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(b) Review the operation and effect of the unemployment compensation law and the temporary disability benefits law in their several parts, and to that end hold hearings with respect thereto as it may deem necessary or desirable; and

(c) Report to the Governor and the Legislature annually and at such other times as it may deem in the public interest with respect to its findings and conclusions.

The commissioner shall, insofar as practicable, consult the council on all matters of major policies and procedures involved in or connected with the administration of the unemployment compensation law and the temporary disability benefits law and he shall inform the council of the action taken in connection with such matters.

The council shall have access to all files and records of the division and may require any officer or employee therein to provide such information as it may deem necessary in the performance of its functions.

L.1948, c. 446, p. 1769, s. 17. Amended by L.1984, c. 24, s. 14, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.

34:1A-18. Advisory Council on Disability Benefits in Division of Employment Security; powers

There shall also be within the Division of Employment Security the Advisory Council on Disability Benefits, as established by and constituted under the Temporary Disability Benefits Law, except that, in keeping with the purposes and provisions of this act, the council shall aid, consult with and advise the Commissioner of Labor and Industry and the Director of the Division of Employment Security. The council shall have access to all files and records of the division relating to the administration of the Temporary Disability Benefits Law, and may require any officer or employee therein to provide such information as it may deem necessary in the performance of its functions.

L.1948, c. 446, p. 1770, s. 18.

34:1A-19. Board of Review in Division of Employment Security

There shall be within the Division of Employment Security a Board of Review consisting of three members, who shall act as a final appeals board in cases of benefit disputes, including appeals from determinations with respect to demands by the deputy for refunds of benefits under section 43:21-16(d) of the Revised Statutes, and who shall supervise the work of local appeal tribunals which may be organized pursuant to the unemployment compensation law. The members of the Board of Review shall be appointed by the director of the Division of Employment Security, subject to the approval of the commissioner, pursuant to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service. The first board constituted under this act shall consist of the members of the Board of Review constituted pursuant to section 43:21-10 of the Revised Statutes in office on the effective date of this act. No member of the Board of Review shall participate in any case in which he is an interested party.

L.1948, c. 446, p. 1770, s. 19.