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STR.10:4.4 - Keep protected conditions and their merits distinct

Identify the condition currently governing action, its source, applicability and who can amend it. Apply that condition to the dependent commitment. Where its meaning or authority is unresolved, obtain the competent answer rather than selecting a convenient interpretation.

When the requirement itself is in question, examine the contribution it protects, its burden, alternatives and displaced protection. C.11.DUA supplies that appraisal with the relevant professional evidence. The answer may support retaining, revising, replacing or removing a requirement; a safety or compliance label alone does not settle those merits.

Return the appraisal and the actually available amendment route separately. Until an authorized revision applies, the current condition still constrains action. If no acceptable commitment or timely revision is available, return that impasse rather than compensating for it with benefits elsewhere.