Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01453:schedule:4:p34
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01453
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 4 (pt 34/38)
Character Range: 89622–92245

(a)     an entry in the pre-bidding phase of the primary stage; or
(b)     a bid for a round in the auction, in the primary stage or secondary stage or assignment stage;
  by a method other than the auction system if the auction manager is satisfied that the bidder is not able to make an entry or a bid using the auction system.
 (2) The auction manager may permit a bidder to make:
(a)     an entry in the pre-bidding phase of the primary stage; or
(b)     a bid for a round in the auction, in the primary stage or secondary stage or assignment stage;
  after the end time of the pre-bidding phase or round if the auction manager is satisfied that the bidder could not make the entry during the pre-bidding phase or the bid during the round because of technical or communication problems.
 (3) An entry or a bid permitted to be made by the auction manager under subsection (2) is taken to have been made during the pre-bidding phase or relevant round.
 (4) The auction manager must not permit a bidder to make:
(a)     an entry under paragraph 2(a) after information about the outcome of the pre-bidding phase has been provided to bidders; or
(b)     a bid under paragraph (2)(b) after information about the outcome of the relevant round has been provided to bidders.

           Note 1: See subclause 3(7) of Schedule 1 for details of the information about the outcome of the pre-bidding phase of the primary stage that will be provided to bidders.

           Note 2: See clause 8 of Schedule 1, clause 5 of Schedule 2 and clauses 7 and 8 of Schedule 3 for details of the information about the outcome of a round of the auction that will be provided to bidders.

55 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:
            (i)       entries made in the pre-bidding phase of the primary stage of the auction; and
            (ii)     the results of the round of the auction that last ended; and
            (iii)  information received by a bidder after that round; or
(b)      stop the pre-bidding phase of the primary stage of the auction and restart the pre-bidding phase; or
(c)      stop the current round of the auction and restart the round; or
(d)      cancel the results of one or more rounds of the auction and restart the auction from the point before those rounds; or
(e)      cancel the results of all the rounds of the auction in the primary stage or secondary stage or assignment stage and restart the auction from the first round