Bench authority under tribunal rules: President-directed allocation and seniority-based transfer of appeals to appropriate benches. A Bench is empowered to hear and determine appeals and applications under the Acts as directed by the President through general or special orders. The President, or in the President's absence the senior Vice-President present, or otherwise the seniormost Member present, may transfer an appeal or application between two or more Benches functioning at the same place to reallocate matters for administrative management.