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Data dictionary for Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)/Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) - Datasets (for Internal Release) (Registration Authority) showing concepts registered as Standard on .

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Concepts
Name Definition Registered from Registered until
Participant: Registration Date Data Element Concept The date the person signed up for employment services. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Registration Date Data Element The date the person registered for employment services. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Sole Parent Data Element Concept Whether a participant has identified as being a sole parent or legal guardian to a dependent child or children. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Sole Parent, Indicator Data Element Indicates the participant lives with their dependent child/ren and does not live with a partner/spouse at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 2 (SA2) Data Element Concept A designated region representing a medium-sized general purpose area built up from Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2s) intended to represent... April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 2 (SA2), Code Data Element Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) are medium sized general purpose areas build up from whole Statistics Areas Level 1. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 2 (SA2), Desc Data Element Description that identifies the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) of the participant’s residential address at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 3 (SA3) Data Element Concept The Statistical area level 3 (SA3) code that identifies a geographical region representing a large-sized census area. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 3 (SA3) Data Element Concept The Statistical area level 3 (SA3) code that identifies a geographical region representing a large-sized census area April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 3 (SA3), Code Data Element Statistics Areas Level 3 (SA3) are geographical areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2). April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 3 (SA3), Desc Data Element Description that identifies the Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) of the participant’s residential address at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 4 (SA4), Code Data Element Concept Statistical Areas Level 4 are the largest sub-State regions in the Main Structure of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). There... April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area 4 (SA4), Code Data Element Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4s) are geographic areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3s). SA4s are the largest... April 24, 2026 --
Participant:Statistical Area 4 (SA4), Desc Data Element Description that identifies the Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) of the participant’s residential address at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) Data Element Concept Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4s) are geographic areas built from whole Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3s). SA4s are the largest... April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Temporary or Partial Work Capacity Data Element Concept The time conveyed in hours that the participant is able to work per week on a temporary or partial basis. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: TRWC or PWCH, Hours Data Element Description of the participant’s temporary work capacity hours or partial work capacity hours (if TRWC is blank) at Measure Date. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Year of Birth Data Element Concept Persons year of birth. April 24, 2026 --
Participant: Year of Birth, Year Data Element Persons year of birth. April 24, 2026 --
Paused Group Property The definition of the group the pause reason code belongs to. April 24, 2026 --
Paused Group Description Value Domain Description of the group of the reason why the participant is paused on the caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Paused Reason Property The reason, for a contract referral placement, the participant  is temporarily not required to participate in employment services and/or complete... April 24, 2026 --
Paused Reason Code Value Domain A code that identifies the reason why the participant is paused on the caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Paused Reason Description Value Domain The reason why the participant is paused on the caseload. April 24, 2026 --
Payment Available Property The status indicating that a payment is or will be ready to be claimed or disbursed within the Department’s IT... April 24, 2026 --
Payment Creation Property The process by which a payment record is generated within the Department’s IT Systems following the fulfilment of eligibility criteria... April 24, 2026 --
Payment End Property The date on which a payment period concludes for a financial transaction associated with a Workforce Australia Services activity. This... April 24, 2026 --
Payment Group Property A classification used to group related payment types within Workforce Australia Services for the purpose of financial tracking, reporting, and... April 24, 2026 --
Payment Group 1 Value Domain  Values representing the Level 1 grouping classification of payment types issued under Workforce Australia Services. April 24, 2026 --
Payment Group 2 Value Domain Values representing the Level 2 grouping classification of payment types issued under Workforce Australia Services. April 24, 2026 --
Payment Id Property The unique identifier for a payment made to a provider for a participant. April 24, 2026 --
Payment Sequence Number Property A system-generated ordinal number that uniquely identifies the chronological order of payment transactions associated with a Participant or service event... April 24, 2026 --
Payment Sequence Number Value Domain  Sequence number, used in conjunction with Payment Id, to uniquely identify the specific outcome payment record. April 24, 2026 --
Payment Start Property The status indicating that a payment is ready to be claimed or disbursed within the Department’s IT Systems, following verification... April 24, 2026 --
PBAS Point Periods - ESPR PLIDA Distribution The PBAS (Points Based Activation System) Point Periods table provides data on participants in Workforce Australia Services (Provider Services), Broome... April 24, 2026 --
Period of Assistance Identifier Property An identifier representing the duration of continuous participation by an individual in an employment services program, measured from the date... April 24, 2026 --
Person: CRN Data Element Customer Reference Number (CRN) assigned to the person by Services Australia at the time of registration. April 24, 2026 --
Person: Customer Reference Number Data Element Concept A unique identifier allocated to a person or organization, or other item of interest to Centrelink. Used by Centrelink as... April 24, 2026 --
Placement Date Property The point in time that a Participant formally begins a designated activity, employment, or placement under a Workforce Australia Services... April 24, 2026 --
Placement End Date Property The point in time that a contract referral placement ends. April 24, 2026 --
Placement Exit Property Identifying the reason the Period of Assistance (POA) was exited. April 24, 2026 --
Placement Exit Count Property The contract referral placement has ceased as represented by a number. April 24, 2026 --
Placement Outcome Code Value Domain The outcome reason code. April 24, 2026 --
Placement Outcome Description Value Domain The outcome reason description. April 24, 2026 --
Placement Status Property The stage of service that a placement is in. April 24, 2026 --
Placement Status Code Value Domain Whether a contract referral placement is commenced, pending, transferred, exited or suspended, as represented by a code. April 24, 2026 --
Placement Status Description Value Domain Whether a contract referral placement is commenced, pending, transferred, exited or suspended, as represented by a description. April 24, 2026 --
PLIDA Identification Property PLIDA (Person Level Integrated Data Asset). String of characters or numbers uniquely identifying an individual or entity. April 24, 2026 --
POA Date of Commencement Property The point in time that an individual first commenced in an employment services program. April 24, 2026 --
POA End Date Property The point in time that an individual ceases in an employment services program. April 24, 2026 --