ISO-17020-GOVERNANCE-CONSTRAINTS.md
Purpose
Define ISO-17020-aligned governance constraints for evidence handling, audit traceability, and deterministic compliance checks in protocol operations.
Scope
Applies to governance records and governance-relevant procedures documented under docs/governance/.
Applies to evidence references and audit metadata carried in governance record metadata.
Definitions
EvidenceRef: External evidence locator or identifier referenced by hash or immutable ID.Trace Link: Deterministic linkage between decision and execution records (for exampleauthDecisionEntryHash).Audit Trail: Replayable sequence of records that proves what decision enabled which action.
Governance Constraints
- Evidence immutability: