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M47 JURISDICTION

XML Element Name

naa:Jurisdiction

Definition

The jurisdiction(s) covered by and/or discussed in the content of the record.

Purpose

This element enables a search to be conducted on records covering nominated jurisdictions. It facilitates management of records dealing with the same jurisdiction. It may provide valuable information about the content of a record that is additional to that provided by elements M32 TITLE, M37 SUBJECT, M40 DESCRIPTION and M50 FUNCTION.

Obligation

Optional

Repeatable

Yes

NAA Metadata

Yes

Assigned Values

Value Name

Definition

 

Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Australia

 

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

 

NSW

New South Wales

 

QLD

Queensland

 

SA

South Australia

 

TAS

Tasmania

 

VIC

Victoria

 

WA

Western Australia

 

NT

Northern Territory

 

Australian Territories

Includes, for example, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos Island.

 

Local

Local municipal area

 

[other]

Other agency-defined value.

Default Value

VIC

Attributes

Attribute Name/Type

Definition

 

vers:schemeCDATA

(Optional) A reference to the scheme that controls the values of this element. Would normally only be present if there is a published scheme that can be referred to by a viewer.

Comments

Note: This element should not be confused with M14 Jurisdiction, which records the jurisdiction of an agent. This element (M47) documents the jurisdiction of the record.

The above list of assigned values may be extended by agencies to meet specific business requirements.

Local government agencies may choose to record the actual name of their municipal area.

Related Elements

M32 Title
M37 Subject
M40 Description
M50 Function

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