TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – extension of time – ss.394, 400, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – appellant contended Commission erred in refusing to extend time for filing unfair dismissal application lodged five days late – permission to appeal application could only be determined by reference to notice of appeal – no outline of submissions filed, nor appeal book – no appearance by either party at hearing – most of appellant’s ‘grounds’ for appeal consisted of offensive comments – intelligible grounds sought rerun of case – whether permission to appeal in public interest – whether significant error of fact – public interest test is discretionary and involves broad value judgment [Coal & Allied Mining] – Full Bench concluded original decision was not unreasonable, manifestly unjust, nor counter-intuitive – appellant’s reasons for delay included difficulty getting legal advice and caring responsibilities – appellant never properly articulated why these reasons impeded filing of unfair dismissal application – grounds for appeal mostly irrelevant and did not address statutory requirements – grounds did not identify error that would justify granting of permission to appeal in public interest – permission to appeal refused. Appeal by Webster against decision of Drake SDP of 1 September 2016 [[2016] FWC 6210] Re: Costa Exchange Limited t/a Berry Exchange
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