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Security of information
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251. (1) The Independent Examiner shall put in place all necessary and reasonable measures to ensure the security of any information, document or thing provided to him or her or otherwise obtained by him or her in the course of performing his or her functions.
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(2) The Independent Examiner and an information holder who provides any information, document or thing to him or her under this Act or any other enactment shall agree a memorandum of understanding concerning measures to ensure the security of any such information, document or thing so provided or otherwise obtained by the Independent Examiner in the course of performing his or her functions.
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(3) A memorandum of understanding agreed pursuant to subsection (2) shall include—
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(a) measures of physical and electronic security, and
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(b) procedures for the appropriate handling of sensitive information by the office.
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(4) The Independent Examiner shall ensure that any information, document or thing provided to him or her by an information holder shall be returned to the information holder as soon as practicable.
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