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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT held that there was no provision in the Staff Regulations or Rules stating that the Secretary-General¡¯s discretionary authority to issue a written reprimand as a non-disciplinary measure pursuant to Staff Rule 10.2(b) (i) was predicated upon and limited to the existence of an ongoing employment contract. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT found that to hold otherwise would render baseless those standards of conduct that survive active service. In addition, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT held that, from a practical perspective, it would stymie the Secretary-General¡¯s ability and discretionary authority to properly manage investigations and discipline staff. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT held that the Secretary-General¡¯s authority to administer the Organisation¡¯s records, including those of former staff members, and to ensure they reflect the staff member¡¯s performance and conduct during his or her period of employment, did not lapse upon the staff member¡¯s separation from service. Therefore, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT granted the appeal and vacated the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDT judgment in part with respect to this holding and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDT¡¯s order to remove the reprimand from the former staff member¡¯s Official Status File.