Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT Held or Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT Pronouncements
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT held that Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT correctly determined that no appealable administrative decision was identified by the Appellant. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT held that Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT correctly assessed the actions and/or omissions against the definition of an administrative decision. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT held that Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT was correct in law when it stated that the Administration¡¯s proposed alternative did not qualify as a final decision, nor could it be considered as a decision not to proceed with the rebuttal process. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT held that there was nothing in the Appellant¡¯s written or oral submissions to persuade Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT that Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT made any error of law or fact in rejecting the application as premature. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT held that there was no legitimacy in the Appellant raising the merits of the case with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT as this had been adjudicated in an earlier judgment. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT dismissed the appeal against the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT¡¯s decision to reject the Appellant¡¯s application as premature. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT rejected the Appellant¡¯s submission that Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT had no legal basis to proceed by way of summary judgment. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT held that Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT correctly determined that the criterion for a summary judgment was met upon determination that the facts were clear and the only issue remaining, whether the contested decision was capable of being appealed, was a matter of law. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT dismissed the Appellant¡¯s proposition that the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT decision to proceed by way of summary judgment offended the principle of audi alteram partem on the basis that his application was given due consideration by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT judgment.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
The Applicant contested the options available to him in order to establish a rebuttal panel to rebut for his performance appraisal. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT rejected his application in a summary judgment as not receivable for failure to identify an appealable decision.
Legal Principle(s)
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT is competent to hear and pass judgment on an application appealing an administrative decision that is alleged to be in non-compliance with the terms of appointment or the contract of employment.