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(4) Authority staff may not, in the absence of prior written approval of the Board, provide assurances
against disclosure of confidential information to other Governmental agencies
Nondisclosure agreement
If the Authority orders limited disclosure in terms of rule 30(2)(b), the possessor of the information or thing
may, subject to Authority approval, require each party who is granted access to the information to sign a
nondisclosure agreement as to substance which agreement may
(a)
prevent the disclosure of the information to any person not immediately involved in the
proceeding, including senior officers of his or her corporation or association;
(b)
prevent copies of the information to be made;
(c)
ensure the return of the information to the party immediately upon conclusion of the
proceeding;
(d)
prevent the information to be destroyed at the conclusion of the proceeding;
(e)
ensure that the information be used only for the purpose of resolving the proceeding at
hand and most especially not for competitive business purposes; and
(f)
ensure that improper disclosure or use by a party or person may result in such civil
liabilities or the parties may agree upon sanctions as in the nondisclosure agreement.
PART 9
Procedure for Pleadings
Timeliness of filings
32. Pleadings, applications, requests and other papers or documents required to be filed by a particular
date shall be received for filing at the Authority’s headquarters within the time limits, if any for filing during
the Authority s office hours as stated in rule 12
Time
33. (1) The registrar shall put a date stamp on any pleadings or other papers received for filing
(2) For purposes of determining the date of the Authority’s receipt for filing of any pleadings or other papers,
the date of the Authority’s receipt thereof shall prevail
(3) Any pleadings or other papers received for filing after the Authority’s office hours as contained in rule 12
shall be deemed filed the following business day.
Reckoning of time
34. (1) Unless otherwise stated, sections 49 through 52 of the Interpretation Act of 1977, (Act No 19 of
1977), shall be invoked to calculate the amount of time within which persons or entities wishing to Ill papers
in response to deadlines established by the Authority shall file those papers