The following laws are the ONLY important rules of listing and nulling. If an auditor doesn’t know these he will mess up pcs thoroughly and awfully. An auditor who doesn’t know and can’t apply these is not a Level III auditor.

The following laws are the ONLY important rules of listing and nulling. If an auditor doesn’t know these he will mess up pcs thoroughly and awfully. An auditor who doesn’t know and can’t apply these is not a Level III auditor.

1. The definition of a complete list is a list which has only one reading item on list.

1. The definition of a complete list is a list which has only one reading item on list.

2. A TA rising means the list is being overlisted (too long).

2. A TA rising means the list is being overlisted (too long).

3. A list can be underlisted in which case nothing can be found on nulling.

3. A list can be underlisted in which case nothing can be found on nulling.

4. If after a session the TA is still high or goes up, a wrong item has been found.

4. If after a session the TA is still high or goes up, a wrong item has been found.

5. If pc says it is a wrong item it is a wrong item.

5. If pc says it is a wrong item it is a wrong item.

6. The question must be checked and must read as a question before it is listed. An item listed from a non-reading question will give you a “Dead Horse” (no item).

6. The question must be checked and must read as a question before it is listed. An item listed from a non-reading question will give you a “Dead Horse” (no item).

7. If the item is on the list and nothing read on nulling, the item is suppressed or invalidated.

7. If the item is on the list and nothing read on nulling, the item is suppressed or invalidated.

8. On a suppressed list, it must be nulled with suppressed. “On … has anything been suppressed.”

8. On a suppressed list, it must be nulled with suppressed. “On … has anything been suppressed.”

9. On an item that is suppressed or invalidated the read will transfer exactly from the item to the button and when the button is gotten in the item will again read.

9. On an item that is suppressed or invalidated the read will transfer exactly from the item to the button and when the button is gotten in the item will again read.

10. An item from an overlisted list is often suppressed.

10. An item from an overlisted list is often suppressed.

11. On occasion when you pass the item in nulling, all subsequent items will read to a point where everything on list will then read. In this case take the first which read on first nulling.

11. On occasion when you pass the item in nulling, all subsequent items will read to a point where everything on list will then read. In this case take the first which read on first nulling.

12. An underlisted and overlisted list will ARC break the pc and he may refuse to be audited until list is corrected, and may become furious with auditor and will remain so till it is corrected.

12. An underlisted and overlisted list will ARC break the pc and he may refuse to be audited until list is corrected, and may become furious with auditor and will remain so till it is corrected.

13. Listing and nulling or any auditing at all beyond an ARC Br without handling the ARC Break first such as correcting the list or otherwise locating it will put a pc into a “sad effect”.

13. Listing and nulling or any auditing at all beyond an ARC Br without handling the ARC Break first such as correcting the list or otherwise locating it will put a pc into a “sad effect”.

14. A pc whose attention is on something else won’t list easily. (List and null only with the rudiments in on the pc.)

14. A pc whose attention is on something else won’t list easily. (List and null only with the rudiments in on the pc.)

15. An auditor whose TRs are out has difficulty in listing and nulling and in finding items.

15. An auditor whose TRs are out has difficulty in listing and nulling and in finding items.

16. Listing and nulling errors in presence of Auditor’s Code violations can unstabilize a pc.

16. Listing and nulling errors in presence of Auditor’s Code violations can unstabilize a pc.

17. The lack of a specific listing question or an incorrect non-standard listing question which doesn’t really call for item will give you more than one item reading on a list.

17. The lack of a specific listing question or an incorrect non-standard listing question which doesn’t really call for item will give you more than one item reading on a list.

18. You cease listing and nulling actions when a floating needle appears.

18. You cease listing and nulling actions when a floating needle appears.

19. Always give a pc his item and circle it plainly on the list.

19. Always give a pc his item and circle it plainly on the list.

20. Listing and nulling are highly precise auditing actions and if not done exactly by the laws may bring about a down tone and slow case gain, but if done correctly exactly by the laws and with good auditing in general will produce the highest gains attainable.

20. Listing and nulling are highly precise auditing actions and if not done exactly by the laws may bring about a down tone and slow case gain, but if done correctly exactly by the laws and with good auditing in general will produce the highest gains attainable.

NOTE: There are no variations or exceptions to the above. (Does not alter 5A Power procedure.)

NOTE: There are no variations or exceptions to the above. (Does not alter 5A Power procedure.)

A failure to know and apply this bulletin will result in the assignment of very low conditions as these laws, if not known or followed, can halt case gain.

A failure to know and apply this bulletin will result in the assignment of very low conditions as these laws, if not known or followed, can halt case gain.