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@@ -2299,7 +2299,17 @@ as well as <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lB8Q_pvqxfN204FQHZ8D2HOb
 	falling back to a vote if that fails.
 	The chair must be a member of the [=W3C Council=].
 
-	Having reviewed the information gathered by the [=Team=] and its recommendation,
+	In extraordinary cases,
+	if the [=Council=] determines that it would not be the appropriate body to handle a particular [=Formal Objection=],
+	it <em class=rfc2119>may</em> decide by a ⅔ supermajority vote
+	(i.e. twice as many votes in favor as against)
+	to defer the decision for that specific [=Formal Objection=]
+	to the W3C Board of Directors,
+	to an officer of its corporation (such as the Legal Counsel),
+	or to one or more specific individuals from the [=Team=].
+	Delegation in such cases cannot be later revoked.
+
+	Otherwise, having reviewed the information gathered by the [=Team=] and its recommendation,
 	and after sufficient sufficient deliberation,
 	the [=W3C Council=] decides whether to
 	<dfn>sustain</dfn> or <dfn>overrule</dfn> the objection.