16. Powers of Inspectors---(1) For the purposes of this Act, every
 Inspector shall have, in addition to any powers conferred by this Act,
 all the powers that he has under the [Industrial Relations Act 1973].

   (2) For the purposes of this Act, and without limiting the provisions
 of subsection (1) of this section, an Inspector shall have and may
 exercise the following powers:
   (a) To enter during ordinary working or business hours any building,
         office, or place where an employee is employed or where any
         business of an employer is transacted or any records of an
         employer (including any records referred to in section 17 of
         this Act) are kept:
   (b) To require the employer, or, where the employer is a corporate
         body, any officer or employee of the employer, to produce any
         such records, and to verify any entries in the records of
         matters concerning employees of the employer:
   (c) To examine any such records, to ask questions of any person
         concerning any such records or concerning any other matters
         relating to the employment of any person, and to require an
         employer, or, where the employer is a body corporate, any
         officer or employee of the employer, to verify any entries in
         any such records by statutory declaration or in such other
         manner and form as may be prescribed.

   (3) No person shall be required to answer any question tending to
 incriminate himself put to him by an Inspector pursuant to this section.

   (4) Except for the purposes of this Act and the performance or
 exercise of his functions and powers under this Act, an Inspector shall
 not disclose to any person any information that he acquires in the
 performance or exercise of his functions or powers.

       In subs. (1) the reference to the Industrial Relations Act 1973
     was substituted for a reference to the Industrial Conciliation and
     Arbitration Act 1954 by s. 234 (2) (a) of the Industrial Relations
     Act 1973. See s. 1 (2) of that Act.