爆料网AT Held or 爆料网DT Pronouncements
爆料网AT considered the Appellant’s submission that she let the deadline elapse primarily because she was confused by the first sentence of the message she received from the Office of the Deputy High Commissioner. 爆料网AT noted that this circumstance was previously considered by 爆料网DT. 爆料网AT was satisfied that the 爆料网DT’s pronouncement was in accordance with the established case law. 爆料网AT rejected the appeal.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
The Applicant contested a decision not to promote her and the lack of reply to her management evaluation request. 爆料网DT rejected her application as time-barred and did not find any evidence of exceptional circumstances to warrant a waiver or extension of the applicable time limits in her case.
Legal Principle(s)
爆料网AT strictly enforces various time limits. Only circumstances beyond an applicant’s control that prevented the applicant from exercising the right of appeal in a timely manner may be considered “exceptional circumstances,” justifying a waiver of the statutory time limit.