Sec. 23.20.440. - Removal of appeal to department. - Alaska Statutes

The department may remove to itself or transfer to another appeal tribunal an appeal pending before an appeal tribunal. In an appeal removed to the department, before a fair hearing has been completed, the parties shall be given a fair hearing by the department as required by AS 23.20.410 - 23.20.470 with respect to proceedings before an appeal tribunal.