16(1)An applicant shall file with the application the documentary evidence upon which it intends to rely in whole or in part to satisfy the Board that a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit for which certification is applied wish the applicant to represent them as their bargaining agent.

16(2)The Board may require an applicant to file the documents upon which it intends to rely to satisfy the Board that it is an employee organization and the documents when filed shall be open to inspection by any party to the proceedings at the office of the Board.