Data Quality & Validation

Definition

Processes, tools and standards for verifying accuracy, completeness, representativeness and integrity of data prior to reuse, sharing or publication, and data engineering maturity for data use across the model lifecyle.

Examples

• The Australian Government Recordkeeping Metadata Standard (AGRS)
• The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) Data Maturity Model
• ABS Census and Survey Validation Frameworks.

Indicators

• Percentage of datasets with documented validation process before publication
• Average data quality score or maturity rating (from DTA model)
• Frequency of data quality audits by ABS or agency review
• Data engineering maturity

Stocktake

• NSW Water Group Open Data Framework. NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure / Water Group. Accessed October 2025. https://www.water.dcceew.nsw.gov.au/our-work/science-data-and-modelling/data/open-data-framework

• Victorian Linkage Map (VLM). Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI) / Victorian Department of Health. Accessed October 2025. https://www.vahi.vic.gov.au/ourwork/data-linkage