N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47A-13.17
By making a written settlement proposal or requesting a settlement conference, the parties agree that the Bureau Chief or the Chief's designee may express the Chief's views regarding the appropriateness of any offer of settlement, and may otherwise participate in settlement negotiations, without such views or participation giving rise to claims of prejudgment on the part of the Bureau Chief or the Chief's designee. In any event, the Bureau Chief or the Chief's designee, in his or her discretion, may decline to express any view on an offer. Neither a settlement offer nor any documents relating to any settlement offer shall constitute a part of the record. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize ex parte communications otherwise prohibited by the Rules of Professional Conduct.
N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47A-13.17