(1) If requested to do so by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission, the Board shall answer, and prepare a report on any question specified by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission and arising on the reference relating to an occupational pension scheme.
(2) Where a report is prepared for the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission under subsection (1), then -
(a) the Board shall furnish a copy of the report to the complainant and the respondent and to any other person to whom it relates, and
(b) the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission may rely on the report for the purposes of issuing a decision.