This document defines the AGLS Audience Vocabulary Encoding Scheme, which is used in the schema definition for AGLS metadata. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2002 A controlled vocabulary for types of audience to use with AGLS metadata People who identify themselves as part of the Indigenous Australian community. A default value that can (and usually should) be omitted. The general public; the whole population. Persons living or working in the Australian Antarctic Territory. Persons living or working in the Australian Capital Territory. Citizens of Australia living, working or travelling overseas. Persons or corporations engaged in commerce, trade or industry. Persons or organisations engaged in the care of others (eg patients, children, elderly, disabled). Use 'parents' for resources aimed at mothers, fathers or legal guardians. Persons under the age of 16 years. Use 'youth' for resources aimed persons aged 16-25 years. Use 'all' for resourced aimed persons aged over 25 years who do not fall into any of the other audience groups. Groups who provide services to, or represent the views of, specific community sectors. Persons working for another person or business for pay. Use 'jobseekers' for resources designed to assist people seeking employment. Persons, organisations or businesses seeking funding from Government grant or other financial assistance programs. Persons who identify themselves as part of homosexual community. Agencies and organisations associated with public administration at local, state or federal level. Persons living or working in the Indian Ocean Territories. Persons seeking employment, whether currently employed or unemployed. Use 'employees' for resources of relevance to people already in employment. As determined by the Australian Taxation Office, persons whose annual income is less than $28,980 (current at 2007-07-01). Organisations that by means as radio, television, newspapers, magazines, Internet, etc reach large numbers of people. Adult male persons. Persons moving permanently from one country to another, either from Australia overseas, or from other countries to Australia. Includes resources for people from non-English-speaking backgrounds or who have English as a second language. Persons living or working in New South Wales. Persons not citizens of or resident in Australia. Use 'Australians overseas' for Australian citizens not resident in Australia. Organisations not established by government, especially those involved in not-for-profit charitable, development, environmental or relief programs. Use 'business' for organisations engaged in for-profit activities. Persons living or working in Norfolk Island. Persons living or working in the Northern Territory. Persons fulfilling a mother, father or guardian role in the care of children, whether by birth, adoption or other legal arrangement. Persons with a physical or mental incapacity, either permanent or temporary. Persons or organisations involved in the growing, producing or extracting of natural resources. (For example: farming, forestry, mining.) Use 'rural' for resources aimed at people and communities outside urban areas. Persons living or working in Queensland. Persons living or working in regional, country or isolated areas of Australia. Use 'primary industry' for resources on commercial activities that may occur in rural areas. Persons over the age of 65 years. Persons living or working in South Australia. Persons engaged in a course of study or instruction whether at pre-primary, primary, secondary, vocational or tertiary level, full-time or part-time. Persons living or working in Tasmania. Members of the teaching profession, persons instructing students at pre-primary, primary, secondary, vocational or tertiary level. Persons visiting an area for pleasure, either from other countries or other parts of Australia. Use 'migrants' for persons relocating permanently. As defined in the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth), persons taken to have rendered eligible war service. Persons living or working in Victoria. Persons living or working in Western Australia. Adult female persons. Persons aged 16-25 years. Use 'children' for resources aimed at persons under the age of 16 years. Use 'all' for resources aimed at persons aged over 25 years who do not fall into any of the other audience groups.