(a) The Project Owner is committed to ensuring that the Proponent and the Other Proponent develop each Project Proposal independently and without knowledge of each other's activities, ideas and outputs.
(b) The Project Owner will develop Information Barrier Protocols. These information barrier protocols may incorporate processes and procedures put forward by the Proponent in its Proposal to ensure probity and competitiveness where a Member is related to a party which comprises part of the Other Proponent's team.
(c) The Project Owner and the Proponent will implement and comply with the Information Barrier Protocols.
(d) If a party becomes aware of a breach of any aspect of the Information Barrier Protocols, they must immediately notify the Project Owner and request advice on the action that must be taken to remedy the breach.