2015-Mar 06: Documenting Decision Rationale

Visa Pak 201 - Information about the training document entitled "Documenting Decision Rationale" is being reissued for staff to refer to when considering best practice for documenting their decision rationale.

Visa Paks

6 March 2015

Documenting Decision Rationale

A training document entitled "Documenting Decision Rationale" was distributed for discussion with staff as an example of best practise. This document is being reissued for staff to refer to when considering best practice for documenting their decision rationale. It should be noted that although the document includes some assessment examples, please remember these templates are examples only to assist you in understanding what level of detail is expected in documenting your decision rationale not as an indication of what decision should be made on any particular application. They should be used as training and coaching resources to show how rationale can be articulated in a decision assessment. There is currently a business initiative underway looking at consistent visa assessment tools. Once implemented, this document will be updated to reflect the standard assessment tools.

Action

Please note the attached, updated document and use this as a training and coaching tool for decision making staff to ensure rationale is adequately documented in visa decision assessments.