[blml] By the pricking of my thumbs [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Grattan Endicott:

>>>+=+ I apologize for not having followed this topic closely.
>>>However, seeking to refresh my mind, may I ask whether it
>>>has been settled that:
>>>
>>>1. The Director having been called Law 9B2 applies.
>>>2. When he arrives, the 1S bid on the table being
>>>insufficient, the Director will apply Law 27.
>>>
>>>(I have not seen it said that the offender actually changed
>>>his bid before the Director arrived. I may have missed such a
>>>statement when deleting numbers of messages.)
>>>
>>>                                        ~ Grattan ~   +=+

Sven Pran:

>>Are you saying that for Law 25A to apply the offender should
>>have changed his inadvertent call immediately when noticing his
>>error and before the Director arrived?
>>IMO this would have been a clear violation of Law 9B2, and
>>the offender should not lose any of his rights under Law 25A
>>by delaying his "immediate" correction of the call until the
>>Director had arrived at the table?
>>
>>Or are you saying that because he became aware of his
>>mistake from a subsequent action (not a call!) by his partner
>>Law 25A is no longer applicable?

Grattan Endicott:

>+=+ I am not saying either of these things. I am saying that when
>the Director has been called no player is entitled to take any
>further action and the Director will make his ruling on the facts
>as he finds them upon arrival at the table.
>        Regards,
>                                                ~ Grattan ~   +=+

Richard Hills:

This incident occurred at a local Canberra Bridge Club event.  But
the local Director, Sean Mullamphy, also wears another hat as the
Chief Director of Australia, so his interpretation of Law has a
certain amount of authority.

After ascertaining the facts, Sean's expertise enabled him to
decide that Law 25A, not Law 27, was the appropriate Law.  I
suspect that Grattan's initial item 2 suggestion on this thread
was "devil's advocate" irony.

Given that most Directors lack the expertise of Sean Mullamphy (or
Sven Pran / Ed Reppert / John Probst) in interpreting the Lawbook,
it seems to me that to assist non-expert Directors the next Lawbook
should have a cross-reference to Law 25A inserted into Law 27.


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch, DIAC
02 6225 6285

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