Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01155:reg:65
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01155
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 65
Character Range: 128289–129739

65  Action that auction manager may take in exceptional circumstances
 (1) If the auction manager is satisfied that the auction is affected by exceptional circumstances, the auction manager may:
 (a) make corrections to one or more of the following:
 (i) entries made in the pre-bidding phase;
 (ii) the results of the round of the auction that last ended;
 (iii) information received by a bidder after that round; or
 (b) stop the pre-bidding phase, and restart the pre-bidding phase; or
 (c) stop the current round, and restart the round; or
 (d) cancel the results of one or more rounds, and restart the auction from the point before those rounds; or
 (e) cancel the results of:
 (i) all the clock rounds in the primary stage; or
 (ii) all the rounds in the secondary stage; or
 (iii) all the assignment rounds;
  and restart the auction from the first round of the relevant stage; or
 (f) suspend the auction.
 (2) In this section, exceptional circumstances include the following:
 (a) a significant technical difficulty with the auction system;
 (b) a breach of the confidentiality obligation in section 19.
 (3) Subsection (2) does not limit what might constitute exceptional circumstances.
 (4) This section applies to the following:
 (a) the pre-bidding phase;
 (b) the clock rounds in the primary stage;
 (c) the rounds in the secondary stage;
 (d) the assignment rounds in the assignment stage.

Division 2 Affiliations during the auction