Definition:
METeOR Whether a person identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, as represented by a code. This is in accord with the first two of three components of the Commonwealth definition. Permissible values: Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin; Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin; Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin; Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin. NCIS: (only available on Australian maternal death record) A measure of whether a person identifies or is identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent or origin.
Descriptions:S/T Perinatal Data Collections: QLD: An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by the community in which she lives. VIC: Indigenous status is a measure of whether a person (mother) identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin and is accepted as such by the community in which she lives. ACT PMC: The family's indigenous status- does not state whether it is the mother or father.