(1) In an appeal or application to the Supreme Court under this part, if a question arises about something that happened or may have happened in the court or tribunal that made the order appealed from (or sought to be appealed from), the Supreme Court may have regard to the material it considers appropriate.
(2) Without limiting subrule (1), the Supreme Court may—
(a) call for a report from the court or tribunal; and
(b) if the contents of the report have been made available to the parties to the appeal—act on the report.