# R7.7 — Contradiction, Decision, and Revision

- **Resource code:** R7.7
- **Resource version:** 1.0
- **Last substantively revised:** 18 June 2026

> **Competence and status limitation:** This form is not law, regulation, an official form, or legal or medical advice. Completion does not automatically establish fact, fault, responsibility, diagnosis, illegality, finding, or binding decision. Adapt the form to applicable competence, rules, and institutional procedure.

## Use

1. Distinguish auditor, party, source, decision-maker, and publishing editor.
2. Provide access to sufficiently concrete criticism and relevant material.
3. Record what was accepted and why.

> **Privacy note:** The blank resource does not transmit or store information. When completed digitally or manually, the user is responsible for lawful processing, secure storage, access control, deletion, and any publication.

## 01. Parties, Roles, and Rights

Identify affected persons and applicable procedural rights.

### Parties and roles — requires privacy assessment
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### Impartiality and conflicts of interest
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## 02. Disclosure and Response

Document what was disclosed, when, how, and with what response deadline.

### Disclosed criticism, findings, and material
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### Date, channel, and response deadline
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### Response and new material
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### No response and reason if known
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## 03. Treatment and Reasons

Show how the response affected the analysis and finding.

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### What was not accepted, and why?
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### Changes to facts, analysis, finding, or correction
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### Visible dissent or objection that remains
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## 04. Decision and Revision

Distinguish methodological finding from binding decision and document status changes.

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### Reasons
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### Version, replacement, withdrawal, or reopening
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### Notification and publication of the change
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## Related documents

- [R7 — Cases, Resources, and Worksheets](/en/reality-audit/resources/)
- [Audit Standard](/en/reality-audit/standard/)
- [Procedure](/en/reality-audit/procedure/)
- [Workbench](/en/reality-audit/workbench/)

## Suggested citation

Vikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “R7.7 — Contradiction, Decision, and Revision.” Røyndalism — R7 Resources, resource version 1.0.

## Revision note

First public edition. Pure design, print, accessibility, and format changes do not trigger a new resource version.
