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CGOV.15:4.4 - Use grounds proportionate to the choice

Use existing cases, observations and source explanations that bear on the proposed operations. Distinguish a recommendation, an observed use, a comparison and a causal claim about consequences.

An inspection of past papers may establish that an assumption was unavailable to directors. A rehearsal may show whether a revised preparation step brings it into discussion. Neither alone proves improved investment returns. Preserve the narrower useful finding.

Obtain another inquiry or trial when its attainable answer can change the choice enough to justify the whole burden, or when an applicable duty requires it. C.11.DUA governs that decision. A method can be selected with acknowledged uncertainty; mandatory rights, participation or approval conditions still have to be satisfied for the acts performed.

Return a practical disposition: retain the existing method, use an available alternative, introduce a bounded change, or obtain a particular missing contribution. State a stop or reconsideration condition where it changes use.