7Multiple applications—drawing of lots

7 Multiple applications—drawing of lots

7 Multiple applications—drawing of lots

(1) For the purposes of sections 58(2) and 203(2) of the Act, the prescribed way of drawing lots is set out in subclauses (2)–(9).

(2) At least 7 days before the drawing of lots, the delegate is to give notice in writing of the time and place of the draw to each applicant at the principal office of the applicant.

(3) The draw is to be carried out in the presence of all applicants, other than an applicant who—

(a) has been notified of the time and place of the draw in accordance with subclause (2), and

(b) does not attend the draw at the notified time and place.

(4) The delegate is to 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.

(5) The papers and writing may be examined by each person present at the draw.

(6) The papers are to be folded in the same manner by the delegate and placed by the delegate in an otherwise empty receptacle the interior surface of which will not snag the papers.

(7) A person is to draw the papers individually from the receptacle without looking into the receptacle.

(8) The person referred to in subclause (7)—

(a) must not be—

(i) an applicant or the delegate, or

(ii) an officer, employee or agent of an applicant, and

(b) must be a person declared in writing by each applicant present at the draw and the delegate to be acceptable.

(9) The delegate is to record—

(a) on each paper—the place of the paper in the order of drawing papers from the receptacle, and

(b) on each application—the number that corresponds to the place in the draw of the paper relating to the application.