1395.0 - Essential Statistical Assets for Australia, 2013  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/03/2013  First Issue
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CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE THE 2013 LIST OF ESA FOR AUSTRALIA

To determine the 2013 list of ESA for Australia, the following criteria were used (in order of importance):

    i. Application in public policy and service delivery
    Relied upon to support enduring public policies and service delivery.

    ii. Importance to key national progress measurement
    Used to illustrate progress in Australian economic performance, environmental sustainability and social wellbeing.

    iii. Domestic legislative requirement
    Australian Government and/or majority of state and territory legislation identifies requirement for production of statistical information.

    iv. International reporting obligation and/or critical for international comparability
    Includes mandatory reporting obligations to IMF, OECD, UN and key internationally comparable indicators.