60Decision‑makers may elect not to participate in kind of proceeding or Tribunal case event

60 Decision‑makers may elect not to participate in kind of proceeding or Tribunal case event

(1) A person who is the decision‑maker for a reviewable decision may give the Tribunal written notice (an election notice) that the person does not wish to participate in: (a) a kind of proceeding in the Tribunal; or (b) a kind of Tribunal case event (other than a directions hearing or part of a directions hearing) in relation to a kind of proceeding in the Tribunal. (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a kind of proceeding or Tribunal case event prescribed by the rules. (3) An election notice is not a legislative instrument.