4. The Minister may inquire personally, or authorize in writing any competent person to inquire in his place, into the behaviour of any employee under his direction and any business relating to the administration or management of his department.
The Minister or the person delegated by him shall have, in such case and for the purposes of such inquiry, all the powers mentioned in sections 9, 10 and 11 of the Act respecting public inquiry commissions (chapter C-37).
R. S. 1964, c. 101, s. 5.