Glossary

Transfer of control

Handing a record over so the organisation no longer controls it, for example, transferring to Archives New Zealand. A form of disposal under the Act, usually for records of archival value, and it must preserve context and metadata.

In practice

Transfer of control means handing a record over so your organisation no longer controls it, for example, to Archives New Zealand or another repository. It is a form of disposal under the Act, usually for records of archival value, and it must preserve context and metadata so the records remain intelligible.

See it in the register

Transfer of control, in one connected register.

IAR turns terms like this into working practice: assets classified against your disposal authority, stewarded by position, and ready to evidence.