[blml] L17E2 questions [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Robert Geller:

[snip]

>Let's consider as simple example.
>
>West      North     East      South
>1C        (no call) Pass      Pass
>Pass
>
>L17E2 says the three passes are cancelled and the auction everts to North.
>This part is clear.  But my (our) question is about the meaning of
>"any player who has passed out of rotation."   It is clear that East has
>passed out of rotation.  But (as defined in L17E2) are South and West
>also regarded as "players who have passed out of rotation"?  Or does
>this designation apply only to East?    Our uncertainty regarding this
>point arises because South passed in rotation with respect to East, but
>after the auction had been corrupted by East's POOT.
>
>My guess is that L17E2 should be interpreted as designating only East
>as "a player who has passed out of rotation," but I'm not completely
>confident about this, and would appreciate everyone's opinions on this
>point.   Thanks.

Richard Hills:

The Law 30 (Pass Out of Rotation) preamble cross-references Law 29A, which
gives South the option to accept East's POOT.  Because South exercised a
legal option South cannot thereby be deemed to be an offending player.

Although West has not committed an infraction, East has, so East-West are
the offending side.

Thus when the three passes are cancelled, any information from them is AI
to North-South but UI to East-West.


Best wishes

Richard James Hills
Governance & Graduates Section
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: 02 6223 8458
Email: richard.hills at immi.gov.au

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