not own the product or provide the service they represent.

Primary activities

  • Telemarketing service
  • Telephone answering service
  • Telephone call centre operation
  • Voice mailbox service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in gathering, recording, tabulating and presenting marketing and public opinion data that may include telephone canvassing services are included in Class 6950 Market Research and Statistical Services.

Class

7299 Other Administrative Services n.e.c.

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing administrative services not elsewhere classified.

Primary activities

  • Administrative service n.e.c.
  • Event management service
  • Sports ticketing service
  • Sport, art and similar event promotion service (without facilities)
  • Theatre and concert booking service
  • Tourist information centre operation

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in providing sports, arts and similar event promotion services (with facilities) are included in the appropriate classes of Division R Arts and Recreation Services.