The draft was released on 9 October. Stakeholders asked for more time because the subject combines technical, operational and regulatory questions requiring detailed examination. The regulator accepted that request but said no further extension requests would be considered.
An audit manual defines how compliance is examined in practice, making its procedures important to the organisations expected to use or undergo them. This consultation concerns the proposed manual, not an announcement that a final framework has already taken effect.
TRAI prefers written submissions in electronic form and has published contact details for comments and clarification. Participants should refer to the draft itself when making technical recommendations: the deadline notice does not settle the substance of the rules, and an extra consultation period should not be interpreted as approval of any stakeholder's preferred approach.
