This is because the SABC Interim Board has requested an extension to submit the Annual Report and financial statements of the SABC, as required by section 51 (2) of the Public Finance Management Act, on 31 October 2009 instead of 31 August 2009. The reasons put forward by the Interim Board are that it has just been established in July and is in the process of expediting the finalization of the report and the accompanying statements. Furthermore, the Interim Board is currently establishing the Audit Committee as required by legislation, and facilitating the finalization by the external auditors of the audit.