[rpd] Updated Proposal - AfriNIC Policy Compliance Dashboard AFPUB-2026-GEN-002-DRAFT02

[jordi.palet at theipv6company.com]

My understanding then is that you actually oppose to the bylaws and RSA itself, which is previous to any policy proposal.

I don’t think anyone has said Afrinic can control operators or how they take business decisions, etc. However, if you request resources, you are bound to the policies and the RIR has the right to verify that you comply with those.

Regards,
Jordi

@jordipalet

> El 8 oct 2026, a las 15:21, Tshepo Masuku <TshepoMasuku26 at hotmail.com> escribió:
> 
> Hi Jordi, Andrew
> 
> I do not accept that AFRINIC’s registry role confers a general power to audit operators’ use of number resources. Restricting that audit to documentary evidence changes the method, not the supervisory authority being claimed.
> 
> We need to distinguish maintaining verifiable registry records from controlling operators. Confirming recognised control, preventing duplicate claims and correcting records serve the registry function. Supervising deployment, utilisation or commercial decisions concerning already-held resources goes beyond that function. Auditability of the registry’s own records is not a mandate to audit operators’ businesses. 
> 
> References to the RSA or bylaws do not settle what authority this policy should endorse. 
> DRAFT02 should therefore expressly exclude general resource-use audits, including documentary audits, and limit dashboard checks to objectively verifiable registry facts necessary for uniqueness, accurate records and recognised control.
> 
> I especially oppose the audit mandate itself, not merely network access as an audit method.
> 
> regards,
> Tshepo 
> 



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