Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01246:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01246
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 3543–5391

8  Way of drawing lots
 (1) For the purposes of subsections 58(2) and 203(2) of the Act, this section prescribes the way of drawing lots.
 (2) The Designated Authority must give each applicant written notice of the time and place of the draw at least 7 days before the draw.
 (3) Each applicant may, in writing given to the Designated Authority before the draw, authorise a person to represent the applicant at the draw.
 (4) Before the draw, the Designated Authority and all applicants must agree, in writing, on the person who is to draw the papers under paragraph (5)(f). The person must not be the Designated Authority or an applicant, or an officer, employee, representative or agent of an applicant.
 (5) At the draw:
 (a) each applicant (or their representative authorised under subsection (3)) may be present; and
 (b) the Designated Authority must write the name of each applicant on a separate paper of the same kind as the paper on which the name of each other applicant is written; and
 (c) the papers and writing may be examined by each person present at the draw; and
 (d) the Designated Authority must fold each of the papers in the same manner; and
 (e) the Designated Authority must place each of the papers in a container that:
 (i) is empty (apart from the papers); and
 (ii) the interior surface of which will not snag the papers; and
 (f) the person agreed on under subsection (4) must draw the papers individually from the container without looking into the container; and
 (g) the Designated Authority must record on each paper the place of the paper in the order of drawing of papers from the container; and
 (h) the Designated Authority must record on each application the number that corresponds to the place in the draw of the paper relating to the application.

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