The parties at their option or at the request of the arbitrator, may file pre-hearing or post-hearing briefs. The arbitrator, after consultation with the parties, shall have the authority to set a time period for the submission of briefs. They shall be submitted to the arbitrator along with submission of proof of service on all parties. In the event that post-hearing briefs are to be submitted, the hearing shall be deemed closed upon receipt of post-hearing briefs by the arbitrator or upon the expiration of the time period allowed for the submission of the post-hearing briefs.
N.J. Admin. Code § 19:12-5.8
See: 33 New Jersey Register 1169(a), 33 New Jersey Register 2281(a).
In the last sentence, inserted "are to be submitted, the hearing shall be deemed closed upon receipt of post-hearing briefs" preceding "by the arbitrator".