Purpose
This document prevents unverifiable review records from being treated as evidence of effective human refusal.
Rule
If evidence, logs, authorization records, or refusal pathways are absent or unverifiable, the case should be treated as no effective refusal for LUMINA-30 boundary-review purposes.
External Explanation
The Absence Rule prevents a review from treating missing records as
proof that human refusal was effective.
If the refusal path cannot be verified, LUMINA-30 does not allow the
case to be described as demonstrated effective refusal.
Check Items
1. Decision Record
Is there a record showing who made the final decision?
2. Refusal Pathway
Is there a record showing how a human could refuse, stop, or override the action?
3. Timing
Is there evidence that refusal could have occurred before irreversible impact?
4. Independence
Was the human refusal pathway independent from AI-generated recommendations or self-validation?
5. Preservation
Were logs preserved in a way that prevents retrospective reconstruction or alteration?
Outcome
Verified effective refusal
No effective refusal
Not verifiable; treat as no effective refusal