Objective Completeness Obligation Under NSPE Code Section II.3.a.
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/83#Objective_Completeness_Obligation_Under_NSPE_Code_Section_II.3.a.
Properties
Instance of
ObjectiveCompletenessinPublicAuthorityReports
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ObjectiveCompletenessinPublicAuthorityReports
Applied to
Written environmental assessment report submitted to public authority for development approval
Balancing with
Client Loyalty
Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits
Concrete expression
Engineer A's obligation under NSPE Code Section II.3.a. to be objective and truthful in professional reports and include all relevant and pertinent information requires inclusion of the threatened species finding in the written environmental assessment report submitted to the public authority approving the residential condominium development
Confidence
0.94
Importance
high
Interpretation
NSPE Code Section II.3.a. imposes a non-waivable obligation to include all relevant and pertinent information in professional reports — this obligation runs to the public authority as the report's ultimate recipient, not merely to the client
Invoked by
Engineer A Environmental Firm Principal
Tension resolution
The objectivity and completeness obligation under Section II.3.a. supersedes any client preference to suppress the threatened species finding, requiring Engineer A to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion
Source Evidence
Source text
under NSPE Code Section II.3.a., engineers have an obligation to be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements, or testimony and include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports.
Text references
Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion.
It would be reasonable to assume that the public authority approving the development would be interested in this information.
under NSPE Code Section II.3.a., engineers have an obligation to be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements, or testimony and include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports.
TTL
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proeth:tensionresolution "The objectivity and completeness obligation under Section II.3.a. supersedes any client preference to suppress the threatened species finding, requiring Engineer A to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion.",
"It would be reasonable to assume that the public authority approving the development would be interested in this information.",
"under NSPE Code Section II.3.a., engineers have an obligation to be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements, or testimony and include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports." ;
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
83
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T19:04:02.625201+00:00
First case
83
Generated
2026-02-27T19:04:02.625201+00:00
Attributed to
Case 83 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T19:15:08.546741
Generated by
ProEthica Case 83 Extraction