Child protection employment service type code N[N]

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Hospital: Public

Government run and funded hospitals including psychiatric or specialist hospitals.

CODE 2 Hospital: Private

Privately run hospitals including psychiatric or specialist hospitals.

CODE 3 Other health service: Public

Any other health service for example Aboriginal health service, ambulatory centre, outpatient clinic, community health centre where the service is government funded.

CODE 4 Other health service: Private

Any other health service for example general practitioners, day surgery centre, medical centre, which is not government funded.

CODE 5 Community Services department

The state or territory government department that has statutory responsibility for child protection

CODE 6 Child care centre

An organisation unit which delivers child care. This can be either centre-based or family day care.

CODE 7 School

Any government of non-government institution that provides instruction or imparting of knowledge to children. This includes preschools, kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools and colleges and childhood development centres.

CODE 8 Education department support services­

Any employee of an education department, such as social workers, psychologists, and counsellors but who is not specifically employed by the school or child care centre.

CODE 9 Other non-government organisation

Any non-government organisation, such as Barnardos, Smith Family, Centacare.

CODE 10 Family law court

The court of Australia that determines all matters in relation to family law.

CODE 11 Other Australian federal-government department

Such as Centrelink.

CODE 12 Other state or territory government department

Such as the education department, health department but excludes government service delivery settings such as schools, hospitals and government health centres.

CODE 13 Police

Includes all state and territory police forces and the Australian Federal Police.

CODE 14 Not applicable

Includes all persons in categories 1-8 in the data item 'Personal or professional relationship to the child of the person who made the contact'.