DP11
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e224e5e5
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/83#DP11
Properties
Parent
Decision Point Id
DP11
Decision Question
Does Engineer A's verbal disclosure to the developer client discharge any part of the reporting obligation owed to the public authority, and can Engineer A invoke the BER 97-13 scope-limitation or competence-gap precedent to justify omitting the biologist's finding from the written report?
Focus
Engineer A Environmental Principal: Whether verbal disclosure of the threatened species finding to the developer client satisfies any portion of the ethical obligation owed to the public authority, and whether the BER 97-13 scope-limitation and competence-gap defense is available to justify omission from the written report.
Option1
Include the biologist's finding in the written report submitted to the public authority, treating the verbal client disclosure as a courtesy notification that does not substitute for written disclosure in the official record
Option2
Treat the verbal disclosure to the developer client as satisfying Engineer A's notification obligation, and omit the finding from the written report on the ground that the biologist's probabilistic conclusion ('could threaten') is a speculative professional opinion analogous to the out-of-scope structural observation in BER 97-13 and therefore not required to appear in the deliverable
Option3
Withdraw from the engagement rather than submit a written report that either omits the finding (violating Section II.3.a.) or includes it over the client's apparent preference (risking the client relationship), thereby avoiding personal responsibility for an incomplete public submission while preserving the client's option to retain another firm
Role Label
Engineer A (Environmental Principal)
TTL
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e224e5e5f7c2fd62...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
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2026-02-27T19:32:42.602418
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ProEthica Case 83 Extraction