5. a. Appeals filed with the Treasurer pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2005, c.124 (C. 52:18-38) shall be referred to the Office of Administrative Law for hearing, and shall be given priority by that office.

b. The Office of Administrative Law shall establish a system for expedited hearings of contested determinations of debt in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2005, c.124 (C. 52:18-38).

c. The Office of Administrative Law shall establish a system for expedited hearings of the State‘s applications for wage executions in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S. 2A:17-50.

d. Nothing herein shall preclude the Office of Administrative Law from joining the hearings of contested determinations of debt and the State’s applications for wage executions in appropriate cases.

e. The provisions of the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) shall apply to hearings and appeals pursuant to P.L.2005, c.124 (C. 2A:16-11.1 et al.).

L.2005,c.124,s.5.