[blml] Attempted defender's concession (was claim) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Eric Landau:

[snip]

>I assume that now, however, the 2001 minute is about to be
>superseded by the 2008 version of L68, which clearly
>distinguishes a "concession of the remainder" consequent on
>a claim from an "attempt to concede", and applies L68B2
>only to the latter.  Although this isn't explicitly stated,
>any other reading would require that both "play continues"
>[L68B2] while, at the same time, "play ceases" [L68D], and
>I doubt very much that the WBFLC has a secret minute that
>tells us how to manage that.

Richard Hills:

Nice quibble from Eric, but the 2007 Law 68D cannot apply
since the text of the 2007 Law 68B2 commences "Regardless of
[68B]1 preceding".  As the old joke says, "You can't get
there (2007 Law 68D) from here (2007 Law 68B2)."

2007 Law 68B2:

Regardless of 1 preceding, if a defender attempts to concede
one or more tricks and his partner immediately objects, no
concession has occurred. Unauthorized information may exist,
so the Director should be summoned immediately. Play
continues. Any card that has been exposed by a defender in
these circumstances is not a penalty card but Law 16D
applies to information arising from its exposure and the
information may not be used by the partner of the defender
who has exposed it.

Richard Hills:

Yes, the 1997 version of Law 68B was dreadfully inadequate,
hence the need for the 2001 minute interpreting it.  (Eric
and I agree that that 2001 minute should have been better
publicised.)

The new 2007 Law 68B2 has several useful statements which
did not appear in the 1997 Law 68B:

"Play continues"
"not a penalty card"
"Law 16D applies"


Best wishes

Richard James Hills
Governance & Standards Section
National Training Branch
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: 02 6223 8439
Email: richard.hills at immi.gov.au

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