GENERAL PROTECTIONS – extension of time – ss.365, 366 fair Work Act 2009 – application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal – application lodged four days outside 21 day time period – Commission to determine whether exceptional circumstances exist before granting extension of time – applicant was delayed in making application due to effect of medication she was taking for her medical condition and having difficulty obtaining legal advice – application is some 160 page long – Commission determined delay in making application was mainly a consequence of preparing the lengthy application – no evidence the application disputed the dismissal – prejudice to employer a neutral factor – merits of application do not give weight to the existence of exceptional circumstances – Commission not satisfied exceptional circumstances exist to warrant granting an extension of time to file application – application dismissed. Downie v Naladra P/L t/a Park Road Medical & Cosmetics.
