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Retain rights to test proprietary decision software

AIR-1237C81D58 · version 2 · Evaluation · candidate interpretation

Responsible senior federal officials must retain rights to test proprietary decision software.

Situation & purpose

An AI system or employee activity involves rights to test proprietary decision software. Confirm the actor and source conditions before using this template.

Provide a traceable control for the action: retain rights to test proprietary decision software.

Examples

Meets the rule
Responsible senior federal officials performs the required action "retain" for rights to test proprietary decision software within these source conditions: Audits, investigations and other specified purposes, and retains evidence.
Does not meet the rule
Responsible senior federal officials omits the required action "retain" for rights to test proprietary decision software while those source conditions apply.
Outside scope
The actor, activity, jurisdiction, or applicability conditions in this source variant do not match.

Evidence & enforcement

  • Dated record of the action
  • Responsible actor and approval, where required
  • Applicable source edition and scope

Human or authorized system adapter required. Machine-executable: no. Convert to a reviewed organization contract and validate the adapter before deployment.

Limits

A rule card is an interpretation aid, not an applicability determination.

Equivalent intent does not make different source obligations interchangeable.

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JSON rule card
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  "id": "AIR-1237C81D58",
  "version": 2,
  "title": "Retain rights to test proprietary decision software",
  "text": "Responsible senior federal officials must retain rights to test proprietary decision software.",
  "topic": "Evaluation",
  "intent": "retain rights to test proprietary decision software",
  "status": "candidate",
  "semanticStatus": "human-validation-required",
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      "sourceId": "ca-automated-decisions",
      "control": "6.2.6.1",
      "sourceVersion": "Modified 2025-06-24",
      "url": "https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32592",
      "actor": "Responsible senior federal officials",
      "modality": "must",
      "action": "retain",
      "object": "rights to test proprietary decision software",
      "condition": "Audits, investigations and other specified purposes",
      "exception": "Directive scope and Appendix C apply",
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      "jurisdiction": "Canada federal government",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-03",
      "status": "interpretation-needs-review",
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        "doesNotMeetRule": "Responsible senior federal officials omits the required action \"retain\" for rights to test proprietary decision software while those source conditions apply.",
        "outOfScope": "The actor, activity, jurisdiction, or applicability conditions in this source variant do not match."
      }
    }
  ],
  "situation": "An AI system or employee activity involves rights to test proprietary decision software. Confirm the actor and source conditions before using this template.",
  "purpose": "Provide a traceable control for the action: retain rights to test proprietary decision software.",
  "examples": {
    "meetsRule": "Responsible senior federal officials performs the required action \"retain\" for rights to test proprietary decision software within these source conditions: Audits, investigations and other specified purposes, and retains evidence.",
    "doesNotMeetRule": "Responsible senior federal officials omits the required action \"retain\" for rights to test proprietary decision software while those source conditions apply.",
    "outOfScope": "The actor, activity, jurisdiction, or applicability conditions in this source variant do not match."
  },
  "evidence": [
    "Dated record of the action",
    "Responsible actor and approval, where required",
    "Applicable source edition and scope"
  ],
  "enforcement": {
    "mode": "policy-template",
    "adapter": "Human or authorized system adapter required",
    "machineExecutable": false
  },
  "limitations": [
    "A rule card is an interpretation aid, not an applicability determination.",
    "Equivalent intent does not make different source obligations interchangeable."
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-10-03",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-03"
}
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