dao class

void SaveResult<User> saveOrUpdateUser (user, actor){ // actor is the person doing the action
        boolean b = checkIfUserCanSaveOrUpdate(actor);
        if (b){
        //do the action
        SaveResult<user> saveresult = new SaveResult<user>(user,true);

        }else{
                SaveResult<user> saveresult = new SaveResult<user>(user,false);
        }
    return saveresult
}

boolean checkIfUserCanSaveOrUpdate(actor){
        //dbquery here to check for priviliegs
}

public class SaveResult<T> {
  T object;
  boolean result;

  public SaveResult(T object, boolean result) {
    this.object = object;
    this.result = result;
  }

  T getObject() {
    return object;
  }

  boolean getResult() {
    return result;
  }

}