Section 53: Examination.

(1) Any person authorized by the Board may examine the books and accounts of any employer as the Board deems necessary for administering this Act.
(2) For the purposes related to the administration of this Act, any person authorized by the Board may, at all reasonable hours, enter any part of the establishment of any employer or person who may be an employer.
(3) An employer shall produce, within 30 days of receiving notice from the Board, and in the manner set out in the notice, all documents, deeds, papers and computer records which are in the possession, custody or power of the employer that relate to the subject matter of an examination under this section.
(4) For the purposes of an examination or inquiry under this section, the Board or any person authorized by it, shall have all the power of a Board of Inquiry appointed under this Act.
(5) Every person authorized by the Board to make an examination under this section may require and take a statement respecting the subject matter of an examination under this section.
(6) An employer or other person who obstructs or hinders the making of an examination under this section or who refuses to permit it to be made or who neglects or refuses to produce such documents, writings, books, deeds and papers or make statement required in the notice under this section, commits an offence.
(7) In this section, an employer includes a person who the Board considers to be an employer or a principal.