Place Names Register

Status values

Place names in the Place Names Register have been allocated the following status value to indicate if the place name is register or not. Place names which have not been registered are grouped into five status groups.

 

Registered	A name gazetted or registered under the Place Names Act.
Assigned	A name assigned under another Act.
Revoked	A gazetted or registered name which has been revoked or altered or where the road which has been named has been closed.
Historical	An historical name shown in an official publication or on an official map or chart for which the location of the place can not now be ascertained or is unknown; the place no longer exists; or the name has been superseded by another name.
Recorded	A name which has not as yet been registered but is shown on an official map or chart.
Proposed	A name proposed by the Committee but which is not yet registered under the Act.

 

Within the Register there is also the ability to flag a name that for cultural or security reasons is sensitive and therefore the name and/or location is not available to the general public. Within this classification are a number of place names of Aboriginal origin which have been recorded by linguists, passed to the Committee for safe keeping and agreement has not been reached on the publication of such names.