Part G - Jurisdictions
2.85.
The jurisdiction classification (JUR) divides the total public sector into classes based on the government which exercises control over a particular institutional unit. The classes refer to the governments of the Commonwealth and the individual Australian states and territories and are called jurisdictions.
2.86.
In this context, the term 'jurisdiction' is indicative of the public sector units over which the Commonwealth Government or an individual state or territory government has direct control or (in the case of local government authorities) the government which administers the legislation under which the authority is established. The categories making up the jurisdiction classification are as shown in Table 2.4 below as:
| JUR | Descriptor |
|---|---|
| 0 | Commonwealth |
| 1 | New South Wales |
| 2 | Victoria |
| 3 | Queensland |
| 4 | South Australia |
| 5 | Western Australia |
| 6 | Tasmania |
| 7 | Northern Territory |
| 8 | Australian Capital Territory |
| 9 | Norfolk Island |
2.87.
Although Norfolk Island is conceptually included within the scope of Australia's economic territory (for the definition, see paragraphs 2.18 to 2.19 of this manual), it is currently not included within the coverage of the GFS system.
2.88.
In most cases, classifying units to JUR is straightforward. There are units, however, for which jurisdiction is shared between two or more governments, or the classification of a unit to a jurisdiction is otherwise unclear. Such units are called control not further defined units (see paragraph 2.78 of this manual for the definition).