19. Secrecy---(1) No person who is, or has at any time been, a person
 assisting the Committee by virtue of an appointment under section 13 (7)
 of this Act, or a person appearing before the Committee in any capacity,
 shall, except in the performance of that person's functions or duties
 under this Act, or in the exercise of that person's powers under this
 Act, or with the authority of the Committee, disclose or publish or
 cause to be disclosed or published---
   (a) Any sensitive information disclosed to the Committee in accordance
         with subsection (2) or subsection (3) of section 17 of this Act;
         or
   (b) Any other information provided to the Committee by an intelligence
         and security agency the further disclosure of which would be
         likely to prejudice any of the interests referred to in
         paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 18 (2) or paragraphs (a) and
         (b) of section 18 (3) of this Act.

   (2) No person shall disclose to any other person any minutes or other
 record relating to the proceedings of any meeting of the Committee
 unless---
   (a) The disclosure of the minutes or record is necessary for the
         purposes of---
           (i) A report to the House of Representatives (being a report
         that complies with section 18 of this Act); or
           (ii) The conduct of the business of the Committee; or
   (b) The disclosure is authorised in writing by the Committee or its
         chairperson.