N.Y. General Business Law § 356: Powers of referee

§ 356. Powers of referee. The referee appointed as provided in this

article possesses all the powers and is subject to all the duties of a

referee appointed in a civil action, so far as practicable, and may

punish for contempt a witness duly served with the papers as prescribed

in this article for non-attendance or refusal to be sworn or to testify

or to produce books, papers and documents according to the direction of

the endorsement aforesaid, in the same manner and to the same extent as

a referee to hear, try and determine an issue of fact or of law.