(1) An external examiner appointed to examine a law practice's trust records may examine the affairs of the practice for the purposes of and in relation to an examination of the trust records.
(2) If the law practice is an incorporated legal practice or multidisciplinary partnership, the reference in subsection (1) to the affairs of the practice includes the affairs of the legal practice or partnership or of an associate, so far as they are relevant to trust money, trust records and associated matters.
(3) A reference in this subdivision and chapter 6 (Investigations) to "trust records" includes a reference to the affairs of a law practice that may be examined under this section in an examination of the practice's trust records.