IAR is not a generic asset tool dressed up for government. It maps directly to the recordkeeping, privacy, and maturity frameworks the New Zealand and Australian public sectors are measured against.
A summary of the frameworks IAR is aligned to and how the platform supports each. Status reflects what is live today versus on the near-term roadmap.
| Framework | Jurisdiction | How IAR supports it | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Records Act 2005 | NZ | Asset register, disposal authority mapping, retention and disposal triggers, and stewardship for public offices and local authorities. | Live |
| Archives Act 1983 | AU | Aligned to the National Archives of Australia framework for managing and disposing of Commonwealth information. | Live |
| Privacy Act 2020 | NZ | A record-of-processing equivalent, so personal information holdings sit within the same register and governance. | Live |
| IMMA: Maturity Assessment | NZ | Run the Archives NZ Information Management Maturity Assessment, set targets, and carry the action plan inside IAR. | Live |
| Māori Data Value Framework | NZ | Recognises the value and stewardship obligations attaching to Māori data, based on the Māori Data Governance Model (Te Kāhui Raraunga) and Te Mana Raraunga, and independently validated. | Live |
| Out-of-cycle changes | NZ / AU | Submit, track, and (regulator-side) action out-of-cycle schedule changes through a structured approvals workflow. | In development |
IAR's 2026 focus is the New Zealand public sector. Australian Archives Act 1983 support is in the platform, with our Australian agency focus beginning in 2027.
The Act requires public offices and local authorities to create and maintain full and accurate records and to dispose of them only under authority. IAR holds the register, the disposal authority, and the evidence trail in one place.
IAR also supports Australian agencies under the Archives Act 1983 and the National Archives of Australia framework for managing, retaining, and disposing of Commonwealth records.
Personal information holdings are recorded alongside everything else, giving a record-of-processing view inside the same governance, instead of requiring a separate, parallel exercise.
IAR carries the Archives NZ maturity assessment across its topics and domains, with target-setting and a tracked action plan so maturity is a continuous discipline, not an annual event.
Our Māori Data Value Framework is based on the Māori Data Governance Model (Te Kāhui Raraunga) and the principles of Te Mana Raraunga, and has been independently validated. IAR surfaces the distinct value and stewardship obligations that attach to Māori data within the register, rather than treating them as an afterthought.
IAR governs the information you hold. It does not try to replace the system that stores your documents. It sits above your content systems and gives you the accountable view across all of them.
SharePoint, EDRMS, and line-of-business systems: IAR registers and governs the assets within them, rather than replacing them.
The register is owned by the people accountable for recordkeeping, not embedded as a feature inside an IT tool.
Structured top-down, the register gives executives and risk functions a view of coverage, maturity, and exposure, without navigating the detail.
We will walk through exactly how IAR meets the frameworks that apply to your organisation, against your own disposal authority.