AS 4590-1999

Specifies how to identify client information for the purpose of data interchange between organizations. Identification of clients by person and organization include details of person, organization, telephone and address.

This Standard sets out requirements for the following data items for the interchange of client information: (a) Identification number - Australian Company Number (ACN), Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN), Customer Reference Number (CRN) and the like.(b) Name of client, i.e. -(i) Person - title/suffix/family/given including alias, preferred, maiden, legal, professional/stage; and (ii)Organization - company, partnership, trading.(c) Date of birth. (d) Sex.(e) Marital status (partner relationship). (f) Occupation.(g) Country of birth. (h) Country of citizenship. (i) Industry.(j) Organization type - business, non-profit bodies.(k) Telephone number details, facsimile, electronic addresses. (l) Address details - physical and postal.This Standard focuses on the interchange of client information and does not comprehensively cover the interchange of international client information. It does not set any mandatory/optional fields - this requirement is to be established during the information interchange process.This Standard does not address data interchange syntax.Electronic mail and world wide web addresses have not been included.*

First published as AS 4212-1994.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 4590-1999.