(1) The law society council may request a corresponding authority to arrange for the investigation of any aspect of a claim being dealt with by the council and to provide a report on the result of the investigation.
(2) A report on the result of the investigation received from—
(a) the corresponding authority; or
(b) an entity authorised by the corresponding authority to conduct the investigation;
may be used and taken into consideration by the law society council in the course of dealing with the claim under this part.