Staff appointed under section 40(1) of the 2007 Act (tribunal staff and services) F1or section 2(1) of the Courts Act 2003 (court officers, staff and services) may, F2if authorised by the Senior President of Tribunals F3under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 5 to the 2007 Act, carry out functions of a judicial nature permitted or required to be done by the Tribunal.

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Within 14 days after the date that the Tribunal sends notice of a decision made by a member of staff F5... under paragraph (1) to a party, that party may apply in writing to the Tribunal for that decision to be considered afresh by a judge.