Evidence workflow · 5 min
Clear board-pack gate and sign-off
How the board-pack gate checks review blockers, defence gaps, freshness, risk impact, and general counsel sign-off notes.
Help baseline: 2026-06-15
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Clear every export gate
The board-pack export gate checks whether evidence review, defence gaps, evidence freshness, and board-impact risk issues are clear before sign-off.
- evidence_review blocks when evidence is unreviewed or rejected evidence remains unresolved.
- defence_gaps blocks when assessment gaps remain open.
- evidence_freshness blocks when approved evidence is older than the freshness threshold.
- risk_board_impact blocks when fraud risks still have board-impact gaps requiring owner action.
Record final sign-off separately
Final board-pack sign-off is separate from item review. In the current workflow, sign-off requires board_pack:signoff permission and general counsel role coverage in the service tests.
- Sign-off notes are required and should state evidence reviewed, blockers checked, approval rationale, and any remaining legal question.
- Pack approval remains unsigned until the named sign-off is recorded; then the export manifest can show an approved pack approval.
- DefenceFile organises evidence and workflow review; it does not provide legal advice, create privilege, certify reasonable procedures, or guarantee an ECCTA statutory defence.
Boundary
DefenceFile help explains workflow operation. It does not provide legal advice, create privilege, certify scope, certify reasonable procedures, or guarantee that a statutory defence will succeed.
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