The department may authorize any person to attend meetings of the rating bureau, hold hearings, make investigations, and make examinations with reference to any subject over which it has jurisdiction under this chapter. The person so appointed shall have all the powers of the department in relation to said hearings, investigations, or examinations, and shall report in writing to the department the results of such hearings, examinations, or investigations, and any testimony taken by him.
IC 27-7-2-12