18Authorisation of recording or disclosure

18 Authorisation of recording or disclosure

(1) A person is not liable to any proceedings for contravening a secrecy provision in respect of a recording or disclosure authorised by subsection 17(3), unless the secrecy provision is a designated secrecy provision. (2) A secrecy provision is a provision that: (a) is a provision of a law of the Commonwealth (other than this Act); and (b) prohibits or regulates the use or disclosure of information. (3) A designated secrecy provision is any of the following: (a) sections 18 to 18B, 92 and 92A of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; (b) section 34 of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986; (c) sections 39 to 41 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001; (d) section 8WB of the Taxation Administration Act 1953; (e) a provision of a law of the Commonwealth prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph; (f) a provision of a law of the Commonwealth of a kind prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.