Introduction
The Statistical Clearing House (SCH), located within the Australian Bureau of Statistics, is the clearance point for surveys being run by the Australian Government.
The aim of the SCH is to reduce the workload imposed on respondents by official Government surveys.
The SCH will assess the proposed survey methods and questionnaire design to ensure that surveys follow best practice.
Surveys that meet the specific scoping criteria are reviewed within 20 days and given approval to be conducted.
SCH for Business Surveys
The Statistical Clearing House (SCH) for Business Surveys was established in 1997 as the clearance point for any business surveys that are run, funded, or conducted on behalf of the Australian Government.
The following documents provide information about the purpose of the SCH and the process for a SCH review:
SCH Business Surveys Templates
SCH Scoping Template
For all new business surveys the SCH Scoping Template is to be completed. Open the Scoping Template document to complete and forward to the SCH email address: statistical.clearing.house@abs.gov.au
SCH Information Template
For all existing business surveys and those new surveys determined to be in scope for a review following the completion of a SCH Scoping Template, the SCH Information Template is to be completed. Open the Information Template document to complete and forward to the SCH email address: statistical.clearing.house@abs.gov.au
Template completion assistance can be provided by SCH staff.
- SCH Template Questions.rtf
