Participants and ACCHOs are primary owners of the data they collect, which aligns with the principles of Aboriginal self-determination and control. Ownership delegation is the responsibility of individuals sitting on a Data Access Committee (DAC). This committee assesses the benefit of partnering with the researcher (and Institution) to their community.
In data governance, an data custodian is a person responsible for the safe storage, security, and maintenance of data assets.
They are responsible for the day-to-day management of data, ensuring its accuracy, completeness, and accessibility within the research team. The Steward is essentially a proxy for the Data owner in the absence of the owner being able to make decisions about the data day-to-day and are therefore responsible for ensuring that all relevant data governance requirements have been met.