Namespace

This namespace is used for personal identifiers assigned by Centrelink for the purposes of identifying people (and organisations) eligible for specific services, including some public health care services, such as oral health services.

In OID-based systems the following OIDs have been used:

• 2.16.840.1.113883.3.879.270098
• 2.16.840.1.113883.3.879.369274

The format of the value of the identifier is 10 characters, made up of:

• 9 digits
• the tenth character is alphabetical