Regulation 22

The Registrar may at any time inspect all books and documents in the possession of or under the control of any registered trade union and any account kept by any registered trade union with any financial institution, and during such inspection the secretary and the treasurer of the union shall give every assistance in their power to the Registrar.

The secretary of a registered trade union shall, on a notice being served on the union by the Registrar, authorise in writing the financial institution at which the union’s account is kept to disclose to the Registrar the union’s account and documents incidental thereto.