Review, restructure, and reform: Recordkeeping standards in the New Zealand state sector

Archivaria

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-63

  Hoyle, Michael ^a,b  

^a Archives New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33749035514     PISSN: 03186954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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References (24)

1. My thanks to John Roberts, Senior Archives Analyst, and Evelyn Wareham, Archives Analyst, Statutory Regulatory Group, National Archives of New Zealand, for comments and assistance in the preparation of this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Archives of New Zealand.
2. T. Eastwood, "Reflections on the Development of Archives in Canada and Australia, " in Sue McKemmish and Frank Upward, eds., Archival Documents: Providing Accountability Through Recordkeeping (Melbourne, 1993), p. 35. Rachel Lilburn notes the applicability of Eastwood's model to the New Zealand context in "Public Archives: Heritage Happiness or Horror Story, " Government Information Quarterly 15, no. 2 (1998), p. 183.
3. D. Retter, "A Chronology of Archives Keeping in New Zealand to 1996, " New Zealand Archivist 7, no. 2 (Winter 1996).
4. J. Hornabrook, "The Development of Archives in New Zealand, " in R.S. Hill and M.D.W. Hodder, eds., Archives and Manuscripts: A New Zealand Seminar (Wellington, 1977), p. 5.
5. AS 4390, Records Management Standard (Homebush, 1996). Part 1: General Definitions.
6. S. McKemmish, "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Continuum of Responsibility, " http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/rcrg/publications/recordscontinuum/smckp2.html.
7. Quoted from A. Schick, The Spirit of Reform: Managing the New Zealand State Sector in a Time of Change, a report prepared for the State Services Commission and the Treasury (Wellington, 1996), pp. 18-19.
8. J. Boston, ed., The State Under Contract (Wellington, 1995), pp. x-xi.
9. An example can be found in a paper prepared for the Chief Executives Forum, An Agenda for Collaboration in the Use of Public Service Information and Technology Resources (Wellington, 1999).
10. C. James, The State Ten Years on from the Reforms, State Services Commission, Occasional Paper no. 6 (Wellington, 1998), p. 6.
11. A new Archives Bill has been in the pipeline in various forms since 1984, but for diverse reasons has not yet been enacted.
12. R. Lilburn, "The Restructuring of the National Archives of New Zealand: An Ideological Experiment?" Government Information Quarterly 13, no. 3 (1996), p. 293.
13. Judgement of Ellis J., CP226/97, 31 July 1998, In the High Court of New Zealand, Wellington Registry, Archives and Records Association, and the New Zealand Society of Genealogists vs Roger William Blakely and the Attorney General of New Zealand.
14. "Archives Challenge Rejected, " Dominion (18 December 1999).
15. For detailed analysis of the restructuring of National Archives see the above noted articles by R. Lilburn "The Restructuring of the National Archives of New Zealand: An Ideological Experiment?" Government Information Quarterly 13, no. 3 (1996), and "Public Archives: Heritage Happiness or Horror Story, " Government Information Quarterly 15, no. 2 (1998).
16. Speech from the Throne, Opening of Parliament, 21 December 1999.
17. Renamed State Records New South Wales on 1 January 1999.
18. D. Roberts, "Developing Australian Standards for Records Management: Developments in Australian Recordkeeping Standards, " http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/publicsector/rk/ausstand/ausstd_1.htm.
19. Review of Appraisal 1998/99, National Archives of New Zealand file 15/2/3.
20. Standards and Recordkeeping in the New Zealand Public Sector (Wellington, 1999).
21. Survey of Records in Government Offices (Wellington, 1998), p. 24.
22. See AS 4390, Records Management Standard, Part 1, "General, " and Part 2, "Responsibilities" (Homebush, 1996).
23. State Services Commission, Policy Framework for Government Held Information (Wellington, 1997).
24. Developed in the Statutory Regulatory Group by John Roberts and Michael Hoyle. It is expected that the model will evolve as further experience is gained in standard setting.