[blml] ABF seminar - Law 27C [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Jerry Fusselman:

>Seriously, would you look at her hand?  DWS once sternly told me
>that a director does not look at hands.

Richard Hills:

In my opinion a director should not look at a hand if the
director's ruling can be deferred until the end of play.

Some time ago Sven Pran gave this classic example of a director's
error in applying Law 16 ->

TD looks at the hand of hesitator's partner during play, then says:
"He's fully got his bid!"

But.....

DWS should be sternly told that every rule has its exception
(including this one).  The TD is _required_ to look at hands if ->

2007 Law 13D2:

2. When the Director determines that one or more pockets of the
board contained an incorrect number of cards and a player has seen
one or more cards of another player's hand, if the Director deems:

(a) that the unauthorized information is unlikely to interfere with
normal bidding or play, the Director allows the board to be played
and scored. If he then considers the information has affected the
outcome of the board the Director shall adjust the score and may
penalize an offender.

(b) that the unauthorized information gained thereby is of
sufficient importance to interfere with normal bidding or play the
Director shall award an artificial adjusted score and may penalize
an offender.


Best wishes

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

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