2013-Ģ��ƵAT-389

Ģ��ƵAT Held or Ģ��ƵDT Pronouncements

Ģ��ƵAT held that, given the absolute restriction on its judicial discretion with respect to time limits, Ģ��ƵDT ought not to have entered into a review of the possible existence of exceptional circumstances justifying an extension of the time limit. Ģ��ƵAT held that the complaint was filed beyond the time limit for administrative review or management evaluation and beyond the threshold for receivability established by the Ģ��ƵDT��s Statute and Rules of Procedure. Ģ��ƵAT dismissed the appeal.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision to select an alternative candidate after he had been selected for a position. Ģ��ƵDT dismissed the application as time-barred.

Legal Principle(s)

Ģ��ƵDT cannot waive the time limit to file an appeal more than three years after the applicant��s receipt of the contested administrative decision.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

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Reid

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