62Action that auction manager may take in exceptional circumstances

62  Action that auction manager may take in exceptional circumstances

 (1) If the auction manager is satisfied that an 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 round of the primary stage or the secondary stage of the auction;

 (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 round, and restart the pre‑bidding round, of the primary stage or the secondary stage of the auction; or

 (c) stop the current round, and restart it; 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 of the auction; or

 (ii) all the rounds in the secondary stage of the auction; or

 (iii) all the assignment rounds of the auction;

  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 29.

 (3) Subsection (2) does not limit what might constitute exceptional circumstances.

 (4) This section applies to the following:

 (a) the pre‑bidding round for the primary stage or the secondary stage;

 (b) the clock rounds in the primary stage;

 (c) the rounds in the secondary stage;

 (d) the assignment rounds in the assignment stage.