27. The Secretariat shall take all necessary steps to protect the confidentiality of disclosure statements and any subsequent disclosures.
28. Any communication to the Secretariat regarding a conflict of interest, a reasonable apprehension of bias or an appearance of impropriety shall be conveyed to the participants for the purposes of determining whether there has been a breach of this Code of Conduct.
29. In the event the participants are unable to agree as to whether there has been a breach of this Code of Conduct, the matter shall be referred to the Committee for decision.