64Auction manager’s discretion to accept entries and bids

64  Auction manager’s discretion to accept entries and bids

 (1) The auction manager may permit a bidder to make:

 (a) an entry in the pre-bidding phase; or

 (b) a bid for a clock round in the primary stage, a round in the secondary stage, or in an assignment round;

  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; or

 (b) a bid for a clock round in the primary stage, a round in the secondary stage, or in an assignment round;

  after the end time of the pre-bidding phase or relevant 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 relevant round because of technical or communication problems.

 (3) An entry or 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(9) of Schedule 2 for details of the information about the outcome of the pre-bidding phase that will be provided to bidders.

Note 2: See clause 8 of Schedule 2, clause 6 of Schedule 3, and clauses 7 and 8 of Schedule 4, for details of the information about the outcome of a round of the auction that will be provided to bidders.