65  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 one or more of the following:

 (i) entries made in the pre-bidding phase;

 (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 phase, and restart the pre-bidding phase; or

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

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

 (iii) all the assignment rounds;

  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 19.

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

 (4) This section applies to the following:

 (a) the pre-bidding phase;

 (b) the clock rounds in the primary stage;

 (c) the rounds in the secondary stage;

 (d) the assignment rounds in the assignment stage.

Division 2 Affiliations during the auction