NSW Education Aboriginal Data Reference Group (archived)

Definition

Decision making for data collection and use that has high impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strati Islander people.

Endorsing body for Indigenous data, which is information or knowledge about and/or may affect Indigenous peoples both collectively and individually. Recording a Governance Decision in the Aristotle Metadata Registry.

The following list gives a description of the context of the *11179-6* status levels for *NSW Education Aboriginal Data Reference Group.*
State	Definition	Visibility	Locked
Not Progressed	-	Workgroup	Unlocked
Incomplete	Items are added to the workgroup to make users of the metadata register are aware of their existence and that they require further development. Items at this registration status implies that the items may not contain all the attributes specified for the metadata item described in the ISO/IEC 11179 part 3.	Workgroup	Unlocked
Candidate	Items are approved by the Schools Policy and Evidence metadata team and are proposed for progression to the registration levels of Recorded, Qualified, Standard or Preferred Standard as determined by the Aboriginal Data Custodian. Items at this registration status contain all the attributes specified for the metadata item described in the ISO/IEC 11179 part 3.	Workgroup	Locked
Recorded	Items are approved by the Schools Policy and Evidence metadata team and reviewed by the Aboriginal Data Custodian but require further development if they are to achieve a higher registration status. The contents of the mandatory metadata attributes may not conform to quality requirements.	Members of NSW Department of Education	Locked
Qualified	Items at this registration status had a Candidate or Recorded registration status. The Aboriginal Data Custodian has confirmed that the mandatory metadata attributes are complete and conform to applicable quality requirements. Some caveats apply to the data in the tables described by this metadata. These issues have been described in the metadata at this registration status to ensure users of the data understand the data quality issues.	Authenticated users	Locked
Standard	Items at this registration status had a Recorded or Qualified registration status and are approved terminology across the NSW Dept. of Education. The Aboriginal Data Custodian confirm the metadata items are of sufficient quality and to be of broad use in the community that uses this metadata register.	Public	Locked
Preferred Standard	Items at this registration status had a Recorded, Qualified or Standard registration status and are the preferred definitions used across the NSW Government or are National Standards. For example AS4590, ISO, Standards Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics standards.	Public	Locked
Superseded	The Aboriginal Data Custodian has determined that this item is - No longer recommended for use in the community that uses this metadata register. A successor item is now preferred for use. A Superseded Item may be used but the successor Item is the one preferred for use. Only editorial edits of superseded admin items are permitted. An administered item can move to superseded status from Recorded status or above, so the quality of the attribution might be no better than in Recorded status.	Members of NSW Department of Education	Locked
Retired	The Aboriginal Data Custodian has determined that this item is - No longer recommended for use in the community that uses this metadata register and should no longer be used. Retired items should include a reference to replacement items when appropriate. Only editorial edits of retired admin items are permitted. An administered item can move to Retired status from Recorded status or above, so the quality of the attribution might be no better than in Recorded status.	Members of NSW Department of Education	Locked

Visibility legend

The below table gives more information on who can view registrations statuses, and registered items when registered based on the above settings.

	Visibility settings	Users who can view registration statuses and items
Less visible, fewer users	Registration Authority Only	Only registrars and managers in this Registration Authority can see metadata registered with this visibility level. This is a more restrictive level of visibility that overrides the default visibility behavior.
	Workgroup	Members of Workgroups that metadata items belong to can see registration status information at this level.
	Steward Organisation	Members of the Stewardship Organisation (NSW Department of Education) that this Registration Authority belongs to is in can view registration information, and can see metadata registered with these statuses.
	Authenticated users	All authenticated users in the Registry can see items registered with this visibility level.
More visible, more users	Public	Anyone who can view the registry can see items registered with a status with this visibility level. Users do not log in to see this information.

Locked legend Locked: When an item is registered as a locked item:

Stewards of the workgroup the item is in can edit the item.
Stewards of the steward organisation the item is in can edit the item.
Admins and superusers can edit it.

Unlocked: all items registered with a status that is unlocked can be edited by users that have permission to edit the item.

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