(1) If an officer varies or substitutes a decision after an application has been made for ART review of the decision, the application is taken to be an application for ART review of the decision as varied or substituted.
(2) However, if the President of the ART refers the application to the guidance and appeals panel under section 122 of the ART Act, section 31 (decision cannot be altered outside Tribunal process) of that Act applies to the decision after the referral is made.