The IRC is a cross-agency group made up of representatives from the public sector and other areas. The IRC provides advice on whether a standard should be mandated for use across the public service.
The Mandated Standards Implementation and Review Committee (IRC) provides advice from an agency or organisation perspective on whether a standard should be mandated for use across the public service. The role of the IRC in the mandating process is not a technical review of the content of a standard.
Feedback is sought from agencies across the public service and other areas on how their agency collects, publishes, and shares data on a particular topic. Agencies can also raise any significant implementation barriers or concerns they may have with the standard so that these can be worked through before a standard becomes mandated.
The views of the organisations represented will be considered by the Information Group (IG) when deciding whether to endorse a standard to become mandatory.
Ideally, representatives of the IRC will be senior officials who understand the way their agency collects, publishes, and shares data on particular topics. Members need to be able to recommend standards for endorsement. They also need to be able to develop an implementation plan for their agency when a standard is mandated.
Core members of the IRC will be from agencies that are required to implement the standards that are mandated (i.e., Public Service Departments and Departmental Agencies).
Advisory membership will be by invitation. The IG, Stats NZ, and members of the IRC can recommend advisory members on a case-by-case basis. Advisory membership will depend on the standard that is being considered as a candidate to be mandated.
To learn more, you can read the IRC's terms of reference.
If you’d like more information, have a question, or want to provide feedback, email MandatedStandards@stats.govt.nz.
Content last reviewed 17 August 2023.